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| Okay, here is the latest article for Musky Hunter or Esox Angler. Something truly unique. Loons are a very important aspect on slow days of musky fishing. If it has been a long day with no activity, I go on a hunt - searching out loons. This has nothing to do with loons hanging around likely musky spots with lots of baitfish. It's a lot more dynamic than that. It is actually the loon-picture-musky connection. Here's a story to back up my findings. Dad and I were out fishing yesterday. Had one fish nip a Curly Sue at the boat but didn't get hooks, and that had been it for the day. After many hours and another spot, there was a group of 4 loons swimming around. Two started swimming directly at the boat. Dad commented on how he took a picture of a loon the day that I caught the 48 I put on the board last week. He told me he was going to take a picture of these too and see if it put a fish in the boat. Dad took the pictures, then said "There, I took the pictures of the loons." It was literally less than a second after he said that, when this fish hit my 11" Curly next to the boat. Both times the pictures have been taken, the loons have been attracted to our baits or the boat, and have been swimming towards us. There was also at least a group of two loons each time. We need to do more experimenting with this technique. We have theorized that it may require more than one loon, and that the loon may need to be interested in you. We have not discovered yet if you can just randomly sneak up on any loon and have it work yet. There is more testing to be done, and I will keep everyone informed with our results. By the way, I forgot to change out of my "LEVIS" shirt. I was kicking myself, because I knew it would be tough to catch fish wearing anything preppy like that at all. This only goes to show you the power of the loon... curleytail Edited by curleytail 7/24/2008 11:59 AM Attachments ----------------  musky loon.jpg (122KB - 144 downloads) 44 musky.jpg (208KB - 158 downloads) | |||
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| This loon was diving under my boat and wouldn't go away even when I'd move. Turns out panfish were schooling under the boat. Attachments ---------------- loon.jpg (68KB - 150 downloads) | |||
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| Andy, I never said the fish automatically makes it to the net. It will get them to hit (I think anyway), but the rest is up to the angler to boat the fish, LOL! Also, it's not necessarily automatic. I caught the 48 last week about two hours after the loon pictures were taken. Keep trying though. Just like fishing with Bulldawgs, suspended fish, etc., it may take a few tries to get confidence in this technique. I also believe you may need to know when to apply it - It's something that can be overused in my opinion. How much do you think Musky Hunter will pay me to write this article?  curleytail | |||
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muskie24/7 - 7/24/2008 2:23 PM Hmmmm! Should I hire a guide or a photographer...LOL :( Well, I will guide you to the proper loons, my Dad will photograph them, and if everything adds up that should put you on fish. That does, however, mean that you will need to be hiring both of us! I'll charge a relatively low loon-guide fee of $300, and my Dad is really generous and only charges $200 photography fees. What date would you like me to pencil you in for? Our calendar is uh...pretty open right now. curleytail | |||
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