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| What five lures are you taking to a big $$$$ tourney (make it 300k) on unknown waters in an unknown location anywhere in the muskies range. You can only bring one rod and five lures.
Be specific, model color size. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Firetiger original Suick
Black Creature 1/4 Ounce 5/0
Black Suick Nitewalker
Violent Strike Black/Orange spinnerbait
Violent Strike Black Chattershad |
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Posts: 1211
Location: Walker, MN | White Mag Dawg
Walleye Reg Medusa
Perch Shallow Mag Swimmin' Dawg
Lazer Cranberry Supermodel
Gold/Purple Trigger |
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Posts: 1191
| 2 oz. JAW Bait willow leaf spinner bait (no longer made)
black and green Rabid Squirrel
dark colored changeable weight Suick
walleye or sucker pattern Shallow Swimmin' Dawg
perch colored 10" Slammer |
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Posts: 774
Location: Delavan, WI | Black widow top raider
White glider, HR or Modivator
Blk/Gold dbl 10
8" jointed believer in perch
Red October ninja tube mid depth in gold |
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Posts: 105
| 10 inch perch wieghted suick, yellow/gold fudally hawg spin spinnerbait, cisco jointed depth raider, walleye orange tail mag dog, 8/9 bucktail black silver. |
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Posts: 609
Location: S.W. WI | MAG DAWG- White belly Walleye.
JR COWGIRL- Gold/Copper.
TOPRAIDER- any color.
10" shallow Minnow- Homemade- (walleye)
9" Big game twitch- (Walleye)
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Posts: 102
| 1. Black/Silver Raddog Spinnerbait
2. Regular Medussa- Walleye
3. 12" Warner Crank CIsco
4. Red October Tube Whitetail walleye
5. 8/9 Stagger brown/ gold |
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Posts: 357
| One rod will be St. Croix Long Ranger 401 Tranx for a reel
1. Northland Bionic Bucktail spinnerbait (old style). Black / White with nickel & gold blades
2. #8 Colorado single blade bucktail (home made) in a flame pattern.
3. 10" Firetiger Suick
4. Large Swim Jig with paddle tail (home made) in a white / chartreuse pattern.
5. 7" Big game twitch bait. White perch |
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Posts: 2280
Location: Chisholm, MN | 1. Red October Tube
2. Hawg wobbler
3. Pounder Bulldawg
4. Jr. Cowgirl Laser Shad
5. Black/black cowgirl
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Location: Athens, Ohio | First, I wouldn't fish such an event. ever. This would make an interesting Fall challenge on this site, tho: pick a weekend and have folks sign up for five baits; see who gets fish for bragging rights.
Anyway, two Muskie Treats, a gold cowgirl, topraider, and Goldie the Sledge would keep me busy for the day. m |
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Posts: 1214
| 1. Baby Depth Raider Miller Perch
2.. Large Eddie blue white
3. 9" Wt. Bobbiebait org. Perch (yellow strips)
4. Single spin spinnerbait silver/purple
5. Pfluger Globe Yellow The only color I have of a DQ'ed lure |
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Posts: 93
| 1. Mid medussa, black and orange
2. Grenade, black and nickel
3. Ridgeway Customs Jerk, bullhead
4. Counterpunch, bullhead
5. Believer, 10 inch
Replace believer with a shallow raider if it's the old shallow raider, not the new garbage version. |
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Posts: 310
Location: Selkirk, Manitoba | Surprised by all the topraider picks.
Are we allowed glue? |
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Posts: 168
| 1. Phantom Softail 7.5in - Canadian Crush
2. Spanky 89 firebomb - Double Chartreuse
3. 13in Grandma - Prizm firetiger
4. Lubowski Big Lou XL - Orange over black
5. Storm Kickin Stick - Gold over black. |
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Posts: 10
| Lake X Fat Bastard Black/Chart
Some Spanky 89 firebomb probably a copper/white tinsel w/ one copper and one painted blade
Another Spanky, double 9's with black tinsel and silver blades |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Firetiger Suick
Rob Dey Spinner bait black orange blades
6 inch Reef Hawg Walleye ( I know it has the action of a dog turd but the #*^@d thing catches fish)
Rob Dey Spinner bait black silver blades
8 inch firetiger believer unjointed
If it's big water and I can troll scrub the last 3 and give me
Hose Fatty brown perch
Hose Flat Shad jailbird
Extra Heavy Rob Dey Spinnerbait white silver blades ( dont know what Rob calls it I call it the doorknob) |
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Posts: 1973
| black mag dawg
black medussa
black jr. cowgirl
black original bondy
black 2oz Spinnerbait - willow blade |
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Posts: 8729
| #1 Double 10 Spanky Bait: Nickel blades/Black Skirt
#2 Double 8 Shumway Flasher: Orange blades/Black Skirt
#3 Lee Lures Chopper: Any color as long as it's black
#4 Mag Dawg: Black/Any color tail
#5 DDD: Perch
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Posts: 486
Location: NW WI | IAJustin - 7/17/2023 5:01 PM
black mag dawg
black medussa
black jr. cowgirl
black original bondy
black 2oz Spinnerbait - willow blade
I've never been there and don't know much about it. Are u truly vertical jigging under power or are u casting ur Bondy out there? |
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Posts: 310
Location: Selkirk, Manitoba | 7.62xJay - 7/17/2023 10:42 PM
IAJustin - 7/17/2023 5:01 PM
black mag dawg
black medussa
black jr. cowgirl
black original bondy
black 2oz Spinnerbait - willow blade
I've never been there and don't know much about it. Are u truly vertical jigging under power or are u casting ur Bondy out there?
Once you jig bondys and get pinned to the gunnel, you will have found your next addiction...
Edited by Angling Oracle 7/18/2023 11:14 AM
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Posts: 21
| Fat bastard - loon
Ice 89 - black/silver
Shallow invader - clown/orange
Double dog - walleye
Cowgirl - green
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Posts: 333
Location: SE Wisc | Marvin Flash single mag 8 (black/nickel)
Regular Dawg (mud minnow) w/ blade attachment (orange blades)
Ninja tube shallow rig w/ custom weight (baby Muskie)
7” shallow raider (white perch) or 7.5” classic Grandma
10” Chaos Navin (walleye)
Rod would be 8’6” H w/ Tranx 400 hs
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| Really interesting thread. |
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Posts: 3791
| 1) Original Unweighted Perch Suick
2) 10" Black/Orange Timberwolf Glider
3) 7.5" Crappie Grandma Crankbait (modified to suspend)
4) Black/Orange Topraider
5) Black/Silver Buchertail 700
Edited by Ranger 7/20/2023 9:17 AM
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Posts: 49
| Ninja tube mid rig- shad
Reg Medusa- shad
Large ell tail - white
Bondi - black
Big Joe - crappie
9,6 Shock & Awe Tranx 400
Edited by OH Muskyman 7/20/2023 8:56 PM
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Posts: 377
| 1. Black 9' suick ( new hi - impact suick with optional weights)
2. Musky Mayhem Trigger 7/9 buck tail - black/nickel
3. Loon Topraider (old one with rattles)
4. Regular Medussa white
5. Droptine Spinner bait - green/black
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Posts: 1676
| I'm far from a Muskie maven but wouldn't the season make a difference? Wouldn't Sept. baits on Eagle be different than late June July baits on Eagle?
I'll follow along and see what everybody thinks. |
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| The premise is that you don't know...the event is a total unknown prior to going. Actually it isn't an event at all, it's the concept we are using for discussion. I was going to play this out a bit then start another with the time of year being a factor.
I suspect it will change things knowing the season but I think less than one may think. For example many people will have a glider or minnow bait ( fairly interchangeable imo) in the mix, spring thru fall. In my world the bucktails just get bigger as the water cools...but I still need a blade bait spring thru fall. etc etc. |
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Posts: 36
| Lots of variables but...
