krawler Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Anyone here target deep water musky?? Know a guy who fishes for lakers and says on occassion a musky has inhaled his laker on the retrieve. He fishes 80-100 fow. I guess its a summer thing when the water heats up. Im assuming 10" or bigger baits. I might put out one line for trout and the other higher up for musky. looking for info online but cant find any info on fishing deeper than say 30 feet. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Urban Fisherman Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 I'm not a musky guy but my bet is that most hardcore musky guys would be worried about the fish surviving after being dragged up out of colder deeper water in a hurry.... could be completely wrong but I've seen eyes pop strait out of smallies in super deep water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) I'm not a musky guy but my bet is that most hardcore musky guys would be worried about the fish surviving after being dragged up out of colder deeper water in a hurry.... could be completely wrong but I've seen eyes pop strait out of smallies in super deep water. The last fish I saw caught on riggers did not survive. It was a shame to watch a 50 plus not swim away even with all the effort the guys went through trying revive it. Why target two different fish at once? Stick to one and get good at it. Edited April 8, 2011 by gbfisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I think it's more of tge muskie suspending in deep water only 0-30 feet down... I know a spot where the Muskie jump on a regular basis over 70 feet if water... It's like walleye on boq... 130 feet deep but the fish can be only 10 feet down sometimes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Keep thinking about it but targeting them in deep water is the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silveradosheriff Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I know some guys do and use leadcore or copper to get the lures down. Personally, I do not target deeper than 25-30' due to mortality concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I can only afford 30 feet of powerpro (especially after yesterday's Odyssey!) so that's as deep as I fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outllaw Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 the majority of active muskies are in the top of the water column.. we fall fish muskies up to 40ft. water temps are the same here from top to bottom... if your truly want more action fish the top 12 ft for this water is normally the warmest. preferred temps are different for skies other then salmonoids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Muskies will not likely survive if brought up from below (1 ATM) 33 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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