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| I'm looking to buy a couple good books for reading this winter. I've got 6 years experience under my belt now and want to continue to improve my skills. Looking for some good educational books to sparpen my skills for next season. Any suggestions would be appreciated and it'll help pass the upcoming months.
Thanks!
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
I would suggest one of the classics if you can find it. It's called "secrets of a muskie guide" by Tony Rizzo. He covers many topics about presentations etc. to which some have changed due to equipment but overall is a good read with some good stories.
Also if you can find it, is Steve Heiting's book which I cannot remember the name, but he also goes through different tactics with different guides from early season to freeze-up.
And...if you haven't gotten it already, get the Canadian Bible: "Muskies on the Shield" by Dick Pearson. Hands down the best for presentation and locations for canadian fish.
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| Larry Ramsell's Muskie Compendium will keep 'ya busy for a while. |
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Location: Pickering, ON | Muskies on the Shield - Pearson
Crankbait Secrets - Bucher
Complete Guide to Musky Hunting - Saric and Heiting
A new (to me) one I'm thinking of checking out is Buck Perry on Spoonplugging.
And, for entertainment, maybe The Greatest Musky Stories Ever Told (no, not the girth claims on the web boards).
Edited by JeffinPickering 12/14/2009 1:17 PM
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| I recommend picking up a copy of "Time on the Water". It is not an instructional book, but it is in my mind the greatest book ever written about musky fishing. A great winter read and I'm re-reading it for the upteenth time. Rekindles the spirit of why I love to musky fish. |
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Location: WI | Pro Tactics: Muskie: Use the Secrets of the Pros to Catch More and Bigger Muskies by Jack Burns and Rob Kimm
I thought it was pretty good. Pete Maina also has a similar book out that's decent. |
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| All the Calvin and Hobbes books ever published. |
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| I think the best thing for you to do is to get subscribed to Musky Hunter Magazine, if your not already. |
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Location: On the River | Muskies on the Sheild
Secerts of a muskie guide 1 & 2
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | JeffinPickering - 12/14/2009 2:16 PM A new (to me) one I'm thinking of checking out is Buck Perry on Spoonplugging. Wise choice! Everything you need to know about structure fishing is in that book. |
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Location: Northern IL | come on Will, What would some bass guy..... know about catching muskies, lol! |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | jerryb - 12/15/2009 1:07 PM come on Will, What would some bass guy..... know about catching muskies, lol! LOL. I think it's sad that he gets so little credit. When it comes to structure fishing he was the last person to have an original thought on the subject, everyone else just repeats what he said. |
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| Thanks for the feeback everyone! Some of the suggested books are hard to find but i'll keep searching. There's really not a lot of musky books out there when you dig into it. Could be an oppurtunity for someone.
Thanks,
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Location: Greenfield, WI | I can't wait to recieve my 2010 subscription to Esox Magazine! |
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| I would second the nomination of
1. Rizzo, Secrets of a Muskie Guide
2. Pearson, Muskies on the Shield
3. Saric and Heiting, Complete Guide To Muskie Hunting
I was disappointed with Secrets of a Muskie Guide 2. Wouldn't buy it. Some of what Pearson discusses may be applicable anywhere--not just the Canadian Shield. Saric and Heiting are best at covering the lures and how to use them.
I bought and read Time On The Water. It is interesting but not instructive. This angler's experience was not productive. He should have read more before devoting a full season to nothing but fishing. Maybe he was in the wrong place for a whole season's effort.
Pete Maina's serious book is also worth having. |
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Location: South East Wisconsin | Not for skills rather enjoyment. Ferocity is good. About a twelve foot muskie that lurks in Mullett Lake. |
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| Ok ok,
Musky Mastery by Steve Heiting
Northern Pike and Muskie by Dick Sternberg
Crankbait Secrets by Bucher
and, so you are well-rounded in your reading.....
How to Catch Gamefish by Jack Lamb. The Lamb book may be tough to find. It was written in 1937. The author promotes C&R throughout the text, muskie guys didn't invent CPR. |
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| many of mentioned "Secrets of musky guide" but I'm finding a book called Dairy of a musky guide by tony rizza.
Is that the same book?
Thanks! |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | The Bible
Muskie Hunter
How I play Golf, by Tiger Woods.......LOL!
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Location: WI | Esox-Hunter - 12/17/2009 6:04 PM
Not for skills rather enjoyment. Ferocity is good. About a twelve foot muskie that lurks in Mullett Lake.
I've had a heck of a time finding a copy of that. |
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Location: WI | NOFEAR - 12/17/2009 8:35 PM
many of mentioned "Secrets of musky guide" but I'm finding a book called Dairy of a musky guide by tony rizza.
Is that the same book?
Thanks!
I think it's different. T. Rizzo has like 3-5 books. |
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| They have some listed on Amazon...
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | NOFEAR (SK)
Drop me an email and I'll send you my list of "Mostly" out of print muskie books for sale.
[email protected] |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Thanks for the tread. Got me thinking about re-reading Pearson's Muskies on the Shield. Just put it down sitting beside the fire now watching out the window for phase II of this storm that is looming. The forward of this book by Kim, references the 'lost years'. Does anyone know if there are any chronicles of this experience? Would be a fascinating read. |
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