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Location: New Hope MN | I’ve been musky fishing for close to 30 years now, and have always done a musky trip every year. However, I have always wanted to try something wildly different. Tarpon, Sailfish, Mahi Mahi, or Marlin. But what else is out there? How about Arowana? Or how about Amur Pike, Peacock bass, or…?
If money was no option, and you could spend a week anywhere in the world, what species would you target and where would you go?
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Location: Appleton, WI | wolf fish in the amazon
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Tarpon on the flats with a fly rod...
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| I always wanted to catch peacock bass in the jungle... ripping big topwaters and getting crushed looks like a blast! Tarpon would be a close second. |
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Location: Ashland WI | Big lake trout through the ice. |
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Location: Duluth | Taimen on the fly in Mongolia. One day I'll do it |
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Location: Madison, WI | 1. Big Northern Pike - at Wollaston Lake Lodge.
2. Big Walleye - at Hawk Lake Lodge or Budd's Gunisao Lodge.
3. Big Lake Trout - at Athabasca or some other premier destination in Manitoba or Saskatchewan.
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| After catching some smallish Halibut last year in Alaska (40 lbs), would love to go back and fish for some of the giants that are out there. One of my sister's neighbor's in SE Alaska fishes almost exclusively for big Halibut, when not salmon fishing. He said the bait often includes a whole herring and a salmon head. His biggest was 280 pounds.
They fight like mad but they also taste great and are easy to fillet. |
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Location: oswego, il | Shark fishing from a kayak. Seen a video of a.guy trolling Marlin from.a jetski, underwater release. |
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| Either Congo River for Goliath Tigerfish or Amazon River basin for multiple species. |
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| Amazon, multispecies |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Big lakers at one of the expensive lodges waaaay up north. |
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Location: new richmond, wi. & isle, mn | Giant lake trout with Aaron Wiebe. |
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| One of them Mexican lakes for big largemouth about now |
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| Lake Kesagami about 100 air miles north of Cochrane Ontario. Best lake in Ontario for giant pike and tons of nice walleye. Also been there 3 times your up near the tree-line so you get the opportunity to see a totally different type of wilderness. Caraboe, few moose. some very big bears, etc. Stuff you just don't see on your average Canadian trip. Warning even in June it can snow or aproach 100 F, crazy climate since your south of Hudson's bay. The nice thing the trip can still be done for ~ 2 K/ wk.
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| A big part of a dream trip for me is doing it unguided. I'd want to do any of these trips in my own boat or a buddy's. Also these are my dream trips, even including muskies.
Northern Canada jigging big lakers and casting big pike.
Isle Royale lakers.
Nipigon pike, lakers, and brookes. |
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Location: Cottage Grove, WI | Top of bucket list is Tarpon on fly or spinning. If anyone has any good places or guides I am looking to go this spring. |
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| Plummer’s main lodge on Great Bear Lake for guided lakers and a side trip to the Tree River for Char
Plummer’s Arctic Circle Lodge on Great Bear - unguided
A return trip to La Zona on the Uruguay River at Concordia, Argentina. Amazing fishing and next time I want to combine with the Ibera Marsh for dorados in a more natural setting.
Can’t pick just one. Maybe someday.... |
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | White sturgeon fishing on the Snake river in Idaho. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Northern Canada giant lake trout |
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| CincySkeez - 2/14/2019 11:31 AM
Taimen on the fly in Mongolia. One day I'll do it
I second that one. If $ was no object this would definitely be the one. |
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Location: Niagara on the Lake, ON | JakeStCroixSkis - 2/14/2019 3:34 PM
Northern Canada giant lake trout
Gord Pyzer told an awesome story about absolutely hammering monster lake trout on Lake Athabasca on our podcast. Made me want to get up there so badly lol.
For me,
1) Arapaima
2) Golden Dorado
Tarpon, Goliath Tigers also get honorable mention. Whoever said Taimen was a great one too. Too many fish not enough time!!! |
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| France and Italy for Southern pike and Aquitain pike, along with huge northerns, and zander. Goliath tigerfish, golden dorado, payara, alligator gar. Basically large toothy fish. |
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Location: Sycamore, IL | Freshwater: Patagonia, Argentina- Golden Dorado
Saltwater:Port Stephens, Australia- Black Marlin
Fun to dream:) |
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| Hunting Lord's Derby eland in CAR |
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Location: WI | Mako shark off the coast from San Diego
Lake Trout on Great Bear Lake
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Location: Minnesota | Blue fin tuna or blue marlin |
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Location: SE Wisc | Stone Sheep BC |
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| My next bucket list is probably Vanuatu for GT |
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| Giant Trevally, either in Oman or Seychelles. But Great Slave or Great Bear or Athabasca lakers would be amazing too! |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Smallmouth - anywhere. m |
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| Giant Largemouth Bass in Mexico. |
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| Giant laker and Steelhead from Lake Superior. |
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| Largemouth in florida lake O ,not X where Roland Martin lives,and fishes. |
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Location: Wisconsin | Tarpon in the Keys.
