First time muskie fishing

[cat977]

Heading to Lake Vermillion This coming weekend This will be my first time muskie fishing ever got rod and reel looking for some ideas for the top 3 baits I need to get thanks for the help

[carelj]

Phantom (black and silver), cowgirls, and showgirls. Good luck - super jealous!

[goblueM]

make sure you have a good net, pliers, and hook cutters!

[Esox_Magnum]

make sure you have a good net, pliers, and hook cutters!

X 10

Burn 8's during the day 10's at night, creepers, weagles and mag bulldawgs/ pounders... I just got back from a week there, tough bite but we had a few willing to get their pics taken from guys in camp, biggest was a 54

[cat977]

thanks for the help any special colors work best should i go with dark colors or bright colors

[Esox_Magnum]

Gold during the day black at night....

[brad coin]

if its his first time ever I dont know that we want to send him out with glide baits unless hes with an experienced guy to show him how to work them,,,a 10 inch jake is maybe muskie fishings most useable bait,,cast and retrive,,jerk it,troll it and it has that baitfish profile,,,,,

"Find out has much has you can about making proper Figure 8's" has on V the fish are pressured and many need to be caught on the 8

[10,000 Casts]

If I was starting today and bought 3 baits, I would want

1. Double 8 Bucktail (Cowgirl Jr)

2. Mag Dawg/Medussa

3. Pacemaker or Lowrider

3 of the most popular baits for a reason..

[RuKiddingMe]

You only need one right now...

Mag Dawg - blades and topwater will show you fish, Mag Dawgs will catch them.

Prepare for some serious frustration up there right now.

[401TE]

1. Double 8 Bucktail (Cowgirl Jr)

Actually, Junior Cowgirls have size 9 Colorado blades, not 8's. But yes, that is a solid recommendation. In addition to that I'd say pick up a Rad Dog or M&G spinnerbait and a Top Raider. A Shumway Flasher or Buchertail would be my next addition to that list.

[50inchpig]

aren't they mag 8s?

[RuKiddingMe]

I don't think they are an "official" size, I think they were just made a certain percentage smaller the the 10's.

[hunterjoe]

aren't they mag 8s?

According to their HSOforum, you are correct my friend.

[10,000 Casts]

either way, I like how they run and they catch just as many fish as the bigger stuff and won't burn our new Muskie friend out after 20 casts.. as much.. probably be easier on his gear too..

Rad Dog or M&G would be a good choice, they are cheap and very versitile which is a good thing for a guy that doesn't have 300 baits ready to go..

With those 4 baits, you could go anywhere and be pretty dangerous. The 10" Jake or 9" Grandma is a good idea too.

[ZebraMussel33]

either way, I like how they run and they catch just as many fish as the bigger stuff and won't burn our new Muskie friend out after 20 casts.. as much.. probably be easier on his gear too..

Rad Dog or M&G would be a good choice, they are cheap and very versitile which is a good thing for a guy that doesn't have 300 baits ready to go..

With those 4 baits, you could go anywhere and be pretty dangerous. The 10" Jake or 9" Grandma is a good idea too.

+1 this pretty much wraps up this conversation...

[cat977]

Alright Thanks for the choices now time to hit the tackle shop thanks for the help. I'll let ya know how this goes I'd be happy to have a few follows but hoping for the big one.

[401TE]

"quote=50inchpig" aren't they mag 8s?

According to their HSOforum, you are correct my friend.

I stand corrected! Those are some big 8's!

[RuKiddingMe]

I stand corrected! Those are some big 8's!

+1 - thanks for the correction...

50inchpig - I should know better then to question your knowledge on the "blades", speaking of blades, I do believe I'm still waiting on a custom double copper with pink skirting... (My Saltist 20 spring crapped the bed over the weekend @ the Big V, glad I have a half dozen extras)

Back to the topic - seriously Mag Dawgs...

[50inchpig]

pink skirting now, eh? might be waiting a little longer until i can make it up to thorne bros and grab some stuff.

my saltist spring bit it last night too. throwing a 7K for the first time in 2 years seemed like a lot of work!

[rugbymn]

make sure you have a good net, pliers, and hook cutters!

X 1000, especially on the hook cutters.

The toe piercing I gave myself for our 1 year anniversary last week would have been much, much worse had I not had my hook cutters.

If it wasn't for everyone always harping on how important they are, I never would have got a set and it would have been a bad day. I consider this paying it forward. Get yourself some hook cutters.