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| So as a new devotee, what do we do in the offseason to best prepare for the new year? |
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| Get a second job. |
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| 1. Clean/oil/grease all reels
2. Check all line guides on rods for cracks or chips using a Q-tip
3. Re-spool/flip line as needed
4. Replace any pawls/worm gears/drag washers/spool bearings/etc as needed
5. Replace any lures that got lost/broken last season
6. Sharpen hooks
7. Check inventory of hooks/split rings/leaders/snaps swivels/etc.
8. Re-stock first aid kit and emergency supplies making sure nothing is expired (like Neosporin, Nu-skin, advil, sunscreen, bug spray)
9. New roll of TP and fresh wipes in the boat
10. Winterize boat if not stored in garage
11. Change oil and oil in lower unit
11. Clean boat
12. Fix Whatever on boat/trailer stopped working last year
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| If you need/want some additional gear, judging by Facebook market place, now is a good time to pick up used lures, rods/reels and nets. |
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Location: oswego, il | Outdoor shows, swap meets and fish through the winter.
Edited by ToddM 10/15/2021 11:57 PM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Learn everything you can by reading and studying. Join a Muskies Inc Chapter. Winter fish for whatever you can, learning and refining other fishing techniques will assist with your muskie talents considerably. Go to the shows and attend seminars as Todd said. If he isn't there, it isn't a show. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Study hard! Maps, technique, seasonal changes, everything. |
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Location: oswego, il | Go to musky club meetings and support them by going to their fhndraisers and banquets. Give back. |
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| its not the off season yet!  |
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Location: SW Ohio | Go to FL and fish for tarpon. J/k
Down here now in central FL visiting daughter. Brought two musky rods to bomb buzz baits into the grass while shore fishing on the lake they live on.
Off season isnt very long for us in S Ohio. I’ll stop in Dec and start back up in Feb/Mar depending on weather. Watch videos, go to the shows and seminars starting in Jan (we hope this year), make trip plans, arrange, rearrange and arrange again my tackle boxes. |
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| What everyone said, ice fish, and it's a great time to fish any of your area rivers! Kdawg |
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| Oh Musky,
Good point.
I live in N. Ky. |
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| Adding to the sharpening hooks suggestion....
Use a red or black sharpie (perm marker) on the freshly sharpened hook tips to prevent corrosion.
One winter I had the bright idea of using my dishwasher to clean all my hard baits before sharpening every point. I learned it takes about 20 minutes to load 150 lures, no problem. But it took 6 hours and two bloody hands to get all those lures back out of the dishwasher. I'll never do that again. |
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| Join the winternet |
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| Start making bucktails |
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