Jigging for Monster Fall Musky - 8 Fish, 1 Day! 

Lol yes usually it is. The only way it’s easy to get a hook-set is if the Musky hits your bait at the bottom of your jig, then you’re already set up to pull up with all that leverage. If the fish hits on the way up, whether it’s half way or even worse at the top... how are you supposed to hook-set when your rod is already in the air? It’s tough, but you find a way. Lot of fish are lost on those ones!

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It’s the big nasty, 9’0” heavy

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pity we can not have it in France

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Dane LaJoy Outdoors I love your channel,you catch awesome fish

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+Tyeson Jackson how’s that make any sense lol

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+TheKillerSoda we like to think it's more dedication and grinding rather than luck! ;)

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+Dux DonkEYES lol it's nothing too fancy just a small 16' flat bottom aluminum boat with a custom deck in the back I made to stand on!

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+Stillrob V I used a 9'0" Musky Legend Tournament, from St. Croix. It's a fast action, heavy power rod, called the big nasty.

+lookana beauti south wind or light east or west. North, northeast is bad!

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+TOPWATERWAKES Lake St. Clair!

+TOPWATERWAKES and Detroit River!

+Esox Outdoors thanks again man! I shoot both on the hero5 and canon HF G30 @ 60 fps. I would shoot at 30 fps but just in case I want any slow mo shots I film at 60! Cheers!

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+Michigan Crown Molding Tony thank you, appreciate it! Not sure how the St. Clair river is in terms of numbers of musky. Obviously Lake St. Clair is the lake that holds so many musky, and not Huron. So fishing towards the St. Clair end of the river would be much better I would say. I don’t know how wide the mouth is, and what it looks like in terms of structure. But our water at the mouth by the Sandhills is 10ft-40. Going from shallow near the shore to deepest part of the river. Fish can be caught in any depth. Fall is by far the best season. If you can find shad, not sure if they’re really present near the mouth, or if you’ve noticed them jumping in rivers that pour into the SCR that are near the mouth, but if you can find them, you’ll probably find musky. You can start drifts in close and maybe do a couple 20 minute drifts, no fish, move a little deeper and repeat. But as for the Sandhills, it’s pretty sandy/muddy/rocky bottom. Current is too heavy for vegetation. Musky come from the lake and move into the mouth of the river looking for the shad, which are looking for warmer water found in the nearest outflow river that pours into the Detroit river. Shad are also up in the super shallow beach water right along the rock piles, where the musky also hunt the drop off of that very heavily. Hope this helps. Cheers!

Hey thank you for the reply.. the St Clair river is very similar to the Detroit in terms of structure (now that you cleared my question up), but, Lake St Clair dumps into the Detroit , but its opposite up here, the St Clair dumps into the lake.. Ive been fishing the shoreline the last few weeks, casting into 4 to 10 foot water, dragging our baits towards the boat out in 15 to 30 feet.. nothing but a few pike as of yet but weve seen a few boats casting large baits, and seen a few boats jigging Bondi's so we are assuming the Musky congregate up here..whats interesting tho, is the boat launch (deckers landing/state launch) is smack in the middle of a good run/structure similar to what youre fishing in Detroit, so, its pretty easy to fish up here, launch the boat, and as soon as you leave the canal youre in the river. and after a mile drift youre in the lake..... I will post back here our progress throughout this fall, as Ill be going out fishing ALOT the next month or two....... mean time, good luck to yall, and thanks again for your help, I subbed.

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nathan cook thanks Nathan! Yes most definitely leave the fish in the net to take the hook out, especially in the warmer seasons. For release I don't think it's necessary or beneficial to keep it in the net, as long as you hold the fish upright until it swims off! And Yes that's the Big Kahuna Net by Frabill. Biggest net they have. Monster net!

+Googan Life thanks! Appreciate it!

+MuahMan sweet! I fish in Florida too for shark and baitfish for shark. I have some videos online if it and currently editing one. As for this, a lot of these boats are targeting walleye, a smaller predator fish around here, good for eating. Still quite a few boats out for musky though. We do fish close to shore, our lake is very shallow. I think it's average depth is something crazy like 8' and deepest natural depth like low 20'? We can catch them right along the wall. We fish them 10'-30' approx! Cheers!

