Gear and Equipment for Muskie

Lucius · Post by **Lucius** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:58 pm

jigman wrote:Gloves are for girls! LOL. Mike.

Oh ya well your ugly! LOL

jigman · Post by **jigman** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:18 pm

You guys have girly hands!

Rich McVey · Post by **Rich McVey** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 5:05 am

There is nothing wrong with soft supple hands!

The fish

, and my wife :smurfin: , prefer it that way

Misselley · Post by **Misselley** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:13 pm

We certainly do.

Dex · Post by **Dex** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:18 pm

Did we have to go there.....To Much info RaMcVey

LOL

ND

Rich McVey · Post by **Rich McVey** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:23 am

Sorry, my bad... :cyclopsan

What were we talking about again?

Rich McVey · Post by **Rich McVey** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:33 am

CHECKLIST:

A stout pole capable of handling a 30+ pound fish
A reel capable of hauling it in
50lb + braid (break offs are pretty much unacceptable in the Tiger Musky world, IMO)
Heavy leaders (I like Charlies Leaders)

Lures (Bucktail, Bulldawg, etc...)

Jaw spreaders
Hook removal pliars
Cutters capable of cutting a hook off/out of the fish
Large net
Tape measure (flexable sewing type work great)

Camera (a must have)

and a good pair of gloves.

What am I missing?

Dex · Post by **Dex** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:27 am

One large bottle of hand lotion for those soft hands…….CHECK
LOL

Oh' and I can't fish without my polarized sunglasses....

ND

Rich McVey · Post by **Rich McVey** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:33 am

Cant forget the sunglasses. Got a favorite brand? Something that works as well as they claim?

Ended up leaving my last pair in my coat pocket and washed them. Really screwed up the coating on them. They didnt reduce the glair as well as others Ive had.

Teal101 · Post by **Teal101** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:38 am

Dex wrote:One large bottle of hand lotion for those soft hands…….CHECK
LOL

Oh' and I can't fish without my polarized sunglasses....

ND

If you add the lotion better add some TP too:shaking2:

Good call on the shades, a must have when fishing.

Post by **Firetiger** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:47 pm

Bill G wrote:I use 20lb power pro on a 7 foot MH rod I only use 1/2 to 1 oz lures wih a 20lb 9in steel leader. With as heavy a rig as you're thinking you probably should use 40 - 60 pound braid. You could go as high as 80 but you will have a little more trouble casting. When the steel leaders do get kinked change them because it effects the lure action and becomes weak where they are bent. Most folks match the leader to the line and in some cases go much heavier so the leader is stiff and doesn't get fouled in the lure. With the rig you have chosen bucktails will be a good choice to start with. they work well producing fish, very easy to to use and cover lots of water,I asume you have the other tools already [ large net, long needle nose pliers.]
Good luck and stay with it. Are you going to try Evergreen?
Bill

As I recall you do a lot of trolling. What setup do you use for trolling? I hope to fish Mayfield in May.Any comments, suggestions, experiences regarding Mayfield would be apprereciated!

Misselley · Post by **Misselley** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:09 pm

I have heard that purple is a good color to use at Mayfield.

Dex · Post by **Dex** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:55 am

Fire tiger,

I don't do much trolling but you are correct that Bill is the man to ask. I saw a video a while where Bill was talking about how he does it. If I remember correctly he was using a small jointed rapala about 40ft behind the boat. It would drive down to about 10ft as he trolled along the shoreline. Of course this was on Tapp, but I'm sure it would work anywhere. One point about Mayfield is the large weed bed or flat as it's called. You could properly get away with trolling in the spring and early summer but after the weeds grow you’re going to have a tough time.

Good luck

ND

Post by **Firetiger** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:51 pm

Thanks for your comments. I am in the market for a net! In some fisheries the state is requiring "no knot mesh." Are there "recommended features" for a musky net that I should be aware of? I hate to spend a $100 only to find someone changes the rules and the net can't be used!

Firetiger

Rich McVey · Post by **Rich McVey** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 3:20 pm

Firetiger wrote:Thanks for your comments. I am in the market for a net! In some fisheries the state is requiring "no knot mesh." Are there "recommended features" for a musky net that I should be aware of? I hate to spend a $100 only to find someone changes the rules and the net can't be used!

Firetiger

Knotless is the way to go. Frabill makes some good ones. Mine is 26x30. Im not sure how usefull its going to be with a 48 in Musky though.

Knotless nets are not as hard on the fish. My old knotted nylon net will strip the scales off of a Kokanee in seconds if its thrashing around.

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