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| sorenson |
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Posts: 1764 Location: Ogden, Ut | Is it fall yet? The only fish I saw last Sunday was following a small in-line bucktail that I was reeling nearly as fast as I could. So who knows - that probably shouldn't have worked, huh? I still use hair in the fall, but haven't been consistently productive w/ it. Sometimes I reason that turnover conditions dictate that I need a bait w/ vibration and sound coupled w/ enough casts that I can drag it past enough fish faces that at least one will be interested. Flock shooting for muskies... Now if I do encounter a fish w/ said tactics and it doesn't commit, I usually try a slower, hard bodied bait. Post-turnover after the water clears, I usually use cranks, jerks and gliders. And a word of caution about my comments: I get schooled by all of my fall-fishing visitors from out of state. Even if they only bring 3 (yes, three) baits with them. And only one of those baits should have worked...  S. | ||
| muskyboy |
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| Pete Stoltman |
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| mikie |
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| Donnie3737 |
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| Last fall, for the first time in a LONG time, I tried to be committed to throwing BIG Joe's & BIG Bucktails....I caught a number of fish on BOTH. What i've realized, these past 3 or 4 years is this...with the right blades, and the right speed, bucktails will produce ALL season. One of the reasons most leave the bucktails, is this..... EVERYONE SAYS BUCKTAILS DON'T CATCH FISH IN THE FALL ! ! ! So, I am throwing them this fall, and I think I'm gonna catch a PIG on one!! Donnie | |||
| lambeau |
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| BNelson |
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Location: Contrarian Island | why do most of us ( and i use to be guilty of this) think that colder water temps mean baits have to be moving slow??? if you want to just move your baits slow in the fall you might be missing out on some fish....the more open minded we can be as musky fishermen..the better we will become... One of the things I have really learned the last couple seasons is baits moving fast in cold, and I mean cold temps..can and do get hit.. don't ever give up on speed as a factor even when temps are colllllld.... sure there are some days they want it slow...but some days the speed can get them going.... I toss bucktails and spinnerbaits to the end...(i remember a cold Jan. day this year I got wacked by an Indiani ski throwing a Stanleys! ) blades work all times of the year......any bait they hit during the summer can and will work in the fall... just gotta have confidence in it ! Edited by MSKY HNR 10/4/2006 9:15 AM | ||
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Location: The Yahara Chain | I vote for big and slow. I will be throwing some double #10's late into the year this year. Slowing them down and hanging on.  | ||
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