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My trip to the V on august 4th is just right around the corner...MAN AM I GETTING PUMPED!!...reading all these posts and getting new info on the lake has been a special treat for me...all the past years I been coming to the V all I brought was 2 ultra light rods and 1 medium rod and a fly rod...I fished for about every fresh water creature there is, but I never focused on the muskie...I heard stories how one can fish for them and never even see one their whole lives,maybe that scared me away from them i dont know but after reading about 50"+ fish here,I need a picture in my scrap book of me holding one of those bad boys up!.......I will be staying at Daisy Bay Lodge and will be very grateful if someone could point me in the right direction on where to start or even give me a little info on where they most likely to be at the beginning of august(cabbage,pencil,lily,depths,transitions)..I know im asking alot because I know very little or nothing at all about these fish....thanks in advance for the response and if your near daisy bay lodge aug 4th thru 11th stop on by for a cold one smile.gif

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If you see a red Crestliner Fish Hawk with a 60hp Merc on it, that's me. I'll be up there the same week. Say hello. I'll cough up any muskie info you want. God knows, I see enough of them bass fishing.

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Hey Mike, Daisy bay is a great place to start. There are good locations in the bay for the rock bite as well as the grass bite.

The west end of the bay has cabbage and pads as weel as some shallow reefs with reeds and rock.

If you are new to the muskie game, start with bucktails, they catch lots of fish and are easy baits to throw.

You may want to pick up a crankbait or two, I would recommend an 8" jake or a
magnum shadrap.

Firetiger is a killer on Vermilion, pick up at least one in that pattern.

Magnum spinnerbaits and buzzbaits are also a good choice, I use white and chartruce the most.

Big loud baits work well in dark or stained water, so you want to look at baits with rattles or with large profiles. smile.gif

Good luck Mike, once you catch one you
will be hooked!.... smile.gif

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