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Location: Pardeeville, WI | Pure barred or a Tiger Musky?
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | I'm voting barred natural muskie. Tigers have the broken or solid bars with spots between or in the pattern, best I can discern that is.
Here is pic evidence to support my case:
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | because the face does'nt carry the markings of a northern, the tail looks somewhat pointed and the body stripes are wide, I'm going to say this is a barred Musky.
Smaller fish carry more distinct barring and colors and as they age the barring does get duller.
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| ah...the infamous "lake x" syndrome strikes again!
it's a pure barred.
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Daggone, is the military making Iraqi prisoners hold muskies, now? m |
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Location: Pardeeville, WI | LOL, The lake is too easy to read. The spot is where I saw a 45 incher swim thru last year.
You wouldnt want to see my ugly mug anyways.
I thought it was a barred but a guy told me he has caught over 100 tigers growing up on Wingra and that it was definetly a tiger.
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| Looks like a natural barred because of no markings on the head...but pretty fish none the less!  |
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| I didn't realize Stevie Wonder fished... |
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Location: Racine, Wi | Definitely a barred musky, not a tiger.
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Location: Madtown, WI | looks like a lovely madison natural muskie. I recognize that shore line anywhere....
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Location: Madison, WI | How bout this? The muskie asked to remain nameless as he/she may have had a "less-than-reputable" father.
Muskies in Wingra??? Don't let that bit of info get out the general public!!!
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | Looks like most of the Musky I catch....Never caught a tiger yet..
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Location: Madison, WI | This is the famous Sahara muskie... beautiful plumage... this one's paining for the fiords. I don't think the camo gear really fooled anybody though.
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Location: Madison, WI | I accidently gave away the location of that last fish but this one I've been sworn to secrecy on so please don't even ask...
(Hint: This is one of the few muskie fishing spots where the best guides are Sherpa)
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | Craig, I think I fished that lake before..isn't it Everest lake located near Qing Zang Gaoyuan region of Nepal?? by the way, the Saharan fish...you look a little over dressed for that local... but then, don't the fish usually bite better there when cold fronts move in?
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Location: Madison, WI | Now here's a hybrid muskie from about as far north as they travel (although I'm not at liberty to say what "lake" this is). The lady angler is part of the indigenous population. They make muskie lures from their own saliva, molding them and then allowing the sub-zero temperatures harden them. If you happen to come across one of these lures do not attempt to use them during the summer months – you’ll end up with nothing but a big loogie.
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Location: Madison, WI | Try as I might, I was unable to keep this little honey-hole a secret. Pretty much every picture of a muskie I took had that darned pyramid in it! Now it's nearly impossible to find a place to park at the Suez public launch and I'll be #*^@ed if I'm gonna pay 200 piastres to launch at the private launch.
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Location: Illinois-Indiana | Craig,
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Location: Madison, WI | ... and who can forget the Salisbury PMTT event. The locals (Druids if I recall correctly) were telling EVERYONE to fish the neolithic monuments. Boats were lined up clear to Southampton just to get a cast or two in. I fished the sport stadiums and came up empty.
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Location: Madison, WI | ...another hot spot revealed. If you look closely over Vito's left shoulder you'll notice the Roman Coliseum. This fine specimen came from the weedbed near the west entrance. My advice would be to pull up in the parking lot across the street and use your trolling motor to cast your way through the saddle area created by the main street. As you can see in the picture pedestrian traffic is fairly high here so be sure to make short, accurate casts. Cars with the word "Polizi" should be avoided at all costs as they tend to scare away the fish.
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Location: Madison, WI | Nights in Paris are not just for amore'... the night bite near the tower can be quite productive. The guy on the horse (to the left of Reee-chard) is actually a weather vane so keep an eye out for wind changes.
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Location: Madison, WI | While not widely known as a hot spot, Sea World has long been a producer of some, you guessed it, whales. It can be difficult to find the launch and many locals (some people call them "security guards" ) will tell you that it's not allowed but with some cash, a little bit of low light conditions and a fast vehicle you'll be able to get there. Insider Tip: Always carry a few dead herring when fishing Sea World as one of the security ladies with slimy looking skin, a funny mustache and a bad cough will always look the other way when given the proper bribe.
