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Post by nathenpd on Sept 16, 2006 14:07:31 GMT -4
Whats everyones opinion on what the best rapala for muskie is? In June I used super shad raps up at Lac Seul for muskie, but with no luck. What about a 18 floating magnum?
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Post by Bodeen on Sept 16, 2006 15:40:12 GMT -4
I always use a MFR3 GTR when I fish for muskies....of course, I never fish for muskies  As many casts as you must make for muskies, I wouldn't think a super shad rap would be rotator cuff friendly. I would think a slender large bait would do the trick. |
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Post by redtail on Sept 16, 2006 20:10:12 GMT -4
MY WIFE DOESN'T FISH FOR MUSKY, BUT SHE HAS CAUGHT A 48"ER AND A 36"ER BOTH ON A #9 SHAD RAP. ONE ON A SHALLOW, ONE ON A DEEP RUNNER. BOTH PERCH COLOR.  |
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Post by Bodeen on Sept 16, 2006 20:12:24 GMT -4
Shallow Shad Rap eh  |
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Post by redtail on Sept 16, 2006 20:57:27 GMT -4
OFFICIALLY FROM WHAT I KNOW ABOUT MUSKY FISHING YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO USE A LURE THAT SMALL BECAUSE THE MUSKY COULD SWALLOW IT TOO DEEPLY. BUT LIKE I MENTIONED, SHE REALLY DOESN'T FISH FOR MUSKY, SHE FISHES FOR ANYTHING THAT WILL HIT HER LURE. LAST YEAR WHEN WE WENT TO MINNESOTA ON VACATION, I THINK HER TOTAL WAS 27 NORTHERN, THE BIGGEST ONE WAS TEN POUNDS, AND ONE WALLEYE WHICH WAS FIVE AND A HALF POUNDS. ALL ON THE SAME #9 SHAD RAP IN PERCH COLOR OVER OUR TWO WEEK VACATION LAST SEPTEMBER.
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Post by nathenpd on Sept 16, 2006 21:51:07 GMT -4
Wow, no muskie fisherman on here?
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Post by rapanatic on Sept 17, 2006 4:00:40 GMT -4
I would say that the perch/blue gill pattern (around here) is a great color to use. I would have to agree that a #9 SR is a small lure for these fish. #18 mag - floating or CD is the minimum I would toss for these. In my experience these fish like to hit the lure from the side-  |
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Post by ayb97 on Sept 17, 2006 6:13:18 GMT -4
super shad raps are the key. we troll them at about 3-5 mph. i have a silver blue that has so many teeth holes it now sinks. i am starting to run the new xrap magnums and the jointed xraps. will let you know how they work.
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Post by Bodeen on Sept 17, 2006 17:14:29 GMT -4
OFFICIALLY FROM WHAT I KNOW ABOUT MUSKY FISHING YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO USE A LURE THAT SMALL BECAUSE THE MUSKY COULD SWALLOW IT TOO DEEPLY. BUT LIKE I MENTIONED, SHE REALLY DOESN'T FISH FOR MUSKY, SHE FISHES FOR ANYTHING THAT WILL HIT HER LURE. LAST YEAR WHEN WE WENT TO MINNESOTA ON VACATION, I THINK HER TOTAL WAS 27 NORTHERN, THE BIGGEST ONE WAS TEN POUNDS, AND ONE WALLEYE WHICH WAS FIVE AND A HALF POUNDS. ALL ON THE SAME #9 SHAD RAP IN PERCH COLOR OVER OUR TWO WEEK VACATION LAST SEPTEMBER. That sounds about normal. Surprised she didn't bag a ton of bass if she was casting shoreline riprap. That is why I am a big fan of the SSR (skinny water). I was throwing SSR8 at our cabin last year and found that even with small 7-10 pouind pike a leader was needed. Nothing worse than losing a discontiued lure. Where in MN do you go? Main objective for my group and I are walleye, perch, and smallmouth. Pike are a bonus. |
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Post by Bodeen on Sept 17, 2006 17:15:50 GMT -4
super shad raps are the key. we troll them at about 3-5 mph. i have a silver blue that has so many teeth holes it now sinks. i am starting to run the new xrap magnums and the jointed xraps. will let you know how they work. Could you post a picture of that lure. I wasn't aware that they came in SB and would love to see one. It has to be awesome looking. Plus I love seeing battle wounds on my lures  |
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Post by redtail on Sept 17, 2006 19:02:32 GMT -4
CASS LAKE IS WHERE WE GO. SHE USUALLY DOESN'T RUN ACROSS TOO MANY BASS IN CASS. WE USUALLY CRUISE ALONG THE REED EDGES CASTING TOWARDS THE REEDS. SHE ALWAYS USES A LEADER JUST IN CASE.
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Post by nathenpd on Sept 17, 2006 19:07:04 GMT -4
What lb test leader did she use? Most leaders sink small baits like the ssr's.
