The EMOTIONS of the MUSKY SLUMP, and how to BEAT IT! July 1-4/24 vlog
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Today we look at the emotions of the Musky Slump, and how hard it is to overcome.
This one hit me hard, and I wasn't sure how to get through it.
Between Dave, Kyla and my buddy Kyle Friedges we found a way!
Shout out to the Abels, some of my most dear friends and fishing partners. We broke the slump!
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This is why this is one of the best musky channels - thank you for your candidness Glen!!
This is Reel Life and we're gonna bring it to you straight! Appreciate the kind words!
Slumps can really suck. Some years I only get out a handful of times. Going a season without a tug can deflating. Still you never give up.
Amen
#nevergiveup
This makes me feel better … just got back from a 4 day trip and the struggle was real and we had all the feelings. 7 of us got two and we barely saw any, but grateful
To be out there. It happens to everyone.
The Grind Is Real!
You gave everything you had for us on Perrault and we were incredibly happy to spend time with you and to learn the lake in greater detail. I realize you're frustrated right now, but that's fishing. We were incredibly impressed overall.
Just stay focused and realize that the first few weeks have been a challenge.
It's like I say to my boys and my staff all the time "I never promised it would be easy, I promised it would be worth it."
Chin up!
If it was easy, everyone would fish for muskies. I like it because it is not easy!
Great video Glen, anyone who musky fishes has endured a slump. 2022 was my worst year ever fishing. Been a tough start this year as well but hoping it improves. Geat breakdown on the spot and video. Keep up the great work brother.
Thanks Mitch, hope we can make a day of fishing together happen again this season!
I put over 100 hours in this spring, most on the river, some follows, one bite, and none landed. And now it's far too hot to fish.
This sport is what you make of it. There's a lot to be said about what drives you at the end of the day to get out there again. With obligations and responsibilities, this becomes all the more challenging.
If they bit every day and we landed every fish we wouldn't do this. And despite how time consuming this hobby is, all of us make some time to do it. Life is also about the moments that go by when you're not doing what you wish you were doing. There's certainly more of those on some days than others. You might not remember that. You will definitely remember the next time you bring a fish to the net and land it. They gotta eat some time.
Good luck & tight lines.
Always grind...
Slumps happen, just part of the game, best thing to do is like you said, keep casting and grinding!
Grind, grind, grind some more and then boom, it happens and we forget the slump!
This video gives you more credibility in my book. Some guys paint a pretty picture and state they never fail. Musky fishing can be tough at times. All of a sudden you start questioning everything you do. You even lose confidence in your GO TO bait and start throwing the kitchen sink at them and your milk run disappears. Appreciate your honesty and know you’ll start popping them daily in the near future.
Another awesome post!
We grind, grind & grind and it will pay off!
Hey! Thanks for the shout out Glenn! Can’t wait to catch up this year!
We appreciate the 54 community and so cool to catch up with old pals this way!
Fishing has been absolotely brutal for me here in Quebec(brown watet) this year. Water levels are way too high and fish are impossible to find. Last year was a record year for me with giant fish hitting the net with regularity. Back to the grind!
Crazy how much it changes year after year, one thing remains, the grind is real!
Went two trips with zero then hit 4 on my last trip out. Just gotta keep grinding
I know that feeling well! Thanks for watching!
As a guide, I used to stress this a lot. But what I've learned is that it's fishing. We can only do so much, but at the end of the day, it's still up to the fish to cooperate. Never give up because those fish will light up and all those tough days will not be remembered anymore.
Yep, it can all change in a blink of an eye, we just never give up!
It's tough down in MN too. It's not just a Canada thing. Sure the guides who stick to one body of water will have their pattern dialed fishing every day. But every person I know who only fishes weekends and/or after work is struggling to some degree or another. We're all in this together, even if it means struggling together 😂
I've heard it's a tough start to the season for a lot of anglers. Things are starting to come around finally for us. And together, we'll find a way to be better for it!
