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Musky opener: what are you throwing?


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A Suick is indeed a jerkbait and not a glide bait. Hellhounds, Mantas, and Phantoms are glide baits. Glides tend to be neutrally buoyant and you work them side to side (walk the dog). A Suick or similar jerkbait tend to be more buoyant and you work them in a more chopping retrieve. They dive and then float up.

 

I'll mostly be throwing inlines of various descriptions, and maybe some jerkbaits, glides, and even a topwater or two.

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Thinking glides might be the ticket with the post frontal conditions.... Gunna try the all faithful hellhounds...

 

I'll be trying my new manta 10... I haven't even seen its action yet...

 

And I got a really nice cowgirl to try out...

 

I ordered some reef hawgs but not in time for opener

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Wont be the same Roaring Dan, who is going to net my first of the year, I have Keanu Reeves (AKA Mike) acting as the replacement.

 

In terms of baits I will be throwing something that is Purple, likely a custom made Anvil bait which is awesome.

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For the first time in a few years I won't be heading out for the inland opener. Instead I'll be tossing around my 6 month old.

Greg, I would go with the Big Nasty, a Tranx and 100 lb powerpro to do this. You get maximum baby tossing distance that way.

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Pete,

First off, the Tranx only comes in righty, so there is not way in hell you will catch me casting with my wrong arm, as I am right handed.

Secondly, I'm pretty sure that tossing a baby for musky would be better in the fall, so I will wait until then.

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Pete,

First off, the Tranx only comes in righty, so there is not way in hell you will catch me casting with my wrong arm, as I am right handed.

Secondly, I'm pretty sure that tossing a baby for musky would be better in the fall, so I will wait until then.

Hahhahahahaha

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Well i went walleye fishing in Haliburton yesterday and I almost always 99% of the time catch a musky in this lake everytime I walleye fish it !!!! Well I not only got skunked on walleyes I got skunked on musky as well !!!! Brutal day on 2 species .... And the few musky guys we talked to caught nothing either !!!! Very slow painful day !!!!

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I had a small guy follow on a home made in line spinner I call the skunk.A single large silver/copper blade with black Yak hair and a little white in the center with some flashabou mixed in.We switched over to walleye fishing after a couple hours and got 4 but two were in the slot.So at least we got a taste for the day.Dang wind sucked today.

Kerry

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Seems I was wrong about going small. 3 of us landed 9 Musky over a day and a half of fishing, with several others lost right at boatside. Most were in the 25-30" range, with one just over 40". We weren't throwing huge lures, but much bigger than last year: #7 Mepps Marabou was my best for the weekend. Spent a fair bit of time throwing smaller inlines, topwaters, and cranks with no takers.

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The walleye were very shallow in one lake we fished: 4-6 FOW, and hitting in fairly bright sunlight....strange pattern.

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Seems I was wrong about going small. 3 of us landed 9 Musky over a day and a half of fishing, with several others lost right at boatside. Most were in the 25-30" range, with one just over 40". We weren't throwing huge lures, but much bigger than last year: #7 Mepps Marabou was my best for the weekend. Spent a fair bit of time throwing smaller inlines, topwaters, and cranks with no takers.

P6060735.jpg

 

The walleye were very shallow in one lake we fished: 4-6 FOW, and hitting in fairly bright sunlight....strange pattern.

my brother was catching walleye off our dock in 6 FOW all weekend mid day...something was happening for sure,

 

Must be awesome to reel in a ski off a yak so cool. Great picture.

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my brother was catching walleye off our dock in 6 FOW all weekend mid day...something was happening for sure,

 

Must be awesome to reel in a ski off a yak so cool. Great picture.

 

Yep, musky in a yak is a blast. In some ways, it is easier than from a bigger boat. You can fish lighter gear because the yak is so much lighter and doesn't stress equipment near as much as a larger boat. The ski in the pic hauled me around for about 10 minutes before getting tired enough to land. Landing/unhooking can sometimes be easier because you are so close to the water.

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