go -to muskie lure

[cram]

Dead center on top of the bait about 1 1/2" back from the large hook eye. Turn the bait over and point the nose down a bit and the rattles will roll right out. Then cover the hole with a bit of 5 minute epoxy, a dab of paint and your good to go.

 

Dirty water, low light or when I'm trolling deep I like the rattles but clear water & bright days or trolling shallow I'll usually go with no rattles.

 

Course the fish don't always follow the same strategy as me though

 

Thanks! I wondered if there were little chambers and if it would he hard to pinpoint them.

 

Have you ever tried filling with veg oil?

[craigdritchie]

I prefer casting to trolling, so when conditions are good my go-to is usually a big inline spinner of some sort, normally black bucktail with a chrome willowleaf blade. It's easy to throw all day, easy to fish, has a good hook-up percentage and doesn't generally do too much damage to the fish afterwards.

 

If conditions are tough, I'll go to a jig - black bucktail tipped with an eight-inch black Reaper worm, anywhere from 5/8 ounce up to 2 ounces depending on depth, weed growth and how fast I want to fish it.