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Location: Downers Grove, IL | Hey Dudes....
After a long week at the woods and one hell of a sound system in Jonesi's Ranger, I was wondering: How many of you listen to music while muskie fishing? I find that it keeps me motivated through the dull hours of the day and keeps me casting when Im beat like a dog. Whats your opinion?
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| I love having music on while fishing. Some people enjoy it, and some don't. The muskies don't care  |
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Location: Iowa | My buddy always gets one when there is music playing...especially Stairway to Heaven by Led Zepplin...I try to listen to music everytime I am fishing...
Big Perc |
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| My usual fishing buddy thinks that music scares fish away, I have caught a lot of fish with tunes playing, not too loud though.
The one time I got him to turn the radio on in his boat, we were trolling, we had not seen anything up till he said enough and turned the radio off and we were going to stop and cast and then wham, my rod went off, haven't heard a radio since in his boat.
I definitely does help pass the time during those lulls, and keeps you pumped when your favorite song is on. swingin your stick to the beat makes for a nice treat. |
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Location: Hugo, MN | Personally, I like it quiet that's one of the reasons I fish to go out on the lake and get away from the madness for a couple of hours. |
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| The only noise in my boat is generally conversation or me swearing at those STUPID FISH...
I will sometimes turn on the radio when trolling or cruising spot to spot |
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Location: Brainerd Area | If im by myfelf ill play the radio but if im with some to talk to the radio is off.
Duck |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | No radio in my boat these days. I used to have a stereo in the rig, but now would rather have the peace out on the water, I guess. I assure you, music doesn't bother the fish. A good friend of mine used to glass speakers into his hull and play LOUD rock all the time, thought it might trigger strikes. No idea if it ever did, but we caught fish. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Rock on, dude. I sure felt funny last year, reeling in a muskie to the tunes of your 8 Mile soundtrack - I thought I was in my kid's room!
I've got a portable cd player and battery speakers that will play well in the boat, everything from Hendrix to the Dead (no Widespread Panic, sorry!). Some music seems to have just the right beat for jerkbaiting. I need a good Weagle soundtrack, now, maybe something slow like the Tennessee Waltz? m |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | We had a mixed bag up at the woods. Steve was able to hook 5 fish in the 8 with music playing and then other times the fish seemed to turn off early. I guess it just depends on the time and place. I dont feel that music really plays a big part in spooking the fish, unless you've got it pounding like all the Escalades i see these days.
thedude |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | I'm with Worrall on this one... The muskies don't care, so go for it if you want to. There are times I like the peace and quiet, more and more these days it seems. But being an old traveling rocker there are pleanty of times that I love listening to music of various variety, blues based rock n roll is my favorite, if it's southern all the better.
Rock on... |
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| No. The muskies don't care, that's for sure. Let me see, how many fish have my boat partners and I put in the boat or lost boatside with music playing.
My PB - 48" - caught while playing CCR's cover of "I heard it through the grapevine"
Dad 40" - Tenacious D
Lost a 50"+ - 50 Cent
49", 40", 37" - Audioslave, Staind, and Santana
I will turn the music off first thing in the morning and in the evening. Otherwise, BLAST AWAY!!!! |
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| Im with Steve I like the peace and quiet.
I was fishing with a freind last week and he had a seris radio. so i had to check out the METAL station. SLAYER Rainin Blood!!!!! YES!!! it had to be played loud!!! I think we kept some folks off our spots and talk about burnin a bucktail geezz. after a while i was over it and wanted it peacefull again.
like my music loud & like my fishin quite.
keith |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | I know Steve likes his Johnny Cash playing in the Ranger |
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| There are times when there's no music playing in my boat....there are times I do enjoy the peace and the quiet and opt not to play any tunes. But....most times....I need to have the music going. I've never had a problem with playing music in the boat and trying to catch fish. The fish don't care or notice..whichever...we still get follows, we still get hook-ups and fish in the net.
While trolling...music's always gotta be on..otherwise..the drone of the motor will put me out. When casting...if it's early morning...music's off. Daytime casting...music's on....evening casting...tunes are on..but a respectable, quiet level that only the people in the boat hear. It's never loud enough to bother other people on the lake or the residents on the lake. I'm respectful, contiencious (sp?) enough of that....
Edited by MACK 9/7/2005 7:34 PM
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Location: DES MOINES, IOWA | We only crank it on heading in at the end of the day.Really enjoy the peace and quiet of Sabaskong to disrupt that with loud music. |
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Location: NeverNever Lake | Ocasionally here. We all know how sound travels out there on the Wa........Be respectful to others wanting peace and quiet
Here in WV you just gotta have the banjo stuff...New Grass Revival, Yonder Mountain String Band, Goose Creek Symphony , especially if sis is workin the front deck (wink) or Mauser (wink)(wink)
Sysem of a Down- speed metal meets opera
Andreas Vollenweider- electric harp dude from Switzerland- very catchy
Hawthorne Heights - Ohio boys , they scream alot
The Streets- British Rap goes haywire- good luck getting them out of your head!
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Location: north central wisconsin | There are times I like to jam, and times I like quiet.
Jam time: 5-6%
Quiet time 94-95%
That said, i like to jam when trolling or on long days/weekends alone. Doesn't seem to bother production.
Things on the radio:
Packer game
Black Label Society
Fugazi
Waylon Jennings
Alice Cooper
Some of wifes Christian rock Cd's
Reverend Horton Heat
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | I take my Sony Mini-Disc and I have a small Sony amplified speakers that I can crank the tunes and can go all day on only a couple of discs. |
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| I like it quiet, so I can listen to the voices in my head.
It's about being one with nature and swearing like a sailor.
Beav |
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| I don't really like music in the boat, good conversation when fishing with others, or the sound of being out there in general keep me going. Don't get me wrong I like all kinds of music, but out on the water, I don't need it to relax.  |
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