Fishing Muskies with a dog in the boat?

[Mr. B]

How many of you fish Muskies with your dog? I am looking for some tips that would allow me to do this.

My lab Maggie gets way to excited when I take her musky fishing. I am not sure if it is just being in the boat or if it the fact that the baits look similar to training dummies?

Thanks any help would be great!

[mtreno]

i have had bad luck with my black lab molly. with some stern instructions i can get her to sit and watch (even that took some time with a bucktail - she cannot handle the jackpot) but one day after about 20 minutes i had a nice fallow and she freaked out when she saw this big dark thing in the water chasin my bait around - she ended up in the lake and i had to drop my bait to the bottom so i would not hook her. needless to say i did not get that ski - nor does molly get to come musky fishing anymore.

she does fine draggin a lindy rig but bobber fishing just is another game of fetch....

[Gus]

My springer jumped up on the seat scared of the 48" ski I landed with him in the boat. He's taken a few hooks over the years so he's learned not to chase anything thrown from a rod. I'm lucky I guess. Hopefully the little one will learn some manners from the old dog.

[mtreno]

molly got 5 hooks in her from a rap while trollin with the pontoon for walleyes - i was able to push them thru and cut the barbs off and slid them out. she also bite down on a rap i had in my hand one time driving the hooks into my fingers and the roof of her mouth - man dogs are fun....

[TomWehler]

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[cjac]

Here are my guides........they help to weigh the bow down when I'm out solo!! Other than the brown one deciding to jump out and chase a raccoon on shore up a tree, I've had no worries!

I just hate leaving them at home! If it's a 14 hour day on Mille Lacs or something they stay home, but my in town days are usually dog days.

Chris

[No_Net]

My springer Baxter he sleep in the back of the boat all day except if he smells a duck, goose, or a loon he is in the water trying to catch it. Never had any problems with him chasing lures.

[riverrat56]

Say no-net........guessing i know you from someplace.....aghhem, I can't believe that mut of yours lays anyplace and sleeps,

My dog stays home no matter what I'm fishing for, she freaks out in a boat, plus she jumped off a bridge once, so I don't really trust her around water.