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Location: Williamstown, WV | I can fish musky all year long in West Virginia but I don't. I enjoy getting out for saugers on the ohio river in winter/early spring. I really enjoy catching 25lb flatheads on the ohio river in may/june. If I only fished for one fish all year I'd go nuts. Multispecies, in my opinion, is the way to go. You have more fun and you learn more about fishing. I look at Al Lindner, who's a multispecies guy, and consider him to be one of the best. I think if you totally fish for musky then maybe your missing some other good times. this year I'm actually going to target longnose gar on the ohio river. Found a great lure that I'm gonna make and try on these 4 foot toothy critters.
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | Also, I might add that I hate to eat fish...so no real reason to fish for other species.
Another way I look at it is like this....going bass, perch, crappie, walleye fishing is like buying a Mustang with a V-6 or a full size truck with a V-6....why do it??? If you are going fishing, fish for the beast, with the most power, best strikes and something that actually gets the heart pumping....I have yet to see a crappie, perch, walleye, etc....that looks like it would get me excited. |
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Location: Davenport, IA | I'll fish for anything. In the summer it gets too hot to fish for muskies so I hit the Mississippi river for bass. Its a lot of fun because you catch as many other fish as bass. Northerns, white bass, stripers (and hybrids), walleyes, catfish, big crappies, dogfish, ect have all been caught fishing a crankbait for bass. I don't' spend the winter sharpening hooks in front of the tv either. I go icefishing for bass and bluegills. |
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Location: north central wisconsin |
Cory, interesting(and flattering) that you brought that up. GQ, not a chance. I am still waiting for my call from the Fleet Farm flier publicists though.. I sent several pose photos in awhile back and have not heard a thing. I really like the 'left hand on the chin, right hand pointing at dead tree foot on log next to running chain saw' pose, and they haven't used it in their fall or spring issue. As far as the Red Man, all part of the getup. The wife actually makes me chew it during photo shots. She also feels that the chew deters the girl oggling that surely follows when my photos are shown in their company..heheh. The hair is a direct result of free-haircut-cessation by my mom, the beautician. I just won't go to another barber, and would prefer to not pay for them either. The unkempt hair look, which actually takes more than a few hours to achieve(I sleep on it for about 7 hours before appearances) does not fit into my favorite name brand caps now, thus my resorting to the five panel foam front high hats that now fit. My buddy Greg(maker of the GP Thumper spinnerbait among other fine Musky tackle) refers to them as his 'big hair' hats as he has an entire set of caps for each do.
Good luck on the 'eyes man.
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| If you are going fishing, fish for the beast, with the most power, best strikes and something that actually gets the heart pumping....I have yet to see a crappie, perch, walleye, etc....that looks like it would get me excited.
lol, Mike...you do know that you are allowed to use lighter gear when fishing for other fish, right? 
a bull bluegill on an ultralight puts up a pretty dang good fight.
a nice smallie on 8lb test and the right rod will make you work harder and with more fish-fighting skill than many muskies do when you're using xhvy gear.
they'll get your heart pumping if you give them a chance.
with the arrival of children, i know i'll be revisiting my panfishing roots in the near future! and actually, i'm pretty pleased with the idea.
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Location: Williamstown, WV | Ever tango with a 30lb + flathead catfish or a 20+ carp Mike? Try it..I've actually set the hook on catfish in the ohio river that don't move when you set the hook. And talk about a rod pumping, drag pulling experience. Try it, you won't be disappointed.
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Shawn, I have fished with my kids for carp at our cottage just to show them how to fight a hard pulling fish. I grew up catching those stupid carp almost every day for excitement. They are some real hard core drag stripping fighters. Then our reward was to beat them like a drum and give them to all the neighbors for their gardens. Great stuff when your 10 to 13years old and live on the lake.
I have turned on lots of people who live on the lake to carp fishing. A few cans of corn and your in for hours of fun. Can beat that if you don't have a boat and only have panfish rods.
A bunch of years back we had a "carp out" contest. My brother and I caught 811lbs of carp in a day. Talk about tired arms and a nasty smelling boat. We filled garbage cans and then took them in two at a time to the scale and then back out to our carp zone to fill the garbage cans again. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | i gotta agree with hulbert ... unless the bull bluegill gets hammered by the musky when it's fighting on that ultra-light ... for me it's muskies only in the open water season and then flags for meat pike in the winter ... nothing else would win over golf or cycling or snowmobiling etc... if i targeted other species for a full day i'd go nuts. big muskies make the anticipation and hours worth it on the water imo |
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| all fish suck if they aint biting. the good lord made perch and walleyes for batter. guts dont feel bad theres guys who cant even fish due to disabilities. if you ask the majority of fishermen cut there teeth on sunnys and bass long before the musky bug bit em. or they just plain dont like cleanin fish |
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | Dont bass fish much anymore, but when i do i still get excited. Going down to Dale Hollow every year during spawn time fishin for 6+ pound smallies is a blast as well as sight fishin for big largemouths in the shallows! One thing i could never do though is fish for bass on any lake that has good muskie fishin in it. yes dale hollow has muskies in it, but not enough to spend any time chasin them.
