your favorite early season bucktail?

I’m still an old Blue Fox Vibrax fan.

What do you usually grab come opener?

You have good taste Gary, That is the exact one I reach for. The fish fast and have great flash.

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I’m still an old Blue Fox Vibrax fan.

What do you usually grab come opener?

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I will answer this for Mr. Larson….”The Net”…

I start off with small cranks, typically using them like a jerkbait
For hair, It has to be black and orange/the giant musky killer

They are VERY effective and the price is very reasonable too on these!

black/orange or chart/lime wendals harasser

I will chime in too Gary. Fantastic for upper Mississippi river musky. http://www.catstaillures.com/super7.shtml

#5 Mepps easy to run at a snails pace over the weeds

Coming from a Novice:

I used this prior and talking to Gary reinforced my belief of the #5 or #6 Blue Fox Vibrax, Single hook, in White & Red or Black.

I like the DuPont spinner. Fish of a thousand casts???? How ’bout fish of one well placed toss!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fishing the stained lakes of northern Wisconsin (Lake Winter, Chippewa Flowage etc) anything with black hair and a copper blade has worked for us.

I can’t believe nobody named my ‘ol standby……

The Billy Finn…..Easiest cranking bucktail out there( I believe that half of the battle is not getting worn out during the chase).

Tim

My black & red or light blue show girl. Best bucktails I have found that look great in the water.

I like to use a black and red tail that I have made myself. It is way more fun to catch a fish on somthing you have made.

Gotta go w/ a black and red harasser. Try burning it over weeds. Will create more of a reaction strike than a lazy follow. Change speeds and direction. Its like your doing the twist in your boat. What are your other favorite or succesful techniques you have used?

Hey Slow Rollin!
Welcome to IDA!

Thanks, I am ready for opener. I already cant sleep at night. What areas do you muskie fish? I fish Mille Lacs and Detroit Lakes.

Metro waters mostly with Mille Lacs thrown in here/there….. I truly prefer Minnetonka.

Yeah, this will be my first year hitting Tonka. Never fished it before. I will be out every Tues. 6pm to midnight. How is the average size of fish out there? I heard they are skinny?

There are lots of 30-40 inch fish in the system that are common to catch. However, there are also some true tunas in there. Fish pushing mid-50 inch. There are enough of them that I keep coming back………year after year after year…..

If you are in need of a partner to hit it during those hours, give me a jingle! It truly is a fun lake to fish!

Yeah, i definetly will let you know.. Do you know if there is an open water trolling bite out there. I a third of my 35 total muskies last year in open water.

it can be done, but it is tough will all the millfoil floating……plus the cruisers, jet skis, sailboats, and other boats…

For opener in the metro I like to use a single hook wisher in black/white with a nichel blade for the lake I like to fish. Easy to throw and it keeps the weeds off. Not to mention the single hook makes release a breeze should I get any visitors.

Pal

I have to agree and go with the Blue Fox Vibrax. Silver blade and black hair. Once in a while I will throw a Mr Twister tail on the rear end. Love these baits as you can fish them fast and not get tired. I use them all season long, especially on LOTW. Use it as a search bait to fish fast and look for active fish. A must for everyone’s tackle box!

Several of my favs have been mentioned, but the Mepp’s Musky Maribou has not. The large colorado blade can be bulged and really has become one of my favs in Chartruese/Black. I would also like to try, but haven’t yet the Orange/Black in this bait. The Muskie Killer, Windel’s Harrasser, Blue Fox Vibrax all get tossed in my world.

Mark

Musky Candy and Eagle Tails