Another great video Glenn. Thanks to you and Sean for shedding light on some of the conservation efforts to make musky fishing more successful and sustainable. I hope alot of people are paying attention to these details as I am.
Thanks for watching David! I'm as passionate about the conservation and health of the fishery as I am about catching them. I also think we, as an industry need to find a balance on how we treat new anglers. Guides and "pro anglers" do a dis-service to the industry when they talk down to inexperienced anglers. I honestly think we can make the fisheries better by working together!
Awesome interview - really great to hear science-based discussion. Learned that there are two types of swim bladders, and that muskie don't target Walleye - that one surprised me! Thanks Dr. Sean and Glenn!
The difference in swim bladder in muskies vs walleye was interesting. I think we all have a 'musky grabbed my walleye' story, but the science is sound that walleye so not make up the vast majority of a muskies diet. I loved this conversation and will plan another and similar ones in the future. Thanks for watching John!
These are awesome. This is the items we all do to better at. The FFS topic is going to be a serious topic that most that use it want to avoid. Hot water, deep water and FFS are great formal of us to find out what is the truth. Thanks for starting to put info out there from a qualified professional. Jordan Weeks is another.
Thanks for watching! I think there is so much science that will turn out to dis-prove stuff we've been told as fact for years. If nothing, the younger generation of anglers are so open to technology and the consumption of information that the older generation balk at. Such an interesting time in musky fishing, I'm so confident that positive change is coming and that we, as an industry will find a middle ground in all of it.
I always love the science. For how the setup with the emerging technologies, I thought he was gonna say something like side facing sonar or front facing sonar would identify the fish and get numbers of populations. That would have blown my mind. Can’t wait Glenn till you have him on again. Really great vid!!
Thanks so much for watching James! I so loved the conversation with Sean. So enlightened on a number of topics! As for the new technologies, I may set up a round table discussion on that with anglers and industry from all sides, if any of them would agree to a debate. I think in a lot of cases "the pot is calling the kettle black" Established guides and anglers have benefited from any number of technologies and draw a hard line at ffs. Yet they are the ones that catch the majority of all muskies each year. Something we never account for in the industry, some of the new anglers or guides are so new they don't know a world without ffs. Just as my kids don't know a world without cell phones and internet. Just because we're older and did things a different way doesn't make it the only way. I love the topic of new tech vs old tech.
For some who is old but new to the Musky game, I wouldn’t have any idea where to fish without my old school fish finder. No side imaging or ffs here. But with what I have I can find bait fish, see fish swim under my boat, see water temperature,and see points and drop offs. Just think about that. Nobody bats an eye about what I have. Try to take all the electronics off of someone’s boat, even if it doesn’t have ffs, and you better be ready for a fight. You are totally on the money when you said “ the pot calling the kettle black”. With the popularity of Musky fishing on the rise I would have to say that most guides must have ffs. They have to keep their clients and new ones. And of course they don’t want the regular angler to have it. Bad for business. But you can’t put the genie back into the bottle. That’s why it’s so important to show us new anglers what we need and how to handle these fish. They are territorial and come back to the same spots over and over again. It’s only going to get worse with the new technology. And nobody wants to hurt the fish. We need everyone on the same page. That’s why we need the experts and science to tell us what to do. I’ll stop rattling the cage. I hope Glenn you do get a round table of experts and companies together. I’ll definitely watch that.
Very informative video Glen, learned a great deal about tigers and barotrauma . I definitely would like to see Sean on again. Another great point was musky anglers working with biologists will definitely make musky fishing better for the future. Great video as always brother.
So much great info from Sean, and it truly helps that he is a musky angler as well. I hope more anglers and especially more 'pro/guides' listen to the science and work together to save our fisheries. I think we can all be certain that the handling of a fish, regardless of how/where it's caught leads to the greatest stress in a fishes life. A weekend angler that catches 5-10 fish a season is far less likely to harm the population than a guide that catches over 200 ( given similar handling practices) Add inexperienced anglers into that and I would argue they lead to most of the stress related deaths. It's our job to teach, not divided and point the finger at others. Thanks for watching Mitch!
Good topics. Poor handling is still the number one cause of mortality. Also, as a guide, a question i get asked a lot is how old do you think that fish is. Thats always interesting stuff, take care of the fish and they will be around to catch again in the future.
I wholeheartedly agree. Poor handling, in many cases involving accidental catches by anglers not prepared for a musky. I think many guides and content providers do a great job of teaching / showing proper handling. I also get asked how old the fish are, having a base of 8-9 years for a 40" fish is very interesting. Thx for watching team Droptine!
I was always under the assumption that hybrids grew faster and heavier than either of their parents because they do not put any energy into gamete production. It takes A LOT of energy to grow eggs.
Part of what you’re referring to is called “hybrid vigor” wherein a trait of the hybrid offspring is exaggerated relative to their parents. I don’t know enough about growth rates of hybrids to comment on your thought that they grow faster, though it wouldn’t surprise me. As to whether they put 100% of their energy into gamete production… I’m not sure that’s accurate. Yes gamete production is energetically costly, but hybrid animals will still produce gametes and there are instances of fish and other vertebrates that produce viable offspring from at least one hybrid parent. HOWEVER, this would be exceedingly rare and while possible probably doesn’t occur very often. Google “hybrid breakdown” for more info.