Be sure to check the Sea World website as local fishing regulations change from site to site. I once got busted for being three penguins over the limit. I don't think they're letting me back in.
Sorry folks - I left out something on the original post... This is a good example of why you should use fluorocarbon leaders. If you look at the fish (OK mammal but you get the idea) in the background you'll notice him about to strike a topwater lure (dressed in black). You can't see the leader attached to him can you??? We have the strike on video but Sea World, Inc. seems to have some objection to it's release. I don't know about you but I love seeing topwater hits.
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Location: Madison, WI | This Alcatraz prisoner escaped only to catch a bad case of muskie fever while rowing to the San Francisco shores. Trolling with a deep diving crank bait made out of a spoon and bed springs, he hooked this fish. While photographing it he was recaptured and spent the rest of his life behind bars dreaming of the muskies just outside the prison walls.
... the fish was detained briefly and questioned regarding the escape attempt. She was later cleared of all wrongdoing and released.
... the lure sold for $2,345.03 on Ebay.
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Location: Madison, WI | Often known as the Taj Mahal of muskie fishing, here is the Taj Mahal... of muskie fishing. Local muskie expert Darpak Suick (pictured) shares his secrets with all who can fish with him caste for caste. Curry colored Bulldawgs and bucktails in the tandoori perch patterns are favored by those who fish here on a regular basis. NOTE: Life jackets are required when fishing the Taj Mahal, wear yours or you'll be sari (as am I for typing such a pathetic line).
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Location: Madtown, WI | See what happens when your muskies inc release chairman starts sniffing glue.....Thanks Craig for giving up the sea world!!! I might as well cancel my next trip since the lines will be around the block!
Cory
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Location: Racine, Wi | That is one of the funniest posts I've seen in a while. LOL
My office friends are wondering why I am cracking up. Great work Craig!!! Keep the secrets coming. I am marking my maps as I speak.
I think we should rename the post, "Where in the world is... Craig Eversoll"
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| Craig,
Too much time on your hands dude!!!! Hope you have a great day! And a great trip to the secret place....but quit giving me secret fishing holes....and castles, AWAY!!!
See Ya Dude,
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Location: Madison, WI | Recently the carnival was in town and in the spirit of improved international relations (I'm sure you've read about the strain between the U.S. and Carnovia), I volunteered to take many of their finest workers out muskie fishing. In this picture you'll see the Tilt-O-Whirl operator with a muskie we caught just outside the pancake house. It was quite a fight as she would bury herself deep in the syrup - you can see it dripping off of her in the picture. Thanks to the superbraid and a little bit of butter we were able to get her to the surface where I used my new fin-friendly Beckman Musky Spatula to scoop her into the boat.
A couple bits of advice when fishing pancake & waffle facilities... 1. Topwater doesn't work well unless you're fishing the Lite stuff. 2. Bucktails are pretty much shot after the first cast. 3. The smell of bacon puts the motorcycle crowd into some sort of feeding frenzy. In the picture you can see them starting to circle - after this photograph was taken I discover that Mr. O-Whirl here had a pound of the stuff in his pants pocket.
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | Craig, you Rock! |
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Location: Madison, WI | That Disney's Splash Mountain is a muskie hot-spot comes as a suprise to many but to Goofy here it's the only place to fish. "Log rides are frequently overlooked and even more frequently improperly fished" says the Goofmeister. "Most people hop in a log and spend the entire ride looking for weedbeds that don't exist". His advice, fish the timber and be prepared to lose a lure or two, maybe even a rod, reel, trolling motor and "that little metal tab thingy above the prop on your outboard" (he's not called Goofy for no reason).
Fishing fast is an understatement as most trips last less than 90 seconds. "If you're not going to troll then short, accurate casts are a must. One client last year clipped on a Jackpot and snagged some kid at the Country Bear Jamboree. His mother was furious and 350 people cut in line while I was trying to calm her down and remove the back treble from her sons scapula - you always get 'em with that back hook you know".
Tips... Splash Mountain Muskie Adventures is the top rated guide service for the ride but it will cost you an "E" ticket. FastPass is available but during peak bites they can be hard to come by. You may want to trailer over to Sea World if the lines are too long.
