Been doing some musky fishing

what rod/reel/line combo do you use?

The lures and the fish look great, sorry about your face!

It’s got to be pretty satisfying catching those big musky, or any fish really, on crankbaits you created.

Great fish Hutchy.

Nice! What was the average weight?

Nice pile of fish !

Nice,really been missing the Canadian trips,next year we should be able to make a couple trips.Nice lure's also.

thanks, Hutchy.

never fished big freshwater, but will be soon.

NICE fish!

Nice baits, those carved baits look really good.

Trade ya.

I got a few bonnethead sharks last time in the keys. I want some big ones now

hanks, Hutchy.

never fished big freshwater, but will be soon.

NICE fish!

Your having a good year. Been out many times in this area and have never had a strike, many follows but that's it.

Where are you fishing?

You’re slaying the Musky man! Nice!

I went to Eagle Lake a couple years ago for 2 days of Musky fishing. It was October and all I could think of was fox trapping. Never caught a single fish on that lake.

We marked a ton of walleye, but the guy I was fishing with wouldn’t let me fish for them. Musky only! Son of a gun!

Ended up fishing a small lake up against the hiway on the way home and caught a bunch of little Jacks. That and the drive was awesome!

Those are some nice fish, there are some musky where I fish but more common are pike. I've gotten a few good ones this year around 36-37in but still haven't broke 40

Night fishing walleyes is a blast, I shore fish for them on the river. October is usually the best month for me, catch most of mine on jigs with swimbaits

Not sure. Since none were truly massive , (the 48 was nice tho), I don't weigh them. Just a length and back they go.

There is a lengthy x belly girth calculator online that estimates weight pretty accurately, so my next addition is a soft tape to measure girth.


Hanging them by the head is hard on them so we avoid it. I actually don't think I own a scale lol

[quote=Hutchy][quote=BadgerTrapper97]Night fishing walleyes is a blast, I shore fish for them on the river. October is usually the best month for me, catch most of mine on jigs
I'd love to catch one that big, here's a limit from a cold October night right before a snowstorm when I couldn't keep them off the hook.

Those are some great looking lures you make plus some really nice muskies. I can appreciate the satisfaction you get from catching them on home made lures since I used to do that myself on a double buzz blade bucktail I assembled from various parts. It would run on the surface and produce some spectacular strikes and follows.I think the blades "ticking" together were the key in producing sound and vibration that they just had to attack. I caught 33 muskies in 3 summers on them without going that often and most were over 45 inches with several at the 50 inch mark. So much excitement and fun. Good job, Man!

great read ,guys nice looking lures hutchy, and real nice fish , I have a friend and his wife ,all they fish now is musky , she got a 53 incher this summer ,she is in the lead for some big money ,

Hutch, nice fish, very nice lures, but that hat! I can't believe Steph lets you wear that hat...Sakes head!

Those are some great fish and lures!

The truth is, if you are catching fish like that, you can wear any hat you like! Nice to see you guys are enjoying life.

Nice looking double buzzbait. I bet the hits were fantastic!

[quote=Hutchy][quote=MnMan]Those are some great looking lures you make plus some really nice muskies. I can appreciate the satisfaction you get from catching them on home made lures since I used to do that myself on a double buzz blade bucktail I assembled from various parts. It would run on the surface and produce some spectacular strikes and follows.I think the blades "ticking" together were the key in producing sound and vibration that they just had to attack. I caught 33 muskies in 3 summers on them without going that often and most were over 45 inches with several at the 50 inch mark. So much excitement and fun. Good job, Man!




For sure! This one came straight out of the water about 4 feet in the air when it hit. Looked pretty spectacular against the sunset.

If you want to get some monster muskies, come and fish Green Bay/Sturgeon Bay.

I can't fish muskies anywhere else. The fish out there are unbelievable monsters!

Really eh

Whats the bite like? Bucktails? Jerkbaits? trolling?

Humps, weeds? rock edges?

Very nice Hutch!

I am kind of spoiled as I lived right on Lake St Clair/Detroit River all my life... Musky were never "the fish of 1000 casts" for me, they were a nuisance when bass or walleye fishing LOL.

That is not to take away from the achievement though, clearly you have a talent for making lures and catching big fish! It seems that whenever I target them, we don't have the same success as when we accidentally catch them while fishing for something else LOL.

We have had some absolute monsters surface in our decoys on sunny afternoons while duck hunting in November... big shovel headed beasts

We didn't keep any while fishing Canada, but the ones in the river I live on are Tiger muskies which are hybrids so we kept a few.

Thanks.


My wife keeps asking when I'll fish for fish we can eat again...lol.

It's addictive. Had dozens and dozens of hooked and lost, almost hooked, or close calls.

Walleye time soon.

Thanks.


My wife keeps asking when I'll fish for fish we can eat again...lol.

It's addictive. Had dozens and dozens of hooked and lost, almost hooked, or close calls.

Walleye time soon.

Fish you can eat again??? Don’t you know how to fillet boneless musky? Absolutely terrific tasting fish, I’d eat over nearly any other and often do.

Osky

The lures and the fish look great, sorry about your face!

her is the recent story.

Everyone was concerned about him, and I was wanting to know how fast he was swimming, and what color his bathing suit was.
https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/when-muskies-attack-windsor-swimmer-shares-toothy-fish-story

(Just a side comment - there are no muskies or walleyes in Green Bay. Not worth the trip down here.

Very nice fish and lures, I make lures too for Musky and Pike.