This describes my season so far. Started off good opening week had success in the boat next few weeks but for me personally I’ve had zero bites follows rips etc for close to a month since opening week. I’ll keep at it and it will happen just hate the long slumps makes me question everything.
We are all there at some point, and then it will just happen!
@@54orbust agreed 👍 I don’t take clients out but my wife or friends I take out count on me to make the right decisions and put them on fish so we can have a shot at one in the net. I do my best to make that happen
We all experience this, we're all in this together. I caught a nice 49" muskie opening weekend and it's been tough ever since.
They humble us, frustrate us and make us smile when they visit the boat...
Muskies aren’t for everyone… they will humble you over and over lol
Damn muskies, but the high is so high!
@@54orbust and the lows are so low. 😮😢😂
I always focus on open water when I’m not seeing them on structure early season. Also fish the night shift. The conditions are perfect for them to be out feeding on pelagic bait that time of year.
Good advice! Bugs are too bad for me to spend any time night fishing.
Head up Glenn. Focus on getting your boat where you want it. Then show us all the goodie’s of course 😎. Don’t get discouraged. Remember some of us haven’t even caught a Musky yet and still go out and grind as much as they can 😉. Of course, nothing discourages me more than someone catching Musky on my target lake with Corn or the once in a lifetime possibility a state record catch for a 12yr old boy on the same lake. All this year. Congrats to the boy if coarse. Does it stop me on my quest? It’s crazy to think that my Musky tackle is almost as much as my boat and electronics. But I will still grind. And thanks to you my wife is just as crazy about catching a Musky as I am. You tell us all the time to keep a great attitude. If I can. So can you because it will come 😎🤘
Nothing cheap and easy about musky fishing, and that's why we love it!
Volatile weather patterns constant wond shifts and barometer shifts this early season has created havoc on trying to pattern this season. Been sticking to one bait u know which one it is but working slower or more aggressive has been putting fish in the bag the moment I veer off this I start second guessing myself and frustration kicks in thenni find myself reverting back to the same bait and I've found success.
I hear ya, stick to what has worked in the past and gain that confidence again!
I haven’t caught one since last October and have been discouraged this year sitting on a goose egg. When the water cools I’ll start chasing them again.
We all have tough spells, anyone who says they don't are lying... It's how we handle it that seperate us. Good luck when you get back at it.
Nice to know it’s not just me! Been such a rough year I agreed to an extra week of work.
Things are starting to fire up in NWO with some warmer temps finally. Looking to be a good couple weeks around full moon!
Ok. Everyone follows common practices with musky fishing. Moon cycles, bite windows, weather fronts. Even following those theories can cause frustration.
Let mother nature tell you when they will bite. Birds, turtles,and frogs will tell you when to fish. Without depending on your electric tools.
I consider myself spoiled because 75% of the musky waters around here are rivers. Large lakes like Eagle, present obstacles we don't don't co tend with often.
While working with the fresh water hall of fame in Hayward WI, and trolling lake superior. We have learned fish movements and bite windows.
We have adopted the confidence technique. The additude of the angler has much more to do with success.
We have caught more fish outside of bite windows by watching other wildlife. When water fowl are leaving the area.....fish as hard as you can.
Yep, get out there and just fish!
This is why they call it fishing and not catching!
@@davew4247 couldn't agree more! The struggle is real!
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We don't have Muskies out here in Alberta, but the pike fishing has been brutal this year!
Yup bite windows key. Sometimes need to take a break and catch a few bass or walleye to recharge mentally.
Yep we all need a break from time to time. Today was lake day to recharge!
Just spent last week on wabigoon it was terrible no musky or pike very slow all around
I heard it was tough, one of my buddies caught a 49 out there over the weekend, so things are getting better!
I commented about 3 weeks ago we came up to cedar point lodge for a week and my buddy ended up getting a 51 inch musky with Cal Ritchie. Fish of a lifetime
Those are the ones that drive us and steer us through the tough times for sure!