West Virginia is your closest musky fishing. New River, Kanawa, Elk, and Buckhannon River. Stonewall Jackson reservoir. No fishing pressure here at all. I can guide, (304)590-3526. Musky, walleye, big hybrids on top.

+DD thanks buddy! These spots are just local spots I've been fishing all my life. Everyone around here knows about them they're not really a secret. Other people were catching fish that day but we seemed to be boating quite a few!

+Noah Monroe lol that was the other video! But yes you're right!

+jimi cope yes it's always a tough feeling to lose a big one lol! But overall ya, we had a solid day!

+Weary Cannibal hey there thanks for your feedback! We do have mini-bolt cutters in case the hook is stuck badly in the fishes mouth and we're having trouble getting it out. They do have teeth but we have long needle nose pliers to remove the hooks. But yes, we return the fish back to the water safe and alive!

Badass! You guys look like you're having a ton of fun. Sport Fishing at it's Finest.

I fish for muskie on the Chippewa Flowage in northern Wisconsin and NEVER do we see action like this 👍

Musky is very random. Depends on the season. It could take days, hours or minutes to get you a fish! Fall is the best!

+zstephen1 windsor side! Fishing from shore in the fall off lake view Marina is a good way to get started once the marina closes. Jigging a bondy bait off the wall there is a solid, east, effective way to land some big fish!

+Southern Ontario Fishing yes we are drifting and jigging, using the trolling motor to keep our lines vertical.

+Rosemary Ferguson lol no it wasn't. I use st croix as 90% of my rods and never had a hookset break!

+Ryan Luna more time spent fishing equals better results! Keep at it and put in the time and you'll get better and better. Just like anything else it takes time. That's all I can say lol!

+Dylan Cameron yes those were lamprey marks on the fish! You're supposed to kill them if you can get a hold of them before they detach. They're invasive and feed off the fish and slowly kill them.

+Brandon Laughter in the musky season they fatten up a bit for the winter! But around here these are all normal size.

+Stillrob V you mean 53"? Never heard of anything even as big as 60". Biggest I've heard of is 57.5" maybe?

+ZMFishingMW Thanks man, really appreciate it!

+Dylin Godfrey lol you plan on making the trip down?

+Hybridbass 10 its fishing! Shit happens! Lol

+BalexBran hey man! Thanks for the positive feedback. I do appreciate it. You know the fish is snagged by the way it fights. It is a much harder, more direct power/pull. When you snag the fish in the belly, it has his head and tail free to move back and forth to provide it more power to thrust freely. If you fair hook it in it's mouth (head) it loses the ability to wiggle hard which it has to do in collaboration with its tail to get going hard. Plus you also steer the fish closer to you or ways it doesn't want to go which tires it out! Many, many reasons! Hope this helps, cheers!

+8 Skull > Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River. Many musky spots around here!

+Wick 18 still snagged if it's not in the mouth, regardless of what the fish does! Lol

Kiwi M.A. ya not much arrogance there huh. Just because you get skunked two days doesn’t mean you’ll get then the next or maybe the next after that.

+Jack Graff Windsor, Ontario, Canada

+FishingForeverFilms thanks man! Appreciate it. I'll check it out for sure!

+VauhtiKopteri We have lots of Musky here in Canada!

VauhtiKopteri lake st clair is the worlds best musky fishing bottom line

Musky in Finland ? Are you sure ?

+Travis Hobbs Outdoors hey there! Sorry for the late reply. Thanks, I appreciate it. I'll definitely check yours out and i'm glad my videos help ya out! Cheers!

+TheProGamer 21 no it's not illegal. You have to minimum length laws, how big depends on if you're in the lake or the river. But these fish aren't really good to eat... at all. But we just Fish them for fun and safely release them!

TheProGamer 21 its a gamefish not eating fish

you can eat game fish :p but whowould want to eat these guys, you fish for em, catch one and release it safely. these fish are quite rae so eating them would be unfortunate

+MichigaFish thanks! Appreciate it!

+Scootermadnes we are using a musky jig, called the bondy bait. Highly effective! I use it all the time in the river... www.bondybaitcompany.com/buybaits.html