Michigan Muskie Alliance

I found a good deal on a Musky Innovations Bull Dawg Rod that's 8'6" XH with a lure rating from 4-16oz. That should handle mags no problem and pounders? I have a second rod thats rated from 1-4 that I throw regs, bucktails and crankbaits with.

It will throw Magnums fine, and you CAN throw pounders with them, but expect to be exhausted if u fish pounders for an extended period of time with it.

Another good rod for pounders is the 8'6" extra-heavy from Custom X. You can toss some serious weight with this one.

Does anyone have any tips on fishing murray lake? I've been fishing there a lot this past summer and a couple times this fall and haven't had any luck. Just looking for some tips, techniques, or lures to use there. Thanks

MuskyHunter1 wrote:Does anyone have any tips on fishing murray lake? I've been fishing there a lot this past summer and a couple times this fall and haven't had any luck. Just looking for some tips, techniques, or lures to use there. Thanks

The fish are still acting like summer fish out there still with the warm weather and warm water temps. They aren't moving shallow very often and are staying suspended over open water or in the deep weeds. Suspending crankbaits over open water and bulldawgs over/in the deep weeds has been moving some big fish in these areas. This should all change this week as the lake will start going through turnover and we'll see the fish acting more like fall fish with daily movements to shallower water.

thanks for the info Will, is there any type of lure and color that you would recommend for this weekend?

MuskyHunter1 wrote:thanks for the info Will, is there any type of lure and color that you would recommend for this weekend?

I could suggest a bunch from topwaters to jigs but conditions dictate what's going to work on a given day so suggesting anything specific would simply be a guess and not much help. As far as color goes they generally prefer natural colors, combinations of brown/gold, black/white or silver are good in most situations.

So I fished Murray again this morning with no luck catching any but I did have one follow which was pretty exciting since I have yet to catch my first muskie. So heres my question, I've never fished Murray from mid afternoon till dark, I only fish mornings from about 7 until 2ish. Has anyone had any luck in the afternoon at Murray? I've fished there about 8 times now in the mornings and haven't had any luck.

Mornings, afternoons, evenings, after dark. You can catch fish at all times. Best time to fish... whenever you can!