I did some networking here at work and found a gentleman in my building who is also an avid musky fisherman.  He's got a place up north and invited me to do some fishing with him next weekend [10/07 - 10/09]

This is my first trip up to Vilas County and actually, my first time musky fishing this late in the season.  Typically, I'm out trapping or scouting public hunting land for small game trails. 

Am I pretty much regulated to using big rubber and jerkbaits/gliders and crankbaits?  Should I still be bringing along all of my bucktails and spinnerbaits?  Or is it a mute point and just more stuff to haul around?  Not looking for any super-duper, family heirloom secrets.  A simple push in the right direction would help.

The gentleman I'm fishing also said due to the clear water up north, I should probably stick with neutral fish pattern colors (perch, shad, walleye, etc, etc.) along with the standard blacks and whites.  And leave the fruity colors at home (chartreuse, pink, fluorescent green)   I'm used to fishing the hot chocolate stained water of the Petenwell Flowage and other algae infested lakes in this region of Wisconsin.

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