beginner looking for Tiger Muskie tips

[ISuckAtBassFishingBoise]

I have a lake 2 hours north of me and another 2 hours west of me that has tiger muskie to control the squawfish and yellow perch.  I plan to cast for them out of a kayak during the hottest months of the year because they are in a higher altitude so its cooler weather than where I live.  Does anyone recommend any lures and have any tips?  

 

edit:  visibility is probably 20ft deep.

[12poundbass]

I go with some swimbaits in a perch flavor and target weed lines. 

[jimmyjoe]

   Booyah Pikee or J-Mac Musky spinnerbaits

   1 or 1 1/2 oz. Eppinger Dardevle spoon

   Mepps Musky Killer and Giant Killer in-line spinners

   Bomber 16a and 17a, worked hard

   6", 7" or 8" Drifter Believer cranks

   Rapala CD11MAG in silver

   1 oz. Acme Kastmaster jigging spoon if they're deep

 

   There are others, but that will get you started. Like @12poundbass said, target the weedlines.   jj

  

[VolFan]

I'd start with a perch pattern glidebait along the weedline. Size and price to your preference. River to Sea S-wavers would be a good place to start. Or, if you really want to get your blood flowing, fish a rat on and in the weedline around and after dark.

[michaelb]

You may also want to think about trolling (the weed lines) and how to set up your kayak for that and what to use. I catch a lot more pike trolling than I do casting. I am paddling, and so I am always looking for lures that are good for trolling, and floating helps, because you cast the lure out, get the rod set, and then start paddling, and you don't want it fouling with weeds before you start. This year I have been trolling a J14 husky jerk and that has been working, at least for pike. I hate treble hooks though, particularly anything with more than one, and so subbed the hooks for inline singles (that has been working, but I am not 100% convinced). + daredevil spoons, mepps, spinnerbaits and the other obvious choices mentioned here by others.

[gim]

For starters, don't use standard muskie gear/tackle/lures.  Tiger muskies are notorious for taking smaller lures.  Standard muskie gear is over kill.  So if you have some stout bass gear that will work fine.  Just make sure you have a leader tied on.  I occasionally fish three small lakes near my home in the Twin Cities metro that are stocked with tiger muskies.  Although I'm technically bass fishing, I'll tie into one on occasion (in addition to quite a few northern pike, which I hate).  They generally don't take plastics but they'll take a variety of moving lures including spinnerbaits, topwaters, chatterbaits, crankbaits, swimbaits, and in-line spinners.  Here's one I caught last July.  If you have room for a muskie net, bring it.

[Jleebesaw]

I know they like the firetiger color. I dont ever use firetiger color while bass fishing anymore because pike and tiger muskies will not leave it alone.