Posted 8/22/2011 1:10 PM (#512942) Subject: Best Artificial Structure for Muskie
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I was just wondering which, if any, man placed fishing structures people seem to find muskies on or near by. I'm talking about PVC stars, Pallets, Small Xmas trees, Tires, that type of stuff. I know they are for cover for smaller fish generally and that may in turn attract muskie, but I'm more wondering if there is a certain structure that muskie seem to use. Thanks.
Posted 8/22/2011 4:45 PM (#512992 - in reply to #512942) Subject: Re: Best Artificial Structure for Muskie
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Location: Madison WI
I agree that cribs are probably the best, but they sure are a pain to fish without snagging the crib. Most of the cribs I have fished have been pallet style cribs. Steve I know you like to fish creatures, have you used that tactic much?
Posted 8/24/2011 1:14 AM (#513261 - in reply to #512942) Subject: Re: Best Artificial Structure for Muskie
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I was serious when I posted that a guy swore about the success he had fishing a reef of bicycles as well as focusing on a certain corner of a dredging barge. Given time fish will use the strangest forms of cover from intentionally placed cribs or a reef of rusty old Schwinns or a barge.
There are a slew of different brush piles in a privately owned pond near my house and the way fish use these is quite interesting. Old Christmas trees work ok but not as well as a box elder. An old reel from a haybine is even better yet. If you have little to no structure in the area just about anything will work well. If you toss an unpruned Christmas tree a short distance away from something that provides cover and allows fish to pass in and around them more freely the latter is going to be a more dynamic piece of structure than the former. In the barge and bike example...this was in a body of water that is relatively featureless. No sharp breaks, very few weeds, and it's shallow with a consistent bottom. With a bike reef and a dredging barge being the only significant forms of structure that remained consistent through the course of a season they were fish magnets.
Brian
Posted 8/24/2011 12:33 PM (#513350 - in reply to #512942) Subject: RE: Best Artificial Structure for Muskie
Watching the muskies in the tanks at Bass Pro, I noticed that they like to tuck themselves into a corner or cubby hole.
So, maybe an oversize (12" diameter) pvc pipe or large drainage pipe would be a good idea.
Posted 8/26/2011 12:32 PM (#513788 - in reply to #512942) Subject: Re: Best Artificial Structure for Muskie
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I've tried fishing the docks on my lake... they must use them because its the majority of cover on that lake, i've never had any luck though. Is there a certain was to fish them? or do you just cast along the side? I also need help fishing marinas. any help?
Best Artificial Structure for Muskie