home made baits vs store bought?

Thank you! I know those fish have been eating good and also pre-spawn. Was interesting to find out from one of their biologists  that the 40.50 & 42.50 were fin clipped on the left pectoral fin on both. Found out they were stocked in 2011/12 making them only 6-7 years old!!

Having a great weekend down at Cave Run staying at Tony Grants place what an awesome time!! Got 4 fish today, pulled a hat trick for the first time ever!! Nothing on Saturday but today look out!! Second cast of the morning I got a 34in, then a 39.50, 40.50, and to finish the day of with a 42.50.

Oh I know also have my small bucket of tools with!! Including a nip-x hook cutters for when I get that hook in my finger again LOL!! Have a mouth spreaders and a long pliers as well.

IQ,

Don't forget those release tools when fishing from shore.  I made that mistake once when I took my son for a real quick....."let's take a few casts from shore."  I only had a small pair of pliers, no net, no hookouts, and no wire cutter.  I ended up catching a 45", approx 25lber that I had to hand land off the broken rocky shoreline, then unhook it with the small needle nose.  I never made that mistake again.

Those were a custom color I did for a friend down here. I think I’m going to make myself this same color have had a few people order them.

Did raise 2 fish from shore tonight after we got done eating dinner. That got my musky fever going!!

IQ,

Are you fishing with those yourself at Cave Run?  Quite the contrast of colors.  We've caught some big fish on that pinkish color before.

Some “Kentucky” wonder bread colors heading down to Cave Run Kentucky!! 

I “almost “ did that with my husbands ponytail!!! Glad I’m not the only crazy thinking one out there!!!  Glad you didn’t use anything below the belt so to speak!!!!  

I grew one spot of hair for an entire winter, clipped it off, and made some bucktails out of my own hair (dark brown)

I gave one to a guy at work and he caught a northern with it.

Anyone got me beat?

Way to go, Lorie! Congrats!

Yahoo!! Made the magazine this year, nice article and a good recognition!!

THANK YOU!! Muskie’s inc.

Finally had some time to get a few bucktails done!  Did a triple blade with night vision tape that one I’m called “Kentucky shad” 

The colored one is for a customer he wanted it to look like the “hard” bait picture he sent me.  That one he wanted to call “spinner shad”. I think I nailed it with the colors, with red & purple stripes.

Well it is with a heavy heart musky fishing is done for this season:(   But, it was a fantastic year for myself and my husband. This sport can never get old!!! Have met a lot of great people this year, with a few “ newbies” hope will get interested in musky fishing next year. 

Have a very Merry Christmas and prosperous New Years!!

Can’t wait for this show was very good last year!!