Thanks Matt! It does but unfortunately he lost it the next time out on a snag!

Crank/twitch/jerk/minnow call it what you want :)

@@muskieswiattitude4303 musky getter!

Haha indeed!

Sometimes they get the best of you! Good thing is James Beam has a nice scar to show for it and the fish swam away strong!

That’s one of my fav baits of all time. Killer in the fall especially.

Southern opener had one take a swipe at the boat. Missed it. Northern opener we fished a few different places, Eagle River and Green Bay. Green Bay produced some fish up to 48”! How about you?

@@muskieswiattitude4303 a few smaller fish south,heading north in a week

Thanks Matt, let us know when you're up in WI!

Haven't fished it yet, but I did like how it "hung" while testing... The jury is still out for me...

Gonna be honest dude, it’s hard to get a twitch with the hang I want without one. Even trying to weight stuff it’s just not the same.

@@MattVavrochFishing dude we had two out last weekend and honestly they ran terribly. I know I'm a little biased I'm not a LL fan at all but they were my buddies and he was really excited to fish them so I felt awful after seeing them run. And he bought 4..... We had them out on spinning gear even as a last ditch effort and that didn't even get them to run correctly. If you get suspending models of depth raiders or really suspending versions of most twitch baits they pause just the same. My salmo skinners with upsized hooks have the same type of pause. The salmo fatsos do the same but that's a totally different profile and style of bait

Yes, I will give that a go for sure!!

A rip stop retrieve is probably best, but they are very versatile

LOL Maybe!

Gotta try the willow blade little hunter from musky mark! And a tarrant from Musky Water Baits.

Totally agree! I like the other shows too, but Wausau show is unique...

I have some musky water glides, I'll check out the rest, thanks for the tips!

@@bachsoutdooradventures dude The MWB crankenwiggle is my favorite crankbait and the Tarrant 6s are sick got two myself

Awesome, I will definitely check it out, thanks for the tip.

I upsized the hooks and removed the middle one. I keep them pinned better that way.

Exactly what I was thinking of doing. I think 3 is a bit much for that size lure. Plus, easier on the fish with just the two...and the fish handler for that matter....

We've had some success on Beavers. What's your fav color?

@@muskieswiattitude4303 white ..then black

I will show the box! Thanks for the kind words! Tigers are a blast too!

I really like the unique vibrations of French blades.

@@muskieswiattitude4303 so do I. Plus they start immediately. My second biggest fish last season came in a double skirt single French.

That's awesome, how big?

@@muskieswiattitude4303 she was 48.5.

We don't get "un" excited. LOL Opener is finally here!

Hi Nicole! I just use 5 minute epoxy. Any brand works! You getting out this weekend?

U can buy an inexpensive one at Walmart etc

There was no way I was going to quit after catching that one in the 1st 10 mins of league night... It actually left a pretty good scar.

Appreciate the kind words!

One on the way very soon!

LOL. And you care why exactly?

Because I care deeply about these fish and my home waters. Only thing funny here sir is your lack of thought and consideration for your target species and home waters. If your trying to promote the sport there better ways. If your trying to be like "insert any other dope musky youtuber here", you dont see them doing what your doing to their waters. Keep the spot to yourself bud. Keep putting the names in there and see how much pressure you have next season. You'll only have yourself to blame next time you roll into "your" spot and someones already there. ✌

There are no secret spots on the Wi River system bud. When you’re older with more experience you’ll understand that. Nobody cares more about muskies than we do. I’m sure others care as much, and it’s good to hear that you do. That passion will keep the sport alive. That passion will also hopefully spark the inspiration the next generation needs to continue the clubs and stocking efforts. But if u think that spot is a secret then your either inexperienced, uninformed, or just plain ignorant. Tight lines!

They are really fun lol. It’s a surprise every time. Had it happen 3x now

Thanks for being such a great subscriber. We enjoy all of your videos as well. Great job!

@@muskieswiattitude4303 tha is a bunch for watching really appreciate the support from you guys as well!

Yeah in the shocking moment hard to remember everything!

Super fun!

Yeah I hope u do too! Fun and valuable info to have!

We agree!

44.25” male that’s has been caught and released 9 times in the past 11 years! It was tagged at 42.5”.

Hell yeah!

Thanks man! Was a super fun catch!

Friggin awesome baits I love his crankbaits the super loud rattles are awesome too

It’s a 1810 Predator. Yeah it has a ton of storage and it’s pretty wide too. Fishes 3 guys pretty well. The front deck is really big.

Those are some Boggs Customs. I am not sure there is a specific name for them. I casted them a handful of times last year but didn’t land a fish on one yet. Look up Boggs Customs on Facebook.

Go get them, you must be south of WI if you're fishing already!

@@muskieswiattitude4303 yep southern Iowa, we have fish spawning already here, the prespawn bite was really tough for me this year but lots of guys caught fish pushing 48. That's the pre spawn gamble basically the same as late fall, had a nice mid 40's to the boat the other day and it followed my glide as we drifted for over a minute, that big girl got my knees shaking again, that's why we fish musky, bass don't do that haha!

@@MattVavrochFishing For sure! Good luck, and send us some pictures if you're successful. We have 21 days till the southern opener here in WI, can't wait.

Great to hear, it's been good to James Beam too. Do you do anything special with your presentation?

@@muskieswiattitude4303 I like to put heavier hooks on when the weeds aren't up. This gives it a deeper presentation and it hangs more. Otherwise, lots of shorter twitches with pauses in between works best for me.

Good idea on the heavier hooks, I've heard of people removing the middle hook and putting on larger hooks for better hook up percentage too. Ever try that?

@@muskieswiattitude4303 Yes, actually I failed to mention when upsizing hooks, I remove the middle hook. I feel it does increase your hook up percentage.