kayak musky fishing again

[ricoboxing]

took the yak out for a couple hours on saturday, and went 0-2 and had one follow. A small musky jumped outta the air and spit the hook, and a bigger one spit the hook at the yak. Now I can't wait to get out again next weekend. I was targeting bass, but I guess the musky gods are calling me. Next weekend I'm gonna answer that call! I just gotta figure out how to do that figure 8 thing outta a kayak.

Edited July 9, 2007 by ricoboxing

[charlied]

nice...I was gonna get a kayak for fishing also....but bought a house instead. Now I am thinking I should have bought the kayak as I have no time to fish now....LOL. Hopefully next time you land one and maybe geta pic.

[Weeds]

So did you get any bass? Curious, what lure were you using?

[ricoboxing]

So did you get any bass? Curious, what lure were you using?

 

i was using a white spinnerbait. maybe i'll go buy a mepps musky killer and catch me some bass!

[k-max]

Hooking into a good size musky in a kayak could be a little bit like water skiing, im sure they would pull you around for a nice tour of the lake...

 

Reminds me of a fishing show I saw once of some guy catching a huge sturgeon from a float tube...

[jediangler]

Rather than figure 8, try a few big ovals with about 2' of line out at the end of your cast. Put your rod in the water almost to the reel. I do a couple on one side of the boat and then change hands and do a couple on the other side of the boat, without removing the bucktail from the water. When I'm pretty certain I have no followers then I'll cast again.

I've landed three this year from Sturgeon but I'm hoping to try Pigeon this coming weekend.

Good luck.

[addict]

takin a nantucket slay ride while a lunge tows your yak thats freakin cool man.

[danw]

Cool, sounds like fun. I was considering getting a kayak myself too.

 

If bigger boats drive by do you do okay? or do you get tossed around?

 

I am always reading how the muskie spits out the hook, are you using single hooks are treble hooks?

 

Good luck!

[ricoboxing]

most of the boats that see me slow down so there is not much of a wake, but you get some asses that dont care and whiz right by you. then i get tossed around a bit. \\when i see a boat coming, i just try to paddle as far away from their path.

 

I was using a spinnerbait so yes a single hook.

[jediangler]

Hey danw, as long as you can get the nose of your kayak around to face the wake you'll be OK. I use a bucktail for kayak musky fishing, but with only a single treble hook. It's addictive so be prepared to never want to fish any other way again.

[singingdog]

Yep, once you fish out of a kayak you will never go back - except to wading. Check out Rapid Medias new mag: Kayak Angler. There are also some great online resources for Kayak anglers. If you think Muskie from a kayak is impressive - and it is - check out the guys off the Monterey coast that routinely land sharks and bluefin tuna

[joco]

hi

 

i got a little musky myself to in my yak.

 

I was hook on all species in my yak.i just love it....for bass or crappies or pike/musky..its jus great.

 

here's me wit a 36 incher musky in my yak..