Very nice walleye and smallie ... I'm always excepting walleye fillets so if you need to get rid of any pass them my way, what part of the great white north are the photos from.
Thanks again for sharing, Marty
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To: fishingtheusaandcanada@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:28 pm
Subject: Re: [fishingtheusaandcanada] Re: Musky Fishing
Thanks Nate,
I will check them out.
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From: Nathan <natedog212002@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:24 pm
Subject: Fwd: [fishingtheusaandcanada] Re: Musky Fishing
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I will check them out.
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From: Nathan <natedog212002@yahoo.com>
To: fishingtheusaandcanada@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:24 pm
Subject: Fwd: [fishingtheusaandcanada] Re: Musky Fishing
Thanks Marty. I just added 3 pictures of my Canada trip from last
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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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 fishingtheusaandcan
>
> 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 fishingtheusaandcan
> >
> 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: fishingtheusaandcan
> > Sent: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:23 am
> > Subject: [fishingtheusaandca
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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 fishingtheusaandcan
> > <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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