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Location: Madison, WI | Well, you knew after hearing that NASA found evidence of water on Mars that a MuskieFirst expedition was not far behind. Turns out that, much like St. Clair, the water is shallow (as you can see by the picture) and loaded with great muskies.
According to those who attended the 1st Annual MF Mars Outing "Finding a vehicle to tow our boat out here was one of the major hurdles". Finding a guide seemed like it would be an equally difficult task although upon arrival they were greeted by Marvin the greatest Martian muskie guide known to mankind (seen standing on the bump seat). "Marvin treated us well, and we caught some decent fish, but he seemed somewhat preoccupied with some rabbit... I just kept casting and tried to learn what I can for our next outing". The date for that outing has yet to be announced as the recent increase in gas prices have meant that taking Worrall's truck just isn't financially feasible.
One of the surprises to the anglers attending was that Joe Bucher's Moon Secrets meant "absolutely dick" on the martian waters. According to most of those in attendances, the surface bite was "out of this world" although you could wear a Top Raider down to a nub in about 10 casts.
Rumors regarding an outing to Haley's Comet have yet to be confirmed but sightings of a launch vehicle being built below the surface of Pelican Lake are only adding to the speculation. Good luck and godspeed boys... and you may want to take along a convertor. I think Haley's is 220 only.
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Keep them comming Craig ! ! !
Very cool stuff...............
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Location: Madtown, WI | HEY!!! Mark showed me that fish but he didn't tell me he was guided!!!!
So what is the new glue of choice anyway Craig?? I see your hitting the industral strength stuff....
Cory
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Location: Madison, WI | Prior to it's destruction in 1989, the Berlin Wall was a well known hot-spot for quality muskies. The saying "Wind from the West, fish bite the best" is actually a spin-off from saying the Berlin Muskie Association coined back in 1961. The original saying was "Fish the west where fishing is the best. Fish the east and we have ways of making you talk." (it ryhmes when spoken in German so don't get your undies in a bundle).
It was not widely reported but many muskie fisherman in the Berlin area fought the destruction of this important muskie habitat even calling in such big names as Jimmy Carter to help preserve such spawning grounds as The Brandenburg Gate, Heidelberger Strasse and Bethaniendamm. In the end petty human concerns were ruled to be more important and the Wall was brought down. While the muskie population does not appear to have been altered they are much more scattered making places like the Roman Coliseum a more popular European destination for muskie fisherman.
Berlin Fishing Tip: While I frequently use Sea World as my fall back fishing hole, there are none on this continent. The best I can offer in the immediate Berlin area are the Munich Aquarium and Kolner Aquarium am Zoo though small fish seem to be the norm here and it's slow-no-wake year round in both facilities. For larger fish I would drive north to Denmark and fish Kattegatcentret or Nordseenuseet. While you're there you can take part in one of the many Husker Du tournaments.
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Location: Madison, WI | Nuclear energy facilities can be a gold mine for muskie fisherman. Fish here frequently answer the age-old question of "Do you net them head or tail first?". After several hours of casting, all of your lures will glow in the dark and have a half life of 537 years. No more turning on that headlamp to get the Glow Dawg lit up. Even the fish here glow in the dark. You may want to bring your best pair of lead jockey shorts.
There is a downside to "fishing the nukes". The first of which is hair loss. The gentleman in the picture here had a full beard and a Grateful Dead haircut only hours before this fish was caught. The second problem is that you will be required to bury your rods, reels, lures, boat, motor, trailer and tow vehicle before leaving the facility. Most of you folks wouldn't put the scrub-down in the positive column either. And if you're looking to expand that family of yours, I'd stick with Sea World... or Mars.
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | What's sad about the Nuke picture is Braidwood in IL has one and has Musky.. gotta be where he's fishing. Heidecke, another musky cooling lake in the area is a coal burning power plant.. |
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| Craig, you have really outdone yourself this time!
Too much time is an understatement.
I here parts of East Dubuque are flooded.
Maybe we could go down this weekend and troll the streets. 4th and Main is a great "complex structure" with many bars to work.
The gentlemen's clubs make for some excellence area during the wet season especially under a full moon. There are also a handfull of springfed potholes we should check out. See ya Saturday.
