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| O.K. Captain Larry & Richard I need help,
I have located at least 6 big muskies on a break from 15 to 25 relating to schools of bait fish. I've fished over, under, and thru. I've used every lure I've got any still nothing fast slow I've tried it all. What's it gonna take? Any ideas? I'll be near shore till you guys help me :) | |
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| Steve,
Under is bad news... they can't see it or hear it.
I'd break out the trick box and give 'em something different that they may never have seen before. Slap a big spinnerbait, a big spoon, or a Sledge on the downrigger, and put it right in their face. Keep the speed down. It's like putting a jig in the face of a big walleye. The other option is perhaps they are spooked by the boat... so put something like an Ernie on a big dual planer board and present it to them from a distance.
Steve Wickens | |
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Steve Cady,
Are the Baitfish in a solid school or are they broken up in small pods?Are the baitfish of a size that would actualy be forage for a Musky?I have seen baitfish and Muskies stacked in areas that are actualy bedding area's,every time you cross that spot,you mark the same Big Musky,but they never strike.They just may not feed at that location at all,or the baitfish may be tightly schooled smaller minnows too.But close by is a spot that they feed at on a regular basis,even at predictable times.Have you caught fish there on that spot in the past?You also may try making sharp changes of direction when your crankbait is in the zone ,fluttering the inside crankbait and giving the look that the outside crankbait is trying to dart away.Try sitting off to the side and casting the spot,working a Bull Dawg with a 5/8 ounce bell sinker added to the front hook split ring(Doug Johnson),work it through like a jerkbait,short fast sweeps. Capt. Larry | |
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| Mr. Wickens,
Planer board out tonight!
Captain Larry,
Tight smaller fish....I am going with the bulldawg except going with the glow blue after dark.
Steve | |
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| Steve, Larry and Steve already gave you some great advice.
What I would do is the same thing you would do if you saw the big girl on one of your casting spot.
Try different lures at different speeds and different depths. Change angles like try to troll them from deep to shallow of shallow to deep instead of just following the breakline. Fish them at peak periods and sometimes you have to show them your lure 100 times before they will decide to eat. Don't be shy and hit the bottom once in a while to piss them off.
I personaly would put on a jointed believer and run it 7 to 10 feet down ( 30 ft back with 80 Lbs power pro ) and run it at different speeds and give those fish a whild and not so predictable presentation.[:sun:] | |
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