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Location: varies | Polling the age of musky anglers across the range. |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | I'm old, but I generally hang around with guys younger than myself so they can do all the heavy lifting...
They lift their fish, and I take their picture.
Besides, it's fun to call them whipper snappers and tell them 'back in my day' stories.
You know the ones...back in my day, we never ran out of gas in the middle of the night, back in my day, rocks weren't marked on maps, back in my day, there WERE muskies in Potato Lake. Makes for good laughs.
S.
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Location: minocqua, wi. | sorenson - 7/8/2015 6:35 PM
I'm old, but I generally hang around with guys younger than myself so they can do all the heavy lifting...
They lift their fish, and I take their picture.
Besides, it's fun to call them whipper snappers and tell them 'back in my day' stories.
You know the ones...back in my day, we never ran out of gas in the middle of the night, back in my day, rocks weren't marked on maps, back in my day, there WERE muskies in Potato Lake. Makes for good laughs.
S.
same here ... with age comes wisdom. smallies trump muskies unless you are either on the right water or on the water at the right time. trolling is still for the weak of mind and body ... 7 day trip on day 7 i'm on the deck rippin' while the kids are down wondering how i can keep going and my score is higher. type A til i die ...
knowing where the rock is is half the battle ... :0) |
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Location: Wisconsin | Caught my first muskie in August 1980! |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | 1st muskie... june 73 or 74. Big Chip! |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Noah let me cast of the Ark....today I would troll
Caught my first muskie in the 60's
Still have some bass plugs I bought with my allowance before reaching my teens and have some june bug spinners in the packages with 9 cent price stickers on them.
Edited by horsehunter 7/8/2015 8:10 PM
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| Maybe the pop up ads here should be for Geritol, Cialis and divorce lawyers from what I'm seeing.
Nice to see a strong class of seasoned veterans.
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Location: WI | mnmusky: You forgot Ben Gay, Icy Hot, Advil. #*^@ I'm getting old. |
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| Caught my first muskie in 1973, in Northern Wisconsin.
Been hooked, ever since. |
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Location: Western U.P. | X2 for Advil.
First catch in 1976 on Little Green Lake, WI. |
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Location: Aurora | Started back when rumors of a 7 foot rod especially for muskies were met with snorts, chortles, and jokes about surf fishing with something so long. |
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Location: The desert | 29 with the back of a 70 year old. |
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| Same here. 30 with the back of someone much older. I would laugh at the comments about geritol and advil etc, but I just packed my bag with hydrocodone, steroids, and muscle relaxants... at least no cialis yet. |
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Location: oswego, il | 51 had a big burly young guy in amazement as I was one arm underhand pitching a hard head and not the smallest one like you see bass guys pitching their baits around docks. With that said my left hip wakes my ass up every night.
Edited by ToddM 7/9/2015 5:43 AM
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| Looks like it tapers off around age 57. That must be when guys get smart and realize muskie fishing sucks... lol... |
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| I'm 28 but my body still feels 18...
except in the mornings, evenings, after a workout, or when the humidity is high. |
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Location: Scandia MN | They tell me I'm old ugly and mean - until they need the net - - - - |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | I'm 76 so I guess I belong in the last group. Still a Musky man and will be till I can no longer stand up. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | GB Charters - 7/9/2015 8:16 AM Looks like it tapers off around age 57. That must be when guys get smart and realize muskie fishing sucks... lol... Nah... They just smarter and don't hang out on the internet!
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| I have Alzheimer's I catch my first muskie every week. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | 29 here. Caught my first muskie around 20 years ago on a bass spinnerbait. Been after them seriously for 8 or 9 years now I suppose.
Many days I feel like I'm still getting started and don't know anything! I wonder if that feeling will ever change. |
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Location: varies | I'm getting old, look and feel older. I'm behind on that wisdom thing and have accrued many years of bad/ stubborn fishing habits. I am however, wise enough to know I won't be changing them. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I am older than most dirt. And, I smell worse most days. |
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Location: Smith Creek | curleytail - 7/9/2015 10:28 AM
Many days I feel like I'm still getting started and don't know anything! I wonder if that feeling will ever change.
It won't, but in a few years you won't care that you don't know anything, you'll just be happy to be alive and out fishing. |
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| bigbite - 7/9/2015 8:00 AM
I'm 76 so I guess I belong in the last group. Still a Musky man and will be till I can no longer stand up.
Bigbite ,
thats AWESOME !! I am 50 and looking forward to the next 26 plus years !! |
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Location: Syracuse, Indiana | Polling the age of muskie anglers, or the age of M1st users? The older I get, the more I realize muskie fishing is largely a young man's game. Caveat: muskie anglers must be able to afford the game, which generally bumps the age somewhat. |
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Location: new richmond, wi. & isle, mn | 51 and throwing pounders all week if that's what it takes. |
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| 9 months ago I began my second, 1/2 century on this mortal plane. Hope to keep the joints working for a while yet, but some days I'm not so sure. |
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| 73, looking for a couple of weeks of fishing in Ontario, followed by the PMTT Lake Vermilion tournament. It's great to have memories, but I enjoy today and making plans for the future. |
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| I am 65 and going strong. Fortunate to have fished for muskies over 40 years. The reels we have today and 9 foot poles allow me to fish hard all day. |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | dcates - 7/9/2015 2:43 PM
Polling the age of muskie anglers, or the age of M1st users? The older I get, the more I realize muskie fishing is largely a young man's game. Caveat: muskie anglers must be able to afford the game, which generally bumps the age somewhat.
