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| Hello everyone,
I'n a few Weeks I will be fishing at Mallard Lake again.
I plan on using one pole for suckers and the other for lures.
now, if I am fortunate enough to catch one I will be getting it, no matter what size as long add its a Muskie, made into a replica not stuffing it because I don't want to kill it. Who makes the best replicas and how much is the pricing? I know what lures i'm using and planning to fish in the 20 foot section of the lake by the piers. Any advice is welcome or stories about the lake. Thanks and good luck fishing!
-Zachary
Edited by Eaglescout2012 9/5/2013 11:36 AM
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Location: Minnesota | I guess it is a matter of where you live their are some good artist out there that will do a replica.I consider them more artist then a taxidermist any way I had my done artistic anglers in Duluth mn |
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| I wouldn't mind paying more to shop it from MN because i'm only getting one replica and I don't plan on getting more but it all depends on the total price
-Zachary
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Location: Minnesota | if you get a big one wait till spring they run deals at the shows they go to |
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| OK, I'll save the measurements until I find a good deal.
Thanks, -Zachary
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Location: Minnesota | I want to say it was 12 bucks a inch back in 06 |
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Location: Minnesota | if you live around Blaine thorn bros mounts are from there get a better look at what they do |
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| I live in the chicago area but I could order it there
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Location: oswego, il | Zach, good luck out there, no giants in mallard yet but a 40"er is a possibility. Hope you catch one. |
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| ToddM - 9/5/2013 12:22 PM
Zach, good luck out there, no giants in mallard yet but a 40"er is a possibility. Hope you catch one. Thanks! Ill be sure to post a picture if one bites!
-Zachary |
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Location: Grand Marais, MN | I know what lures i'm using and planning to fish in the 20 foot section of the lake by the piers. Any advice is welcome or stories about the lake. Thanks and good luck fishing!
-Zachary
Hey Zachary, I wouldn't limit yourself to 20 feet of shoreline, there's a lot of interesting shorelines at mallard. I grew up in dupage county, and I remember getting a book with all the maps of the lakes with depths and other information included at the parking lot information shelter of at that forest preserve (i bet this is online now). Anyway, find a map, look at the contour of the bottom, and perhaps find some spots with good structure, weedlines, drop offs, potential fish holding zones not on the piers where all the meathogs fish with 20 rods each.
Don't ever be afraid to walk a good ways to find a spot. the best spots are always the ones the farthest from the parking lot as I found growing up fishing a lot of the dupage county forest preserve lakes.
and if at all a possibility, get out there in a canoe and you could really explore and probably have a better chance to find musky holding spots |
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| I only have a inflatable boat in Illinois its more of a Raft but I don't know if i'm allowed to use a inflatable boat on mallard.
-Zachary |
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| EDIT: Because of the regulations I'm not going to be able to bring my boat on the water and will have to fit from shore.
-Zachary |
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| there are so many good lakes to fish in that area personally i would drive half a mile in any direction and find a lake to paddle around on. Almost all of them have muskies in them |
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| Mallard is the only one that I know of but ill check the other lakes.
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| Do you fish the large point and all the docks? That's where i would be |
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| I will usually fish where there's not a ton of people.
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