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| Do you guys catch small muskies as well, like say 20" fish or so. For pike it's common but I think due to the large sized lures you are using, you may exclude some of the smaller fish. Maybe I'm mistaken but in all the 5 muskie tapes Ihave seen now, the smallest fish must have been like 41" long. I'm sure that has somethign to do with the skills of those anglers (like Joe Bucher, Jim Saric, Bob Mehsikomer, Al Lindner) but I'm curious. |
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| The tape's contents actually have more to do with the editing and filming process. I catch many sub-legal muskies over the course of the season, especially in the numbers lakes I fish.
Seems they hit the gliders, bucktails, spinnerbaits, and jerk baits as well as the big girls do. They are just not photo worthy, so one smiles, says something totally silly to the fish as though it can understand, and back in the pond they go!![::)] |
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| I have to admit it happens once or twice a year but fish under 30 inches are accidents. I will pull my lure away or shake off fish in the low 30s. [:sun:]
Man I still remember this stupid little muskie that hit a trolled 12 inch willey last fall. Lucky that I decided to see if my lure was clean after a U turn as this fish never took any line. LOL Oh ya I venture to say it was 20 to 24 inches. |
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| My buddy caught one last year that measured out at a whopping 14". About the same size that they are stocked at. Still not letting him live that one down! |
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| I caught 2 small ones yesterday in a small lake near hame here in W.Va. Both were under 24" , both fish were on fallen timber in about 6 feet of water. Saw 4 more and all were small. will be fishing a river this weekend , hope the size increases. |
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| Last year for the opener I nabbed a 14" fish on a TM tube tail.[;)] |
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size of muskies in general