Marc Thorpe talks about the benefits of using a fluorocarbon leader and how to prepare it for catching big muskies Read More
Fish that live in rivers, whether walleyes, smallmouths, stripers, spotted bass, or muskies, react somewhat similarly wherever they swim. A typical presentation approach for deeper water is to slip current—that is, to control the boat so it slips down current at the same speed as the current—as the angler drops a lure to the bottom and uses a lift-fall jigging motion to attract attention and draw strikes. The lure used often is a jig or a spoon. The lift-fall mimics the movement of a distressed baitfish as it’s swept along downriver by current. Read More
Tackle review on Old School Tackle Musky rods, and let me tell you…they are bad ass! They start at $100 to $120 and they are the best musky rod I have had in my hand. Read More
Among muskie anglers the use of cliché rises almost to an art form—my favorite: “We can’t throw lures too big for a muskie to eat.” That one’s near perfection, for it builds on the mystique of muskies as something larger than life, beyond mere fish (they get so big we poor humans aren’t physically up to the task), while simultaneously whitewashing our failure to catch the things (Muskies? On these puny little things? Please . . .)
If the speaker is a real artist, he follows up with a nugget from fisheries research, like: “Muskies are capable of eating forage that’s more than 10 percent of their body mass. Do the math on a 50-pounder—that’s a 5-pound sucker, Bro.” Read More
