Riverrat351 - 9/30/2015 8:32 PM

I frequently wade for musky in the summer, been doing it for years and have landed well in excess of 100 musky, all by hand. The thought has crossed my mind that I may have been lucky to this point. The key is knowing "when to take 'em". You don't want to over play them, and you can't take them took soon.

I just never wanted to have all the extra hassle with figuring out how to carry a net. But then I never carried a net for anything, trout, bass, walleyes, etc. I'm also curious if there is anything out there that would work.

jaultman - 10/1/2015 10:42 AM
Can you describe how you "land" them? grab the tail, then the jaw? Also, have you landed many big ones that way? Say over 45". Sincere questions. I know some people will beach them, but I'd hate to do that on same areas, like rocky shores.

I've landed (in a big Frabill) only a couple "big" muskies from shore and I would be really apprehensive to do it by hand. But lugging around my one-and-only large net IS a hassle.