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Location: pewaukee, wi | Hey everyone, my name is shawn. I am in a sociology class in college right now, and i have to write a paper on a subject that i know very well. I picked muskie fishing, and the purpose of this paper is to go over the things that ordinary people over look when they view the subject and sport of muskie fishing.
I sit down and look at the things we have everytime we go out on the lake. Things as small as the type of material the lure is made out of, to the kinds of things you wear to better your chances of catching a fish.
Basically, what are things that we have in our possesion that make it easier to catch these great fish.
I have about a page full of things i wrote down, but am interested to see what some other people think.
Some of the things i have come up with are:
Lures: Wood, plastic, variety of colors, sharpness of hooks, size of hooks
Rod/reel: strength of the line/leaders, snaps, swivels, durability.
These are a few things, but really, sit down and take a look at what things are over looked when we go out muskie fishing.
Again, just curious to see what everyone has to say.
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Location: St. Louis, MO., Marco Is., FL, Nestor Falls, ON | Good release tools, good first aid kit, maps, spares of all critical items. |
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Location: Medford, WI | Many, many things. Not sure what the exact purpose is (things we, as fishermen overlook or things that the common person (may be non-fisherman) overlook.
Regardless, the braided lines we use, gears in our reels, nets, etc. soooo many things.
-Jake |
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Location: pewaukee, wi | Yea, like i said, i have a full page full of things, i am just curious to see if other have different things i didnt come up with. |
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Location: Hopefully on the water | Simply the freedom to be able to go out and fish when ever we can. Way too often over looked IMO. |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Seeing this is for a sociology class the one thing you can not omit even though it's not really tangeble is the sharing of info with others be it in person or a web site such as this. This web site and others with it's diversity of members is a great source of knowledge.
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Location: Yahara River Chain | I have three things.
1) Camera as you don't know when you'll lose your memory
Crap, I forgot what the other two are. |
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | The fact that we have a muskie fishery worth fishing. The generations before us faced an up hill battle to create the resource that we currently are enjoying. Without their work and transference of a conservation mentality towards muskies many of us would never have found the sport. |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | Well, when I go down to the local river and watch people hand cast a hook and large sinker with the line wrapped around a stick I feel very lucky to be holding a muskie rod/reel in my hands. |
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Location: Lake of The Woods | The most important thing i think is the resource itself, a few times a year i like to pull into a area and shut down motor and tunes to take it all in for a few minutes. Another important factor would be a gps, it has increased our learnin curve tremendously. |
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| That special fishing buddy. Be it a spouse, parent, child or in my case, brother. |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Jaw spreader, split ring pliers, hook file, split rings, extra blades... |
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Location: Illinois | Emergency roll of toilet paper? It keeps you on the water, thus increasing your odds of hooking a musky. |
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Location: APPLETON, WI | A good first aid kit! |
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Location: pewaukee, wi | muskellunged - 4/26/2010 3:00 PM
Emergency roll of toilet paper? It keeps you on the water, thus increasing your odds of hooking a musky.
lol, so true! |
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| I take for granted the fact that we have a first class muskie fishery right here in the twin cities and I can also order a pizza to the ramp in less then 30 minutes |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | JohnMD nailed it, IMO. |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | If making it legal makes it easier...maybe a fishing license.
S. |
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Location: Nordeast Minneapolis | Why have I never thought of having a pizza delivered to the landing???? Genius! |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | TP for the BH....LOL...yes, gotta' have that. |
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| actually alot wont deliver to a landing for fear of it being an ambush/robbery but still afew around,,,take it from me I have alot of pizza experience 
Edited by happy hooker 4/26/2010 4:05 PM
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Why we fish - many times people forget that - especially when they get caught up in stats and what and what doesn't count. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | If I were to wager a thought on this, I would say what other ordinary people overlook about muskies and muskie fisherman is the research showing muskies and other sought after species can and do successfully coexist in the same waters.
Steve
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | When fishing long Hrs.(12-15hrs.) you must stay mentaly strong and be ready for something to happen at any time, staying positive is a must !
There is nothing worst than fishing a long day with someone with a negitive attatude, and complaining about everything.
I won't fish with you again, if your this type of person........
Do you homework before you hit the water, and have some kind of a mental gameplan to put you on the right spots at the right times .
Be in good shape in order to run the course (long days will drain you FAST,.... iF your outta shape.)
Have FUN...... In all your pursuits.
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | D.P.
Edited by Top H2O 4/26/2010 9:32 PM
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Location: In a shack in the woods | Parliament lights and a bic for after that fish comes unbuttoned. Lots of choice words to relieve some more stress. |
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Location: Canada | A good fishing partner. One that knows what you are throwing and in sync with your cast or you in sync with his/hers. Knowing what lure you're grabbing next and know what lure you partner has in mind when he/she reaches into the tackle box. From play by plays with follow ups and right to the grand finally where one of you is netting the others fish you both have to co-exist together almost as one.
Edited by CU301DSV 4/26/2010 9:50 PM
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| That's an odd question, and some of the answers here are things I take for granted.
More than anything? I take for granted the knowledge and insight that I have gained from fishing with others. Some have been friends, some I hardly know, some are guides who have become friends, some I've lost touch with. But I have learned something from every single one of them. I've gained insight that would take years and years to aquire on my own. You can read magazines and watch TV shows, listen to seminars, go to club meetings, read and participate in internet forums, all of which I have done. But being out there fishing with someone who has years or even decades more experience than you, and learning from them? That will put you light years ahead of anywhere you could get on your own. Whether it's working lures, learning structure, boat control, lure selection, baitfish movements, weather patterns, or just simply being put on fish, you learn from those around you. Just like anything else, the best way to learn is from people who know. Now that I think about it? Taken for granted? I've never even THANKED most of them. Soo... For those who have made me the muskie angler I am today, (in no particular order) THANK YOU. The next muskie I catch will be largely in part to the lessons I have learned from these folks:
Scotty Yaeger
Scott Munford
Steve Herbeck
Mike Mireault
Cal Ritchie
Andy Bouchard
Darcy Orchard
Travis Cunningham
Howie Meyer
Travis Richardson
Bruce Shumway
Steve Worrall
Andrew Golden
Troy Schoonover
Cory Painter
Mike Mosseau
Mike Kanaval
Steve Ruhmann
Brad Nelson
Krishna Swamy
Mike Moschell
Laurie O'Hara
Harry Holtzer
Mike Zaborowksi
John Deutinger
Ren Petrauskas
Dave Wrobel
I'm sure I've missed a few..
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