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| Ranger;
You wanted to say squeezing the silly putty that physical therapists give to people with arthritis or carpel.
Didn't you???? |
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| Ranger;
You wanted to say squeezing the silly putty that physical therapists give to people with arthritis or carpel.
Didn't you???? |
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| After many years of stubborness, 4 stitchs and a 39"er hanging on my thumb from this past weekend, invest into a good pair of rubber gloves. Its not fun going to the emergency room! |
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| Attitude.
Believe that with every cast there is a musky following your bait. This way you will never be surprised by a follow and always better prepared to do a ggod figure 8, not to mention always ready for a good hook set.
Sean Murphy |
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| First of all ride around the lake slowly...look for peeps throwing humongo baits...once you have determined that they are musky fishermen, approach their boat. Yell hello + tie off to their boat + introduce yourself, tell them you are just starting to musky fish + ask them for a sandwich, drink + candy bar; they should have a Coke Cola + a Pay Day w/in arms reach!. After eating, board their rig + go through their stuff, asking what bait is best + what outfit you might need...pick out some baits you like + a rod/reel + put them in your boat, explaining that you will meet them a the ramp at dark to return their stuff....since most musky dudes are cool, they will most likely tell you to keep the stuff! They probably will ask you to follow them around the lake the rest of the day + show you some different spots; mark these spots on your map!
If you don't have a boat, wait at the ramp...jump in the first boat that is going musky fishing...you can explain as they motor away from the dock that you are just starting + need their help; again they should take you w/ them + give you free stuff + show you how to use it. Revel in the fact that musky peeps are somewhat secretive at times, but they love crowds, jet skiers + look for ways to help others like yourself...force yourself on them + learn...[:sun:] |
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| You're going postal on us again, Sponge...[:0]
You obviously need some quality time in a "ski" boat, and I don't mean with waterwings either!!...[:p]
Actually, I'd like to be around to watch if a newbie tried out your suggestions. I'd just want to be the one already out on the water watching the whole show from afar above me musky stix.
That was to coin a Spongeism, a Gooder One!...[:0] [:sun:] [:bigsmile:] |
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| Actually Mike, the phrase "Gooder One" was often quoted by Bull Winkle if I am correct; a great cartoon that came on many years ago but was unfortunately replaced by the irritating stuff we now see today w/ the exception of a very few decent cartoons. Gone also are Heckle + Jeckle + for the most part Porky Pig, which does on occasion show up from time to time. Another "gooder one" was Tom Terrific + his dog Mighty Manfred which aired during the original Capt. Kangaroo show. [:0] |
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| Spend more time learning the water you are going to be fishing than looking for the magic bait that will catch fish anywhere. A fish may be willing to hit on a wide variety of baits but you will never get a chance to find out if you are not fishing where the fish live. Location, location, location. Once you learn that fine tuning everything else is easy. |
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| Sponger, that must mean that you also enjoyed, Dudley Doright, wth arch villan Snidley Whiplash, Oops almost forgot his gal pal Nell. Lariat Sam and his horse Twinkle Toes. How about Tom Ts nemisis..............Oil Can Harry?
Or what could be my all time favorite, Top Cat or was that Felix the cat, could it have been Tooter Turtle and Mr. Wizard? Wally Gator? Mr. Peabody? I know, I know, Tennesee Tuxedo and Chumley. Bet I missed a bunch, oh well, Drizzle, Drazzle, Druzzle, Drone, Time for this one to go home. Oh by the way it was Mighty Manfred THE WONDER DOG. [:bigsmile:] |
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| Repeatability is 90% of the Musky Hunt,learn seasonal patterns that produce from year to year,pay very close attention to baitfish locations with water temprature changes.
Capt. Larry D. Jones |
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| It's one of the hardest things to learn how to do, but you must learn how to visualize in your minds eye just how a structure is laid out and the features that are on it. You should be able to sit down with a pen and paper and be able to draw out the structure that you are fishing.
Lets use a reef or a hump as an example. With your pen and paper you should be able to draw the shape of the breakline (dropoff)all the way around the reef,and then list the depths at which the breaks occur. List and know where the shallowest part of the reef is. If there is any fingers or points and associated inside turns to the reef they should shown. Any weedbeds or places were different weeds mix should be shown,bottom type, rocks,etc should all be shown and visuaized as to were they are and how they relate to each other.
In order to become an excellent fisherperson you have to learn how to visualize each and every structure you fish. This can be difficult. Each time you fish that structure you should try to learn more about it.
In all honesty, I can't say that I can do this for each and every spot that I fish. But I can do it for a lot of them. It can take many years in some cases to be able to map in your mind each structure in a lake. The more spots and lakes you fish the more time it takes to map the bottom of your lake, but if you truly want to understand what the fish sees and relates to you must learn how to visualize the bottom of the lake.
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| OK, this won't help you catch muskies,
but if you are going to be throwing $10-25 plus musky baits, get a lure retriever for $10-20.
These are the pole-type extendable retrievers with a spiral wire at the end. You can retrieve lures from trees, from logs or other brush (especially handy in reservoirs with lots of stumps).
I bought a Frabill extruded aluminum, it extends to 16 feet, and has gotten me back around $200 worth of my favorite lures.
Unfortunately, it hasn't slowed my obsession for spontaneous purchases of new musky lures, so now I need a new hanging box...
Have a groovy day,
papa
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