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Sweating profusly...often finding myself staring out into the distance, visions of big muskie follows and violent strikes. I have muskie fever bad....and the only boat I have is at my cabin on the crow wing river and there's no trailer. If anyone ever has an open seat...weekday evenings...weekends..and need a fishing partner..I'm definitly available!!!! I"ve been a muskie angler for the better part of 8 years and a muskies Inc member for the past two. Got my own gear, plenty O' tackle...just need the means to go. I've reduced myself to begging....but whatever it takes right? It would be greatly appreciated.

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Iron man,

I would be more than happy to bring you out. I just started fishing for muskies last year, and the thought of getting a big one on all alone in the boat evokes a bit of shocked.gif. I live in the west metro area, so I hope you don't mind fishing Tonka. I can't get out this week or next (next week I'm headed to Vermillion-Everett bay) But by July, when the walleye bite dies down and the muskies are good and mad, I should be ready to go. Mu boat isn't very big or pretty, but hey, it floats.

Shoot me your number...

[email protected]

And if you can give me a clue as how to fish 'em early on the big V, let me know.

Casey

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Casey,

I was up to the big V last Thursday thru Sunday and fished muskies all day on the opener. No hook ups but the 2 follows we had were over cabbage. The cabbage piles are few and far between as we fished probably 20 spots which will hold cabbage in the summer but only 2 had visible cabbage Sat. Those been Muskego Bay and the channel between east & west by the set of 3 green/red bouy's. The northerns were active so you should at least have some action if you don't get into the skie's. Good Luck!

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Luck bites,

Too bad you didn't hook up. It still gets your heart thumpin just seeing a follow though. Oh, well, better luck next time. I'll post how I did when I get back.

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Hey thanks for the invites!! Hopefully something works out. I doned the waders today and went around Round Lake in Eden Prarie...no luck. Water is really up. On the big V muskies...look to your North facing bays...with the dark bottom and dont be afraid to go shallow...but stealth is the key. On sunny days they sun themselves...big plastics???? Good luck up there.

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I'll be staying at Everett bay lodge, maybe the ski's will be in shallow, as you say, "sunning themselves". I don't have any plastics...yet. Would like to get a bulldawg, though.

Thanks for the tip.

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Hey Ironman, if you want to go out some evening next week, shoot me an e-mail. [email protected]

As for the Big V. I was up there last week, before muskie opener. Saw one sunning herself on top of Merry Go Round.

Wally H

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The bulldog is a good bait..or so I hear..I dont own one. I'm thinking more of bass style plastics..only super sized. They offer quite a variety. Try something like a giant slug go..or lizard. Something you can work slow...s l o w....s l o w. If thats what it takes anyway...hopefully they'll hit whatever you throw...but that rarely happens.

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