Great fishing trip!. Fat 46! Just a couple of suggestions after 35 years of fishing muskies - Don't reel up so close to the tip of the rod when you have a fish on and are going to the net. That gives the fish leverage to pull the bait. More line out - like a couple feet maybe - let's the rod do the work and provides some give. Still keep the line tight just not so short. This leads to tip #2 Instead of trying to scoop the fish, more line out allows you to put the net deeper and guide the fish into the net without the rod tip getting in the way. Scooping lots of times leads to half the fish hanging out of the net and most of the time the fish falls out of the net not into it. Especially big fish. For what it's worth. Again, great trip and you guys really have the boat side strikes down well. Lots of guys get surprised that the strike happens and lose the fish.
Not sure…I’ve caught them a few places in PA. The PA fish and boat commission published biologist reports where you can see what lives in which lakes…I just entered Bowfin and searched here: www.fishandboat.com/pages/search.aspx
I don’t musky fish the river enough to know, but fish location is definitely more complicated with changing water levels and currents. It seems s super hit-or-miss….like either there’s no musky activity or there’s a bunch of big fish in a small area and you can’t believe it
Great fishing trip!.
Fat 46!
Just a couple of suggestions after 35 years of fishing muskies -
Don't reel up so close to the tip of the rod when you have a fish on and are going to the net.
That gives the fish leverage to pull the bait.
More line out - like a couple feet maybe - let's the rod do the work and provides some give.
Still keep the line tight just not so short.
This leads to tip #2
Instead of trying to scoop the fish, more line out allows you to put the net deeper and guide the fish into the net without the rod tip getting in the way.
Scooping lots of times leads to half the fish hanging out of the net and most of the time the fish falls out of the net not into it. Especially big fish.
For what it's worth.
Again, great trip and you guys really have the boat side strikes down well. Lots of guys get surprised that the strike happens and lose the fish.
Thank
You!!!
Nice! Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
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Great video and awesome catches🔥
Thanks man!
Big O!!
Catching Muskies with a cigarette hanging out of your mouth...that's kicking it old school! LOL! Nice fish.
😂 cmon
The last one is amazing. Congrats!
Thanks!
EPIC" TRIP! CONGRATS TO "PB" PRO-JOHN" SHOWING HOW ITS DONE! HA" HA" SUPASIC!
Thanks man!!!
Nice big fish at the end!
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Awesome action!!! How don’t guys purchase those Big O’s Bucktails?
you gotta DM him on instagram (@big_os_bucktails), or you can go to the Musky Max show in March (www.muskiemax.com/)
Great day Fellas!!!!
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How deep of water ya guys fishing? Awesome vid by the way! Keep the lines tight
Thanks! We were keeping the boat at like 10-12 mostly
Nice fish. I just watched one of your older vids where you caught a pa bowfin, where was that?
Not sure…I’ve caught them a few places in PA. The PA fish and boat commission published biologist reports where you can see what lives in which lakes…I just entered Bowfin and searched here:
www.fishandboat.com/pages/search.aspx
You guys are killing it. Where can I find that Big O’ spinner bait?
You gotta DM him on instagram:
instagram.com/big_os_bucktails?igsh=MThvYXIycWI5bXlpbQ==
nice!
You guys had to contend with a certain amount of net drama there!
Yes…really a miracle we went 4 for 5
Why do river musky seem so much more selective than lake musky?
I don’t musky fish the river enough to know, but fish location is definitely more complicated with changing water levels and currents. It seems s super hit-or-miss….like either there’s no musky activity or there’s a bunch of big fish in a small area and you can’t believe it
Every waterbody is different. My area I would say it’s the exact opposite. River fish a lot easier to trigger if you can find them.
Have you Guys ever seen a real beast before? Them are nice fish great work but they get alot bigger.
Yes, my pb is 54”. But I don’t see fish like that very often. Still a relative beginner, I’ve caught less than 100