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| Should tigers be fished the same as naturals or more like northerns?
What is the best way to fish these? |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | They're all I have to chase out here, so I can't really do a comparison. I would say as a general rule, downsize your baits a bit from those you would use for pure strain muskies. They seem to like cranks and small bucktails best for me. So in answer to your question, I would say to fish them like the combination of both species that they are...sorry if it's not a lot of help.
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Location: Racine, Wi | I'm with Sorenson on this one. I only have one lake nearby with tigers, and it is a private lake which is a bonus! Anyway, I definitely notice that they like to hit smaller spinnerbaits and minnowbaits. My biggest tiger cam on a 3/8 oz spinnerbait. It was a 49" fish, so they will eat small. I also do well twitching thundersticks and bomber long As for them.
It's not to say they won't eat big, as I do get them on Suicks Jakes and regular sized Bucktails, but I have caught more on smaller stuff.
I also have noticed that they tend to be more aggressive in the spring and early fall. (cooler water temps????) Tigers seem to like the cooler water.
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | jimus,
I would down size also. Most of the tigers I have caught have been in the Spring time and I was working smaller baits.
I stuck a nice 44-inch tiger in a Three lakes PMTT a few years back. That fish ate a Husky Jerk twitched between cabbage pods. That fish was casted over for hours by plenty of good sticks with conventional baits. At noon I switched to the Husky Jerk and twitched the pockets of cabbage, she ate the small bait.
Small bait for that size fish, but it got the fish to eat when other baits didn't.
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| I agree!2 yrs ago in the Hodag, I hit a 36" tiger in a spot that had been pounded all day. I went slow and low with a small CJ's spinnerbait..Ironically, went back to the same spot an hour later and caught Shamu.48" slob that had to weigh in the low 30's.Love small baits on certain lakes and big stuff on others.I digress. Steve
Cooler water helps too!Springs are naturally cooler and lots of times have green weeds nearby.(year 'round) |
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Location: ft wayne, IN | I totally agree with the above: smaller, shinier/brighter, cooler water (spring/fall/dawn/springs), all seem to be keys for success w/ tigers. I have caught them though on topraiders and magnum dawgs. Blessings from the muskie gods may help the most! Tougher fish to figure for sure!!
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