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| Hey everyone I was just wondering what your most used or the most beat up lure you have is. Mine would be my topraider before I repainted it. The paint was chipped everywhere, Tail was bent, And tons of hookrash.
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Location: Des Moines IA | My first musky lure is a 34 year old clown colored Cisco Kid. It has caught hundreds of fish from musky's, pike and a few large walleyes. I smile every time I see it. Looks like hell but still tracks in a straight line. I think I may retire it in a shadow box with a couple of fish pic's. |
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| I understand that, I have some lures, not for muskie but they have caught many fish and one cool thing I saw at the 2012 chicago muskie show was a picture of the fish you caught with the lure underneath it in a shadow box.
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Location: Almond, WI | I had to retire my best Bobbie Bait a couple years ago, tail wouldn't stay put anymore, about a third the paint missing. Of baits still in service, probably my firebelly Hellhound, missing both eyes, hook wear grooves, the black on the back is chipping off and teeth marks galore. |
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Location: Ontario | This thread should include pictures folks  |
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Location: Minneapolis | There's been a few threads like this in the past, but I know there's some serious workhorses that haven't been shown yet! |
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| I have a DC-10 that has no skirt left. Can't wait to be back home to fix that lure up a bit. After all the hits she has taken, she still swims straight, but needs a new skirt. That bait is so hot every fish in the lake takes a looski. Makes me jelly.
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Location: Roscoe IL | Ty Sennett has a Suick named Suzie that I ask to use every time I make my way out to the big chip. It has almost no paint left on it but runs perfectly. Last time out with him I got a 42"er on that old girl. Not sure if he retired it, but I'll throw a tree branch if it does what I want it to. My personal bait is an old large pacemaker, looks about the same as Suzy with tooth marks all over it and very little paint. It's a wall hanger now... |
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Location: Minnesota | 10 inch phantom softail. I use it almost every time I go out, the wobble and belly flash is amazing, I can get at least a a follow or two every outing it seems like when I have it on. Major hook rash all the way through the thick epoxy, paint is completely gone in patches on the top from teeth. The tail is essentially melted/glued together from all sorts of rips and tears, I'm surprised its lasted this long. |
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Location: New Hope MN | A weighted suick named old faithful. The screweye tore loose 2yrs ago, so i retired him. It was a good day for retirement. 3 fish in the boat and 3 lost. |
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| my best was a bait return. the guy got 42 fish on a jointed woodie. the head snapped in the net. he asked for warranty.
how can you not honor that lmao.
I gave him a new lure.
when a lure has magic ya gotta run that chewy till its dead |
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| I have an old 9" weighted Suick that used be all black ,,,, now , the thing looks like a "black rattle snake" color pattern due to the hook marks on it with the exposed wood,, fish love it --- jim |
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Location: Wisconsin | old crane bait perch colored. Bought it back in the 80's and she has seen a lot of fish, and some rocks too! Beat up but still working |
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Location: Dixon, IL | My good friend love his old Reef Hawg! He caught a lot of musky on it! He repainted, replace hooks and tune several time! It don't look like Reef Hawg but still catch fish! |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Mine is also named Susie all of them
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Location: Aurora | Black Lelure Topper no mods, swollen & riddled with little cracks, rehooked, repainted & sealed countless times.
Giant bass love it too.
Name = Clovis |
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| As long as they still work...
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Location: NE PA | Def my jailbird pattern wooden suick... More wood than paint |
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| A J-13 Rapala in Perch color with broken teeth embedded in it. Hate to retire it and hate to loose it. |
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Location: Grand Forks ND | Suick and Jackpot. |
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| Have a 10"Weighted Suick with 45 fish on it has broken off teeth in it. 4 over 47" on it
also Muskie Train MX6 with 50 fish and 5 of them 50"-53.5" most paint is gone, been retired.
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com
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Location: Elgin IL | a few here ...looks like most people don't know how to post pics
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Location: Waukee, IA | Makes you wonder if they should be "painted that way" to start with! |
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| hey msky 3 , i see a big daddy in there , I've always loved the action but it doesnt move fish for me .. it obviously does for you . right ? |
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | For sure it's my Brown SUICK it's called OLD STING in the National hunting and fishing library of books very special bait. |
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| Hey Don, so do you happen to have a picture? I'm curious in seeing the suick, or any suick that is twenty years old and used.
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | I'll dig up a lure or 2 tomorrow that has 15+ fish a piece trolling tomorrow after work. A hammer and a wiley. A lot of fish boated on each.
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | I'll see if I can get a pic of it it's a veteran for sure |
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Location: Minnesota. | DonPursch - 11/28/2013 4:55 PM
For sure it's my Brown SUICK it's called OLD STING in the National hunting and fishing library of books very special bait.
Well, I'll be danged...I remember reading about that bait but for life of me I couldn't recall who it belonged to. I hesitated posting about it but wanted to.
Thanks Don. Thanks for the memories and that article. Loved it. Brings back some long-ago memories...!!!
Glad you caught this post and jogged my brain.
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