year, but I didn't land any musky the entire week. I have some
regular photos of some I've caught, but I'd have to figure out how to
use the scanner we have first.
Nathan
--- In fishingtheusaandcanada@yahoogroups.com, martypalucska@... wrote:
>
> thanks again Nate,
> and best to you this year, don't forget the camera, I want to see
some of
> those muskie's ya catch.
>
> have a great day, Marty
>
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> --- In fishingtheusaandcanada@yahoogroups.com, lucskalures@ wrote:
> >
> I live only 30 minutes away from Lake Shelbyville, so that's primarily
> the lake I fish, but a few times a year we'll travel down to fish
> Kinkaid Lake by Murphysboro. We also go to Canada twice a year for a
> week each for mainly some musky fishing.
>
> Nathan
>
>
>
> > Hello Nate,
> >
> > Some great tips, I?want to go fishing now. Just wondering, what are
> some of the Musky lakes you fish.
> >
> > thanks, Marty
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello, hopefully this message posts, my last two attempts have been
> > unsuccessful. Anyways, it's always good to hear when someone wants to
> > get into musky fishing. When I first started musky fishing I was also
> > a college student, so I've been in the same boat as you.
> >
> > As for reels, I'd suggest the Garcia 6500 C3. It has a 5.3:1 gear
> > ratio, and it can be used for pretty much everything. It should be
> > around 80 bucks, so it's a pretty good buy at that price. The 5.3
> > ratio lets you throw just about everything. Generally for the larger
> > crankbaits and especially bucktails(Double Cow Girls for example) you
> > want a lower gear ratio, such as a 4.7 or so, but the 5.3 also works.
> >
> > For rods, I got started using a 6'2 gander mountain IM6 heavy action
> > rod. The length is kind of short, but for 50 bucks or so you can't
> > beat it. If you prefer a little bit longer rod, especially one that's
> > better at throwing bucktails, I'd suggest the 6'6 medium heavy IM8 rod
> > from gander mountain. That should be around 80 bucks if I remember
> > correctly. I've had no problem landing muskies on both of these rods.
> > What I really like about the 6'2 rod is that you can throw pretty
> > much anything with it. I had a little harder time throwing jerkbaits
> > w/ the 6'6 IM8 rod.
> >
> > For line, I recommend using either Spiderwire Stealth or Cortland
> > Spectron. I like the 80 pound test myself. The 80 is still thin
> > enough to spool quite a bit of line, and the zero stretch is fantastic
> > for hooksets.
> >
> > An "L" turn is when someone brings their lure in towards the boat or
> > shore, and instead of doing a figure 8 they basically turn the lure
> > 90 degrees to run it past them to see if a muskie is following or not.
> > It's a rather lazy way to see if you have a follow or not. That
> > being said, ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS do a figure 8 after every cast no
> > matter if you see a fish or not. The biggest muskie I've caught(and
> > it was from the bank) was on a figure 8. I didn't see anything and
> > when I completed my figure 8 I saw a flash, so I started to do a
> > second one. When I was done w/ my second figure 8 the muskie came out
> > of no where and slammed it. If I only did an "L" turn there's no way
> > I would have caught that fish. Several other muskie fisherman can
> > probably tell you a simular story to mine.
> >
> > Muskies generally spawn very early in the year when the water
> > temperature is in the low to mid 50's. Here in Illinois we don't have
> > a season for musky fishing, but I'd be willing to guess that musky
> > season is closed when they spawn in Wisconsin.
> >
> > As for lure colors, someone can drive themselves nuts trying to figure
> > out what colors to use. Black and orange are usually a good color to
> > use on just about any lake, but the amount of muskies caught on black
> > and orange is related to the number of people who throw those colors.
> > In heavily pressure waters, I prefer to use louder colors such as pink
> > are purple. That being said, natural patterns are always a good bet.
> > If a lake has a large bluegill population, green and blue are usually
> > good colors. I also love throwing white. I've caught several muskie
> > and even my biggest walleye on a cisco colored 8 inch jointed
> > depthraider. Sometimes the simple natural colors are overlooked. Joe
> > Bucher said his best color he had was a white depthraider w/ a blue
> > stripe on top of it, and interestingly enough it was his worst seller
> > because it wasn't "flashy." Now it's not even made anymore because it
> > didn't sell that well.
> >
> > Hopefully I've given you at least some insight to help get you
> > started. Musky fishing can be very frustrating when starting out.
> > I'd recommend trying to fish lakes where you have a better chance at
> > catching one than going for the trophy lakes. Muskie aren't called
> > the fish of 10,000 casts for nothing.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nathan <natedog212002@>
> > To: fishingtheusaandcanada@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:23 am
> > Subject: [fishingtheusaandcanada] Re: Musky Fishing
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello, hopefully this message posts, my last two attempts have been
> > unsuccessful. Anyways, it's always good to hear when someone wants to
> > get into musky fishing. When I first started musky fishing I was also
> > a college student, so I've been in the same boat as you.
