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| Hi everyone, I'm new to this website and I'm very new to Muskie Fishing. Last fall I was fortunate enough to take a trip up North (WI) to go Muskie fishing, and during my first trip up there, I landed a 43" Muskie along w/ a few a "snakes" as my uncle would call them. For Christmas this year, my uncle and parents went in on buying me a 7'0" MH St. Croix Premier rod along w/ a Shimano Calcutta 300 Baitcaster and it was spooled w/ 65# Moss Green PowerPro. Is this one sweet setup or what!!!!!!!! Well now, to my real question. I currently do not own a SINGLE Muskie lure and that is why i need all of your expertise. Without breaking the bank, what would be your "bread-n-butter" baits that you would not leave home without? All responses are greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks,
The Muskie Rookie |
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| starting with a blank slate sounds fun!
nice fish to start you off with, too.
keep it simple!
- couple bucktails (ghosttails are my personal fav)
- topwater (a globe or topraider will do)
- twitchbait (such as a shallow raider)
i suggest getting only a few baits such as these and sticking to them to learn effective casting. get the basics down right and get good with what you have rather than trying to buy lots of baits in search for the "magic" lure.
have fun! |
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Location: oswego, il | Definitley keep it simple at first. Do like Lambeau said. I would only add a jerkbait to this mix to round it our a bit. Welcome to the site!
Edited by ToddM 1/26/2005 10:10 PM
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Go with straight and true baits til you get the hang of casting, ie. I wouldnt worry about baits you have to "work" too much in order to catch fish. For basic, ease of use, I would suggest (links):
My recommendation is to head right to Thorne Bros http://www.thornebros.com and start the spending off in grand (nutty) style
Voodoo Tails Bucktails http://www.voodootails.com: go with the medium size standard voodoo tail in a variety of colors. They cast like a dream. Try some of the new maraboos also, they look to be hot this year.
Mepps Bucktails http://www.mepps.com: a double tailed Giant Killer will never do you wrong, neither will a Mepps Maraboo. The giant killer will serve for some deep waters, and the maraboo for shallower.
1 or 2 topwaters: Ty Senett's Pacemaker, or the Bucher TopRaider should do you well, as will a Snowcrest Globe http://www.snowcrestluremfg.com
Crankbaits are a must: for deeper cranking, try a Depth Raider (jointed or straight), Ernie htttp://www.muskymania.com Jake or Bagley's DB08. For a shallower running bait, try a Shallow Raider, Shallow Invader http://www.muskyinnovations.com or Believer http://www.driftertackle.com
Also, try a soft plastic or two like a bull dawg http://www.muskyinnovations.com or J-mac jig |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Rookie;
If you are not familiar with the Hideout, I have a place in Rhinelander where ALL MuskieFIRST folks are welcome to visit and fish the area. If you find yourself in the area just give me a call, the lodging is free, and I always am looking for an excuse to get out on the water.
Good advice so far here, I'd be honored to hit the water with you sometime to apply some of it!! I bet you'll find others here who have an open seat now and agian, too. Welcome to the Muskie fishing nutzo crazy world. |
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| Yeap head up to Steve's hideout it is great and he is a true legend and musky master! 
Go to baits:
Bucktails: Mepps Marabous, Schumway Funky Chickens, Llungen Tails, or Big Kuhunas
Spinnerbaits: ERC Grinders or CJ's
Topwater: Topraider, Pacemaker, Doc, or Weagle
Glider: Slammer Drop Belly Glider, Reef Hawg, or Wabull
Jerk: Suick or Bobbie
Minnow: Grandma or Jake
Crank: DDD or Depth Raider
Plastic: DeLong Kilr Eel or Bull Dawg
More than enough to get you started and all available from Thorne Brothers (get to know them)!
Good luck and many of us on here would be glad to hit the water with you and help you fish better! 
Edited by muskyboy 1/27/2005 12:12 AM
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | I would also replace that line with 80 pound.
You can break 65 with a simple back lash. You won't want to lose one of your new lures, or kill a fish by snapping your line.
Upgrade your line!
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| Muskie43,
Welcome to the sight. You will get great info here. My biggest recommendation on buying lures for a first timer is if you can get an idea of some of the lakes you will specifically be targetting and then come back and ask about specific lures that have been proven for those waters. I know there are proven lures that work in all waters, but they all have variations and if you can get help on color selection, etc you will be ahead of the game. Hope this helps.
Andy
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| 65lb powerpro is tooooooo light!!! especially if your a beginner save it for someday and get some 8Olb, or better yet 100lb surperbraid I would say has a beginner theres a few backlashes in your future and with that fairly long rod your gonna get some serious velocity when casting,,65lb will snap like string on a backlash with an average 8 inch lure if not the first time it will sooner or latter |
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| Yeh, what was said about the line, and don't forget about wind knots! The only other lure I would recomend is a couple of Super Shad Raps. Firetiger and Gold are hard to beat. They cast great, you can throw them all day and they work. One more thing is if you are not in shape you need to work on that. It ain't no picknick out there casting all day. Later |
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| First of all, don't believe anybody but me.
Get these baits....
bucktail - Hirsch's Ghosttail in White Perch with a white blade
topwater - Bucher Topraider in a real dark color, like black w/ red spots (good nightime bait as it doesn't sink if you have a backlash)
crankbait - 7.5" Grandma in natural color (perch/walleye) if fishing clear lakes or bright colors (chartruese) if fishing stained waters (this can be casted or trolled, day or night)
get your flouro leaders from me |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Rookie: Where do you live ? Many of us here would be happy to take you out now and then to help you get started
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Location: Michigan's U.P. | Welcome to the club. As you will learn, you should have started your post with: "My name is rookie and I am a muskyholic..." Musky fishing is the greatest addiction a person can ever have.
My .02 on the lures are right along with the rest of the folks. One or two of each type until you learn how to use them is usually sufficient until you get the "full blown" addiction and start buying enough lures to hang from the rafters of your basement.
The lures:
Bucktails - Mepps Marabou (they make a smaller one now also) and mepps musky killer with a grub/twister on the hook.
Crankbaits - baby jointed depth raider (easier to reel in) and a small grandma
Jerkbaits - Suick ( I don't think there is a wrong way to use one)
Plastics - start with a spring Bulldawg and move up to a regular dawg when you get the hang of casting heavy stuff (I have caught decent fish on the smaller bulldawg)
Good luck |
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| hmm...surprisingly good advice from a rolling-coffin boy. |
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Location: Michigan's U.P. | Don't you mean rolling and putting em' in coffins? Treadhead also fits. |
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