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goose007us

Posted 11/7/2012 9:16 AM (#596491)
Subject: Perhaps a dumb question but...

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Has anyone ever tried fishing small suckers through the ice for musky?

scmuskies

Posted 11/7/2012 9:17 AM (#596492 - in reply to #596491)
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Posts: 258

Location: Mayville, WI

When we get good enough ice at the end of the season it works, some lakes better than others.

clm

Posted 11/7/2012 11:59 AM (#596533 - in reply to #596491)
Subject: RE: Perhaps a dumb question but...

can't in minnesota. Unless there is good ice before Dec. 1st.

milje

Posted 11/7/2012 12:28 PM (#596546 - in reply to #596491)
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Posts: 410

Location: Wakefield, MI

I thought about trying it this year. But I was thinking more like big suckers.

MartinTD

Posted 11/7/2012 12:46 PM (#596550 - in reply to #596533)
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Location: NorthCentral WI

clm - 11/7/2012 11:59 AM

can't in minnesota. Unless there is good ice before Dec. 1st.

But you can fish for big pike!

I've never tried but sure would be fun to pull a muskie through the ice.

Kirby Budrow

Posted 11/7/2012 1:23 PM (#596573 - in reply to #596491)
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Posts: 2327

Location: Chisholm, MN

Seen it happen. Not as fun as it sounds. Plus, it can be unhealthy for the fish with below freezing temps. You could easily damage their gills by freezing them. I've never caught one through the ice but I know plenty of people who have. I just figure I'll save the muskies for open water and give them a much needed rest in the winter. Oh, and its generally illegal in MN.

figure8out

Posted 11/7/2012 2:31 PM (#596595 - in reply to #596491)
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Posts: 152

Location: Nowhere near where I should be

If you Catch and release pike through the ice with enjoyment i cant see it not being fun I got a small tiger through the ice on an otherwise pikeless day a few years back and that put a smile on everyones face. If its within season go for it.

milje

Posted 11/7/2012 3:10 PM (#596611 - in reply to #596573)
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Posts: 410

Location: Wakefield, MI

Kirby Budrow - 11/7/2012 1:23 PM

Seen it happen. Not as fun as it sounds. Plus, it can be unhealthy for the fish with below freezing temps. You could easily damage their gills by freezing them. I've never caught one through the ice but I know plenty of people who have. I just figure I'll save the muskies for open water and give them a much needed rest in the winter. Oh, and its generally illegal in MN.

Hmmm, never considered that.

Kirby Budrow

Posted 11/7/2012 3:57 PM (#596621 - in reply to #596491)
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Location: Chisholm, MN

It's probably not an issue if the weather is nice though. Probably safer than in summer actually.

Lucky Loon

Posted 11/8/2012 8:14 AM (#596768 - in reply to #596621)
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Posts: 60

Location: Colgate, WI

Caught my first Musky through the ice New Years Eve 2011. We were trying for northern, using large minnows.

Getting her through the 8" hole was a little tricky. The time for a pic was very brief and the release was a challenge (You just shoot them into the hole and off they go).

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greenstealth

Posted 11/8/2012 8:17 AM (#596770 - in reply to #596491)
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That is such a cool pic

T-Bone

Posted 11/8/2012 4:47 PM (#596878 - in reply to #596770)
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Location: Victoria,MN

Funny, I never targeted them but I considered them a nuisence in the winter fishing for Walleye. They eat my expensive Shiners, make a mess of the lines, and they are a pain to try and get thru the hole.

Edited by T-Bone 11/8/2012 4:49 PM

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