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Sometimes and old-school method can be awful deadly…..
Tim
You said it…I caught my very first muskie last fall trolling the ol’ Red and White Daredevle. I was surprised, to say the least, but I’m thinking the old school baits probably do work pretty well, considering the fact that to most of these fish, they’re brand new! After that muskie saw bucktails all summer, that Daredevle probably looked pretty good…
I like the Burt, Suick, Topraider, Thunderhead, DDD. I will be doing a ton more crankbait fishing this season. I worry less about color, but I favor more natural colors.
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One: Muskies don’t bite daredevels
two: red/white is such an old color that every fish has seen it and won’t bite it any more.
Are you kidding me man? I guess I must have caught a muskie on crack then, because it HAMMERED a red and white Daredevle. Ok, it was a tiger, but gimme a break. The other side of that spoon is red and white baby!
Sarcasm, I believe was his intention. It never reads quite well on the net. 
Arrrrgggghhh…well on that note, is there anyone here who has ever caught muskies on spoons regularly? I wasn’t targeting muskies when I caught the one in the pic, but I thought it was interesting, since all anyone talks about for muskies are bucktails, Bulldawgs and whatnot. Maybe this question should be a seperate thread…I also had 4 or 5 follows last summer on a Perch colored Salmo Fatso, no takers though.
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One: Muskies don’t bite daredevels
two: red/white is such an old color that every fish has seen it and won’t bite it any more.
Thank god they haven’t seen a black and silver bucktail.
Spoons do well for muskies in some situations, like speed trolling the sand, ripping through thick weed edges, jigging fall fatties. Overall, spoons are outperformed by other baits for muskies. Pike is another story.
Anyone have any black/white spoons?
Nice Fish Man 
My fav lures are whatever is on my line… 
I like Pacemakers,globes and creepers for topwater.8″ jakes and cranes for twitching.Mag Dawgs and SuzyQs for swim baits.10″ Jakes and believers for trolling.Crazy D Tackle Bucktails and Lungen DC10s.Suicks and Big Daddys for my jerk baits.That about sums up a few of my favorites…
Last year my best producers were Mag Daws,perch,creamcicle and black/orange colors,Black Pacemaker got me the longest of the year,Markowicz Globe put the most fish in the boat,(cause I use it the most),8″ Jake in walleye was a close 2nd.
Here is the 46″er…I hope it works…Paul
Here she is swimming away… 
Is this on a river near Central MN?
It is the Chippewa River near Chippewa Falls WI.
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It is the Chippewa River near Chippewa Falls WI.
Cool. Nice pic and fish!!
my favorite lures have to be what i throw 90 percent of the time i am muskie fishing. cowgirls 10 inch suicks and mag or pounder dawgs.
This may sound funny, but my favorite is something absolutely different than what everyone else is throwing. I think some lakes get so educated, that they need something never seen before.
Stand-by by month
May into june = creek chubs walleye colored along weeds & Jackpots
June / July = Big weighted buchtails with curl tail trailer and Deep Deep running baits (usually find more fish in the 20-40 fow.
Aug / Sept – walleye patterns baits at night
Oct (after cool down) to freeze up or season closer Burmex (sp??) suix
Its snowing right now in minnesota what do you guys think better huntin when its snowing or wait till it stops i have hunted while its snowin but never much luck but have had good luck a hr after it stops was thinkin about tryin it tom and was wondering what your guys thoughts are they are callin for 3 to 5 inch for my areas 
They move down here with it snowing but don’t move much at all if the winds blowing. If you did arrow a deer it would be easier to follow after it quits.
Been snowing most of the night here in western Wis. I love hunting in the snow if the wind is not blowin much. Looks like 90% here until late afternoon. That could be perfect for movement. May have to skip out on some committments and get in the woods later 
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By the way- my wife wants to know where the guy lives that posted the link to Midwest Whitetails? She eaid she’s going to hunt you down and burn all your archery equipment 
. No seriously, what a great site- I think I’ve watched almost every back issue. Wish I had the time to get that involved.
I’ve hunted in higher winds and heavy snow and have seen deer in open fields grazing. Get out whenever you can.
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