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Location: Menomonee Falls, WI | Out of shear boredom and cabin fever I have been watching a few Bass...AKA "green carp" shows like Ultimate Match Fishing and Mark Zona's show among a few others. I've noticed a few anglers throwing this Umbrella Rig with some pretty good success. Both big fish and some multiple catches on one cast. I started thinking if it would work for muskies...I mean, most musky baits are just over sized bass baits. I'm sure I am NOT the only guy who has had this cross their mind but just wanted to get a little feed back. It would obviously need to be "beefed" up a bit, but what do you think???? Thoughts...Ideas??? |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | There was one made that I looked at, at the MN musky expo... If the bass guys complain about it being heavy and throwing that all day... try adding all the weight you would need to make it capable for Muskies? |
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Location: Germantown, WI | I saw a guy at the boat dock on Okauchee last year with one of these rigs laying in the bottom of his boat. He was clearly rigged up to fish for Muskies. I asked him if he'd ever caught any Muskies with that rig and he claimed that he had. I think he was trolling them, but most of the Bass guys seem to be casting them. I don't recall how many hooks he had on the rig. I would assume that if you had no more than 3 hooks you'd be legal in WI, but I'm not sure about that. |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=69...
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here is a past thread, there is a picture of one on there, not the one I saw.. but gives you a little idea |
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| One bait in a fishes mouth can be challenging to remove at times, depending on the number hooks, where the hooks are in the fish, etc.... thus the need for mouth spreaders, bolt cutters, large needlenose. I certainly am not looking to add more baits into that mess. The first reason I list is enough for me not to use them. The second should be enough for anyone concerned with proper CPR to not use these.
1. Safety. Multiple baits linked by wire, hooked to a musky, then all that inside a net? Count me out. Sounds like a trip to ER waiting to happen.
2. Health of the fish. With one bait in the fishes mouth, what are the chances the other baits get hooked on the fish? I do not want to hook these critters in the eyes, gills, or anywhere else in addition to the bait the fish ate. These extra hookups will occur while battling the fish back to the boat. Ever have a musky miss a bait? if you have not, start fishing more. Those numerous muskies with bad aim can get foul hooked nearly anywhere on their body.
I still believe that a fish is a fish and wont lose sleep over a dead musky or two, but the possible risks to a fishes health involved with using umbrella rigs are unnecessary in my eyes. I will gladly fish with a single bait attached to my line.
The idea of imitating a small school/pod of musky lunch is definitely intriguing, and no doubt will entice many fish to eat. But, safety should be a priority for every fisherman. You can make the call on the fishes health: I certainly do not feel the trade-off is worth it, to possibly contact a few more fish.
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| I threw one for muskies last month and had no problems. The original Alabama Rig and most of the copies will be able to handle any muskie. Casting is not an issue nor is retrieving. They pull much less than a double 8. |
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Location: Iowa | We are only allowed 2 of the 5 hooks in Iowa on public waters, I believe no restriction on private...I've thrown it a couple times for bass and caught a few...for public waters I left all the jig heads and baits on, I just cut 3 of the hooks and turned in what was left of the cut hook so the action isn't affected, just no hooks...yes you are taking a gamble but should be interesting to see how they work in the muskie waters I fish. |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | Started making them last year. Mostly as trolling rigs, one hook , the rest are blades. I have them from 1.5 oz. to 5 oz. I don't do allot of trolling though. They do look cool in the water. Not sure I'd want to straighten all that wire out though after a Muskie takes to modifying it. |
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