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Location: Savage, MN | Hey Guys-
I have been muskie fishing for quite sometime but have never targeted tigers specifically. I have offered to take a newbie muskie fishing this season and the area he lives in only has a tiger lake. He is a minor without a drivers license and can only really fish week nights so my normals lakes are out of the question. Are there any specific tactics I should know or that you are willing to share? Smaller lures, different presentations, etc.?
Thanks.
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Location: Northern IL | I'm not quite sure what you mean by "targeting tigers specifically" you mean by not fishing a lake that has them or that it takes something special... I and others have found that by checking all depths, moving a lure or bait at all speeds and doing so when the fish become active is a very productive way of getting tigers to strike.
Lure size is usually associated with depth control but not always, most of the time a lure, tool or crank bait with a large lip will run deeper than a lure with a smaller one. Lure size can also be associated with fish size and activity level. A fish such as the muskie, pike or tiger at times are more inclined to take a bigger bait than a fish with smaller mouths such as a white bass but again not always.
The bottom line is if you want to catch tigers you must control the depth and speed of your lures or bait on and around productive bottom features (structure) where they live. Im a where of no tricks or specific tactics that will entice a tiger to strike over a pike or muskie.
If you have been successful at presenting lures or bait at the right depth, moved them at the right speed and done so at the right time in the past you should have no trouble going to a new body of water and also being successful.
Best of luck. |
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| Talk with Tony Grant. I think he has a pink pattern that works on Tigers pretty well. Also, Sorno out in Utah has some awesome success out there. But the views he fishes in will not be matched anywhere else.
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Location: Savage, MN | Thanks everybody. The lake only has tiger musky in it so I was trying to figure out if there were any traits or habits that they may have that would require different techniques or strategy. Thanks for all the ideas as I think I should try it out before taking him out so that I don't look like a fool. Thanks again.
Here is to waiting of June 7th.....23 more days! |
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Location: tHe LaKe Of PrIoR, mN | I have done well with orange/black "ace tandum" when fishing for tigers around here I have tried swim baits and cranks with little luck I have also done okay with a showgirl from what I've found tigers are like pike they usually don't hit the big baits not saying they won't but I haven't got one on a cow girl yet
A lot of bass guys get tigers on Crystal and orchard so I would say try big bass lures or small muskie stuff
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| Skyblaster - 5/15/2014 9:15 AM
The lake only has tiger musky in it
That's interesting since natural tigers are hybrids which suggests that this is a stocked fishery. |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | ulbian - 5/15/2014 5:50 PM
Skyblaster - 5/15/2014 9:15 AM
The lake only has tiger musky in it
That's interesting since natural tigers are hybrids which suggests that this is a stocked fishery.
The MN DNR stocks multiple lakes around the TC Metro Area with Tigers. |
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| Tigers like small shinny stuff with a tight wiggle and vibration. Peterson firefly, spoonplugs, rattle traps, monster shads, Rizzo wiz, 6"reef hawg. Pink is great for tigers everywhere. |
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Location: Minnesota | Where dose he live there are musky lakes all around the twin cities? |
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| Don't be afraid to go big, out west the tigers have a healthy diet of large trout or mag dawgs. |
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Location: colorado | I live in Colorado and tigers are all we have here. I believe they are their own fish. They are pike like in the sense that they are high light feeders. We don't catch tigers at night and my catches have come mostly early afternoon. suicks, burts, (Witch the state record was caught on) spinner baits, inline spinners. Have all caught me tigers. I haven't caught any on cowgirls in the double ten size but that doesn't mean they wouldn't work. I fished blue water in New Mexico last fall and they fish very small baits down there. The locals where fishing small minnow baits that they had put larger hooks on. I caught fish when I down sized all the way to walleye jigs. I fish like most guy's natural colors in clear water and brighter stuff in the cloudy water. Some baits with rattles some without. I think like trues when they turn on the will hit whats in their face. Deeper running baits some days and top water baits other days. Most of are water is in reservoirs and they fluctuate to much for weed growth. I do fish one high mountain lake that has weeds and they are in them for most of the summer. |
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| If you hit Bluewater again, don't shy away from big baits. I don't fish here in CO too much, prefer to hit NE for pures if I am staying close. BR |
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| Primarily fish tigers, since that is all we have in Washington. They act just like their true blooded brothers. Don't shy away from big baits. Fish a little deeper in general, as it seems the tigers that are on shore are resting. The ones that are in the 8-14' of water level seem to be on feeding sites. If you know where the feeding sites are and where they tend to loaf, set up between. Fish those spots and you will find them eventually. Also, I have had my best luck over the years with bucktails. Black in particular. Tough to beat a Mepps muskie killer. If you get a shy fish, I will generally switch over to a dawg. Size makes no difference, relatively speaking. |
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| Well I have fished Tigers and trues on the same lake for over 15 years and have never caught a Tiger on a bait over 7" until last fall when I snagged one in the tail with a Parrywinkle. I fish larger plugs often as I`m mainly targeting trues but never do I get Tigers on them. Now I have never been out west and it certainly makes sense to match the forage but in general smaller is best for tigers. That is based on real experience not speculation. Have got a few after dark but agree daytime is best. |
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| muskyrat - 5/20/2014 9:09 PM
Well I have fished Tigers and trues on the same lake for over 15 years and have never caught a Tiger on a bait over 7" until last fall when I snagged one in the tail with a Parrywinkle. I fish larger plugs often as I`m mainly targeting trues but never do I get Tigers on them. Now I have never been out west and it certainly makes sense to match the forage but in general smaller is best for tigers. That is based on real experience not speculation. Have got a few after dark but agree daytime is best.[/QUOTE
Are you speaking of Greenwood? I only caught 2 tigers there but both came on lures over 8 inches. Weagle and Tremor. Could be I typically cast and if I recall you troll a bit more. BR |
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Location: Ogden, UTAH 10 minutes from pineview reservoir | I fish for tigers out here in utah, we have monster tigers up to 52". With that being said most fish are caught on 4-7.5" baits. Last year i was able to catch a handful on reg dawgs and super ds, the smaller baits see to be more productive. However we catch a lot of fish on 6-9" wtd top waters. our tigers mainly feed on trout, carp, perch and crappie . Mepps marabou bucktails are a staple bait, last year i caught a 42" tiger on a cowgirl! made my day |
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| Yea Greenwood. I have probably got about 40 tigers from Greenwood. I`m just saying in general tigers like smaller stuff. Not you can`t catch them on big baits. The guy was asking advice on the difference and how he should target them. The best advice is downsize. I will take a Rizzo Wiz over a Cowgirl for tigers any day. He is talking Metro not road trip to trout lake out west. To suggest large baits for Tigers when your trying to just get a kid a fish is simply bad advice. |
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| The best way to target Tigers is to kinda fish for pike, and kinda fish for Musky. If you can figure out the balance/or better yet figure out how to fish for both at the same time...there's a good chance at hooking one! |
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| Spoons seem to work pretty good for tigers and pike. |
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| Tough to really "pattern" a tiger. But if I had to I'd first pick a lake that is known for tigers, then I'd fish it during cold water and with live bait. I haven't caught a lot of tigers, but when I have, cold and live bait seem to be constants. |
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