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Catch a musky by: lporcano

While I have caught many different kinds of fish over the years, the Musky has always eluded me. The Musky has now made it to the top of my list for the next fish I want to catch.

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Step 1: The first step is to identify a suitable location to target Muskies. I have spotted them a number of times on the Delaware River while fishing for Smallmouth Bass, so I am going to start there.3
Step 2: The next step is identifying the right tackle to use. Muskies can grow to 5ft, weigh 60lbs, and have huge teeth. The lightweight tackle I use for Smallmouth won`t work here.

Update: I plan on using a Penn reel spooled with 50# test Spiderwire on an 8ft Berkley rod. I have used this combination fishing for Striped Bass, and believe it is up to the task here. A shorter rod would limit casting distance with the size lures I will be throwing, while a larger one would be difficult to manage in the smaller boat I will be using. 3
Step 3: Figure out where I will fish from. I currently fish from a kayak most of the time, and simply wade the river the rest of the time. Hooking into a Musky from a kayak, may result in something like a Nantucket sleigh ride. I need to determine if anyone has managed large Muskies from a Kayak, and if so what is a good strategy. If the Kayak won`t work, I am going to have to find an appropriate boat to use for this Someday

Update: after reviewing options I settled on a one man pontoon boat. While somewhat unconventional, it will let me reach areas of the river that would otherwise only be reachable by jet boat or Kayak. I really don`t like running jet boats on the river, and the kayak does not have the stability I would like for landing fish this size.View Photos3
Step 4: Determine what types of lures to use given the area I am fishing, and the type of boat I will be fishing from.3
Step 5: Fish, Fish, Fish. Musky fisherman often count a day as successful by the number of "follows" they get, rather than the number of fish they catch. These fish are notoriously difficult to catch, so you have to be prepared to really put your time in.5

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Foster(1094 Days ago)The only fishing story I have (that I`m prepared to tell) involves a Musky:

I was a kid, maybe 12, hanging out a friend`s cottage in the cottage country of southern Ontario. We were out on a lake with his older brother after an unsuccessful fishing venture. His older brother was trolling in when he got snagged. He backtracked to the catch, tugging and trying to free his line from the murky waters, almost ready to cut the line and lose his lure, when with one final tug the assumed log or stone in the water suddenly jerked back. After half an hour of battling it out he finally managed to lure in and net (with his younger bro`s, my friend`s, help) a 28" or 28lb fish... I just remember the number, but it was a good size at any rate, and an elusive Musky nonetheless! Good luck!Flag as Inappropriate

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Step 1: The first step is to identify a suitable location to target Muskies. I have spotted them a number of times on the Delaware River while fishing for Smallmouth Bass, so I am going to start there.3
Step 2: The next step is identifying the right tackle to use. Muskies can grow to 5ft, weigh 60lbs, and have huge teeth. The lightweight tackle I use for Smallmouth won`t work here.

Update: I plan on using a Penn reel spooled with 50# test Spiderwire on an 8ft Berkley rod. I have used this combination fishing for Striped Bass, and believe it is up to the task here. A shorter rod would limit casting distance with the size lures I will be throwing, while a larger one would be difficult to manage in the smaller boat I will be using. 3
Step 3: Figure out where I will fish from. I currently fish from a kayak most of the time, and simply wade the river the rest of the time. Hooking into a Musky from a kayak, may result in something like a Nantucket sleigh ride. I need to determine if anyone has managed large Muskies from a Kayak, and if so what is a good strategy. If the Kayak won`t work, I am going to have to find an appropriate boat to use for this Someday

Update: after reviewing options I settled on a one man pontoon boat. While somewhat unconventional, it will let me reach areas of the river that would otherwise only be reachable by jet boat or Kayak. I really don`t like running jet boats on the river, and the kayak does not have the stability I would like for landing fish this size.06-29-20093
Step 4: Determine what types of lures to use given the area I am fishing, and the type of boat I will be fishing from.3
Step 5: Fish, Fish, Fish. Musky fisherman often count a day as successful by the number of "follows" they get, rather than the number of fish they catch. These fish are notoriously difficult to catch, so you have to be prepared to really put your time in.08-31-20095