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Location: MN | Looking for your opinion on the most iconic or recognizable places on bodies of water that you have been fishing or boating. For example, Lake Mendota in Madison, you can see the capital and downtown skyline from the water. You can vote for multiple locations and add your own. Thanks! |
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Location: central Wisconsin | Doing the Bosacki drift in front of Bosacki's and the Thirsty Whale on Minocqua. |
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Location: Elgin, IL | El Arco off the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Cabo San Lucas.
Several days of fishing here with light tackle might give you a different perspective of muskie fishing....
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Location: Plover, WI | Wow. I didn't know that "The Flatts" at Cave Run and Cabo San Lucas were in Wisconsin. I've been missing out for so long! |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Given the recent weather trend, I'd love to see Cabo in Wisconsin ! |
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Location: new richmond, wi. & isle, mn | Northwind Mark - 3/14/2013 3:58 PM
El Arco off the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Cabo San Lucas.
Several days of fishing here with light tackle might give you a different perspective of muskie fishing.... Is that on the east or west side of the big chip ?  |
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Location: Elgin, IL | Gee I'm sorry....lost my head there. Could be this internet thing.
But maybe there really are alot better places to fish than Wisconsin.
At a very reasonable price.
And yes, you can troll here.
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Location: Smith Creek | You should provide a link to the resort's website on your sig line. |
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| Northwind Mark - 3/14/2013 3:58 PM
El Arco off the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Cabo San Lucas.
Several days of fishing here with light tackle might give you a different perspective of muskie fishing....
It's fun, but no comparison to the challenge of the Muskie. Catching is great, but all you do is reel the fish in. The guide does the rest. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Roatan, Honduras ...
reef tucked right into the island and fishing waters 200-300 yards off the coast ... marlin, wahoo, tuna ... amazing place to fish and affordable too ...
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Location: Elgin, IL | Fishboy19 - 3/15/2013 11:44 PM
Northwind Mark - 3/14/2013 3:58 PM
El Arco off the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Cabo San Lucas.
Several days of fishing here with light tackle might give you a different perspective of muskie fishing....
It's fun, but no comparison to the challenge of the Muskie. Catching is great, but all you do is reel the fish in. The guide does the rest.
You haven't got a clue....
And Sled, that has to be one great place to fish. Maybe someday. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Northwind Mark - 3/16/2013 9:33 AM
Fishboy19 - 3/15/2013 11:44 PM
Northwind Mark - 3/14/2013 3:58 PM
El Arco off the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Cabo San Lucas.
Several days of fishing here with light tackle might give you a different perspective of muskie fishing....
It's fun, but no comparison to the challenge of the Muskie. Catching is great, but all you do is reel the fish in. The guide does the rest.
You haven't got a clue....
And Sled, that has to be one great place to fish. Maybe someday.
get in the mix of rigging a live tuna and then catching a wahoo and tell me it's just grabbing a line ... lol. mark, you couldn't be more right!!
i'll be spending a lot of time in Honduras so if i'm down there and you get a wild hair gimme a shout and jump in! |
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| Mark, Why did you keep the Striped marlin? Let'em go... Actually I know, its because all the panga's down there are catch and kill..., if you ever go back you should check out www.baja-anglers.com .those little stripes are a great fish on a fly rod! |
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Location: Elgin, IL | IAJustin - 3/16/2013 10:29 AM
Mark, Why did you keep the Striped marlin? Let'em go... Actually I know, its because all the panga's down there are catch and kill..., if you ever go back you should check out www.baja-anglers.com .those little stripes are a great fish on a fly rod!
Hi Justin, my Captain and good friend Ramone share the same thought regarding catch and release. This was our third Stripey of the day, and the largest at 9ft. and 155 lbs. As you can see, it's hanging over the gunwale at least a foot each side....Ramone does not make alot of money, and it's his boat, so when he told me he was going to keep it and sell the fresh meat to the marina area eateries I understood. He has bills, and mouths to feed. They live alot differently down there....some won't understand. Again, it's not my boat. He's the owner and Captain. And a great friend.
Fishing that water from a 20 ft. panga on light tackle is incredible. From small game Roosters and Sierra's to Marlin and Mahi, it's unreal. A 45 minute battle with a Stripey is good, although the fly fishing thing has my attention. They are also fishing them from kayaks.... |
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| Northwind Mark - 3/16/2013 9:33 AM
Fishboy19 - 3/15/2013 11:44 PM
Northwind Mark - 3/14/2013 3:58 PM
El Arco off the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Cabo San Lucas.
Several days of fishing here with light tackle might give you a different perspective of muskie fishing....
It's fun, but no comparison to the challenge of the Muskie. Catching is great, but all you do is reel the fish in. The guide does the rest.
You haven't got a clue....
And Sled, that has to be one great place to fish. Maybe someday. |
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| Northwind Mark - 3/16/2013 9:33 AM
Fishboy19 - 3/15/2013 11:44 PM
Northwind Mark - 3/14/2013 3:58 PM
El Arco off the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Cabo San Lucas.
Several days of fishing here with light tackle might give you a different perspective of muskie fishing....
It's fun, but no comparison to the challenge of the Muskie. Catching is great, but all you do is reel the fish in. The guide does the rest.
You haven't got a clue....
Hire a saltwater guide. Pay the money. They take you to the fish. Troll or throw where they tell you. Catch a big fish. Instant gratification.
Don't get me wrong; it's definitely fun and those fish pull a lot harder than the Muskie. Lets face it though, your not the captain taking your boat out on the Baja and finding the fish. There are numerous species available and something large is always biting out there depending on the season. Muskie fishing doesn't compare at all. You don't have a clue! |
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Location: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin | Boy... Did this strand get hijacked... Saltwater fishing first?
