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7:36 am
Hi everyone, I just started getting in to muskie fishing. Looking forward to learning a few tips and tricks.
Bryan 8)
2:04 pm
May 19, 2004
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Hi Bryan, welcome aboard!
The easiest way to get to meet everyone and to start learning from us is to come to our monthly meetings. Unfortunately, we had it last night and won't meet again until November's meeting.
In the mean time, please feel free to post questions. I don't know what your level of expertise is or what equipment you have, but ask questions and we'll do our best to help. Most guys won't give up their honey holes, but would be happy to tell you general areas near where you live to find 'skies.
Watch the website for our fall stocking times at Marsh Creek. We always could use an extra hand or two.
Barry
We may only see what we look for.
1:13 am
Thanks Barry,
I just started actually went for the first time last weekend with a friend of mine who lives in Jersey. We went to furnace lake he got a 36.5" in and had a bigger one up to the boat hook popped out at the surface in front of the net. Using shiners. Been up to Moutain lake also with no luck yet. Going to try mercer this weekend.
Bryan
4:05 am
July 8, 2015
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Welcome Bryan You will do much better with lures you have to cover alot of water [&]]
2:11 pm
May 19, 2004
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Bryan, we do not advocate the use of live bait for muskies. There is too great risk of injury or death from live bait. Many times a fish will swallow the bait and become fatally gut hooked. Artificial lures are the best way to handle the fish, assuring that the bait remains in the mouth where it can be removed easily. If it does not come right out, then bolt cutters should be used. Always carry boltcutters and a large net when fishing for musky.
Barry
We may only see what we look for.
2:46 pm
June 23, 2004
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Bryan,
Welcome! Hopefully you'll join our club and help us create an even better Muskie fishery locally. The best way to get started is to come to a meeting and then catch a ride with one of the "veteran" Muskie fishermen. If you decide to go it alone, make sure to have a bolt cutter (for cutting hooks for a quick release), long nose pliers, jaw spreaders (big friggin' teeth can do some damage) and a really big net. Our mantra is CPR - Catch, Photo, Release. Our next meeting is at Casey's in Quakertown on the first Wednesday of November. Hope to see you there.
Big D
Capt. Dieter Scheel http://www.BigDRiverGuide.com
7:01 am
August 28, 2007
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Hey Bryan,
I also throw a welcome out there. Another angler convereted. Good luck in your chase. Best advice to give to you is listen to everything these guys say. Especially staying away from live bait. These fish take along time to get to a good size and it would be aweful accidently killing one. We try to fish them as ethically as possible and to give them the best surviving chance possible. Sharp hooks, good leaders (80lb or more), and a great hook set don't hurt either. I myself have been chasing for alittle over a year and have plenty of fish follow to the boat and some hook-ups. Not until I started attending meetings and learning from these guys did I hook up with three nice fish and have increased my fishing productivity tremendously. Getting involved is worth it and a load of fun. Hope to see you at Casey's. Later Jeremy
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ITS NOT THE SIZE OF YOUR BOAT
ITS THE SIZE OF WHATS ON YOUR BUMPBOARD!
M.T.F
9:47 pm
April 29, 2007
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Hey Guys,
What's the big deal with using live bait? I've never tried it, but they have been using suckers on quick strike rigs for years in the midwest and Canada. Floating live bait and knowing how to use the proper equipment is a proven effective method for muskies. From what I've heard, nearly 100% of the fish are hooked in the corner of the mouth when people know what they are doing.
Does anyone have any experience using live bait the right way? ???
All I know is that it involves: quick strike rigs (weighted or not weighted), floats, rubber bands and 2-3 good hooksets in the opposite direction the fish is swimming (ala Pete Maina). 🙂
Team MTF
10:57 pm
May 19, 2004
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You hit upon the magic "button"! Many people do not know the "right" way. Just throw a shiner out in the water, wait until something eats it , then reel it in. 90% of the time the guys who are live bait fishing do not even know what a quick strike rig is. We are trying to educate the general public. When someone sees us catch fish they want to use the bait we have. If they see an artificial they know it's artificial. If they see live bait, they may not know it's a quick strike. Even with quick strike there is a change of gut hooking a fish. It takes too long for these guys to grow. Why take a chance? [[%&]]
Sorry I went on so long, I hope I made a point in all of that [&]]
Barry
We may only see what we look for.
11:54 pm
April 29, 2007
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Barry,
You are right! Why take a chance?
That's why I don't use live bait, because I don't know the right way to do it.
But, I do know the following lures catch muskies:
grandmas
beleivers
regular bulldogs
shallow invaders
jointed depth raiders
legend plow (late fall)
daredevil spoons
mepps bucktails
Each one has it's own time and place, that's just my experience,
Tim
Team MTF
12:58 am
July 8, 2015
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I have used live bait , and lures are just more efficient I didn't start being consistent till I threw lures consistently .
3:16 am
Thanks for the welcome ............. didn't mean to offend any of you, wasn't the plan at all.
3:49 am
July 8, 2015
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Don't worry we just want to help I was a live bait guy and lures are just better . Tom
5:18 am
August 28, 2007
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Yeh no harm done. Just want to see you get the right info on fishin' them and that you get a great release.
Let the lures fly. It's my favorite thing about muskie fishing is throwing those huge lures and seeing what a fish can do to them after the release. Have fun Jeremy
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ITS NOT THE SIZE OF YOUR BOAT
ITS THE SIZE OF WHATS ON YOUR BUMPBOARD!
M.T.F
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