Young guys find a way to work around the money....they (not all) buy things they maybe shouldn't, take trips they shouldn't, don't spend time advncing careers because they are in the addiction..it's an easy trap to fall into |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Caught my 1st musky summer of 74 and was proud to have it in the window display at Reed's in Walker... Wow have things changed since then... BTW I still have that skin mounted fish and it still makes me smile... |
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Location: Illinois | ^^ They have changed. I am 35, that reminds me of being a kid on vacation in Longville MN. There were two sporting goods stores that displayed muskies in their coolers. Always thought it would be awesome to catch one, waited nearly 30 years to do so.
Suppose to some I am still a kid. Hope to still be fishing for Musky for the next 30 plus!
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Location: Lake St.Clair | Come on jesus's net man has to be here!! |
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| Sorry to jump in the topic. Any of you guys think that starting at a young age, teens or even earlier, gives u an advantage. Same as with any other sport i guess. Wonder if u guys feel the same way as far as musky fishing fishing. I started musky hunting 3 years ago at 30 and sometimes feel that im lacking the intuition that comes with the young age.
Edited by szczochu 7/12/2015 12:21 AM
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Location: Illinois | 35. I maybe relatively new to "musky" fishing, but I've been fishing and hunting as long as I can remember. Baits might be 5x's bigger and most musky waters maybe foreign to me, but the concepts of fishing effectively are the same. Forums like this definitely help lower the learning curve, but it takes some real drive and time on the water to excel at this. I only had to see one musky on eagle to know that this was for me! Thank God I didn't get into this any sooner, because I probably wouldn't have the family I have today! Although this can be an expensive hobby....what an awesome thing! |
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| Why did the poll stop at 80? 84 here and going the LSC next weekend for a couple of days of big-boat trolling.
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Good for you Lorin. I hope you get a couple of good ones. So do we assume your the one that checked netman. So far there are 7 of us over 69. Would be interesting to know how frequently we fish for muskies myself at least twice a week more frequently Sept. Oct. Nov. The nice thing about being retired is we have time and can pick times.
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| Your assumption is correct.
Lorin |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | szczochu - 7/11/2015 10:40 PM
Sorry to jump in the topic. Any of you guys think that starting at a young age, teens or even earlier, gives u an advantage. Same as with any other sport i guess. Wonder if u guys feel the same way as far as musky fishing fishing. I started musky hunting 3 years ago at 30 and sometimes feel that im lacking the intuition that comes with the young age.
time on the water and an understanding of what lakes and rivers look empty and why that's important translates to musky fishing whether you started "finding" other species or started musky fishing way back on day one. the behavior of muskies once you chase em enough is something that will add onto that, but to me the experience of fishing is key. experienced fishermen catch fish ...
people who have experience with boats and water with a passion can go out and find "fish" consistently so, yes i believe that starting at a young age gives an advantage.
the best musky fishermen i know are also expert at other species too, smb's, catfish, salmon etc... most are great duck, grouse or deer hunters too. |
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Location: Waukee, IA | Pointerpride102 - 7/8/2015 11:49 PM
29 with the back of a 70 year old.
Exactly my situation |
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Location: Warroad, Mn | Hmmm: Only two of us over 75! I still enjoy the chase and the catch. I go almost every nice day and still seem to be able to fool them at times. I suspect that muskies help me keep feeling pretty good. Lots of exercise involved with muskie fishing, both physical and mental. Hoping for another ten years, maybe more! Doug Johnson |
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| at 54 the drastic drop % at 57 years of age is concerning ! |
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Location: US | I'm still on the young side of the curve, I'll take that as a win! |
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Location: sneaking out to get on the water ;-) | I fit in the most popular range until next year. One of my closest fishing friends is in his late 70s, 78 i believe and usually out fishes most of us so there is hope |
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Location: Sauk City WI | 28 here caught my first 15 years ago bee. Serious for the last 4 or so year. Find money is my limiting factor. Want to take it to the next level but my practical side won't let me |
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| First musky fishing experience @ age 12 (1962)...I was invited to go with the owner of the place where we were staying (somewhere in the U.P.). I was along for the ride but what I remember the most was the 22 pistol he had in his tackle box.
How things have changed over time.
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| First musky experience @ age 12 (1962). Was invited to ride along with the owner of the place we were staying at some where in the U.P. What I remember the most was he had a 22 pistol in his tackle box. How thing have changed. |
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Location: Uxbridge Ontario | I have been in the game since I was 16. I wish I had the time now that I had when I was 18 to fish.
I am on the cusp of the next age bracket. But been at it solid for 16 year. |
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Location: MN | 34 for me. Just started up again this year, after a lifetime of chasing walleye, trout and Salmon around. I find the biggest challenge is having a 2 year old and a 4 month old at home. Hard to get out too often because of the kids. I was fishing 100 days a year before kids. Now not so much. |
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| Try the following article for suggestions to extend "angler life." Surviving as a Senior Muskie Hunter. MUSKIE July/Aug 2015 pp. 16-18.
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