little angler Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 k im heading up to lake nipissing on saturday morning for 11 days and i need some advice for bringing in a huge muskie,iv never caught on but i have a lot of te muskie lures and i was wondering if you guys had any tips for me like what colors to use and such so yeah im heading up on saturday and i hope to post a lot of pics for yall cuz i just got my new digi camra thnx in advance L.A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2kj Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Trying to get a musky hunter to share his secrets is probably a lot harder than trying to catch a musky itself, lol. Throw something big and hairy, mepps #5 or 6 musky killer. Worked for me but I'm not a fanatic. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Do you have rods, reels, and line that will handle one, don`t forget leaders also. Better not to hook one and hurt it than lose it with a lure stuck in it`s mouth because your gear wasn`t up to snuff. I lost quite a few on the wrong gear, try to do it right, it saves you some grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I'm with ohiofisherman. Musky fishing is a heck of a lot more than chucking bucktails on a medium action spinning rod with 20 lb test. Although this may hook you a fish, and even a big one, said fish will probably not survive (if you're even able to land it), especially in the warm water months. Go to a fishing store with dad's credit card and get someone knowledgeable to outfit you with proper rod, reel, line, leaders, terminal tackle, big-arse net, big mouth spreader, long nose pliers, bolt cutters etc etc. May cost you (read dad) a few hundred bucks but worth it. To me, its a sickening feeling to catch a beauty fish and then doubt whether it will survive the release, especially if the fish could have been brought in/released sooner had proper equipment been used. When you're ready for the fish of a lifetime, then go for it because the big'uns are definitely in Nipissing. If you're not ready, you may end up with a big stinky dead musky in the bottom of your boat...but before he breaths his last, he'll thrash around (probably stick a few trebles in you first!) and trash everything in your boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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