Ice out muskies

[rymcneil]

Heading down to Iowa tomarrow to try to get this itch under controll. Any pointers for ice out muskies. The ice is 3/4 out. I'm thinking slow with plastics and topwater/glidders. I'm a bucktail person but I don't think that will work.

[smeese]

When does the IA season begin? Got my blood pumping a bit.

[mainbutter]

Does it close?

[Esox_Magnum]

IGL's opens May 21 rest of the state is open year round.

[10,000 Casts]

The way that things are going up here in MN, we'll be asking the same question...

I guess I don't really have a clue.. Maybe slow down and try some small spinners, glide baits and bass size spinnerbaits. Rattle traps seem to work in KY and Ohio from what I hear.. If it were me, I would probably troll open water and breaks. Maybe look for rivers and streams flowing into lakes.

[mainbutter]

Don't be afraid to go small. Springtime, muskies WILL chow on 5'' senkos, #9 shad raps, #5 colorado single blade spinners, 4'' grubs, and jointed original rapala floaters down to the smallest size available.. and that's just my personal list of incidental pre-season musky action I've personally witnessed (either myself or a boat partner) while out after bass and pike.

[smeese]

Whats IGL's Sorry not trying to go off topic.

[Esox_Magnum]

Iowa Great Lake, East/West Okoboji, Spirit Lake...

[SpitnArgueDuckClub*]

Basically Esox is sayin' don't scratch that itch on the Iowa Great Lake's, East/West Okoboji or Spirit Lake tomorrow.

[Esox_Magnum]

Well you can try but bring your auger

[LOTWSvirgin]

Well you can try but bring your auger

Yep what he said guys still on the ice today

[rymcneil]

Clear lake Is 90% open. Tried it for 5hrs yesturday with no luck. I should've tried suckers.. it was nice to get out anyways. Saw someone smacking the walleyes. Go figure

[Esox_Magnum]

Clear can be a tough nut to crack, at ice out it is even tougher, give it a couple weeks to wake up.