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a lot think its not possible. there is the proof :D http://www.driftertackle.com/video/videoCrash.html
NICE!
Ive had some nice ones trail a lure and have done the "figure 8" but have only had one strike one time while doing it.
StiffMeister
12-07-2006, 10:20 AM
lol, your drag must be well set there!
btw, them rednecks talk so funny...
benzjamin13
12-07-2006, 1:49 PM
Who's your Daddy?! :ROFL:
softturtle
12-07-2006, 2:12 PM
lol, your drag must be well set there!
btw, them rednecks talk so funny...
you need the drag set high for the halfpound lures their chucking. I am a big beleiver in the figure 8. It has helped me land lots of fish.
I use the 8 for every kinda a fish. I always watch my bait closely when its next to the boat. Alot of fish hit when its there.
adamstv
12-07-2006, 5:20 PM
lol, your drag must be well set there!
btw, them rednecks talk so funny...
not only that.... but his like musta been like 40 lb test:eek:
not only that.... but his like musta been like 40 lb test:eek:yes and 40 is a minimum for musky,personaly i never use less than 60
softturtle
12-07-2006, 8:17 PM
Thats like cheating. You know the world record for 4lb test (not 40) is over 100lbs.
HiGhTiMeZ
12-07-2006, 9:58 PM
hus yer dady lol
Thats like cheating. You know the world record for 4lb test (not 40) is over 100lbs.
every serious musky angler are using big equipment because they want to give all the best chance for a good released,short fight=less stress,less acid in the muscle=happy fish.behind this killer face musky still one of the most easiest fish to kill if you dont know how to proceed
xEchOx
12-16-2006, 6:11 PM
Thats an awesome vid. I've never actually caught a muskie with the figure eight, but have had many strikes. Great technique for those fearless monsters.
Thats like cheating. You know the world record for 4lb test (not 40) is over 100lbs.
You dont want the fish to win. If it breaks the line, it gets to swim around with a 1 lb crankbait stuck in its jaw. That would make for difficult eating.
RadleyMiller
12-16-2006, 8:44 PM
I've never used the Figure 8 approach, but I usually fish for Sunfish or stocked trout and they will nail anything that gets in their face.
I think that guy was saying "Hoose yer Daddy?"
I think the smell of that sandwich on the fat man's finger's and him handling that lure is the secret to the figure 8.. :naughty: