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9:35 pm
Being fairly new to muskie fishing I was hoping some of you guys in the brotherhood could recommend a few good lures to throw at our quarry as the water temps being to drop. I haven't fished for muskies through the summer due to the high temps, and was wondering if the lure selection changes as the temps fall. I like my drop belly gliders and bucktails. I also have a few surface baits, and some large cranks. Is any one bait seemingly more productive than another this time of year. I will be fishing Marsh Creek, mainly the weed edges and points.
10:21 pm
August 28, 2007
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LiL' Willys ;D ;D ;D ;D
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ITS THE SIZE OF WHATS ON YOUR BUMPBOARD!
M.T.F
12:56 am
April 29, 2007
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Here's my 2 cents..the best musky lure is the ones you have the most confidence in at the time. I can't give any good feedback on gliders or top water, never caught one on either of them, but some musky enthusiasts swear by them and do very well. Bucktails are absolutely great lures all year long, in fall you might trigger a strike by slowing down the retrieve on a bucktail and changing directions, one of my favorites is the gold blade/black skirt mepps giant killer. A slow rising lure like a lil willy or a neutral buoyancy bait like a triple D...with a long pause...is a time tested proven technique if the fish are being sluggish in cold water. Another good one is shallow invaders...rip, pause, twitch em, see what the fish are responding too at the time, I have a few that are chewed up pretty good. ;D Good Luck.
Team MTF
7:08 pm
June 30, 2004
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A lot of time it depends on the particular structure you are fishing and how the fish relate to it. i.e. down timber in current situations, heavy spinnerbaits with single hooks, or sharp dropping edges, a deep diving crankbait that is bouyant to back out of the weeds. Rounded bills are good to go into the weeds and deflect instead of hanging up. I like to get into the thick stuff in early fall and work short casts. Later on open water and big baits like dawgs and big cranks. I second the Shallow Invader, thats a good one year round. Confidence is a big issue the key is learn a bait or two for each presentation or situation then pull the tool out of the tool box to match the job so to speak.
I use a lot of gliders in cold cold water like the Manta Hang 10 or Hughes River style baits sometimes add weight to run a little deeper or tune the nose. Bending the eyelet in the direction you want to send the bait.
Two good videos that may help are Gregg Thomas: Weed fishing and Musky Masters In Fisherman with Doug Johnson and Dick Pearson. Everything DJ says is for a good reason and time on the water to back it up
KevinJ
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