Muskey. Whats your preferred method??

[Teroy]

Not asking for any of your top secret information. Just if you prefer to troll for them or cast for them. I've heard both ways work, but casting is more productive? I caught mine trolling. Just wondering what the rest of you do?<br><br><IMG SRC="http://www.graystarr.com/www2/html/modules/Albums/album04/TroyMuskie2.thumb.jpg">

[PREDATOR]

More productive?! I think that it is impossible to say one is more PRODUCTIVE than the other. Of course there are prefered methods. But as far as productivity goes, all things must be considered. Trolling has its advantages like the ability to cover a whole lot of water in a small amount of time. Trolling offers a relaxed effort that does produce fish. Casting however enables an angler to slow down and thouroughly fish a specific area, this provides time and enough presentaion to entice a fish who is not willing to chase down a trolled lure. Casting also gives you the opportunity to catch multiple fish in the same area where if you were to just troll through once you would probably only pick up one of five or six possible fish.The down side is its easy to spend a lot of time casting to areas with no fish. That is where trolling shines, trolling is a great fish locator.<br>The list of pros and cons goes on forever, basically in my opinion the best method becomes what you prefer as long as you can catch fish doing it and as long as you are willing to use bolth methods at the apprfopriate time and location. Now old Al Lindner will tell you that a combination of trolling and casting is what an angler will use to maximize his fishing potential. I think hes right. In fact, hes ALWAYS right.<br>Now for my personal opinion, I would prefer (as long as I am catching fish) to cast for ANY species of fish. I find it very rewarding to choose a specific spot that I think holds a fish, cast in there, work a lure properly, and have the reward of getting a fish to bite. But if its not the best method given the situation, I hold no ties to it. Toss out a couple lines and fire up the engine. As a end note, my most ENJOYABLE day muskie fishing, not nessescarily my best day, was in skeeters boat a couple years back, we pulled up on some underwater cover and structure that doesnt get a lot of pressure due to the fact that most people dont know its there, and started casting. I dont know how many we caught but it was one after another without moving five feet from where we caught the first one. Seems like each of us boated four fish with skeeter getting maybee five. We probably werent even there an hour. Skeeter is an old pro when it comes to muskie fishing, he had the state record when most of us didnt even know what a muskie was. If you want to learn pineview or fish with a guy who knows his muskie stuff, hes your man.<br><br>UNICORN CATCHER F.L.P.

[Teroy]

I'm still pretty green at Musky fishing and find that I get very impatient when I'm casting with no luck. So, I still prefer to troll for them since I don't know Pineview well enough to have those special "spots". Thx for the input Pred. At least I know I'm not alone []<br><br><IMG SRC="http://www.graystarr.com/www2/html/modules/Albums/album04/TroyMuskie2.thumb.jpg">

[SKEETER]

I tell you what my perferd method is whatever works. Spring I usually cast to submerged brush piles. Late summer when the water level is low I really don't think you can beat trolling. But you just got to look at your situation and use whatever technique works for you. Back to what Predator was saying about me being a Musky fisherman from way back. I just don't know what he is talking about.<br><br>

[MGB]

I agree with you on casting in the spring and trolling when the water is low. What is your apinion on the depth of water to be trolling in this time of year?<br><br>

[SKEETER]

Tiger muskys are a cross between a Northern Pike and a Musky so the fish will take on characteristics of both fish. So getting to your Question about the best depth to troll at is I really don't have certain depth. The tigers could range at various depths of water. The thing I like to do is look for underwater cover points drop offs big flats with cover next to deep water, etc. Where ever you can find a good transition area is where I would troll. Now I would have to say that old Predator is an expert on trolling for muskys so you might want to drop him a line. <br><br>

[MGB]

Predator do you have any more in put on trolling when the warter level is low.<br><br>

[davetclown]

MGB<br><br>I can offer one tidbit of information for trolling during low waters and that is to steir around them stumps and sunken boats that didn't<br><br><A HREF="http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/" target="_new">http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/</A> <br>For Kids Sake <br>Recycle your old Equipment<br>Dave

[PREDATOR]

Well, this is of course nothing more than my own theory. Take the body structure of the fish. Long slender powerfull fast swimmer, but poor ability to mauver through cover. The idea is that the fish will hide in the cover faceing the outside edge, focusing thier feeding effort on fish on the outer edge of the cover seeing as how bait fish are much more manuverable in the weeds and stumps. OR, they will locate on open water structure. As well, muskies can occasionally be found cruising the shallows. With high water temps I would use a deep diving crank and longline it. Position the boat directly over structure and to the outside edge of cover. Go about 2 mph and pump the rod on occasion. Fish in the morning and evening for best results on the most active fish. Down size your lures. I personally am not a fan of the huge musky size lures that a lot of guys use.<br><br>UNICORN CATCHER F.L.P.