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Location: New Brighton, MN | I just bought my first creeper at the St. Paul Show over the weekend, and am excited to use it this spring... I chose Ty Senett's Creeptonite, cuz i've heard good things about it, Ty seems to be a good guy, and it seems in the middle of the road regarding the size of the lure and price.
I'm wondering what conditions are best for this bait? should I just use it like I would any other topwater? (low light conditions) or does this bait excel in light chop? night fishing? calm water ????
is there any special way to work this bait, or is it just a simple, straight retrieve?
Thanks guys
Willis
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| bloop bloop bloop bloop bloop
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Location: Illinois | I'd say night time and during calm dawns and dusks are the prime opportunities for catching muskies on a creeper. Reel it slowly listening for a good gurgle. You'll know the right speed by the sound. If you want a highly qualified opinion, log on to Ty's messsageboard, if there aren't any creeper discusssion in his forums archives, post your query there yourself:
http://www.tysennett.com/fishing-reports.shtml
Good luck, I thin you'll fall in love with your new toy the moment you hear it's first gurgle! |
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| windy conditions or when there is a good chop |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | When you come back on a fish you saw earlier......creepers and hawg wobblers seem perfect for this. Slow and in their face!!
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Location: madison wisconsin | I've never used the creeptonite but most creepers you can bend the wings to tune them also. Bend them in or out for a slower or faster retreive. |
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| At night, reel it just so you get the right pop and hold on.
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| Over deep water, troll them. No joke. |
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Location: The desert | How to use a creeper:
1. Cast ten times, and retrieve.....slowly.
2. Undo leader clasp, take creeper off, return to box in exchange for topraider or the like. |
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| At Night, it will freak you out when you get one, but hey thats muskie fishing!!
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Same as Pointerpride102, except for a topraider make it a Havana Jackpot!! |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Don't forget this little trick for creepers with the side hooks and a back prop. You can bend the side hooks back just a little and they will impact the back prop and make a nice little metal "ting" "ting" "ting" "ting" "ting" "ting". Kind of what Lee does with his cotter pin design on his topwater.
Here is a pic of what I am talking about:
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| 50"skie - 4/7/2009 6:28 PM
At Night, it will freak you out when you get one, but hey thats muskie fishing!!
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Same as Pointerpride102, except for a topraider make it a Havana Jackpot!!
Instead of a Havana Jackpot make it a weagle
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| It's a duck, it looks like a duck.
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Location: north central wisconsin | It is the only lure that the slower you reel, the faster it goes. No joke. And, if you get one that can do that(jointeds the best to start with for that technique) at will, hold on man. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Agreed...the slower you reel, the more plooping you get, but it moves nowhere...it's definitely an in-your-face tactic. Deadly on calm nights after a bunch of boat traffic, High skies, HOT and humid....bugs everywhere...
That has been my best time with these...
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Location: WI | The Creeptonite is a fun one to use. It has a neat swimming action. Make sure to do an L-turn boatside and watch out!
I've had decent luck throwing creepers at porposing muskies. |
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| typically had my best luck at night with them..some of the best are some very warm muggy/buggy nights in mid to late summer ...calm winds over cabbage etc...another time was shallow sand, 2-4 fow ..same conditions...and again as the water cools in the fall, water temps at about 60 at night... had some great success w/ creepers over the years...fish love em... |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Don't forget to bring an extra pair of skivies, you'll need them 
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