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Location: Madison, WI | Pictured here is Three Mile Island guide Billy "Two Fins" Gibbons with a rare type of hybrid. This is the Double-Vented muskellunge and is produced by the melding of two muskies that lead "alternative lifestyles". Many of you have nearly caught a muskie of this variety and never realized it. Remember when you had that giant swirl behind your bait but never actually saw the fish? You get the picture now don't you - swimming in circles is about all these muskies can do. They do eat but you don't want to know anything about that - trust me it's not a pretty thing to describe.
To catch this rare fish you need to know what you're doing. For natural presentations, Billy here prefers to use corn and peanuts on a quick-strike rig. "Stay away from any high fiber bait as you just can't set the hook fast enough". For artificial baits it's strictly Twin Fins, Double Tails and Twin Teasertails. These fish shy away from Cobb baits so leave them at home.
If you're lucky enough to land one of these fine specimens, you are allowed pinch both ends to get an accurate measurement. Handle them with care and keep them out of the water only as long as you can keep from passing gas after a full night of Schlitz and baked beans.
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| Craig,
with all the exotic spots you've been fishing with Weston, I'm surprised you didn't put a picture of that awesome prized 46" cow from the West Arm on here....LOL!!
And yes, Cory, I agree......definitely industrial strength!!
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Location: Madison, WI | Right you are, how could I omit that glorious day...
Donnie, Weston and I were fishing the West Arm of Eagle when we SPOTTED this glorious beast grazing in the cabbage. Donnie had her up once on a custom Clovertail but failed to get her into the stanchion. We came back about milking time and sure enough Weston got her to go. After a short battle, a few photgraphs, a quick mastitis test and few glasses of warm milk we set her free. Donnie was so excited I had to get the manure speader out.
In case any of the rest of you catch her, or have caught her before, she was tag number 189 and according to the Canadian Milk Board produced about 18,000 pounds of milk in 2001.
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Location: Albertville, Minnesota | This makes work fun. Thanks for the hot spots.
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Only YOU would respond with that....you are a crack-up! Hope your season is starting off right!!
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| Hey Big D,
My season is starting out real good. Been doing a lot of fishing (not only muskies) as I was in Canada for the walleye opener (Wanye & Karla's place). A foot of snow when we got there - brrrrrrr! Fish was ok, got plenty to eat. No trout - still have yet to get one.
I will be leaving to Canada later this week. Can't wait!
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I agree with the guy that said that you have too much time on your hands. No free Sea World tickets for you and August Busch has security looking out for you at Sea World , San Diego. Our Muskie there are among some of the rarest in the world, at least the ones that have avoided the clydsdales.
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Some guy has been dredging up some old thread. i'd thought I would place my favorite to the top. I want to thanks Craig Eversoll for providing the laughs at the time and it continues to amazes me when I reread it. |
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Location: MadCity Wisconsin | Will long be remembered as the greatest post ever on Muskiefirst. Still laughing Craig! |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Good Lord, thanks for the laugh ! What a great way to kick off the weekend ! Too funny..... |
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Location: Minnesota. | Slamr - 6/11/2004 1:46 PM
I'm voting barred natural muskie. Tigers have the broken or solid bars with spots between or in the pattern, best I can discern that is.
Here is pic evidence to support my case:
Man Slam'r..that's one pretty fish!!!! Thanks for the pic.
(Hey, I'm bring'in' this one back on track...you guys are a hoot -yeah, I'm a party pooper.)*g*
Slam'r....seriously tho...
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | i was so hoping to find out where the fish in question was caught cuz its not like i could go to the wingra dam and catch 6 that HUGE in a day. anyways craig u had me rolling....sometimes ppl need a reality check. |
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Location: Roscoe IL | Steve Reinstra - 7/20/2012 8:48 PM
Will long be remembered as the greatest post ever on Muskiefirst. Still laughing Craig!
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Location: MadCity Wisconsin | I should give Craig a call and tell him to send us more "fishing reports".
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| lol not a GLS fish whoever said that.. Looks just like a regular stocked barred musky. The majority of the fish by us in MI look like that and they are all northern strain musky
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| This is so #*^@ funny and has put me in tears from at the detailed reports. It has made my day, hands down!! Classic and brilliant!! |
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| This has me in tears and the detailed reports are so #*^@ funny. Classic, brilliant and voted best post ever. I can't stop laughing.....and crying at same time. Brilliant. |
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