Alaska Pike |
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Location: Cedar Falls, IA. | Blue Marlin - Ascension Island |
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Location: Cedarburg, WI. | This thread could almost be called name your favorite River Monsters episode!
It was named before but my pick would have to be Arapaima or Golden Dorado.
Nobody's signing up to try and horse a giant stingray off the bottom for recreation??? Hahaha!
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| Amur pike in Russia. |
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| Man, I am pretty boring compared to the rest of you. I think I would fish up in Alaska for King Salmon on the fly. My close second would be Tarpon on the Fly. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Lucky Craft Man - 2/15/2019 8:14 PM
Man, I am pretty boring compared to the rest of you. I think I would fish up in Alaska for King Salmon on the fly. My close second would be Tarpon on the Fly.
You think you're boring I don't want to fish anywhere where I can't sleep in my own bed. |
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| horsehunter - 2/15/2019 7:21 PM
Lucky Craft Man - 2/15/2019 8:14 PM
Man, I am pretty boring compared to the rest of you. I think I would fish up in Alaska for King Salmon on the fly. My close second would be Tarpon on the Fly.
You think you're boring I don't want to fish anywhere where I can't sleep in my own bed.
Haha....Well, you have a lot of great fisheries nearby that would still allow you to sleep at home. |
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| Never been a fly guy, but a Salmon trip to Alaska sounds like a ton of fun
Peacock Bass
NO desire whatsoever to fish for anything that requires me strapped into a chair and fighting the same fish for hours
I'd do another 3 day saltwater trip. Best fish I've ever eaten was grouper, and it's like a supersized SM bass as far as the fight.
Halibut? Depends on how close they are to eating flounder.
I've done a fair amount of saltwater fishing, and that's something I'd recommend to anyone. You just never know what's going to be running through your area. Do not recommend Mackerel for table fare. When the schools run through, it's a riot. Fun as heck to catch one right after the other. But unless you're going to smoke them? Blech.
I fish muskies for sport, and there are a handful of other fish I'd chase just for entertainment value. But the older I get, the more I want to fish for something that tastes good.
A lady friend of mine from Seattle does a lot of crabbing expeditions. Mmmm. Crab! |
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Location: Smith Creek | ghoti - 2/14/2019 2:43 PM
White sturgeon fishing on the Snake river in Idaho.
Got a chance to do this last fall, the jet boat ride through Hell's Canyon was worth the price of admission alone. Lost one big one that straightened the hook. I would definitely recommend Mountain River Outfitters. Shot some chukars in between the sturgeon holes too. |
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| Roosterfish on topwater somewhere with great clear blue water. |
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| gatorgar trip to texas or big pike at baltic sea |
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| I'd like to go for a grander marlin. |
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| GT's or Midnight Sun Pike Adventures
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Location: Aurora | I posted my dream trip on the tarpon board.. |
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Location: North Central IL USA | I don't have one. |
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| Tarpon or big Redfish somewhere. |
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Location: South-Central PA | Man, too hard to pick one...how bout 4?
1. Golden Dorado in Bolivia
2. Wolf Fish in Amazon
3. Giant browns in the back country of New Zealand
4. Taimen in Mongolia
Jeremy |
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Location: Almond, WI | Pike in the Baltic Sea. I'd do it as a combo and also fish zander, perch or browns. But the 30-40lb pike would be the focus. I've priced it out and it's not too bad actually, about comparable to a Canadian fly-in. |
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Location: Niagara on the Lake, ON | supertrollr - 2/18/2019 12:55 PM
gatorgar trip to texas or big pike at baltic sea
also a solid call. Grrr not enough time!! |
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| Congo for Goliath Tiger Fish. But only if I'm treated like a well loved, fellow tribesman. Otherwise, Blake Marlin in S America on a Viking 92 EB. |
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Location: West Bend WI | Fishing in the Caribbean again. My daughter, son & I went in summer of 2017 to grand bahama island. This was an early August trip/vacation to send my daughter off to college. Booked a $75 a head trip where we fished shallower water off shore w/cutbait & squid. Caught a bunch of smaller fish, just like panfishing, only some of them were toothy. Was funny when my daughter reeled one in, Captain Jack says "Lauren caught a Slippery Dik". What a blast!
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Location: Walker, MN | Popper fishing for GT hands down.
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| Blue fin Tuna or Alligator fishing in the Southern swamps. |
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| Mongolian taimen or Tierra del Fuego Patagonia for giant sea run browns... not sure which one tops my list! |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Brown trout in New Zealand |
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| Mink Fishing on Vermilion  |
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Location: New Hope MN | bobbie - 3/2/2019 11:24 AM
Mink Fishing on Vermilion :)
If only I had my GoPro on... |
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| Giant redfish in Venica LA
Giant Browns in New Zeland
Giant Walleye in the Columbia
Tarpon off of Marco
Beaver trapping Lake Tahoe |
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Location: Ortonville | Reds in the Gulf
Good eating. |
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| Big tip up pike way the heck up in Manitoba or Saskatchewan |
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