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| I'm really getting the itch and june 1rst can't come soon enough. Just something to talk about here- What are everyones favorite lures early in the season? I personally will be throwing phantoms and cowgirls around the thickest weeds /I can find. Or pacemakers over shallow sand. Anyone else care to share muskie opener strategies and lures? |
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Location: tHe LaKe Of PrIoR, mN | throw the lures I bought in the off season ALL OF THEM |
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Location: Minnesota | start off with a suick then go to a smaller bucktail |
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| Interesting nobody is posting ice fishing tackle ideas... |
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| Im with crix. I made about a dozen of my own cowgirls this winter so I will be casting and figure eighting each to check my work first. Then i will throw the dozen or so other baits I bought this winter. Only then can I seriously fish. |
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| double 8's or phantoms for me |
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Location: Greenfield, WI | My opening day rods are rigged with a 6" Slammer Crankbait, a Slammer dropbelly glider, and a Doghouse Bucktail.
It is tradition and they work for me. |
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| At this point I have no idea, it depends on the conditions of the day and where we end up water temp wise. At the rate this "spring" is progessing we might have metro temps south of 60 degrees on June 1st. |
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Location: S.W. WI | 7-8" Big Games and Cranes....Twitchin', can't wait. |
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Location: Grantsburg, Wisc | I will tell you at the end of the day on opener |
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Glide baits-Undertaker, Reef Hawg and Phantom
Minnow baits-Slammer 6 & 7 inch, Cranes and Shallow Raiders
Bucktails-Mepps or Llungen Tail single blades
Top Water-Creeper, Hawg Wobbler or maybe Top Raider
Live bait-10 to 12 inch suckers with Quick Strike Rigs
Water temps are usually 56 to 60 degrees on the opener.
Edited by Mikes Extreme 4/10/2013 10:27 AM
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Posts: 785
| Mag dawgs
10" tubes
medussa
hawg wobbler
wtd topwater
showgirls
If things stay cold though who knows... may dust off the gliders as well. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | suckers are a good bet ; ) |
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Location: sneaking out to get on the water ;-) | Like noted several times already it depends on what mother nature throws at us. Usually bucktails and topwater. Might be phantoms, suicks, and dawgs. |
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| Muskie Train Diesel is what I will start with, has worked the last 2 openers for me.
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | Shallow Invader
Muskie Treat
Suick
Phantom
home made DBL 8s and 10s
Hog wobbler
Topraider
Depth raider
Mini Medussa |
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| Spring Dawgs!!! Bought a few for last years opener and boated 3 the fist afternoon! Also will prolly throw some small bucktails and crankbaits. |
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Location: Muskegon Michigan | My wife and I always start with Cranes and our Talonz Little Claws. This year we have a new addition to our lure lines being tested for adding them into our regular lineup. The Talonz P.M.S. which stands for Pro Musky Series. Similar to a 7 inch Crane but built from ultra light Eastern White Cedar. Real nice kick out action on the first prototypes. Our opener is earlier then Wisconsin and Minnesota so we are fishing colder water. 27th of April this year and weather patterns are keeping water cold so far. W e may actually have pre spawn fish all over Michigan this year. W e also use smaller bucktails early and regular size dawgs. But Little Claw twitchers will get most of our time. |
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Location: Detroit River | Pearl Bondy, Redhorse Sucker Bondy, Vomit Bondy, Black w/Purple Flake Bondy. Perch Bondy. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Probably troll cranks most of the time. I'll throw some tubes, phantom, and a single #12 fluted bucktail when casting  |
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| I won't tell you the bait but the depth will be less than 8 ft!
I changed my mind baby dawgs & small bucks! (SLOW) |
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| Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow got a 54 last year on it depends on the depth,structure but my go too's bucktails,phantom,storm chug bug |
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| Assuming you are talking about daylight on the opener, Mepps or Buckertails at any inlets. Mepps are smaller but Buckers are slower. Ghosttails are the medium, I suppose. Key is to know the fish are there, the two close corners at the inlet are gold. Sneak up and drag the baits off shore into the water without the fish knowing you are around. Once those spots are spooked move to the warmest side of the lake and and drag hair off the sand into the water. All sneaky all the time, the fish have had no pressure for months. Once the easy fish are shot move out deeper and use a suspendo crank twitched back to the boat, ever so slow, plus seriously drag a sucker 6' down at boatside to potentially pick up lazy follows. If #*#* is really slow then back off and toss jig/creatures tipped with 4-5" suckers off the drops, or just jig them straight down watching your finder and how the fish are reacting.
If your opener starts at midnight, like back in my crazy days, it was always a black/silver Buchertail casted to shore and pulled back at the surface. Always quiet and sneaky, not one sloppy cast ever. Very quiet. I left the inlets alone till daylight when I could see what I was doing. |
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Location: Roscoe IL | I'm sure at some point I will be throwing a fit... |
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Posts: 1168
| No need to screw around with that small crap.
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Location: Black Creek, WI | Just like Ulbian... I only need 2 lures for the southern WI Opener: 1 oz. Spinnerbait Baby Depthraider |
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| Personally I like jimjimjim's Single bladed #12 Fluted Magnum Blade (nickle) with a black or gold tinsel tail and an 8/0 treble work all year long regardless of the water temps. I think its because of the big thump the single blade puts out and they have a moderate length/profile |
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Location: Otsego, MN | Magnum bulldawgs and walk the dog top waters on the lake I hit. |
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| ToothyCritter - 4/11/2013 7:57 AM
I'm sure at some point I will be throwing a fit...
Now that is funny! |
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| Jimmy Jam - 4/11/2013 2:48 PM
Personally I like jimjimjim's Single bladed #12 Fluted Magnum Blade (nickle) with a black or gold tinsel tail and an 8/0 treble work all year long regardless of the water temps. I think its because of the big thump the single blade puts out and they have a moderate length/profile
hahaha
jimjimspam strikes again....!! |
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