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| greetings, folks! greetings from the philly burbs! I am a completer newb to muskie fishing, and will have a lot of the newb questions...hopefully, hilarity and me catching some decent tigers will ensue!
anyone from southeastern pa? lake nockamixon will be my first hunting grounds, so, any and all pointers on baits will be much appreciated! |
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Location: Southwest Pa | Welcome- you will find a ton of good info on here. (Mostly opinions). Just playing you will enjoy the site and the people. I'm from southwestern Pa as are a few others I've met here. Oh yea and one more thing --LETS GO PENS--- |
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| Consider checking out and joining the local chapter of Muskies Inc. MI50 Penn Jersey
http://www.mi50.com/forum/
Attend a monthly meeting, which is held the first Wednesday of each month. Great group and they'll be able to point you in the right direction.
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| do lots of searching on the site will find about anything you could want...tons of great info on here and lots of great ppl here to help along the way...Good Luck and Welcome |
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| Welcome to the board lots of good info and friendly people . I'm from Lancaster think about fishing Marsh Creek its trolling motor only but it has Tigers and Pures a couple over 50" caught each season . Better now and in the fall summer its loaded with kyaks and sailboats . Good Luck |
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Location: Southwest PA | I would like to say hello and to second what lwrush has said... LET'S GO PENS! This place is a wealth of knowledge man and I would definitely look into joint muskies Inc. too. Great group of guys in my local chapter as I'm sure will be the case in yours. Hope you have a good season bud!! |
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| I appreciate the welcomes! I have never really tried for muskies, but, figure it's time I start. allegedly, nockamixon is a kicking tiger muskie lake. I guess i'll ask the dumb questions now...
superlines...a good idea?
can I just straight tie on, or, should I use a steel leader?
guessing large inline spinners are my best first choice?
the "figure eight"...necessary, or just a good idea?
any good books or instructional videos you folks can recommend? |
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| HI Jake
I sent you a PM with my email address . I can help get you started and answer most of your questions . Talk to you latter |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | jakebrake - 5/12/2017 6:09 PM
I appreciate the welcomes! I have never really tried for muskies, but, figure it's time I start. allegedly, nockamixon is a kicking tiger muskie lake. I guess i'll ask the dumb questions now...
superlines...a good idea?--- Absolutely
can I just straight tie on, or, should I use a steel leader?---Leader is an absolute necessity
guessing large inline spinners are my best first choice? --Good choice, sure
the "figure eight"...necessary, or just a good idea? --Necessary for sure
any good books or instructional videos you folks can recommend?--Tons of good reading out there. |
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| Welcome to the sport. Some basics to get you started.
Proper release tools. Musky sized deep bagged net.
Knipex, or small bolt cutters and be sure they're strong enough to cut through the hooks. If fish is badly hooked, cut the hooks. Replacement hooks are cheap.
Handling Gloves, Long nose pliers, needle nose pliers, small & medium sized jaw spreaders.
Have all your release tools close by and ready.
Keep the fish in the net, and the net in the water while unhooking.
Have camera, measuring device, ready before taking fish out of net for a quick photo. Try to limit out of water time for the fish to less than 1 min. Ideally limit out of water time to around 30 seconds.
Superline, Braid 65lb to 100lb, Solid wire or fluorocarbon leader 130lb. test.
Fish early season or during the fall. Once water temps start to approach the 80 degree mark, we fish for something else. High water temps and stress from hooking, playing, and handling, equal potential for delayed mortality.
Figure 8 always a good idea.
A basic assortment of baits:
Bucktails
Spinnerbaits
Jerkbaits
Dive Rise
Crankbaits
Soft Plastics
Be patient, and Enjoy!
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another keystone state newbie