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Location: Merrill, Wisconsin | What are some of everyone's early season baits? I know a lot of guys talk about down sizing.... |
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| My best 2 the last 2 years have been Muskie Train Mf Shad and Baby Squirko.
They are small baits but have caught a lot of real nice fish on them 45"-48"
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com |
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Location: Alsip, IL | I did good on the krave Jr. Last year. But I love little bucktails early. |
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| Big Game 7" Twitcher has been a good one for me, nice action on them. As well as the mini-Dreamcatchers for a smaller bucktail. |
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| Thinking more about spring Musky outings...Sometimes a Suick works good early. Caught a 41" one season on opener in MN (40 degree water that season), and a 39" on anther year in WI...in the stumps on a dark stained lake.... |
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Location: Bloomington,MN | 6" phantom has been my go to the past few years. Going to try and experiment with the 4" version this spring over in wisonsin and see how that works. Generally speaking, I've had my best success with glide baits early in the season. |
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Location: Appleton, WI | Anything that you can work slow and it hangs in front of the fish are good in the early season. 6 inch slammer twitch baits are my go to early also I have had good luck with hawg wobblers early |
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| phantoms and last season the hot early bait was 5" red eye shallow raider prism |
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| 6" Slammer and 6" phantom. Go to baits in spring. Fished slowly. |
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Location: northern indiana | My go to early season bait is a modivator Jr. Next in line is the giant slug-go on shallow sandy flats. |
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| 7.5 shallow raider twitching it slowly has been my best by far... |
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| 6" grandmas and mf shads in perch or shad color. twitched like crazy |
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| 6"walleye jake nailed some big early season fish for me.One opening day 2-3 years ago I got 4 fish on a small topwater, the river was fast and muddy so I figured the Muskie bite was a waste a time. Saw a smallie take off after a frog so I put a small top water on to try and at least catch something.Nailed 4 nice mid 30" to low 40" muskies and never caught a smallie all day. |
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Location: IL | HELLHOUNDS |
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| 6" slammer twitchbait in golden shiner or slammers new rattling glider in a hot color. |
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Location: Aurora | Double 20's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHM-zP_4oCk
Downsizin from there until a pattern develops. |
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Location: Merrill, Wisconsin | Hahahah. Well I think the TranX finially found a bait that might overbear it . ^^^ |
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Location: Money, PA | Lil' Hammers, they make a Hell of a twitch bait too! |
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Location: Central Wisconsin |
I have some double 15s if you wanted to down size  |
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| weighted 9" Suicks .....or Rapala Shad Raps very erratically Ripped, paused,and Twitched. |
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Location: Black Creek, WI | I like Baby Depthraiders for early season. They are not very bouyant, twitch great, and offer greater depth ranges than traditional "twitchbaits". With the lack of cover (weeds) early in the season, the increased depth capability can offen be the difference maker. For similar reasons, I'll often favor spinnerbaits over bucktails early in the season.... especially in River situations and dealing with current. A 1.5 oz spinnerbait head and a single #8 Indiana blade has been money for me when water temps are below 62F. Lots of vibration at slow(er) speeds.... |
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| for the size there is no reason to use anything smaller than the thing you are using during summer.use the same thing with a slower presentation period |
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