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Location: searchin for 50 | Because muskies rock !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not many other fish you get to see smoke your lure at boatside. And because muskies eat all them other fish. My2cents worth. Later  |
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| "If you are going fishing, fish for the beast, with the most power, best strikes and something that actually gets the heart pumping...."....Mike H.
As mentioned above, big carp and flathead cats are beasts, too. I know from experience that carp fight much better than muskies. For example, it took my daughter about a half hour to land a 25# carp from shore on a local river. We had to use muskie rods and extra strong hooks due to so many break-offs and straightened out hooks. |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin |
i used to fish for everything and still do only if there are no musky or pike in the water |
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Location: Madison, WI | http://www.gettinghooked.net/Episode%2007-2007.wmv
Looks like fun to me!!
Some real high-tec methods for carp fishing. |
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Location: Minnesota | When I go out I have a few rods and tackle to fish for crappie, bass, muskie, and walleye. If I get a little tired of fishing for muckies I go catch 20 crappie in 30 minutes and back to muskies. I think the majority of muskie fishermen do fish for other types.
JMO
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| I would expect most Muskie fishermen to agree to the fact that Carp definitely fight harder than Muskies of equal size. That being said, I have yet to see a Carp strike during a figure 8. Both fish have their own merit in my opinion, and probably taste the same too. Ha ha. |
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| I like winter crappies, good eats!
Jim Stroede
www.jimstroedefishing.com
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| It's funny how I end up catching Muskies when I put the big stuff down and pick up the spinning rod with the X-Rap and start fishing for Smallies... |
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| I am one of those people. Ever since I caught my first musky thats all I fish for. Don't get me wrong if I go to a lake that doesn't have ski's I will still go fishing but if I am on a musky lake you can bet your ass I'll be tossing musky baits and not perch jerkin'. I used to get excited when I'd bring in a 5 lb bass now I look at it like bait. |
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| Fishing for anything else in a musky lake is like buying a buying a Monte Carlo when you really want the Corvette. You still got a pretty sweet new car but you know there is something better. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | ghitierman... so the other 150 days out of the year, you just stop fishing? wouldn't you rather run the monte than sit at home while a dance is going on, even if it isn't the prom?
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Location: MPLS, MN | Muskies are only one of the great species to target. Muskies are my favorite but I could never be a one species only guy. I try to get 15 differant species caught every year as a goal over a certain # of Muskies. |
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Location: Illinois | I get the same feeling of excitement waiting for first ice that I do in anticipation of musky season. The feeling of being on big panfish you found on your own, away from the crowd. The sight of the flag up and wondering what you have. These are things that I relish. I love musky fishing but it's more about being outside and enjoying life for me. Maybe thats why I will never be a great musky fisherman. Don't get me wrong, I fish hard and can be as focused as the next guy, but when I first started fishing it wasn't only to catch big muskies. That part is no different for me today. Also, for a weekend warrior like me, when your season goes bad, it may be 3 weeks between muskies. Getting back to the basics and catching some pannies, bass or walleyes can be just the ticket. |
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Location: Washington, PA | I fish muskies 95% of the time, but love smallmouth fishing too. I like to fish for both, on the same trip, to break the day up if things are tough. I've been known to sneak off to the mountains of west by god virginia in winter to fish for native trout. Something to be said for the scenery I guess. |
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| Long time site stalker; infrequent / rare poster.
Having an employer who frowns on such things and a large family will do that to a guy, but a few things in this thread brought out the courage to post.
Lambeau have fun with the family. When kids are real young, you can still get out and fish the way you have historically. When they grow up to ages 6,7,8+, demands tend to change. I have four kids and between basketball, baseball, soccer, school and what not it’s a wonder I get to fish at all.
After having fished nearly exclusively for muskies during the past 20 years (spring and fall walleyes being the exception), I began seeking out alternatives as a way to keep my boys interested in the great outdoors. My boys have caught muskies up to 36 inches at a young age and have netted a few over 40 inches, but since they are not yet teenagers, I’ve found their ability to endure more than a few hours in the boat at a time to be lacking. The attention span and mental effort doesn’t seem to be there.
Thus, I decided to explore action fishing to keep them interested.
While these don’t have the ferocious fight of musky, they certainly are worthy of a great fight especially on light spinning tackle.
The one pic with Milwaukee’s middle finger in the background was 30 inches with a 22 inch girth (75% of the length). It’s a blast fishing these during the musky off-season.
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| Well, I obviously don't know what I am doing. I thought I posted a picture, but obviously not.
Posting two pics within the same post is also apparently beyond the realm of my skill.
Sorry for mucking up the thread.
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Location: Northern Illinois | I like all types of fish, they make great forage for the Muskies. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | G,
The images probably need to be resized. Drop me a PM and I'll give you a hand. Crappies on the ice this week, Keith pounded them today... |
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