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Understanding Tigers
SPINNERBITE:
--- Quote from: Issiah on Mar 13, 2008, 07:28 PM ---I have done well on Tiger Muskies in Spring & Autum when the water Temps cool down under that 65 degree mark (Much Like Northerns) But have also noticed that Tigers love Huge live minnows. While Pike fishing I sometimes would get carried away with the size of the minnows like using 14" Suckers; & would end up catching Tigers (Much Like Muskies). I've had some real good late August Early Sept days casting Bucktails along Deeper Weed edges. All that said; it seems that some one always nails a big one outta stocked lakes in the middle of summer with a spinnerbait, or other bass lure. I feel for yah; it really is hard finding info specific to Norlunge!! There in No In Fisherman book for the Hybrid!!
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Soooooo......what'ya think just keep pluggin along.......other than the (big minnow) theory....what the heck.
You mentioned having some luck with Bucktails.....do you have a preference...as in color.....size?
Would you rather throw musky baits (large).......or would you downsize large pike baits (or big bass baits)?
Are you burnnin the bucktail along and over the tops of weeds?
I feel pretty confident I'm fishin the right areas....cant make it happen......I need ideas on lure selection....maybe
that'll be the second part of the puzzle.
I've got nuthin against bait fishin.....done it ,still do it........just dont want do it....the chase...preperation...and trying
to figure out how to catch these things on lures is what I want to do.
I bought a half a dozen Blue Fox #5 Super Vibrax and a couple Mepps #5 Bucktails got all different colors cause
dont know what they'll hit.
I am glad though...that someone finally....put their 2 cents in .......THANX....I appreciate it.
Hopefully we'll keep talkin :)
Issiah:
Probably the best bet in lure selection would be to try and judge fish aggressiveness and go from there... Bucktail fished fast if Fish seem aggressive, Mid speed lures like spoons for semi agressive / neutral fish & vertical presentations for Neutral / negative fish. The Big live bait / tiger muskie correlation is no theory for me; it happened too many times to be anything but a preferance, at the very least in the body of water I was catching them in.
If I was very serious about getting into Tigers I'd ask around, research & read to find lakes with very healthy populations of em' & pick them apart.
Size of Lure is often best determined by fish mood often related to Water Temp & Air Pressure. There isn't gonna be one magic lure that works on any given day; there is too many variables; like with any fish...
Bet if someone was to do a lot of research on Norlunge then Publish a book they could make some money off it.
mud_n_fun:
Tiger mukies act just like a muckie and frequent the same waters. They also eat northerns. They follow all the same patterns as muskies. They are the Sharks of fresh water just like the musky. Adapt musky fishing techniques and you'll catch tigers. And don't forget the musky is the fish of a thousand casts.
SPINNERBITE:
If I was very serious about getting into Tigers I'd ask around, research & read to find lakes with very healthy populations of em' & pick them apart.
Size of Lure is often best determined by fish mood often related to Water Temp & Air Pressure. There isn't gonna be one magic lure that works on any given day; there is too many variables; like with any fish...
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Reaserch.... I have... I have two lakes and a river system at my disposal....I would say the population is not great....but good.
Askin around FORGET it.......since I started askin questions on this site and a couple others........to date I've probably have
had a half a dozen replys........in the course of almost a year.Like you said its hard to find any material on them.......I dont have
(muskies) here I got PIKE and NORLUNGE......so my mindset isnt musky......I dont understand musky.......I havent pursued musky
I dont own anything musky......BUT I KNOW PIKE
All this time fishing for pike I've caught one Tiger........leading me to believe the dont inhabit the same areas as pike....and
or arent enticed by my pike offerings
I use stickbaits....spinnerbaits...and crankbaits......shallow to deep.......I have had follows from spinnerbaits thats it.
So so far I know they are attracted to flash......I've located these fish in the river in the deepest holes of the river or near...
during Spring thru mid Summer.....the closer it gets to Summer the more boat traffic......less prime time to fish.
So (help out here "mud n fun")......should I start researching and brushing up on musky tactics.....is this what everybody thinks
(change of mindset)?
Also I realize that the MAGIC lure may not exist.....but I'm still going to ask Santa for one this year ;D
As I mentioned previously in my post.......I've purchased some bucktails #5's there not huge....but bigger than I have
been throwing......got a 7'-6" flipping stick .......a good quality reel w/ braid and I'm going to beat the water to a froth
this year and see what happens.
Any insight to help me along would truly be appreciated.......ANYTHING
SPINNERBITE:
--- Quote from: mud_n_fun on Mar 14, 2008, 06:17 PM ---Tiger mukies act just like a muckie and frequent the same waters. They also eat northerns. They follow all the same patterns as muskies. They are the Sharks of fresh water just like the musky. Adapt musky fishing techniques and you'll catch tigers. And don't forget the musky is the fish of a thousand casts.
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Help me with a selection of lures to choose from.......for Spring into Summer....these fish are attracted to flash (spinnerbaits)...
I get them to follow......but they wont hit.
I got locations to start at......lurewise ...theres a bazillion out there....I'm thinkin stick with bucktails but not sure.....
Should I be looking into hardbaits....softbaits......top ..mid ..deep baits......large or downsize early on.
Just dont want to spend a boatload of cash to get started.
These followers are sulking in deep pools with no other cover other than the DEPTH itself......they just appear at boatside
and scare the bageezus out of ya ;D.......its pretty awesome 8)
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