> >
> > As for reels, I'd suggest the Garcia 6500 C3. It has a 5.3:1 gear
> > ratio, and it can be used for pretty much everything. It should be
> > around 80 bucks, so it's a pretty good buy at that price. The 5.3
> > ratio lets you throw just about everything. Generally for the larger
> > crankbaits and especially bucktails(Double Cow Girls for example) you
> > want a lower gear ratio, such as a 4.7 or so, but the 5.3 also works.
> >
> > For rods, I got started using a 6'2 gander mountain IM6 heavy action
> > rod. The length is kind of short, but for 50 bucks or so you can't
> > beat it. If you prefer a little bit longer rod, especially one that's
> > better at throwing bucktails, I'd suggest the 6'6 medium heavy IM8 rod
> > from gander mountain. That should be around 80 bucks if I remember
> > correctly. I've had no problem landing muskies on both of these rods.
> > What I really like about the 6'2 rod is that you can throw pretty
> > much anything with it. I had a little harder time throwing jerkbaits
> > w/ the 6'6 IM8 rod.
> >
> > For line, I recommend using either Spiderwire Stealth or Cortland
> > Spectron. I like the 80 pound test myself. The 80 is still thin
> > enough to spool quite a bit of line, and the zero stretch is fantastic
> > for hooksets.
> >
> > An "L" turn is when someone brings their lure in towards the boat or
> > shore, and instead of doing a figure 8 they basically turn the lure
> > 90 degrees to run it past them to see if a muskie is following or not.
> > It's a rather lazy way to see if you have a follow or not. That
> > being said, ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS do a figure 8 after every cast no
> > matter if you see a fish or not. The biggest muskie I've caught(and
> > it was from the bank) was on a figure 8. I didn't see anything and
> > when I completed my figure 8 I saw a flash, so I started to do a
> > second one. When I was done w/ my second figure 8 the muskie came out
> > of no where and slammed it. If I only did an "L" turn there's no way
> > I would have caught that fish. Several other muskie fisherman can
> > probably tell you a simular story to mine.
> >
> > Muskies generally spawn very early in the year when the water
> > temperature is in the low to mid 50's. Here in Illinois we don't have
> > a season for musky fishing, but I'd be willing to guess that musky
> > season is closed when they spawn in Wisconsin.
> >
> > As for lure colors, someone can drive themselves nuts trying to figure
> > out what colors to use. Black and orange are usually a good color to
> > use on just about any lake, but the amount of muskies caught on black
> > and orange is related to the number of people who throw those colors.
> > In heavily pressure waters, I prefer to use louder colors such as pink
> > are purple. That being said, natural patterns are always a good bet.
> > If a lake has a large bluegill population, green and blue are usually
> > good colors. I also love throwing white. I've caught several muskie
> > and even my biggest walleye on a cisco colored 8 inch jointed
> > depthraider. Sometimes the simple natural colors are overlooked. Joe
> > Bucher said his best color he had was a white depthraider w/ a blue
> > stripe on top of it, and interestingly enough it was his worst seller
> > because it wasn't "flashy." Now it's not even made anymore because it
> > didn't sell that well.
> >
> > Hopefully I've given you at least some insight to help get you
> > started. Musky fishing can be very frustrating when starting out.
> > I'd recommend trying to fish lakes where you have a better chance at
> > catching one than going for the trophy lakes. Muskie aren't called
> > the fish of 10,000 casts for nothing.
> >
> > --- In fishingtheusaandcanada@yahoogroups.com, "loons1686"
> > <yngsn4103@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi .. I have been fishing ever since i was little but now that
im 21
> > > im starting to take fishing more seriously .. A friend of mine
> took me
> > > musky fishing and he caught one on my first time out .. I was
hooked
> > > even though i didnt catch it i was excited .. I have began to
> purchase
> > > what i can for musky lures, rods and reels (on a college kids
> > > income) .. I have also been reading the musky hunter magazine ..
> Since
> > > i am new i have a few questions and was hoping this would be the
spot
> > > to get answers .. i live just north of Madison Wisconsin .. and we
> > > actually from what I have heard have some nice musky lakes
within 50
> > > miles or so .. a couple of the questions i have are .. What is
an "L"
> > > turn? (i know of the figure 8)Also what does gear ratio mean ? the
> Abu
> > > Garcia im looking at has 5:3:1 is that musky, bass ect.. also
when do
> > > muskies usually spawn? .. and finally colors .. i have been told
> > > orange and black but also have been told it depends on the water
> > > color.. any input? Any help will be greatly appreciated in my quest
> > > for my first musky.
> > > Thanks Nate
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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