Winter musky
WV Musky
Posted 11/6/2006 11:06 AM (#219121)
Subject: Winter musky




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Location: Williamstown, WV
Here in West Virginia we have the honor of fishing for ski' all year long. My question is, I'm hitting a clear water river here soon and wondering what I should use. I don't really have access to suckers so that's not an option. Should I go slow with jerkbaits or what?
shawn
mountainmuskies
Posted 11/6/2006 11:12 AM (#219123 - in reply to #219121)
Subject: RE: Winter musky




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Shawn, I fish basically the same waters you do all winter long and have found out that just about anything will work this time of year. The only lures we haven't had any luck with this time of year is topwater and bucktails but everything else is fair game, try upsizing a little bit but I wouldn't slow down much. Good luck.
WV Musky
Posted 11/6/2006 1:37 PM (#219170 - in reply to #219121)
Subject: RE: Winter musky




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Location: Williamstown, WV
Thanks a lot man. Anybody do any good fishing off shore in the winter?
shawn
Shep
Posted 11/6/2006 3:38 PM (#219201 - in reply to #219170)
Subject: RE: Winter musky





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I'd go with some soft plastics. Bulldawgs, Joe's, Castaic's and the like. Work them low, and slow. Then hang on! Good luck.
esox50
Posted 11/6/2006 5:19 PM (#219227 - in reply to #219121)
Subject: RE: Winter musky





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WV Musky,

Drop me an email with your questions. Might be able to help you out.

[email protected]
firstsixfeet
Posted 11/6/2006 9:14 PM (#219291 - in reply to #219227)
Subject: RE: Winter musky




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If you are in a fairly clean flow, without a lot of sticks, just big wood, a triple D is pretty good, letting it drift and twitching it, and you can "root" with it on a sandy bottom and hold it in front of a fish. Jointed depth raiders, the regular size, not the small ones, are pretty useful too, in natural or solid black.

Edited by firstsixfeet 11/6/2006 9:15 PM