Shallow Mag Dog - Walleye gold color,
Dbl Cowgirl - Black tail and orange/brass blades
Jr Cowgirl - Black tail and brass and copper blades
11" Safari Tackle Water Mocassin
Large Grandma (old style with old lip) - flashy gold color |
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Posts: 3136
| 1 Gerrys girl dbl 10s chartreuse black
2 original LOW RIDER, chartreuse black
3 musky frenzy triple blade 8s,,silver black
4 jerko,best cold font bait ever,,in crappie
5 magnum alpha dawg,,in perch. |
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Posts: 682
Location: Sycamore, IL | 1. Red October 7.5" ninja tube- shallow rig (baby muskie)
2. Musky Candy deep sniper- OG nightstalker
3. Wiley Headshaker- OB perch
4. Dadson Great Eights- Jack Burns
5. Hose Fatty- 3D walleye |
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Posts: 617
Location: Clintonville, WI | Mag Pro Dawg - Rotten Cucumber
Muskie Metal Bucktail - 10/9 bladed, silver over black
Suick - Perch 10" HI, latest weight system model
Triple D - Miller Perch, original size
Jackpot - blue over silver belly, original size |
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Posts: 802
| 1. X-Rap 14 - Goldfish
2. 7” Klugo Glider
3. Wood Magic Maker
4. Suzy Sucker 9” Shallow
5. Some type of Crankbait with a Tail (H2O Cranky Nitro, Super Stalker, Musky Messiah, etc.) |
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Posts: 8729
| Fascinating to see others top 5! I wouldn't change mine based on this list, but there are an awful lot of lures listed on here that I either owned and got rid of, own and wouldn't pack for a trip, or pack on a trip and wouldn't likely bother to throw.
I always say I'm going to take the "B team" out for an outing or two, but leaving your best baits in the box just doesn't seem like a good idea.
Funny story: I used to fish with a buddy of mine who's first lure of choice was always a Burt. Not bashing Burts - I watched my buddy catch fish on them more than a few times. But I can't see buying one. Same with reef hawgs. I know they work for other guys but.... |
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Posts: 570
Location: Germantown, WI | Hmmm, only 5, that’s tough. I will stay away from color, but here are my 5
1. Swimmin Dawg Shallow
2. Hot Tails Glider
3. Big Fork 10” Sand Cat - Dive n Rise
4. David & Goliath 8/9 Flirty Swirl Bucktail
5. Big Guy 9” Shallow Minnow Bait
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6. Bomb Squad C4 Flaptail |
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Posts: 272
| Muskie treats - Fire Crappie
DDD - Tennessee Shad
Black/copper black bucktail
Black/copper copper bucktail
Black Hawg Wobbler |
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Posts: 1212
Location: E. Tenn | Depth Raider...sucker
Shallow raider... perch
Suick Nitewalker... Black
Shallow invader... Walleye..
...or a shallow swimmin dawg in the same color
Double 8... firetiger/black black perch.
Edited by miket55 7/31/2023 9:59 PM
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Posts: 688
Location: Northern IL | The season would make a difference but regardless I only need 2 lures. If the bottom is rock I'd troll a 9" Ernie or similar running depth lure. If hard or firm sand I'd add in a JB1 Spoonpug. |
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Posts: 51
| Burt - Fire tiger
Depth raider - shad ( white orange belly )
Funky Chicken Spinner bait ( black / nickel - willow blade)
Suick - 10" chart. back spots
Peedeez bucktail dbl 9's - gold/ red - gold blades.
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| Next time a new musky fisherman asks what lures to start with, this should be the thread they get referred to. |
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Posts: 497
Location: Ludington, MI | I'm late to this party, but what length fish can we count and how many can we count?
Mepps Musky Killer? |
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Posts: 28
Location: Virginia | 1. Black/Silver Bucktail Mepps Magnum
2. Baby Beaver fire tiger
3. Poseidon white ghost
4. Twitch Bait green perch
5. Hellhound white ghost
Edited by 2rjs 9/18/2023 4:14 AM
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Posts: 7010
Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | LOVE this question:
1. 9" weighted suick in used to be sucker color
2. Weagle, used to be black, now black and hook smiles
3. 1800 Series Cisco Kid, white and blue with black marker "customization"
4. Black/Orange old school 7 strand mag dawg
5. Violent Strike spinner bait - big with bigger willow leaf blade |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | North of 8 - 8/19/2023 8:19 AM
Next time a new musky fisherman asks what lures to start with, this should be the thread they get referred to.
Or super power that answer w/ Google:
https://www.google.com/search?q=top+10+muskie+lures+muskiefirst+site... |
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