Skinny Water Muskies: On Foot

[jkchapman9]

What I don't get is why you keep opening the spool? Just set you drag!

[esox3650]

@jkchapman9 Personal preference.

[TheBombBros]

very nice, i have only caught one musky before and it was a meek 20" long. and barely over 2lbs. maybe my next will be at least a 30"

[fishing538]

where exactly are u

[vidsneaker285]

y do you keep free spolling your reel?

[sly41985]

THAT looks like fun musky fishing!!! awesome job guys ... sweet figure 8 in standing water!! CPR ALL THE WAY!

[sly41985]

THAT looks like fun musky fishing!!! awesome job with the figure 8 in standing water! hahah CPR ALL THE WAY!

[GDguitarplayer]

St. Croix Legend Tournament?

[wisconsinuserone]

One of the funnest fishing videos i've watched, love the fishing and the way you handled the fish with such care

[joescout]

Amazing video!

[blumpkin3232]

where are u fishing at?

[dddaan2]

what is your lure?

[bittner344]

Wow this is some awsome musky fishing! Congrats on such a great spot guys.

[sploosh56]

awesome musky fishing guys! This is one of the coolest videos that I have seen on youtube

[LillSammyGirl]

i haven't been fishing since i was 17 and now i want to go sooo bad, thanks random youtube video for the motivation

[Radford87]

Where is this river...if you don't mind me asking

[lardtaziumwadmaster]

why is air exposure bad? like besides the obvious discomfort and dying, if you like take it out 30 secs at a time (thats what she said) is that still like longtermishly harmful?

[esox3650]

A fish cannot breathe out of water. It has already undergone a very stressful event and couple that with not being able to breathe could push the fish past the "point of no return." Sublethal stressors can accumulate and cause delayed mortality... That's why it's bad.

[whiteboyedmand]

good job guys

[superhomocraft]

Where was this?

[bucks744]

Awesome video and great releases. there are a lot of streams here in ohio where i'm from that look a lot similar to where you are fishing. I'm with you guys heavy power pro line and stiff rods and horse them in.

[slpd12]

nice fishing spot

[DialZ82]

good fishing guys...great release,very nice

[crazysturgeon]

any idea for their behaviour!? why the hell muskies are coming in this shallow water?/especially during the fall??? in big nubers as I see!!!

[esox3650]

It's not uncommon to see large numbers of fish slide shallow in the fall. They're simply following the shad movements.

[CelticLineman321]

and another thing....muskies have a strip patter than runs vertical....pike have a spotted pattern that horizontal :)

[esox3650]

Muskie colorations vary GREATLY across the species primarily spotted, barred, and clear. Not ALL muskies have stripe patterns, in fact most of the ones I've caught are clear or a mixture spotted/barred.

There are also different number of pores on the lower jaws of muskies and pike. A simple Google search will reveal the distinguishing characteristics.

[DNJoker813]

muskies can have stripes or spots, easiest way is pike are dark colored with light markings, muskie are light with dark markings

[discodarth]

noo

Pikes are horizontal -- spots

Muskie are vertical | bars

[DeadLeopardSikCougar]

some Muskie have spots too, the general rule of thumb is as DNJoker said, Muskie are light with dark spots

[MuskyMike4]

ps. sweet video. we should do it again this fall.

[esox3650]

Sas,

A muskie is a related family member. However, muskie are extremely different. The key defining characteristic separating the two is the shape of the fins, specifically the caudal (tail) fin - muskies it's pointed, pike it's more rounded. There are other subtle characteristics to separate the two, but when looking at pictures this is the most obvious. Hope this helps!!!

[saspaddy]

is a muski a pike can some one please explane.

[blink182gurl77]

good job that didnt seem to put up much of a fight thought but really awesome job

[esox3650]

Thanks, Blink! We try not to play them out too much in order to reduce stress. Plus, we use very stiff rods and 80 pound no-stretch superbraid so we really don't even give them a chance to fight... lol!

We were very fortunate to get those fish on video from strike to release. Typically it takes many man hours to get that kind of footage; we got lucky!

[arcand88]

gj guys!nice little river,verry nice release technic

[cmartin519]

Freaking awesome. That looks like a blast! Glad to see they're all handled properly. GREAT FISHIN

[wwwspinnerbaitorg]

That's some sweet action !!!! Nice Job guys.