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| Hey guys and gals, Im a new muskie fisherman as of last year, I started buying some baits and rods. Im wondering if you experinced muskie hunters would be willing to share some info with me, like some of the better baits and colors. I have a couple bucktails and a couple jerk baits. Any info I could get would be great and very helpfull. I caught a 32 incher last summer with my buddy and Im hooked I want bigger. Thanks |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | Hey Bigdaddy, Welcome to Muskiefirst and the sickness of Musky fishing.
It may help out a bit if you could let us know what kind of water you will be fishing. You will probably want different baits in a clear lake than you would in a muddy river. A little more info from you and I am sure you will get more suggestions than you can handle. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Hoo boy, are YOU in for it! Congratulations on contracting the disease!
Get a Rumbler or a Top Raider. Black is fine.
Get a couple high quality spinnerbaits
Weagle is a must
Krook
Wabull
Perka
Suick
A Lifelike Pike
Suzy Sucker
A creature or two
Then start looking into the lures by folks like Roger at H2O, Holcombe Tackle, and a host of other companies putting out top quality lures, Before you know it, you'll be rigged and ready, especially for the lure swaps next winter! |
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Posts: 129
| go out and get "The Complete Guide to Musky Hunting" the second editon by Jim Saric and Steve Heiting. that helped me ALOT when i first started musky fishing. also get a subscription to Musky Hunter Magizine and Esox Angler.
when you have a question about something post it either on this website or on the musky hunter message board and you will usually get a really good answer.
then, go out and buy a bunch of bulldawgs, suicks, bucktails, crank baits(ernies, depthraiders, cisco kids), and topwaters.
and when you get a rod or two or three or four dont get the cheapest ones because they dont last as long, get something like a st. croix, or gloomis, or even musky innovations has a new line of rods out that are very good, and if yuo live by any of the musky shops(rollie and helens, pastikas, thorne bros, ect.) you can go and look at the Spence Petros Signature Series Rods(i havent seen them anywhere online) they are really good rods for the price(about $100)
with line, i use 50lbs test Tuf original because it stretches a little and dosent make such a big hole in the fishes mouth when you set the hook and it has a bigger diameter so its more shock absorbant. but if you are going to use anything else(power pro, Tuf xp, ect.) go 80lbs or 100lbs.
hope that helped |
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Location: Northern Illinois | Welcome. Your're gonna need a little of every thing to start, as situations will dictate your lure choice. You'll need bucktails, jerkbaits, surface baits, gliders, crankbaits, and plastics. You'll hear about all the latest hot new lures on this site also. |
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Location: searchin for the first legal. | get some suicks,bucktails,top waters, and crank baits. also pick up some lindy tiger tubes in white and other different colors. why tiger tubes because they are a good reaction bait. say you have a fish follow but wont hit your bait throw a tiger tube out there and they'll likely hit it. happened many times to me and my dad. almost caught a 40incher and my dad has caught many fish doing this. pick up some other baits 2, but its your decision on what to buy.
Edited by First Legal Hntr 3/14/2007 4:25 PM
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| Heroin is a safer path, but it's too late for that now. Send me a PM with your home addy and I'll send you some free flouro and solid wire leaders. |
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| Do yourself a favor, and check out the Basement Bait Builders forum, and see if any of those guys have stuff for sale. Quality stuff that usually isn't readily available to the general public. Great place for special colors. |
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Location: S.E. Wisconsin | All the baits mentioned above are great. But dont do what i did and spend half your paycheck on baits, I did this starting out and if I told you how many fish i have had in my boat, i would probably get laughed at, the key is getting to know what your baits do and how the fish react to them.Now i have hundreds of baits and i might really only have the confidence and know how to use half of them........a Lakewood monster filled to the brim only makes it look like I know what im doing .......lol WELCOME |
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Location: So. Illinois | Don't forget to invest in the proper "support " tools. Some mush have gear is listed below:
- Proper release tools
-- Glove
-- Hook Cutters
-- Proper net (more of a holding pen)
-- Long-nose pliers
-- Knowlege of prper handling techniques
You don't want to find yourself hooked to a 40+ inch fish with a bad attitude. |
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| Sorry man, not another one 
Get yourself a stiff rod and a medium action rod, this should cover all bait types for a start.
I use Abu Garcia reals that are tough reals for the price, but get what you can afford. Then spool them up with 80-100lb test powerpro or tough line.
Get a good lake map and study it carefully, also pete maina has a video on how to work all the basic lure categories and it may be a good investment to see the proper figure eight techniques, etc.
Get a few good baits in every category and don't go overboard with buying tons, I do but its for fun not nessecity. Its not how many baits you have but how you use the ones you've got. Have fun and catch a biggun! |
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| the most important thing,i cant beleive some fishrman still dont pay atention to that |
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Location: Davenport, IA | check out http://www.upmuskyproducts.com/ for release tools. Make sure to get the pro model with knipex. The cutters are usually around $50 by themselves, so for $20 more you get a floating box, pliers, scissors and mouth spreaders. I like it because I don't like dropping stuff down the water. |
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| Welcome to the addiction. While I don't have it nearly as bad as some here do, it still cost me a bunch to get started. I thought I needed every bait made. I've since trimmed my stash of baits to a reasonable level.
Some time in the past year, there was a shopping spree contest here on MF. I thought the selection of baits and equipment for the beginner muskie addict was quite a good start. I suggest you do a search for this contest. Perhaps Slamr remembers the exact title of that thread? |
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