Tested Softbait strategies for Pressured Musky Part 1 

He saw a "small" muskie at the end.. lol 6:30

Yessir, you can. Many of the techniques used to catch musky can be employed just as effectively for pike. I like to target larger pike with 5 to 8 inch bucktails or smaller bulldawgs.

James is my favorite, I'm sure you taught Doug Wegner how, but bruh... watch his figure eight with a longer rod and a stone cold poker face...that sh#t is unbelievable!

Guys are throwing Double Cowgirls with number 10-12 Blades and Pounder BullDawgs (16 ounce weight) on 9’ or longer rods. When they hit about 50 years of age, they are hitting the Doctors for new shoulders, Rotator Cuffs and more. Last trip in 2022, my biggest Muskie (51”) hit a 3/8oz. Kalin Rattlin’ Google Eye Jig tipped with a 4” Berkeley MaxScent Bait. My point is, Fish Smart, Not Tough. Be well.

Ohhh it’s lee from @todays angler

Great video!

Hello. Great video and info thanks. Can I ask are you right or left handed? I ask as you seem to play the fish with your right hand, but also crank with it too?

Awesome vid, awesome catches, great info! Can i use this knowledge on Northern Pike?

wow,lots of muskys

really nice video. please can you explain how to cast heavy Lures without hurting shoulder?? thanks a lot

thumbs up if your arms would fall off if you fished a whole day with that 12oz thunder beast

What are some veteran tips to think about when in the figure-eight? When a fish is following and when a fish is not following?

Old style trend with short 6,9' rods hehe. Hard to do figure 8s

If that muskie wasn't big, then I don't know what big is anymore!

Rip/pause a shadzilla jr with a hawg collar

al does know he has been around since moby dick was a minow thank you mr lindner

These guys are kinda poor on figure 8'ing. If you want to see it done effectively, check out vids by Joe Bucher or Pete Maina. Generally, as the lure approaches the boat, you'll do a change of direction, downward and 90 degrees left or right and by sticking the rod down in the water. Accelerate the lure thru the turn as you make a circle or a figure 8 pattern. Watch Bucher do it!

he called the musky he caught on 7:30 a small one? Im fishing pike, huge musky imo.

why you use right -hand wind multi?

So size does matter? :(

what rodes are you using

what rod and reel is this

how do you loose that many follow ups

wth is figure 8????someone tell.me lol nvr caught a musky lol but pikes yes

12oz!!!????

uuummmm. What's with your figure 8's??? Looks like half those fish would have ate if properly executed!! Just keep it up dude, I've caught 2-3 minute figure 8 muskies.

worst figure 8s I've ever seen

Honestly, I didn't find this video very useful. Throw something big and different. Learn what keys your lure has. I partially disagree with part of that most of the time. If you guys want to chuck 12 ounce rubber at pressured fish all day, have at it.

pike are stupid u can use anything to catch them haha. and there easyier than muskies to catch :p

Al linder doesn't know how to do a figure 8.