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Fishboy ... when we fish on Roatan it's a boat owned by a friend of a friend. the big guy in the pic is my friend and the other guy in the pic is his buddy with the boat. it's an all-out team effort first looking for the dark blue/purple water then scanning for breaking/feeding tuna feeding on the surface. the guy who owns the boat is driving it and my buddy and i are setting lines hoping to get a tuna. once you get a tuna it's a frenzy to get it rigged onto a live harness before they die. if you don't work fast and get it into the water you are toast. once in the water one straps the other guy with a rod-holder and then hurries to clear the other lines. it's about 10 minutes and there is a wahoo on ... then it comes to landing with the gaf which is a blast. wahoo are notorious for getting unhooked so no guarantees. good ones are 4 footers and very different than muskies. teeth and power that never lets up ... rigged lighter than what we use with no break-offs.
if there are no live tuna to be had you have to filet and rig the dead ones onto your trolling rigs and hope for a marlin hit ...
i'll agree that wreck and bottom fishing with a guide would be boring, but not what and how we do the trolling fishing.
Roatan is Iconic and can't wait to get back down there which should be hopefully soon.
as for a Musky Icon lodge = Andy Meyers Lodge ... yah, i'm a homer when it comes to the AML Experience. it's better than what folks say. some of those guys winter in Panama and go do what i'm describing and more. |
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Location: Elgin, IL | You've got it all figured out FishBoy...that's exactly how we all do it. It's easy. |
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| Northwind Mark - 3/17/2013 9:00 AM
You've got it all figured out FishBoy...that's exactly how we all do it. It's easy.
Regardless of all your technique. Don't compare it to Muskie fishing or a Wisconsin location. Unrelated to the thread, enjoy your chicken of the sea. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Fishboy19 - 3/17/2013 11:45 AM
Northwind Mark - 3/17/2013 9:00 AM
You've got it all figured out FishBoy...that's exactly how we all do it. It's easy.
Regardless of all your technique. Don't compare it to Muskie fishing or a Wisconsin location. Unrelated to the thread, enjoy your chicken of the sea.
Looking for your opinion on the most iconic or recognizable places on bodies of water that you have been fishing or boating
it never said musky or wisconsin. iconic/bodies of water/fishing or boating
it may have been you who missed the intent of the OP ... |
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| jonnysled - 3/17/2013 8:08 AM
Fishboy ... when we fish on Roatan it's a boat owned by a friend of a friend. the big guy in the pic is my friend and the other guy in the pic is his buddy with the boat. it's an all-out team effort first looking for the dark blue/purple water then scanning for breaking/feeding tuna feeding on the surface. the guy who owns the boat is driving it and my buddy and i are setting lines hoping to get a tuna. once you get a tuna it's a frenzy to get it rigged onto a live harness before they die. if you don't work fast and get it into the water you are toast. once in the water one straps the other guy with a rod-holder and then hurries to clear the other lines. it's about 10 minutes and there is a wahoo on ... then it comes to landing with the gaf which is a blast. wahoo are notorious for getting unhooked so no guarantees. good ones are 4 footers and very different than muskies. teeth and power that never lets up ... rigged lighter than what we use with no break-offs.
if there are no live tuna to be had you have to filet and rig the dead ones onto your trolling rigs and hope for a marlin hit ...
i'll agree that wreck and bottom fishing with a guide would be boring, but not what and how we do the trolling fishing.
Roatan is Iconic and can't wait to get back down there which should be hopefully soon.
as for a Musky Icon lodge = Andy Meyers Lodge ... yah, i'm a homer when it comes to the AML Experience. it's better than what folks say. some of those guys winter in Panama and go do what i'm describing and more.
Didn't say it wasn't fun and well aware most saltwater fish fight harder than muskies. I've done some of it and watched the rest on TV. It's great but not really comparable to the Muskie hunt or the challenge of catching a 50" in my eyes. Midwest/homer mentality I guess.
No saltwater and Roatan are not iconic in Wisconsin or anywhere close making it unrelated to this thread.
Eagle icon=Three Bears in the distance.
My Wisconsin icon,Lac Vieux Desert=Valley of the Giants. It all began on the Big Chip though in 1984. Beautiful place. |
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Looking for your opinion on the most iconic or recognizable places on bodies of water that you have been fishing or boating
it never said musky or wisconsin. iconic/bodies of water/fishing or boating
it may have been you who missed the intent of the OP ...
The title of this thread is Most iconic fishing locations in Wisconsin. I voted for the Chip even though I only fished there once. |
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Location: Elgin, IL | 13 votes for other places out of wisconsin fishboy.... just sayin.
"Don't compare it to muskie fishing"
I will always compare fishing destinations and techniques. I've been fortunate to fish many, and I've enjoyed all of them one way or another. I have been lucky.
Smallie or bull bluegill fishing with a flyrod, Mahi fishing in Chub Cay, or huge pike fishing on Great Slave, it doesn't matter. For me, muskie fishing isn't the beat all, end all. They all have their space with me, and some I really enjoy more than others. And I will continue to open a beer, sit by the fire and compare them any way I'd like. That's the fun of it all.
Heck, I've been known to throw out a jig and minnow for big walleyes while on one of my fall muskie trips in Vilas..
I guess I just don't have that midwest homer muskie elitist mentality. I'm Ok with it too.
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Location: minocqua, wi. | ok .. my bad ... i saw the thread title. i was reading the thread ...
sorry for the digression.
my favorite Wisconsin Icon is the shoreline of Little Star Lake in front of The Little Bohemia picturing Dillinger running down the shoreline after the shootout. |
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | I'm having as much trouble finding some of these locations on my Wisconsin map as i do finding Lake X. |
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