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| What is your most Consistent way of catching a muskie. Another words, what do you find produces the best for you. Please also tell me when your method works the best and structure you use it on.
Thanks
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| So far Speed trolling has been the biggest producer for me. Where talking 4.5 to 7 mph. I troll breaklines, reefs, points and shore lines with stucture protruding from them. I use this from depths of 10 feet to 25 feet. Works great from August to November. I am learning other methods, but this one produces the best so far.
Cory Toker
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Location: oswego, il | Trolling definitely puts the most fish in our boat. We planer board troll up to about 6mph. In late fall we just put the motor in gear which ends up being almost 3mph. |
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Location: NeverNever Lake | Speed casting Bulldawgs. Rippin as fast as the rotor cuff's allow. |
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | Just casting.. I really don't have just one lure or technique, I switch baits around a lot. I think my key to success is just keeping the baits in the water. |
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Location: Illinois | Definitely trolling has put more and bigger fish in my boat the last few years. One technique that has helped is the third man in the boat. By that I mean when I am casting I like to put the trolling motor on 3 or 4 and trail a creeper behind the boat about twenty five feet. I use a rod holder and the creeper gets eaten occassionally by fish we have just brought to the boat. Of course, I don't do this in trolling restricted waters or waters that limit lines per angler to one.Give it a try. |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Maybe instead of twitching, I should have said very spastic retrieve, i.e., erratic w/ speed changes, jerks, twitches, pulls, rips, etc. I want to get their attention! It seems to work for me. When others are watching me fishing they probably think I'm a real spastic. I have a new tactic for this year to try and convert those lookers/followers. "All Water is Zalt Water" Al Warner hhtp://www.zaltnad.com |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | casting, casting, casting. in my magical bay of muskies, open water, into and around timber. bucktails and undertakers have accounted for 92% of my fish. |
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Location: Kawartha Lakes, Ontario | On a good day I can get 6 fish by casting, and a bad day can produce a big donut. Trolling, on the other hand, will consistently produce fish for me, and they are bigger on average than those caught casting. 3 to 3.5mph is my standard speed and primary dropoffs and breaklines are my most productive areas. As with any type of fishing, different conditions will require different approaches, and adapting to these dynamic variables will always be the key to success. |
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| Okay, who is the wise guy that added spearing?
That is not an acceptable form of muskie fishing.
Cory |
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | Hey Cory, the scarey part is that it has 4 votes.... |
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Location: Valentine, NE USA | Spinnerbaits are my go to lure. Weedlines, drop-offs, points, and bangin' them through the stumps...trolled at 4-6 mph usually productive, too.
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Location: Eagan, MN | Casting bucktails to weeds and shallow structure --- hands down. Classics become classics for a reason. Night fishing is my runner-up. |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Definitely casting a crankbait. Or perhaps I should say ripping/twitching crankbaits. |
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| This is going great so far. Lets get a few more in here with some more comments. Thanks Everyone and have a great Christmas!
Cory |
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| Let's see some more votes! Great poll. |
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Location: Kentucky | My goto would have to be the bulldawg's. I have had good success with a really crazy erratic retrieve. When the water cool's, I would have to say that a big 2 oz spinnerbait slow rolled thru the timber has also been very good to me. cpr Chris |
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Location: winnipeg manitoba | with my hook in the water. have a good christmas,thanks for the card. craig |
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| Originally written by crippler on 2003-12-24 7:17 PM
with my hook in the water. have a good christmas,thanks for the card. craig
Your a putz! Have a good Christmas!!!
Cory |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | SO much depends on the water I am fishing. If I am on the Goon, topwater and Spinnerbaits rule. Sabaskong, the crankbaits and topwater rule. Locally, jigs, topwater, and Suicks/Gliders rule, and conditions are everything. Hard question for me to answer! |
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