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| Hey guys, back from the long winter, can't wait to get back on the water and hunt for BIG muskies. My 2 friends and I, since the start of last year have been planning Musky Trips to different lakes for every summer. Last year, which was our first trip ever, landed us a 45in 22lbs on Lake Webster Indiana. (Picture Below) This year we are planning to go back to Indiana, but on Tippy. Any pointers or information about the lake. I researched it, but it gave nothing about what lure choices were popular. We love using big topwater baits, though the depth worries me, can you really call up a Musky sitting down deep? Any information about time of year to go or lure choice will be helpful. Thank you 
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| Big rubber and gold colors work well. Topwaters do well, dont let the depth fool you just fish classic types of spots, humps, breaks, and points |
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| was the 45 incher from Webster released for future musky anglers to pursue? |
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Location: syracuse indiana | we catch alot of fish over deep water with topwaters all season long, dont let the depths fool ya, these fish will usually be out there suspended in open water, you may be in 40 feet of water but these fish can be just below the surface to half way down. most of them hang around the 10 ft range out in open water, alot ot weagle, big kahuna, pace makers willwork. and we are usually throwing alot of baits at this time too, from black spanky's to cowgirls to dominatrix's and alot more.. but i would highly suggest to try to plan your trip up here alot earlier than summer this year.. its alot easier on the fish late dog days of summer can be heck on them with hot water time.. dont get me wrong they will bite , but there are alot of true muskynuts around here and they may get upset with you too , just giving you a heads up when planning your trip.. come up early or later in the fall lakes are not so busy and the fishing is way more better than the summer anyway....bill
also if you need places to stay i can point you to some spots too, my family run pic-a-spot campground on the barbee chain and there are alot of places to stay in webster too. not far from tippy or barbee or webster
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| Hey Noob----go with your confidence baits---whatever they may be----you'll work them harder and more precise that way. However--watch the weather----small windows may open up for a variety of productive lures like swimbaits, glider jerks, or even BIG bucktails---keep an eye on the skies man and the Indy muskies will find your lures---Good Luck--Jobu |
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| Thank you for the advice! What would you recommend a good time to go? May? I know 1 place i can stay in Webster but, if there is anything closer to the lake that would be perfect!? Can you hit me up with a link or site that gives us more info on the campground or places to stay around there? Price Ranges? Thank you again for all the help.
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Location: syracuse indiana | late may into june is a good time, actually tippie is spitting fish out now! before the spawn ! here is a link to the campground
http://www.hikercentral.com/campgrounds/104889.html
http://www.campindiana.com/Campgrounds/PicASpot.html
they have plenty of weekend spots that are right on the water. and if your boat is small enough you can go through grassy creek and get through the lock and get into tippie, or just pull the boat out and its a 5 min drive to tippie or webby..
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| So, we are trying to help a guy keep a "trophy" sized musky that your club helped stock? |
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| As long as he has a VALID Indiana fishing license---why should anyone care if he keeps a trophy or not? Besides, with as many big skis that are in those waters---they could use a little thinning out to maintain the trophy fisheries. I agree, traditionally late May and early June is "prime time" but depending on the weather, the great fishing can extend into early July as well. Tippy is producing very well at the moment---but ,as we all know, that can change quickly----God I LOVE fishing Indiana!---Jobu |
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| Tomcat I am just wondering where you saw that he kept it at???I do agree though that last year when he posted about the lake that everyone told him it was too hot to fish muskies and they did anyways, but that said when I started fishing the lakes I fished in the summer a time or two also and learned my lesson. |
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| Wow i didn't expect everyone to freak out on us. I mean, is this how some of you people get others to join in the Musky hunt? That 45er that we caught did die, but it didn't go to waste, we ate it and my friend that actually caught it, mounted the head, it did fight for a good 8 minutes and another fisherman tried to help us out. We took quick pictures and put him back in the water, the guy tried to revive him and he just wasn't budging. He said with his own mouth that yes the weather has a huge affect because it is so warm, but the fight wore him out to the max. WE apologized and he said it wasn't that big of a deal because there are so many. Nothing we can do, yes we learned our lesson, that is why i am asking everyone for advice on when to go because i don't want to kill another beautiful fish. We are in the process of learning so instead of beating us to the ground, help us out and teach us something. Tomcat, i guarantee you you've killed or accidently killed one, don't deny it. We respect the fish, we aren't there to butcher them or dispopulate the lake. Thank you Jobu for looking out, many people keep and mount trophy sized Musky, but we really don't like killing them, we have caught 8 muskies and only that one wasn't released. Ttrap, the summer time is the only time we could've went, we only caught that 45 and missed 3 more, so if you say fishing in the summer is not prime then your wrong. Yea it's more dangerous and risky for the fish, but it was our only time to go and yes we learned our lesson. So sorry if we disappointed some people, but it happens, help us correct our mistakes and become better Musky anglers. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | It's too bad the fish died, but it's great that you are looking for advice to prevent it from happening again. I guess my first thought would be that if it took 8 minutes to get into the net, your equipment is lacking. What kind of rods,reels, and line are you using? This is part of the reason why good heavyduty equipment is a must. Your bass rod/reel spooled with 50lb braid just won't cut it for bigger fish. |
