Posted 8/2/2013 12:24 PM (#655148 - in reply to #655146) Subject: RE: Flyfishing @ Muskiefirst?
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I don't know. I don't really pay attention to that stuff. It was a little over 53". Didn't get a accurate girth measurement. Took one quick one in the water and it was around 23" but like I said we didn't do an accurate girth. Wanted to get her on her way.
Posted 8/6/2013 2:42 PM (#655785 - in reply to #649658) Subject: Re: Flyfishing @ Muskiefirst?
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I started out on conventional gear, and now I almost exclusively fly-fish.
One of the main reasons is that I was once muskie fishing with a large crankbait and one of the three treble hooks got into the eye of the muskie, probably permanently blinding the fish if not worse. I think a lot of these fish get injured unnecessarily by lures that have 2 or 3 treble hooks on them. I didn't want that to happen again, so at first I removed all the treble hooks from my lures and replaced them with a single hook, and eventually I just started fly fishing exclusively.
After experiencing the challenge of fly fishing for a while, anything else starts to feel like cheating, and now I have no interest in fishing with conventional gear anymore! Except maybe to bring home some panfish while fishing from a canoe on a windy day or a situation like that where efficient fly-casting is next to impossible.
Plus, fly-tying is a fun way to keep involved with the sport during the winter months or while traveling. When I have to travel for work, I bring my fly tying kit with me and tie flies in the motel room at night. Makes you feel like you are still participating in the sport and building up your chances for next time, even when you can't actually fish. It's much more satisfying to tie a fly and then go out and catch a fish with it than it is to buy a $20 lure at the store. I have bought plenty of $20 lures in my time, and now they all sit unused...
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Posted 8/19/2013 9:58 PM (#658295 - in reply to #649658) Subject: RE: Flyfishing @ Muskiefirst?
Posted 8/20/2013 7:56 PM (#658496 - in reply to #655785) Subject: Re: Flyfishing @ Muskiefirst?
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Jimmy_S - 8/6/2013 2:42 PM
I started out on conventional gear, and now I almost exclusively fly-fish.
One of the main reasons is that I was once muskie fishing with a large crankbait and one of the three treble hooks got into the eye of the muskie, probably permanently blinding the fish if not worse. I think a lot of these fish get injured unnecessarily by lures that have 2 or 3 treble hooks on them. I didn't want that to happen again, so at first I removed all the treble hooks from my lures and replaced them with a single hook, and eventually I just started fly fishing exclusively.
After experiencing the challenge of fly fishing for a while, anything else starts to feel like cheating, and now I have no interest in fishing with conventional gear anymore! Except maybe to bring home some panfish while fishing from a canoe on a windy day or a situation like that where efficient fly-casting is next to impossible.
Plus, fly-tying is a fun way to keep involved with the sport during the winter months or while traveling. When I have to travel for work, I bring my fly tying kit with me and tie flies in the motel room at night. Makes you feel like you are still participating in the sport and building up your chances for next time, even when you can't actually fish. It's much more satisfying to tie a fly and then go out and catch a fish with it than it is to buy a $20 lure at the store. I have bought plenty of $20 lures in my time, and now they all sit unused...
Posted 9/4/2013 11:54 PM (#661407 - in reply to #649658) Subject: RE: Flyfishing @ Muskiefirst?
Posts: 6
I think a musky fishing fly forum would be great as more people would be intune to trying something different. The vids above speak the truth on what can be landed on the fly. You figure that a 202lb tarpon was caught on a 20lb tippet fly fishing in 2001 by a Jim Holland Jr. I think people have a misperception of it being too hard. So now I will change my vote to no for a musky flyfishing forum as I want to save all those fly strikes for myself
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