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Post by Bodeen on Sept 17, 2006 19:23:21 GMT -4
What I started doing (after I decided to stop losing my lures) was to use a 9 inch steel leader of 30 pound test. Casting it to shore and using a steady retrieve or a wounded/darting minnow retrieve. The leader didn't sink the lure as it was almost always moving. The thing I have against them is the way the affect the action and how they can sometimes foul during the cast. My catch rate wasn't deminished.
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Post by redtail on Sept 17, 2006 20:38:36 GMT -4
THE LEADER SHE USES IS SOUTH BEND INVISA-LEADERS, 8 INCH, 27 POUND AND 12 POUND STREN SENSOR LINE WITH A QUANTUM MEDIUM ACTION SPINNING ROD AND REEL. SHE ALWAYS KEEPS THE LURE MOVING TOO BY USING A JIGGING RETRIEVE.
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Post by redtail on Sept 17, 2006 20:45:59 GMT -4
CHECK OUT THE RAPALA FISHING CLUB PROFILE NEWSLETTER FOR DECEMBER 2003 IF YOU HAVE IT. I GOT ONE OF THE PHOTOS I TOOK OF HER AND HER DAD WHILE SHE WAS HOLDING HER FISH IN THAT ISSUE
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Post by Bodeen on Sept 18, 2006 12:39:35 GMT -4
That's Awesome!!!!!
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Post by redtail on Sept 18, 2006 13:05:46 GMT -4
YES IT IS. AND SHE WASN'T EVEN TRYING FOR A MUSKY. AND FOR HER FIRST ONE AT THAT!!!!
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Post by nathenpd on Sept 18, 2006 15:00:38 GMT -4
Do you have to be a club member to view the pictures?
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Post by Bodeen on Sept 18, 2006 18:06:43 GMT -4
You ought to post that picture here for everyone to get a look at.
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Post by redtail on Sept 18, 2006 19:27:20 GMT -4
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Post by nathenpd on Sept 18, 2006 20:46:53 GMT -4
Wow, very nice fish!  |
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Post by Tom on Aug 30, 2010 16:47:57 GMT -4
No muskies here in the UK, but i will tell you what i have found is best for big pike:
The shad rap series is number 1 for me, glidin' rap is great too, the storm wildeye series works great, go for the larger sizes though. spinners are surprisingly under used, but will catch hundreds of jack pike. Just in general, i would recommend going for the larger sizes of lures, all my best lures are atleast 6 inches long, and the 10inch fox replicant is now accepted as the top lure here in the UK, with lures such as believers following close behind.
I prefere dark colours, naturals like silver are top colours, but my all time favourite is black. This might sound silly, but i have done particularly well on lures with orange bellies too, give em a try.
The number 1 all time colour though is the rapala silver blue, something about it makes pike tick. Perhaps its because it is shiny, so it is easily visible, and it also looks natural, so you get the best of both worlds.
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Post by jerkbait on Jul 18, 2011 0:13:59 GMT -4
Caught my first musky this evening and on a Rapala!! I had been using a J-11 with no luck and went to the 5" model of X-rap in orange belly /black back and no luck. I then tied on a silver 5" husky jerk and first cast, caught a 29" The rap had him with all 3 trebles.
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Post by worcesterjohn on Jul 18, 2011 4:48:01 GMT -4
Again I'm from the Uk so we don't have Muskies, but for Pike we catch a LOT on magnum F-14's while trolling. Colour isn't too important, but Silver Mackerel does surprisingly well since it's really a saltwater colour.
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Post by spinningrap on Jul 18, 2011 17:22:37 GMT -4
x-rap shad 8cm silver
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Post by 90collector on Jul 18, 2011 21:59:07 GMT -4
does this count as a muskie?  lol jk but as far as musky lures I do best on bass lures |
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Post by Jason on Jul 18, 2011 23:36:16 GMT -4
does this count as a muskie? lol jk but as far as musky lures I do best on bass lures All right what is that LOL. We've got some strange fish on the west coast. That one would fall in the same category. |
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Post by 90collector on Jul 19, 2011 2:11:45 GMT -4
Well the technical name is bowfin, but we always call them dogfish. They do body rolls in the water and they fight like a fish thats a lot bigger. We usually catch them bass fishing (this one was caught on DTFAT-3 RCW)
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Post by kell0ggz on Aug 7, 2011 10:42:26 GMT -4
I have been using an X-RAP Xtreme action slashbait (SXR-14). I got a hit on that thing. My boyfriend uses a big Rapala perch, not sure what it is called but hes been catching them on that.  |
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Post by craig on Nov 7, 2011 0:15:16 GMT -4
Depends of the time of year and where ur fishing I guess, I catch alot on mag 14's and j-13's I troll the super shad's in the late speing and summer
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