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Location: Bloomington,MN | i have no idea how to set one up.Do most people use bobbers with them?i have the rig on and then the leader am i good to go?I am a total noob with this sucker fishing business lol so any tips/advice would be awesome
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=37... |
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1. Run your suckers at a depth pretty close to the bottom, and move your boat slowly enough to keep the line vertical. If they're trailing behind the boat 1 foot below the surface, not only will you drown them, but they won't be very effective while they are still alive.
2. Rubbercore sinkers will help keep them down near the bottom where you want them on windy days or when working (casting) structure
3. Make sure put your reel in free spool and put on the clicker. This way you know when a muskie takes the sucker, and don't run the risk of it taking your rod and reel with it.
3-1/2. Keep the rod somewhere where you can reach it easily, sometimes muskies will pick up the sucker and drop it before you have a chance to set the hook.
4. Set the hook. Like you mean it! Reel down to the water, give it a tiny bit of slack, and then break the rod. Both hands, BREAK IT. (you won't, but pretend you are trying)
5. You are setting the hook on what is basically an unmoveable object, so make sure you have a solid grip on the rod. Ask Bob Dourlain what happens if you do not.
6. When the now hooked and freaking out muskie decides to head straight up towards the surface at a speed of faster-than-you-can-reel, be prepared to watch it surface, throw the sucker and the hook, and swim off before your eyes as you reel frantically trying to catch up with it. Despite how cool that actually sounds, it makes you yell things that your mother would NOT be proud of. You'll find new uses for words starting with F that you never imagined before.
7. Also be prepared to wave and apologize to all the people who have come out of their houses, looking to see what all the yelling is about. Sound travels remarkably far across the water.
8. ALWAYS name your suckers. Be careful what you name them though. Naming them after people you do not like is fine, as is naming them after women you no longer like. Take caution in choosing a name, however. I once chose a female name I won't mention, thinking I had the PERFECT name for an ugly slimy fish with a big mouth. In hindsight, I should have known that sucker wasn't going to be worth a ####.
Edited by esoxaddict 11/8/2007 4:23 PM
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Location: The desert | Good tips Jeff...the only one I would argue with is the first one.....I had a bit of success running them a bit shallower this weekend. Especially in clear water I dont think there is a need to get them right on the bottow. I think running them mid water column is likely better as the muskies can look up and see them if they are on the bottom, or it will be right in their faces if they are suspended off the bottom. |
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Location: Bloomington,MN | do you always need weight or will the leader and the rig be enough to bring the sucker down aways? |
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4. Set the hook. Like you mean it! Reel down to the water, give it a tiny bit of slack, and then break the rod. Both hands, BREAK IT. (you won't, but pretend you are trying)
5. You are setting the hook on what is basically an unmoveable object, so make sure you have a solid grip on the rod. Ask Bob Dourlain what happens if you do not.
You guys nailed it on the head; I do well with one mid column and one near the bottom.
Regarding 4. 5.
My pal almost pulled a low 40 into the boat on an extremely hard hook set in 8 ft of water. I couldn't believe it; the whole body was out of the water and he lost the fish! They do move especially if you’re right above them and your a strong lad. Use your turnip on amount of power on hook set.
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| and if in MN dont forget a spinner blade to make it legal ... |
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Location: Pulaski, WI | You didn't mention drag setting. Last one I set on with a locked drag came back with a hook with an extra 30 degrees of bend in it. |
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| You can let the fish set the hook a bit if they are realllly sharp hooks and not too deep into the suckers skin like smaller suckers have thinner skin on their sides than bigger suckers but whichever you choose constant pressure is a must. I also fish them up higher depending on water clearity. Its fun to put them up higher but further behind the boat if you have good sunglasses or sun is right or the chop allows you to see them. I may put them 2-3 feet down but as far from the boat as I can under a bobber. Just so you can still make out the silhouette if you can see the outline of a 9-18 inch sucker you will definitely be able to see the whiteness of the muskies mouth as it follows. If the muskie isn't agressive or not taking it I let the reel freespool till the boat is far enough away that its not spooking the muskie then I twitch or give a pull on the line to try and initiate a strike. I have even figure 8'd a sucker and caught muskie. 8-9 foot rod helps. |
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