CaptainSeabass Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 I made a topic before about making my own crankbait for bass. Well I recently went onto a trip to Minnesota. I got the opportunity to target muskie (from shore unfortunately) for the first time. On the first evening I managed to catch a beautiful Muskie on the crankbait that I had made in a previous video. The trip was made then and there! I'm still very excited about the capture. Here is the video that detail the muskie capture and beneath the video about making the crankbait in question. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROD W Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 NICE JOB GREAT FISH!!!! That is a great area to fish looks like you had a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don-Art Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Very nice fish , Muskie also known as the fish of a thousand casts. Thanks for sharing your video. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 A days worth of casting is approx 800-1000 cast so that would mean a musky per day. Actually a Musky is a fish of ten thousand cast, if your lucky. There are also multi fish days once in a while. Musky Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don-Art Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Glenn, I think that I have heard it both ways . But I am with you that 10,000 casts is a more accurate description. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 17 hours ago, Don-Art said: Glenn, I think that I have heard it both ways . But I am with you that 10,000 casts is a more accurate description. Don I'm guessing you both don't fish good musky waters...we get them bass fishing all the time.....but to get back to the video great work on the bait ..I have never fished a bait with that much wobble ..but with all that flash I can see it working very well for pike and muskie ..the wounded pray look to it works.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Fish on-son, You are very correct, North Carolina is not a hot bed for muskies. Four in one day is the best I have ever done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don-Art Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 I don't typically Target Muskie. The ones that I have caught , were either by chance, or during a fishing league Northern Pike / Muskie night. I have several Muskie lakes within a half hour of my house. I can tell you that stocking efforts and catch and release has improved the catch ratio in recent years. I just returned from a weeks stay at a resort northern Minnesota . The owners of the resort each boated Muskies this past week. My focus was on fishing for Walleye and Panfish. Don 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 I am President of the Western North Carolina Muskie Club out of Asheville, NC. I have been a member for over thirty years and have seen a lot of improvement during that time. I have caught at least one musky for 22 years in a row. I believe they are the hardest fish in fresh water to catch. I am 71 years old now and don't put out as much effort as I used to. I find trolling taking more and more of my time. They are just a special fish and every one should have a true passion for some fish species. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingerBaits Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 I usually catch one, or get smoked by one any time I go out bass fishing. Most of the time its in the shallows throwing swim jigs or buzz baits. But I believe Wisconsin has some of the best musky lakes around. I mean hell it is our state fish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
