Intersting Topwater Thought
Guest
Posted 5/5/2012 4:21 PM (#558054)
Subject: Intersting Topwater Thought


Hey guys. I got a kick out of reading some replies on the "Muskies Eating Fur and Feathers" thread so I have a question. Does anyone use topwater lures to imitate birds or small mammals? Just wondering because that would be pretty cool to catch muskie on a lure like that.
WBL_JL
Posted 5/5/2012 5:12 PM (#558062 - in reply to #558054)
Subject: Re: Intersting Topwater Thought





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uhhhh ... was this a serious post?
fish4musky1
Posted 5/6/2012 10:57 AM (#558129 - in reply to #558054)
Subject: Re: Intersting Topwater Thought





Location: Northern Wisconsin
Here, I will answer your question, not insult you.

http://www.muskyshop.com/modules/cart/products.php/nav_id/26/page/1...

http://www.muskyshop.com/modules/cart/products.php/nav_id/26/page/1...

Whether a muskie attacks one of these because they know it is a baby duck or gopher is unknown. My guess is that it will still just look like a wounded fish on the surface. But who knows, if it swims, it's food for a muskie. For all we know a muskie could think a topraider or weagle is a duck/small mammal.
Jeremy
Posted 5/6/2012 11:23 AM (#558132 - in reply to #558129)
Subject: Re: Intersting Topwater Thought




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Location: Minnesota.
fish4musky1 - 5/6/2012 10:57 AM

Here, I will answer your question...

http://www.muskyshop.com/modules/cart/products.php/nav_id/26/page/1...

Whether a muskie attacks one of these because they know it is a baby duck or gopher is unknown. My guess is that it will still just look like a wounded fish on the surface. But who knows, if it swims, it's food for a muskie. For all we know a muskie could think a topraider or weagle is a duck/small mammal.


Wish you hadn't posted that Steve...now I've got to try the bloody thing...
*G*

Jeremy.
Top H2O
Posted 5/6/2012 11:58 AM (#558139 - in reply to #558132)
Subject: Re: Intersting Topwater Thought




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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion
As long as a bird/mammal/snake/small child, adult,ect,ect is in the muskie/pike/walleye, environment you run the risk of getting bit..........."If it moves, its food"
Top water strikes are just flat out FUN.

Jerome
Guest
Posted 5/6/2012 4:19 PM (#558184 - in reply to #558129)
Subject: Re: Intersting Topwater Thought


fish4musky1 - 5/6/2012 10:57 AM

Here, I will answer your question, not insult you.

http://www.muskyshop.com/modules/cart/products.php/nav_id/26/page/1/id/463/name/GopherMuskyDuckling

http://www.muskyshop.com/modules/cart/products.php/nav_id/26/page/1/id/461/name/Gopher

Whether a muskie attacks one of these because they know it is a baby duck or gopher is unknown. My guess is that it will still just look like a wounded fish on the surface. But who knows, if it swims, it's food for a muskie. For all we know a muskie could think a topraider or weagle is a duck/small mammal.

Thanks a lot. That duckling is pretty cool. Have you used it? That looks like a pretty good spring lure
Peter Stoltman
Posted 5/6/2012 11:46 PM (#558285 - in reply to #558054)
Subject: Re: Intersting Topwater Thought




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A lot of anglers go by the old adage to start throwing surface baits when the baby ducks start appearing. In essence most surface baits like prop baits are mimicking some kind of small critter whether it's a bird, mammal, amphibian, or fish.