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Location: syracuse indiana | wow i agree. it is bad when a fish dies but it happens. and it can happen to the best of us too. its just nature. and evernob if you ever want to learn more about these elusive fish let me know. the club is a great place to start to learn about these fish and the ways that we use to catch them. i am not one of those guides who dont teach. i am into this to teach everyone about the sport i love. there is alot to learn from all the tools that we use and how to use them and why and when. . hey we all had to learn to walk, talk , fish and alot of other things, it just took a good teacher to teach us.. hireing a guide or just hanging with fellow muskynuts is a great learning tool too.. again im sorry that the fish died on you wif it was me i would have had a skin mount done not eaten it, but thats just me.. these lakes are a put and take fishery and we cannot control what the state fishing liscense holders do with the fish, we can only teach them and hope that they follow the ways of our sport, and not act like charlie sheen's of the musky world |
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| EvErNoOb I never said fishing was bad in the summer, as a matter of fact as the water temp rises fish metabolism increases therefore they have to eat more so in the summer the fish are biting more often, it is the fight that kills the fish which is why every person that responded to your posts last year told you not to fish for muskies. I also know that Indiana is a put and take fishery so losing one fish out of 6 or so per acre is not the end of the lake. Good luck this year. |
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| Yes the first time we did go out our equipment was very limited. We did get a bigger net, rods, heavier line and looked up many ways to keep the musky safe as possible. I think we were so used to catching Bass and catfish, because you can keep them out of the water for good couple minutes, but even though these Musky are huge, they can't stay out of the water for more than 45 seconds. I would definitely want to join a Musky Club, i love fishing for them and joining a local club would be really helpful. I live in Ohio though, Parma, not sure if any clubs are near by which is the only problem. I told my friend to mount it, though he didn't want to spend a good $450 plus on the fish at that time, as you can see the economy is terrible right now. But, yes any information or clubs you might know in my area would be helpful, I'm just trying to become a Muskynut like all of you, i love to fish, i'm a hardcore bass fisherman, do tournaments and stuff, but i love getting away from all the competition and relaxing. These are a fish of a lifetime, i mean they say its a fish of 10,000 casts, yet on my first trip to Leesville Lake in OH, i caught my first musky of my life on the SECOND CAST! Then 200 casts later caught another, then another, basically i did that #*#* under 500 ha. I guess i have great luck, but again i know somewhat of how to catch them, handling and getting them safe in the water needs more work. |
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Location: indiana | nobody had all the right equipment and all the release techniques the first time. you are headed in the right direction. good luck |
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| EvErNoOb - 3/25/2011 7:18 PM
Wow i didn't expect everyone to freak out on us. I mean, is this how some of you people get others to join in the Musky hunt? That 45er that we caught did die, but it didn't go to waste, we ate it and my friend that actually caught it, mounted the head, it did fight for a good 8 minutes and another fisherman tried to help us out. We took quick pictures and put him back in the water, the guy tried to revive him and he just wasn't budging. He said with his own mouth that yes the weather has a huge affect because it is so warm, but the fight wore him out to the max. WE apologized and he said it wasn't that big of a deal because there are so many. Nothing we can do, yes we learned our lesson, that is why i am asking everyone for advice on when to go because i don't want to kill another beautiful fish. We are in the process of learning so instead of beating us to the ground, help us out and teach us something. Tomcat, i guarantee you you've killed or accidently killed one, don't deny it. We respect the fish, we aren't there to butcher them or dispopulate the lake. Thank you Jobu for looking out, many people keep and mount trophy sized Musky, but we really don't like killing them, we have caught 8 muskies and only that one wasn't released. Ttrap, the summer time is the only time we could've went, we only caught that 45 and missed 3 more, so if you say fishing in the summer is not prime then your wrong. Yea it's more dangerous and risky for the fish, but it was our only time to go and yes we learned our lesson. So sorry if we disappointed some people, but it happens, help us correct our mistakes and become better Musky anglers.
One of the best answers I have ever read. Best of luck to you and thanks for being honest. |
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Location: Syracuse, Indiana | Ohio Muskie Clubs include:
19 Ohio Akron-Canton Muskie Maniacs
41 Ohio Central Ohio www.centralohiochaptermuskiesinc.org/
23 Ohio Cleveland www.muskiesinc23.com
18 Ohio Hopedale
56 Ohio SW Ohio Muskie Association www.soma56.com
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| Thank you again for all the support and help. I'm looking at these clubs as we speak, seeing what i can do to join them. I am a full time student in college right now so the summertime would be the only time to join the club. I wouldn't lie about what happened, it's just life, fishing, it happens. Even when we bass fish we let everything go, i love the sport its just a passion i grew up with. Musky fishing is the same way! Thank you again, so most people are saying May till about the beginning of June is a good time to go? Gold/Rubber baits are a plus? We know how to catch them, we never hired a guide for the 2 trips we've been on and always caught one, it's just the money issue i guess. Again thank you for helping us out, any other sites or information that can push us to become better Musky Anglers would be greatly appreciated.
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| I don't mean to hijack this post but how is the fishing on the barbee chain? we drove over there a couple of weeks ago just to look around ( about a 3 hr drive from west cental ohio ) and looked at webster, tippy and the chain. the chain looked more my speed. webster looked like it could get crowded quick when the weather gets nice. tippy looked like it could be fun too. I just like the idea of the 10mph limit on most of the lakes on the chain. where is a good place to start when fishing it? any help would be greatly appreciated !! |
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| No problem ^ your not high jacking nothing, we are all here for help and support so ask away, it's basically related to the same lakes. I only fished Webster, that's where that 45 came out of, we were thinking of hitting up Tippy and Barbie, but we were limited on time. Though on Webster, it wasn't crowded at all! People were very friendly and were willing to help with problems. That is my opinion, but that is why we want to check out Tippy this year just to see the comparison between it and Webster. Right now Webster has been the best Musky lake i've been to, we could've had plenty of fish for the 3 days we were there, though we missed about 6 and only brang in the 45er. I hope Tippy can produce some nice healthy fish
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| Webster not crowded? That's A shock. |
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| It was probably the time of year we went... |
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