I've never fished for Muskies, one of the local lakes I fly fish (for
Bass) also has an exceptional Musky population and some consider it
the best Musky lake in our state. My brother "accidentally" caught
one big one while we were fishing for Crappie (he had an ultra-light
spinning outfit with 4-pound test and no leader). And now I'm
thinking of tying some King-Kong sized Musky flies and giving it a
go.

Is an 8-weight too small for Musky? My (maybe crazy) thinking is that
I might build an 8wt rod that I could use for Bass AND Musky on this
lake. What do you think?