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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | What will you be throwing over what kind of structure in N Wisconsin this Saturday? I am starting with a Wabull and a Doc, with a Violent Strike and a Slammer Crank close at hand. I would throw a Weagle, but can't seem to find one...  |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Opening day? Those of us who've already gotten the boat wet in Indiana, S.WI, Kentucky, already are hoping for a nice bite on:
6" Hughes River Hughey
Original Voodoo Tail in Perch
Bomber Long A Mag in green flash
6" Hughes River Shaker in TN. Shad
Jackpot (its not a color, its a name: Crunch N' Munch)
And btw, Mr. Worrall.....lets figure it out quick on Saturday, cause Lambeau is talking some real nasty trash towards the Team of Sonic Death Monkey for our matchup on Sunday.
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | I will have a 6" grandma welded on one of my rods. I will be twitching over any new weed growth I can find. If the water warms a little (Pelican dropped 5 degrees in the last three days) I would really expect them to be chasing some bucktails. Smaller Mepps will be the baits of choice, also over new weed growth.
However, after catching a 42-43" last night in 15' of rock on a 1/8 ounce jig and a fathead, maybe I should just stick to the pattern that is working.  |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Small suckers behind the boat as I wind drift and throw 6-8" Twitchers like Shallow Raiders, GrandMas, Slammers and Jakes......real slow retrieves. |
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Location: nationwide | Ah, the age old question of what to throw - or what not to throw!!!! My starting lineup for opening morning on the Chippewa Flowage will be as follows.
1.) Slammer drop belly glider (small) not sure of color name, goldish with white belly
2.) 6 inch white belly perch Crane bait
3.) Custom Joes bucktail, squirrel with orange and brass french blades
4.) Bulldawg (spring) walleye
In the bullpen
1.) Sennett Pacemaker, black
2.) LeLure Surfstir, yellow belly perch
I will be throwing these over weeds/stumps in probably 4-8 feet of water.
Then again this plan can be scrapped at any given moment for any apparent or not apparent reason!!!!!
Just to be out on the water - if time flies when you get older the winters gotta be lasting at least 12 months!!!!
Corey Meyer
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Location: Tomahawk, Wisconsin | I will be throwing a Weagul till my arms fall off and a small bucktail or tube will be on rod #2, rod #3 will have some sort of twitch bait such as a baby depth raider. The surface temp on Crescent lake tonite was 57-58, really similar to last year at this time. Bring it on!!!!!!!!! |
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Location: Holly, MI | I'll be casting a couple of spinnerbaits. 500 bucher mini buck in pech, 5 inch big game twitcher in bluegill, 1 oz red eye wiggler spoon in brass, and my custom Snowcrest triple bladed bucktail. Maybe my spring dawg in perch too.
Trolling jointed wiley's, terminators and some home made ones as well. Perch, walleye amd frog relatives. |
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Location: oswego, il | Small glide baits, some tm tubes, zalts, zams and lip rippers will get the nod this weekend over new weed growth. |
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| Can't be in N WI for my homeland musky opener, but I have fished in three states already this year (IL, IN, and S WI) and here are the baits I have worked most so far:
Custom Colored Phantom (Red/Silver)
Custom Colored Slammer Drop Belly Glider (Walleye)
Custom Colored DDD (Pearson Gold/Purple)
Grinder Spinnerbait Black/Grey
Mepps Musky Marabou Silver/White
Orange Weighted Reef Hawg
Perch Jointed Baby Depth Raider
Shallow Bull Dawg White/Silver
Bull Dawg (Walleye)
Shallow Invader (Black/Orange)
Just small, medium, and large followers so far, no takers!
Rigged for my trip to IN next weekend, I have the Red/Silver Phantom described above, a Walleye Big Game Twitch Bait, a Fire Tiger Bagley's DB06 Crankbait, and a Fire Tiger Johnson's Silver Minnow with 6" Glow Yellow Twister Trailer.
Good fishing to those of you in the Northwoods, I will be hitting The Mighty Chip the last week of June!
Steve
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Rod #1 will have some sort of crank like a DDD or Ernie. Rod #2 will have a Slammer Drop Belly or wades wide glyde. #3 will have a Tiger Tube ready for a toss back. #4 (yes I know 4 rods) will have a TR Twitcher or a 10" Jake.
