RHuff Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 While bass fishing with a Rapala Shadow Rap. Gosh what a ferocious fish thst thing is. 5 Quote
Super User WRB Posted May 21, 2015 Super User Posted May 21, 2015 Being from California and reading about musky nearly all my life catching one was always on my bucket list. Visiting my in-laws for the first time back in '73 at Lake of The Woods, Ont Canada, I caught my 1st musky while fishing for smallmouth bass on a black jig....27 lbs. what a fish and my wife was with me! Over the years I learned how to musky fish using musky lures and now missing the annual trip to Canada after my in-Laws past away several years ago. Fantastic fresh water fish! Congratulations! Tom 6 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 21, 2015 Global Moderator Posted May 21, 2015 Not sure if I still have pictures of my first muskie. I went on a trip to a small lake in Missouri to fish for them but had given up and switched to slow rolling a 1oz spinnerbait for bass on a long point. One of my first cast with it I caught a 36.5" muskie, one of the most exciting fights I've ever had. 1 Quote
papajoe222 Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 nothing compares to your first muskie My biggest was a 52in. and I get more pumped remembering my first which was almost 20in. shorter. Congrats on your first and I hope you're young and in good shape, because muskie fishing takes its toll on your body and you sir are now hooked. 2 Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted May 21, 2015 Super User Posted May 21, 2015 They're quite the fish! At times it feels like you hooked a freight train. My biggest is only 41 which is just barely a keeper up here, but it attacked a 12" smallie when I was reeling it in. Never got a hook in her, but she hung on and when she'd let go just kept attacking until I got in in close enough to get in in the net. Congrats on catching your first! Quote
Super User scaleface Posted May 21, 2015 Super User Posted May 21, 2015 I once fished a lake stocked with Musky. Fished a musky jitterbug and my biggest bass lures and caught nothing but did have a follow. Switched o a 4 inch french fry worm and caught two . Congrats, they are exciting to catch . Quote
Nice_Bass Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Makes it hard to fish for bass really... Night fishing for musky with top waters is the most intense fishing I ever get to do. When a giant comes out of black water right next to the boat it makes you clench pretty tight. Even follows are exciting, and at night feels almost scary... Congrats on your first...I am sure you will have even more interest now! 1 Quote
RHuff Posted May 22, 2015 Author Posted May 22, 2015 It hit right at the boat and the water was stained so it was like a sillouette of a monster with that snout appearing out of no where. It made me jump to be honest. Most aggressive fish i have ever hooked bar none. 2 Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 Fishing Lake St Clair since I was a kid, many a muskie was caught. I fish barracuda now, there isn't a doubt in my mind a barracuda tube would be killer for muskie. If I ever went up north, better believe I'd have tubes with me. Yesterday I used a muskie figure 8 approach for a cuda (not the first time), it was awesome. Quote
lecisnith Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Fishing Lake St Clair since I was a kid, many a muskie was caught. I fish barracuda now, there isn't a doubt in my mind a barracuda tube would be killer for muskie. If I ever went up north, better believe I'd have tubes with me. Yesterday I used a muskie figure 8 approach for a cuda (not the first time), it was awesome. Funny you should say that. My buddy caught his first musky a few weeks ago on a 4" tube while fishing for smallies. Not familiar with barracuda tubes but I assume they are fished in a similar way? Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 Different, these tubes spin like an inline spinner, retrieve is very fast. Quote
Steveo-1969 Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 I'll never forget about 25 years ago I was fishing a lake in northern Wisconsin one morning by myself casting a small jig for walleyes. A big musky swam at me and went under the boat right between my feet. I was shaking so badly I had to sit down! Quote
OntarioFishingGuy Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 My first was on a Rapala hardbait of some sort while fishing for walleye. It was only 25'' or so, but it fought harder than anything I had caught at the time. They are a really fun fish to catch, and are probably one of the meanest fish in freshwater. Quote
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