GBW Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 little bunny wabbits are the best. for sure! when you twitch them the ears make a huge splash and gets the musky to go gunning for them. but I still love my chipmunks whit those huge tails (let's you get a trailer hook in place). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Thorpe Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 cats kind of plow through the water and drown quickly rats are ok but mice are too small, they are ok for bass thrown over Lilly pads I hear that muskrats are the best, but I have not been able to catch any to use them you must remember to use elastic bands to hold the hooks rather then hooking through the skin, they wiggle real well if skin hooked but die quickly or rip the skin and get away cats you can hook on their collar if they have one, make sure you have a trailer treble hook for short biters small dogs may be best of all, but it's too easy to get attached to them, long haired dogs work well Chihuahua are the perfect size and the constant barking/yapping some people believe draws the muskie in from great distances, I have not been lucky with them myself Terry,just a piece of advice on canine use,you will get more wiggle out of a Dodson! only thing is you have to use 3 trebles because of the profile of the bait You will see a definite increase in size of fish also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Two words...Hammy Harness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1965 Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 can you get the hammy harness in flouro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskymatt Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 cats kind of plow through the water and drown quickly rats are ok but mice are too small, they are ok for bass thrown over Lilly pads I hear that muskrats are the best, but I have not been able to catch any to use them you must remember to use elastic bands to hold the hooks rather then hooking through the skin, they wiggle real well if skin hooked but die quickly or rip the skin and get away cats you can hook on their collar if they have one, make sure you have a trailer treble hook for short biters small dogs may be best of all, but it's too easy to get attached to them, long haired dogs work well Chihuahua are the perfect size and the constant barking/yapping some people believe draws the muskie in from great distances, I have not been lucky with them myself Yes cats do plow thru the water but if you use kittens and inject them with air like with worms they retreive better when casting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 TJ let us know when P3TA is in your yard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steel'n'esox Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Crackheads would work also, they do uncontrollable jerking on there own, so you wouldnt have to work them as hard, might be too much movement in cold water though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express168 Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Crackheads would work also, they do uncontrollable jerking on there own, so you wouldnt have to work them as hard, might be too much movement in cold water though Now that is FUNNY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeon Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Last summer they were hitting on orange, and I did however go through a few litters of black ones on St.Clair... bad luck my ass. I personally only use dipsy divers when Im trolling kittens. I just cant stand to see them struggle at the surface its inhumane. Only problem is you have to switch bait every few minutes. But needless to say the girls at the local humane society love me because I adopt all the poor homeless kitties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Last summer they were hitting on orange, and I did however go through a few litters of black ones on St.Clair... bad luck my ass. I personally only use dipsy divers when Im trolling kittens. I just cant stand to see them struggle at the surface its inhumane. Only problem is you have to switch bait every few minutes. But needless to say the girls at the local humane society love me because I adopt all the poor homeless kitties. Well, what a relief to finally find someone here with the milk of human kindness in their hearts. These other hardhearted animals just drag the little furry critters along the surface, the poor hairy little guys gasping and fighting for a breath, no remorse, no compunctions at all. You are my kinda man .. keep the suffering out of sight. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 well I get mine from the humane society's last minute club, the ones that if not adopted out by 9 they put down, so they give them to me just to save the cost of the needle to put them to sleep, it's a shame that they spade or neuter them first but hey, they were going to die anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeon Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Oh and I forgot to add: DONT DUMP YOUR BAIT BUCKETS IN THE WATER! It sickens me to see people just dump their bait at the waters edge, do the right thing. Throw your unused bait in the dumpster and help keep invasive species out of our waters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 well I get mine from the humane society's last minute club, the ones that if not adopted out by 9 they put down, so they give them to me just to save the cost of the needle to put them to sleep, it's a shame that they spade or neuter them firstbut hey, they were going to die anyway Don't the neutered ones kick as hard under water? .... not that I blame them..... JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeon Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Don't the neutered ones kick as hard under water? .... not that I blame them..... JF Absolutly not. The unnudered males that are in heat growl WAY more and I think the fish are attracted to that. Trick is though you have to show him a female right before you cast him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Absolutly not. The unnudered males that are in heat growl WAY more and I think the fish are attracted to that. Trick is though you have to show him a female right before you cast him out. Contrary to what Dave Mercer says, that's why we buy big minnow buckets. You need some kitten hotties to turn on the bait. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Can't wait till next weekend, I know of a beaver dam right were all the trout are so I know what I'll be doing next weekend. Playing with big beavers for big fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdfast Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Its a fact. Just dont tell my wife where her dog went. Poor Red, still not found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Boathouse mice were always great pike bait back in the day. One heck of a surface strike when you let them swim. OK, now this I gotta try Two words...Hammy Harness! Oh yeah...kinda like a worm harness...only different Last summer they were hitting on orange, and I did however go through a few litters of black ones on St.Clair... bad luck my ass. I personally only use dipsy divers when Im trolling kittens. I just cant stand to see them struggle at the surface its inhumane. Only problem is you have to switch bait every few minutes. But needless to say the girls at the local humane society love me because I adopt all the poor homeless kitties. So you can just pull in there with the boat behind you, Muskie rods poking up with biga$$ed trebles hanging off em and say...ya, gimme a dozen of the mixed colours, or, since its cloudy today ya think black may work better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 ...ya, gimme a dozen of the mixed colours, or, since its cloudy today ya think black may work better? So if ya decide to try the black ones ... remember not to let them cross yer path. That's worse than a banana in the boat. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeon Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 ya, gimme a dozen of the mixed colours, or, since its cloudy today ya think black may work better? LOL a dozen! HAHAHA How many fish do you expect to catch with a dozen kittys? Try 2-3 hundred per trip then you might be out there for more than 5 minutes. A dozen... HA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 (edited) Going back 40 years they used to sell a plastic duckling lure with a couple of spinner blades for feet and some trebles on it. Believe there was also a muskrat looking lure as well. Edit: found a pic of the duckling http://cgi.ebay.com/CREE-DUK-VINTAGE-BROWN...%3A1%7C294%3A50 Edited April 19, 2009 by dave524 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdfast Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Going back 40 years they used to sell a plastic duckling lure with a couple of spinner blades for feet and some trebles on it. Believe there was also a muskrat looking lure as well. Yup, I might of seen the same thing. A Rodent, with metal wings to make it Gurgle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 (edited) Going back 40 years they used to sell a plastic duckling lure with a couple of spinner blades for feet and some trebles on it. Believe there was also a muskrat looking lure as well. We had a swimming muskrat bait. Don't know if it ever caught anything more than my uncle at the store Edited April 19, 2009 by bigugli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 (edited) here's the built in bait holder on my boat I like big eyes on my baits, it seems to draw the bite to them Edited April 19, 2009 by Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 here is a good top water, works best with a fast retrieve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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