Northwest Fishing Reports

Check out my post in the bass section on crankbait clutter.
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Sorry Rick if your going musky go big! Try these for size. Picked up a few "big girl" toys for 2012. From the Milwaukee Musky Show. A few Musky Innovation Shallow Invaders and just a few Bulldawgs. Come on folks if you got em' lets flaunt them. Anyone get any new gear for this year. I know the northern pike deal is HUGE for a few of you but this is a musky forum so lets get this section movin' with some tips and tricks. For the record, I am not a member of any of the 2 clubs. Just a musky fisherman that is willing to share in anyway I can..so I am sharing..lol

Sorry Todd, I heard those Bulldawgs don't work! The Shallow Invaders look like awesome baits! I may need to give those a shot.

Huh? Who told you that? Bulldawgs do work. Not many folks use them out here. I was a skeptic but putting 2 muskies in the frabill within 20 minutes of each other was and is proof enough. Just hard on the shoulders. So I throw the Magdawgs 6 oz girls that are relatively easy on the shoulders. Compared to the pounders which are 16 oz wet sponges. A rythmic jerking beat keeps it easy to move these baits through the water. Whether you are fishing deep water or rippin' them through weeds. Though I will say when you get follows to the boat you get kinda tied up on what to do. Had a couple toads at Silver follow them to the boat. I let them freefall at the boat and the tigers have no problem tracking them and t-boning them boatside. Kinda like using the suzy suckers or those storm rubber baits. The bigger fish seem to enjoy the dawgs. When I come out there this spring you'll have to chuck a few. Start working out youngster! See ya, Todd

I was just giving you a hard time. I know they work for you. I still have a problem throwing stuff that big, just a confidence in the bait issue though. I did throw that 11" or 12" Jimmy you talked me into buying last year. Had some good looks with it but never hooked up. I seen a picture AJ's Dad had of a kid who caught a PIG Tiger on Silver with a pounder last fall so they do work... I have a smaller one that I do need to throw more this year.

You guys are both correct. The dawns work! I am a firm believers in going with the larger baits as well. You may not get the smaller fish to take a swipe, but the larger fish will.

muskyhunter wrote:Sorry Rick if your going musky go big! Try these for size. Picked up a few "big girl" toys for 2012. From the Milwaukee Musky Show. A few Musky Innovation Shallow Invaders and just a few Bulldawgs. Come on folks if you got em' lets flaunt them. Anyone get any new gear for this year. I know the northern pike deal is HUGE for a few of you but this is a musky forum so lets get this section movin' with some tips and tricks. For the record, I am not a member of any of the 2 clubs. Just a musky fisherman that is willing to share in anyway I can..so I am sharing..lol

I was only showing the bass cranks in my pictorial there. I also got bit by the bait monkey this winter and my collection is a bit bigger then yours. lol Here is some of the stuff I have acquired this winter.

Got me some 9" and 7" Sebile Magic Swimmers and 9" R2S Bossymark's. Along with a host of R2S S-wavers both 7" and 5". size. A 9" Depth Raider, a 7" Shallow raider, a 7" Cisco, some Rapala Mag Husky Jerks, a R2S V-Joint minnow, a cool topwater wake bait called a Triple Impact by Shimano, a 6" Guide Rap, a Creek Chub Pike minnow, a Rapala Clackin Minnow and a couple of Swim Whizz's. Gee did I forget anything? And don't get me started on the number of soft Basstrix Swimbaits I picked up this winter as well. I do like the looks of those Shallow Invaders, may have to pick me up some of them.

Gees Todd, all that hardware and you are still going to get your butt handed to you with a fly!

Right on Rick! Nice little collection ..lol
Well Mr.Ed..at least i can say I won't be teased about (playin') or fishin with my fly(s) ! HA! Its a new year so we will see hombre'. We gonna hit Merwin in a couple weeks or what? Later dude! Todd