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Location: Illinois-Indiana | OK guy's,
What is your go to bait in the Spring, the first bait you will take out of the box and throw at those early season Musky's.
After talking to Steve Worrall, I think this year I will be making a change and going to the jig and creature.:) |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | When the fish are ON, I am inclined to reach for the 8" Shaker or the Mag Dawg.
When they're off (which is most of the time) I'm more prone to reach for either a glow baby dawg or 7" bomber long "A" mag slowly twitched (will go side to side then). And of course, a 6" HR shaker never hurts.
Slamr |
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Posts: 1936
Location: Eau Claire, WI | Ralph,
These are in no particular order but I have had good success using.
Creatures
Twitched Minnow Baits like Slammers and Hawgseekers.
6-7" gliders, usually Undertakers or Lil' Phantoms.
Smaller 5" bucktails like Mepps Musky Killers or tinsel tails. |
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Posts: 2691
Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | The most productive would be: 1)The Slammer twitched with pauses.
2)The Undertaker
3)Mini Power Probe
4)Husky Jerk
5)Mepps bucktail
This is the order that works for me, the Husky Jerk moves up to the top with a Slammer under cold front conditions, the hang time of the Husky Jerk seems to trigger lots of fish but the dead rise of the Slammer also puts lots of fish in the boat. I let the fish tell me what they want by their mood that time of the day, how agressive the follow will determine what I use next.
My number 1 bait is the sucker for opener, just puts fish in the boat every opener. I don't even cast opening weekend at all, just drag meat. After the opener its back to the list. The opener is a real zoo on Pewaukee Lake, boats everywhere, the fish get spooky, this is why I drag meat for two days, just can't argue with sucess. Last years opener we lost a big muskie at the boat, caught a 40 1/2 inch muskie, caught a 19 inch small mouth and a 28 inch northern all on meat in 6 hours of dragging. |
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Posts: 355
Location: Silver Lake, WI | Here's a picture of my go to Spring Baits:
1) Clacktail
2) 6" Slammer
3) Mann's 1-minus
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Posts: 132
Location: Kawarthas, Ontario | My early season "go to" baits:
1. Muskie Stalker (6" jointed)
2. Seismic or Thunderhead spinnerbait
3. Rapala Magnum Shad Rap (with over-sized hooks)
Steve Wickens
STRIKE ZONE Muskie Charters |
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Posts: 20
| 1 - Jigs (small dawgs, Magumbo's)
2 - I like the Shad Raps as well
3 - Very small spinners (bucks, Rizzo Tails) |
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Posts: 119
Location: Sioux Narrows | My producers in the spring
1. 6" Jake
2. Mepps "Musky Killer"
3. Bulldawg "Perch"
4. and any smaller topwater
D'arcy Finlan
www.darcyfish.com/Musky.html
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Posts: 147
Location: Leech Lake, Walker, MN. | I go to a 6 inch Reef Hawg, next would be the Spring Dawg. I am going to use more plastic/jigs this year. Or a Muskie Candy. I also use a small Phantom, and a Mann's minus 1.
Good luck, Murph |
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Location: Illinois-Indiana | Hey Murph,
You sure your not going to go to the 3/4 or 1 ounce rattle trap this year:) |
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Posts: 376
Location: Lake Vermilion Tower, MN | Hi All,
Bucktails and spinnerbaits take a
top spot for me.
Hair is the number one option in cold water, here on the Big V.
#5 Mepps, Muskie Candy, 3/4oz bass sized spinnerbaits and a Big Hair jig, tipped with plastic of some kind. These all will work well at one time or another. 
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Location: Minnetonka , MN. | After comeing back from the cave try a TRAP |
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Posts: 654
Location: MPLS, MN | 7 1/2" Grandma {twitched}
Husky Jerks
6 1/2" Bobbie bait
Gator Spoons
Are early season confidence baits for me.
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Posts: 32892
Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Creature, 1/4 ounce jig, 5/0 hook, 6" body Small Slammer crankbaits Husky Jerks Small Reef Hawg Undertaker |
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| hey worral where can i find some jigs with that size hook in a 1/4 oz head? I've been looking evferywhere and cant come up with anything.
thanks,
MM |
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Posts: 32892
Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I make them, be happy to share! |
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Location: Illinois-Indiana | Steve,
STILL WAITING FOR MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) LOL |
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| where and how much do i send for lets say 10 of em??????? |
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| can we see a pic of them?????? |
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Posts: 124
Location: Rice Lake,WI | Spinnerbaits and or bucktails,bulldawgs, smaller cranks.
But of course a few suckers off the boat...just something
about that line screaming man! |
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| 1)Bucktail most of the time to cover water and look for active fish, probably Black depending on water clarity maybe fire tiger.
2)Small Reef Hogg/Small Sledge
3)Jackpot for throw back bait
All of these baits produced fish for me this year already
Matt
MassiveMuskies web site...........
www3.sympatico.ca/maobrien1 |
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Posts: 355
Location: Wausau, Wisconsin | My favorite opening weekend bait I came across this spring and am quite sold on the Slippery Sam Jr. by Slowie Tackle. For the central and northern Wisconsin area I prefer the brown tail with the copper blade from all of my experiences losing smallies to muskies. I have always been a sucker for soft plastic bodies throwing Slug-Gos, and Spring Bull Dawgs. If I can see the fish I will throw a slow retrieve lure like the two I just mentioned. One thing that I have not seen discussed is when the water temperature is extremely cold and unusual for the musky opener I'll burn my lures as fast as I can. I learned this from PWT angler Chris Gilman with his "snap jigging" technique for walleyes. The reaction strikes you will get may suprise you.
Justin Gaiche
www.Hooksetters.biz |
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Posts: 346
| Justin, do you use any special rigging with the sluggo? Do you put any weight in the tail for extra erratic action? Is the single hook enough to get good hooksets? Do you set the hook immediately after a fish takes it?
Thanks
MJB |
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Posts: 12
| Slidin' Shad
Hi finn twitch bait
Musky Candy bucktail
These are my 3 top baits for spring fishing
Doug Kloet
http://www.muskymagictackle.com
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