manitoubass2

I dont fish clearwater at all. Nice area to camp thats about it.

I have one spot I cant wait to try, ive marked tons of musky while walleye fishing. Its of an island, its breaks into a point. One side is 7-9fow and rock, has a nice eddie, then drops to 20fow with some nice weeds. Does that sound good to the musky guys???

Im going to ponder the rods and reels, i might go with two each and order them online.

Wait for most my baits when the shop in nestor opens, and order some from mike as well.

Ill wait until the shop opens for my net, cutters and terminal tackle.

Feel free to keep up the suggestions. Gives me some studying material for those boring days im not out sledding or fishing lol.

Im for sure going out with a guide at least two days. I hear a good local reasonably close to me is chuck leach. Anyone heard anything? I think hes arou d northwest angle but im not sure

I should also clarify im located on the south east side. Water is not very clear.

Anyone with navionics see if you can find brule point or brule island. That will give you an idea of where i launch, at morson

dick pearson is another name you should pay attention to, NWO & muskies are his thing. not sure how many seminars he does these days but he has a book & dvd (muskies on the shield) that is a worthwhile read and watch

Thanks raf!

Gord Pyzer just did a awesome seminar at musky Sunday on lotw it was great and very educational for anyone fishing that area. He talked about the different parts of the lake and how they all break down. The colour choices for each area this was a must see for guys fishing that area.

Gord is the man! I read everything i can from him. We chat once in awhile on facecrack about rainy river. Doods awesome!

If i ever get the chance to attend his seminars ill be there as quick as possible!

Rick,have you ever been to Bobby's tackle shop in Vermilion Bay?

Lots of muskie stuff!

Yeah I was just there a few months back. He orders in some grubs for me.

and chris I said I had $2000, lol doesnt mean thats what id spend haha.

so figure 8 is indeed shut down?

canadian tire sucked. Id rather wait and get proper gear.

so all in all i walked away with a musky hunter magazine, pretty dissapointing but I got lots of time yet.

i talked abit to mike and told him my go too for big pike always involves black lol.

so im happy to hear a few seasoned musky guys say black

Budget is about $2000

For rods baits and reel. I may wait on some baits and order blades from mike.

Just depends on what I find

And lew i prefer lefty but righties are fine too.

I just prefer to hookset with my right arm, feels more natural

Well im off to go spend some shooniya?

Yeah tranx is abit much, but well see lol.

Does the revo toro winch or calcutta b come in lefty?

K boys, im looking for a reel.

Any suggestions really quick?

Which make of curado?

Anyone try revo rocket?

Id rather go curado but i need to hold a reel first

M2B2, I used a Shimano Curado on my fall Musky trip. I'm not a level wind guy and I didn't get 1 backlash, not a one. If it's in your budget go for 1. Take a look at Mike P's website on the above post. He is getting a great reputation across North America. Thank goodeness there aren't any Musky waters nearby me otherwise I'd be living in a tent and have the house full of Musky stuff. Good luck. What's good luck in your language?

in ojibwe, zhawendaagoziwin

Mike has already extended his hand(of course).

So my main goal now is rod and reel. Im a lefty so im probably gonna lean towards the curado if i can find any. Is it the 301e everyone raves about?

Ill be casting more then trolling. Thats how i like to fish walleye/bass/pike.

I did just move closer to LOTWs but ive fished it a million times, but almost all that is on the east side, been a few times north. But ill mainly stick to the east side and spend the next 5 years learning it for musky instead of walleye lol.

Seems figure 8 baits may be closed. But ill double check around 4. Phone is outta service but who knows?

Slim pickens here, seems most in the area order online or buy at canadian tire, which does have a good selection here.

Yep..

And fort frances sucks for musky gear anyhow lol

I just mentioned that because i didnt look at where youd be heading from

Yep ill let ya know for sure.

I know there is one small shop near the bus depot but its hardly a tackle shop.

Also canadian tire here is stocked well with musky gear.

Ill keep ya updated as i drive around and hit up shops.

I know there is good ones in nestor falls and souix narrows as well(south of kenora on the way to emo or fort frances)

Main concern is rods/reels.

Ill look up that shop, probably head out by noon in search

Sweet its 3 minutes away from our hotel?

Do a search, lot's of post for you to read on the subject to keep you busy

Thats not as fun but yeah, im at it

Well im stuck in kenora for the next few days so I plan on going all out to get rigged with musky gear(since im now living earshot to LOTWs).

Im a complete rookie, only have a few incidentals under my belt, lol, nothing over 27".

Fire away pros, the shops here are loaded.

I need basically everything, help me with a checklist of what to look for the next few days

Miigwitch(thank you)

Rick

Id be dead if it wasnt for a boat rescuing us.

No doubt about it. One more day and that woulda been it.

damn...I was going to say we forgot the booze on a fishing camping trip once...but that polar bear story takes the cake!

 

lots of little accidents over the years....biggest near miss was a huge submerged tree getting caught on my anchor rope on the fraser, pretty terrifying, luckily my anchor popped and bounced along until we got the boat off, lost my setup but learned a few lessons...if it was really anchored we would've been swimming

I fish alot of rapids and high current areas. Always always keep a knife on you, one at the back and one on the front

5 years ago we rescued a very thankful couple of bass fisherman when there anchor caugjt in the rapids and a 65,000 boat went down in about 10 seconds.

Right place right time for the rescue

My son had a close call 2 years ago on our camping trip to mainville lake.

After swimming he wanted to go cast from shore for pike

This coulda been real bad

Holy crap mike!!!

Just from your reports I always thought you should write a book.

Hearing a story like that, im convinced you should do just that.

Heck even a published journal lol

 

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8 stitches might be a bit too much for this; but I always take a fresh tube with me on a fishing trip.

 

Dan.

Yep. Always one in the bag one in the boat now

Oh yeah I forgot. Almost had a 38" pike cut my thumb off lol.

Just a bad grab on a fish with some energy, gave a good headshake and i lost my grip, caught my thumb with the gill plate.

That whole trip that cut bled. Took 8 stitches to closer up

Hit a few deadheads but nothing serious.

Had a hook get caught in my armpit somehow as a child.

Ive told the story here before, but we sunk a boat waaaay up in the north arm with barely any suplies, and spent a week in scorching temps on a small island.

Spent a few days in the hospital over that one...

Never tried bucktail jigs...

 

They look great Roy....

They can be deadly on walleye and other panfish. I mainly use them for lakers though.

Im sure they work on pike and musky as well

congrats Casey Ashley!!!

Big one for Casey!

Ianconelli has a chance to win.

I cant believe vandam missed the cut