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Location: WI | It's one of them. I do take hiking vacations every year instead of going fishing. Nothing beats a nice 8-15mi hike up and down a mountain!
Musky fishing, hiking, grouse hunting, music, and guns are my fav hobbies. Guns are too expensive now (ammo$$$). |
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Location: Planet Meltdown | Before I owned a boat Musky fishing was rare treat because I was always waiting for friends to take me out. Now that I own boat it's turned into more of a passion / favorite hobby. I no longer have to wait on others, just myself. That being said, if I had the option Id rather be on a tropical beach with the wife relaxing and fishing. 2nd is no brainier - Hunting for Muskies! |
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Location: North Central IL USA | a free week and unlimited funds? Hell yeah I'd be out there fishing!!!!! Both bass and musky. |
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Location: Quebec, Canada | Fishing is definitly in my top 5 in life as it's probably one of my main hobby and definitly the one that I invest the most money in. My brother it's the hockey, the other one the golf, me it's fishing. I mainly fish for musky but sometimes I enjoy fishing for bass, walleye and pikes. Altought, there are definitly things that comes before fishing in life and I also have others hobby than fishing. |
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| Awesome replies.
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Location: Otsego, MN | I love fishing! fished muskies almost exclusively for 8 years and just got burnt out on them. The last two years I've fished muskies in late august and early September only. Years of keeping a log muskie fishing points that month time period as my most productive, so I fish them for one month. I chase bass and walleye the rest of the year.
Still catching a muskie is by far a rush and love it, just not enough to go after them from opener to ice up. To much fun fishing other species. |
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| No, not so much too my husband's chagrin horses first and muskies second. It isn't so much the muskies whether active or not as sitting on the water enjoying the day.... I simply will not leave til mosquitos carry me away... food nah not leaving and porta potty on board... eat, well throw a minnow for a bit on board and eat there no need to go ashore.. the boat definite obsession. Now if I could muskie fish off my horse then yeah number one!!! I simply enjoy the outdoors (add that we do not have kids) |
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| I can't stop thinking about musky fishing. I wish that I could go every day.
But I have a great family and my kids keep me busy goin to gyms and arenas.
That's my first priority and love but those dam muskies have a hold on me.
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| Hands down my favorite thing to do . My wife is pregnant with our first and I plan on using my unborn child as an excuse to buy a new boat since fishing will now be a family activity. Is that wrong ???? |
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Location: Illinois | It's not wrong. It's about safety- that old boat isn't SAFE, 
ages 1-2 -Musky Hunter articles for bedtime stories
ages 2-4 - Spring Dawgs
ages 4-10- regular dawgs
ages 10-12- Mag Dawgs
ages 13-18- Pounders
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Location: North Central IL USA | JOHN FALLON - 10/26/2013 9:23 AM
My wife is pregnant with our first and I plan on using my unborn child as an excuse to buy a new boat since fishing will now be a family activity. Is that wrong ????
Not wrong at all. It's a good play. |
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| It has become my favorite now that I have a boat. Id rather be out there all day trying for one ski rather than catch multiple bass/walleye/pike etc. Although I will fish for them if no muskies are biting but secretly am still hoping a muskie will end up on the end of the line.
Other hobbies are totally neglected now, Car sits under a cover in the garage, snowmobiles get very few miles a year, guns stay in the safe, havent been hunting in years. etc
Good thing the GF is cool with it and just being on the water with me. No kids so thats a non issue. Now if I could only find more time off work to be out there more. |
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| Fishing is my favorite thing to do, period.
It used to be bow hunting for monster bucks, and shed hunting.
I put more time in, shed hunting, than anything else.
Now that I'm retired, and moved out of Illinois, I don't shed hunt anymore.
All my time is spent fishing in northern Minnesota. I do fish some, in Florida, during the winter.
I love to fish for bass and walleye, in May and early June, but it's all about muskies, after that!!!! |
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Location: Oregon | I enjoy building lures as much as fishing. Time of year determines which fish is current fav, spring is chinook and bass, summer musky and bass, fall chinook, winter steelhead.
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| Finally had a good season on the water for my efforts. I think fishing muskies just took over as my favorite thing to do, now bow hunting is second. |
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Location: Minnesota | Musky fishing is hard to beat. In oct. is when it gets tuff .out fishing not seeing any thing I think I should be in the woods .when im in the woods I think I should be fishing. I love my fishing but hunting is just as fun. there are a few more weeks to chase birds unless I go to a game farm. Then its just a long wait till musky season . |
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| Family, Friends, work (have to work) fishing, everything else......
Fish
1.musky
2.Striper
3. walleye
4 SM Bass
all other species 5th |
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | I am fortunate that I get to fish for Arapima in Guyana South America, Roosterfish in Costa Rica, King Salmon on the Skajit River in Washington State and Halibut fishing off Bristol Bay,Alaska.Each one of the other fish above are all great to catch and each also takes a level of skill to land, but there is in my mind more to be said about out smarting a Jumbino Muskie, my favorite for sure!
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Location: Brookfield, WI | I'd rather dance. Or swim.
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| Yes I think musky are awesome as you asked and no I don't think they should be stocked everywhere as there are enough lakes around with musky to be had. I can see other lakes getting stocked to spread the joy of musky fishing but not every lake.
For fishing it sure is my favorite fish to target.
I love musky fishing as I married a fishing nut also my wife grew up fishing all the time and when I got the musky bug she was not far behind me. My daughter loves to get out musky fishing and has been a great partner since she was around 7 years old. My so is 9 now and likes it at times but still like to fish for other fish which is OK by me on the days we get out together as I will target musky as he pounds the bait fish.
I also love musky fishing as I get to share this passion with many people who never fished musky before and watch there excitement as they have a musky chase there bait boat side and even better when they hook up on the figure 8.
Is it my all time favorite thing to do Yes and No
Yes as its a family thing lots of times.
No as again this fall I did not get out much as I was doing non fishing things with my family and only hit the water 3-4 times from the end of September family always comes first.
As for the guys here who put down Work above fishing musky you are lucky to have a job that makes you that happy. Im working my way towards there maybe one day until then I will work to pay bills. |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | Over all the years allot of "hobbies" came and went and came back and went again...golf,football, basketball, coaching, motorcycles, hunting, etc...I gave up hunting to not miss out on all Fall Fishing available. I gave up golf to buy fish camp, I also gave up motorcycles to buy fish camp. ( I now have another scooter though!) Time is now the demanding thing. Time just divided between the species I want to fish is hard to come by. Since I am still working, time to be there when it's right is another! I would rank Muskie fishing in the top 5 also. |
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| Gave up a chance to play golf professionally after college a year ago to continue my passion for Muskie fishing.
I have no regrets.
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Location: ON | JOHN FALLON - 10/26/2013 10:23 AM
Hands down my favorite thing to do . My wife is pregnant with our first and I plan on using my unborn child as an excuse to buy a new boat since fishing will now be a family activity. Is that wrong ????
I just did the same.
Believe me its not so bad when your child wakes up @ 4:30 & you spend an hr with them until they go back down, all of a sudden its 5:30, and you can hit the water.
Either way its awesome. You will have more time to fish the first year than the second, so if you are in question about a boat, year 1 is the year!
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