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| How do you approach the situation when the weeds are inches from the top (especially milfoil)? I have done well with topwaters over the weeds and these fish come up from 30 feet from the edge but have done terribly once I try to get them up with other methods (mostly spinnerbaits)? And what factors determine whether you fish the edge of the weedline vs. the thicker slop? Are there catchable muskies 30 yards in from the edge or is it not worthy of the time? |
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Location: St. Louis, MO | My approach is to start at the weed edge; use appropriate lures to cover the entire water column at the edge. If no action, I get a 7" Porker with a weedless hook and work the thick stuff..
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| Dick Pearson recently had an article that explained how to fish weeds, and has a spinnerbait that is designed for that very type of fishing; from all accounts, I believe this might be the answer to your question. Perhaps someone can remember the article/bait I mentioned...
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Location: Southern W.Va. | If I can remember right , it was in "In-Fisherman " and talked about "grinding" for musky, working a spinnerbait deep in the weeds lures like the Rad Dog. Just keep reeling the spinner thru the weeds that your lure comes in contact with and it sorta pulls thru instead of hanging up.
At least that's the way I remembered it
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | If the millfoil is that close to the top don't even bother unless you want to go Bill Dance bass fisherman on it or use buzzbaits. Even when you hook-up with those fish, your not going to get them out. I'd fish the edge in those instances. For nonmillfoil, like cabbage, fast working a jerkbait, spinnerbaits, topwater, and my favorite Boogerman Buzzbait. |
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Location: Lake Vermilion Tower, MN | Hey All,
I always work the slop on brite sunny days, or in post cold front conditions. They just seem to like that extra cover on those kinds of days.
Jigs and reapers or some other big plastic concoction will penetrate the thickest slop. Hey, it works for them bass guys! 
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| I was just about to say some kind of jig combo. Weedless jig n pig, like the j-mac and Uncle Josh's muskie strip. If my memory serves me correct, wasn't Steve W's monster pelican fish taken on a jig in a pocket in the slop? If you've had success with bulging spinnerbaits right under the surface, try taking a knipex and cutting the second half of a Rapala Super Shad Rap's (Divani and Dave Bentley get credit for this one) lip and bulging that under the surface. A spinnerbait bulging under the surface and then dropped in the pockets.
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| Steve, do you use "weedless" jigs at all?
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I use a slip-rig set up mty Dad actually showed me when I was about 10. He used it for bass, but the slip sinher was a copper tube cut to length and filled with some lead with a wire loop set in the lead pour to accept the line. We caught all sorts of fish, including muskies, on this set up. It is now a common weapon in most arsenals for bass, and should be for muskie. Another great slop rig is a giant Sluggo. Both these require patience, and a 3 count at LEAST before setting the hook. Most situations allow a Violent Strike spinnerbait, especially the models designed to slip through the stuff without hanging up. If things are too thick for a spinnerbait, I toss the plastic.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | By the way, for weight I make a 7 strand leader with a bullet weight slipped over the wire. It rides right at the leader clip and looks alittle weird, but works really well. |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | Steve, what size hook are you using with that setup? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 5/0 with the Creature, and 10/0 with the Sluggo, I think. It is a HUGE hook, and came with the bait. |
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