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| Hi Gang,
I thought it would be appropriate to add this experience from last fall on Lake X with Mr Treat Daddy.
I had left home in a hurry to get out on a weekday, and Shawn had along several of his favorite heavily-weighted Suicks. He drills additional holes in the bottom of an already weighted 9" model, and melts lead into the holes. I borrowed the heaviest of these, maybe it had an ounce of extra lead added.
These lures then run in my favorite zone, around 6-8 ft deep.
On that particular afternoon I had 4 follows in 5 casts, around 5PM. Within 10 minutes of that series, Treats nailed a 44-inch musky, and I was a floundering but successful net-man. He wasn't using a Suick, but that 25 pounder was sure nice. I think that one was caught on a Jerko (purple, his favorite lure, that day...)
I guess I still need to work on figure-8 or similar maneuvers with Suicks because I get lots of follows and can't tempt them near the boat. All the muskies I have caught on Suicks were hard strikes out from the boat, and usually it's the front hooks that are embedded (stuck from the side).
Anyone had success near the boat or in a figure 8 with Suicks?
Later,
Papa Joe
Turning 38 years young tomorrow, and I will be fishing! |
Posts: 1189
Location: Bagley,MN 56621 | JoMusky A.K.A. Jo"Suick" could really give someone some popinters on how to throw one.
I fished a lot with Jo last year and he caught more on that bait than any other, I started to call him that.
Rumor is too that he popped his biggest today...50+ on one.
Way to go Jo, look forward to the pics!!! |