I will be fishing the first major drops which run around 10-15'.
Good luck to all! |
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Location: north central wisconsin | <p>I'll be using the same things that have been working great on the lakes in the UP and south of ten so far this season. Smaller gliders, most any surface lures(a lelure surf stir on deck as Corey stated though mine is a Jinkerson remake), spinnerbaits, and bobbies . Probably be tossing a 7.5" granny, and a crane bait too, and if open water is the destination, a 10 and 8" jakes.</p> |
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| One rod with a twitch bait (TR, Lil gramma, lil jake...) the other will have a small eddie or reef hawg and the third will have a lizard/jig head for a toss back. No doubt, several small tails will be thrown as well...muskycandy #1 on deck!! |
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Location: Racine, Wi | I'm throwing my custom painted 2x4x3' home made suick imitation. It works great now. I will stick that 50 for sure. 
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| 1.Weagle
2.6" Shaker/Baby Jerko
3.Rabid Squirrel Tail/Mepps Giant Killer(single)
4.Baby Shallowraider/Molly Bait
I'll be at the Rice Lake Flophouse with the rest of the "Nuts".Never fished the area before so I'm kinda anxious and doing some last minute research on the ponds over there.No matter what the Muskie Gods have in store, I'll be with some good people and I'll be on WATER."And that's all I've got to say about thaaaaat."Good luck to all and be safe! Steve |
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| I will be fishing any baits I can slip past jonesi when he is not looking!lol most likely need the first fish on a bucktail this year or better yet a spinnerbait, but who knows? I have TWO or four many rods and two or four many reels that will all have baits. ha ha
I have a problem
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Location: Racine, Wi | Kly, now that the Thorne Bros rod is a 2 piece, you should put a tip on the bottom half. Then you have a nice sized rod that will fit you better. Ha Ha!!!
I can let you use the spiderman rod that you caught in the WMT if you want. That sucker chucks some spinnerbaits. |
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| Joel,
good idea with the short stick. Might make a great sucker rod as well! Hey you think I can borrow that sweet gander mountain rod of yours over the weekend? That should back up the spidey combo perfectly to chuck the weagles, and make it a two piecer as well very quickly!lol
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Location: Rice Lake,WI | Suckers,coffee,kharma! Bulldawgs,Twintails,2-3oz. spinnerbaits,Jakes,topraider,doc,Big games,and of course the most important of all...the one that catches fish no matter what... Mr. Pinkey, the ugliest,loudest,most made fun of,fishinist little bucktail that ever swam in the lake!
Good luck to everyone , stick a big one and stick her back!
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| I'll be on Green Bay, prefishing for a tourney on SUnday. But I will have one bait in the prop wash, hoping for one of those slobs out there to eat it. Wonder if the secret bait will work at .9-1.1? |
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Location: menasha wi 54952 | Good Luck Shep!!!! They are out there eatin those eyes as we speak. They will be getting a heavy dose of the big stuff from me
MR |
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| Early season as always a Rizzo whiz type I make, an A& L bucktail, maybe a Pacemaker, and when I need a change of pace a 3rd rod that I keep switching new lures on just to test them out. May be fishing alone this weekend and might try prospecting on lakes that I haven't fished for a few years. Wait, I'll just thorw a dart at my Vilas County map and go there. My son has fallen in lust and won't up be here until Sunday.
Threw a few from the dock last night on Plum (Sayner) just to see how they worked and tune them up. Had a real nice follow twice on a crappie pattern Shallow Invader.
Good luck to all and be safe. Only want good stories here next week.
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Location: Orland Park | Rather than what lures you're fishing, what about the type of spots to look for? We usually look for the newest, thickest weed "structures" in the St. Germain area lakes. If we've caught one during past openers, that's where we've got em. Small bucktails, spinnerbaits, or slow moving glide/surface baits. |
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Location: MPLS, MN | Next weekend is MN opener. I plan on twitching 6" Grandmas. Trolling 7 1/2" Grandmas. Throwing candy spins near healthy weed growth. 500 and 700 series Buchertails. Maybe throw or troll some salmo sliders......... |
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| What is a weagle? Musky39 |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | This would be a Weagle (THANKS-- SJ!!!). Topwater zig zag supreme!!
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