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| I´m planning my vacation to Chicago and i would like some tips on retailers. I´ve already located the big ones, Cabelas, Basspro and Gander Mountain but thats not really what i´m looking for. I fish mostley Northern Pike ( we don´t have Muskies in Sweden ) so i´ll looking for good retailers specialized in this area. If you have any tips on websites i´ll be very happy.
I´m from Sweden so please bare with me if my English is a bit off. |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | U need to take a road trip to SMOKEY'S it is on Woodland Dr in Pewaukee WI, it is a 1 1/2 hour ride from Chicago, not alot of small retailer's in Chicago for Pike. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Smokeys is good and they have a lot of tackle and good employees to show you the lures. If you already know what you want go to Musky Tackle Online ( do a fast Google search) and you will get about 10%-15% off retail and no tax buying from IL plus free shipping offer. |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | +1 for order from MTO. |
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| Fishing Connection is a easy ride 25 minutes south of downtown in Tinley Park Illinois. He carries about the best selection of Musky equipment in the area.
Fishing Connection
7897 W 159th Street
Tinley Park, Il. 60477
708-532-1476
There is also Fish Tech on the northside of the city in Morton Grove
http://www.fishtechmg.com/
Both are within a half hour of downtown.
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| Mozzer, I know the big retailers aren't exactly the best for muskie tackle, but the Bass Pro Shops in Bolingbrook (20 minutes and an easy drive from Chicago) has some surprising stuff at times. We found Kraves there on clearance for $11.99 for example. |
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| While your in town you should take the opportunity to get out musky fishing. There are quite a few opportunities available within 1-3 hours of Chicago. |
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Location: Oswego, IL | Im from the area, I would strongly suggest to buy online a MTO, the prices at the places you mentioned are NOT that great. The only "deal" you would get is if your lucky enough to find one of them having a "pike/muskie" clearance rack. And the selectionis are very very limited. Just my 2 cents. Order online and have it shipped to where you are staying in Chicago, MTO can get them there in a few days. |
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Location: On my favorite lake! | Dave's -Crystal Lake, Anglers International - Palatine. |
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Location: Valpo IN | Try this place also if you want to take about a 45 min drive south of Chicago -- Mik Lurch Fishing Tackle Outlet
7025 Indianapolis Boulevard
Hammond, IN 46324
Phone: 219-989-0575 |
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Location: Maryland | muskiewhored - 3/18/2011 12:41 PM
Order online and have it shipped to where you are staying in Chicago, MTO can get them there in a few days.
I second this,Aaron that runs MTO is awesome to deal with! |
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| Guest - 3/18/2011 11:04 AM
While your in town you should take the opportunity to get out musky fishing. There are quite a few opportunities available within 1-3 hours of Chicago.
Thank´s everyone for your tips! I´ll probably visit Cabelas at Hoffman Estate, the family i´m visiting lives in South Barrington and that´s just 15 min away.
I would love to do some Muskiefishing. I´m just afraid that ONE muskie will ruin the fun of fishing Pike for all future. I´m traveling with my family so time is limited. Do you have any tips on gudies that can take me fishing? |
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Location: Barrington, Il | Go to Anglers Internation in Palatine. Right on Dundee Rd. about 15 minutes or so from South Barrington. |
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| Ask if anyone here is willing to take you. Plenty of places to go within a couple hour drive, Madison Chain, Pewaukee, and the lakes in Illinois. Should be able to find someone with an open seat. |
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Ill be the first to offer to take you fishing and to stop and shop. Ive been to nearly all places mentioned and would strongly suggest smokey's. When are you going to be in the Chicago area and for how long?
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| KARLOUTDOORS - 3/21/2011 9:43 PM
Ill be the first to offer to take you fishing and to stop and shop. Ive been to nearly all places mentioned and would strongly suggest smokey's. When are you going to be in the Chicago area and for how long?
Karl
Karl, I don´t know what to say!? That`s extremley kind of you!! This would never happen on a Swedish Forum. I guess where to reserved and busy in general to take somone we don´t know fishing
I´ll be in Chicago September 6 `til 14. It´s in the future and i can´t make any plans yet. If it´s ok with you Karl i´ll contact you when we start with the planning and we´ll see if we can make it work? You don´t have to make any promises.
Thank´s again everyone for your answers. I really appreciate it! |
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Location: Columbus, Georgia | Consider visiting Smokey's and schedule a day on Pewaukee Lake guided by Joel Michel.
http://joelmichel.com/
Smokey's is located right on the lake. |
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