what St Croix rod are you using there?

Great catch, dude!

Muskies. Dude, the next time you’re speaking with the people from St. Croix Rod, tell them to bring back the hat you’re wearing in this episode. I’m out of them. It’s my favorite. Thanks again for posting these videos.

DUDE! Amazing battle!!! Well done as usual brother.

Epic fight! Great job on the solo net score.

Great stuff, Chas - thanks!! I'm so happy for this new series. Off season is the time for reflection and learning, and this is perfect. Looking forward to what you have planned. On this first episode, I couldn't agree more on the 7'6" LEMXHF. 2024 was the year of the gliders and jerkbaits for me, and that rod is my new favorite, by a lot actually. I have mine paired with a Tranx 301 high speed reel. Light and well-balanced, and I can make the lures dance so effectively. Thanks again for the educational videos!

This guy is my chemistry teacher

wow great battle way to keep at it with multiple attacks Keep em coming love the channel

Another great bucktail fish, and one heck of a fight. Congrats on getting her in the net. Thanks for the awesome video. Happy Holidays!

Do you have any videos or tips explaining settings, etc for musky fishing / boatside follows?

Nice one Chas! Have a great Holiday.

I listened to this podcast on KZbin for the first time today. Excellent topic. Thanks for posting. Muskies!!!

Real men use a tiller. Just figured I’d start some trouble. 🤓

Can’t forget about the deadliness of rubber baits

Chas - great episode and I am looking forward to the next 6 episodes! Two questions. First, for reels the default in the discussion was baitcasting reels, but what about the higher capacity spinning reels? Also, for rods similarly the default was baitcasting rods, but what about longer spinning rods. As an example, I regularly use a 8'6" salmon steelhead heavy/fast spinning rod for large northern pike fishing and they perform very well. Perhaps, in one of the future episodes you can briefly touch on the reel type and associated rods (bait casting equipment versus spinning equipment). Thanks again. Andy

School is in session! Lets go!!! Thanks for all the info, bud👍

I rarely fish musky, but i am always open to learning more about species.

tiller for the win!

great coverage any beginner advice on leaders?

Chas! As always your passion is what drives it. When you have passion and knowledge, you have success. One of the baits not mentioned was "The Meat". It is somewhat seasonal but also a great producer. Perhaps you can touch on that. I will anxiously wait for the next one. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.. P.S. What did you cook for dinner?

Having been a musky hunter since I was 16(I’m 43 now)I know there is always something new to learn about the sport and the fish themselves! Thanks so much Chas for your wealth of knowledge and I will always try and apply what I learn in your videos, Rock On Dude!

Beginner. But thanks to your vids Chas, the whiteboard is great on the offseason.

Suggestion: video covering the guiding side of your life. How it works, client goals, number of lakes you use and why. How you balance everyday life, teaching and guiding. Discuss long time clients, option of filming, your path to becoming a guide just to name a few. Keep the content coming, I'm certainly hooked on the channel.

Nice episode covering all the aspects of the Recon 895T what a great rig bitter sweet time of the year Need episodes and podcasts to get through to opening day Keep em coming

Nice boat review! I like it when you show the 895 it looks like the perfect glass boat for the north country lakes.

Nice season Chas! Can't wait for 2025

Nice Boat! Next time my GF asks about my Muskie/N Pike lure stock, I'm going to show her your collection. Thanks for the walk through!

Love the quick tips! Thanks for sharing.

Great video. You are so right about jerkbaits and gliders working in those situations. Thanks!

Can’t you use a planer board and have it run along side the boat

Thanks for the fall trolling info, and tips. Looks like the season is about to the end here in northern WI. Best of luck to the anglers still finding open water.

Chas, you are the man! Thanks for all the information and great content. You consistently come through for all of us, much appreciated! Dan

Planer boards get you closer to that shallow area without passing directly over it, too👍

best muskys channel of all time

I've caught late season muskies trolling crankbaits in the 3 to 5 mph range. You don't have to troll dead slow to catch them. Check your lure speed control and experiment with it. Even with cold water temperature, faster lure speed can still trigger a reaction strike.

Wow you really fish till they bounce Thank you for all you do to create these great episodes. So educational and so entertaining. Looking forward to many hours of watching during the hard water times. keep em coming 😃

Nice one, dude and good tip on fighting her!

I didn’t like that they drove across your casting position, they or the drive knew but cut across anyway, so glad you kept cool and didn’t rush to unhook that pretty ski , good job Bucher tail and Chas 👍🏻

Man those pleasure boaters drive me nuts when that happens. He can't see you are fishing musky?? Fortunately on my lake there isn't a lot of pleasure boaters. Great vids Chas! Keep em' up!

In the late 60's an old timer Musky guy, told me, and I observed him do it when he comes into a weed bed he motored around it a few times to "stir em up" Then he would cast around the weed bed I saw him have action that way so maybe a lot of boat traffic is not such a bad thing, except it is hard to stay up right in such artificial waves. Also I now see how you stay so fit. All those "steps" you get walking around the boad you mush hit 10,000 steps every day HA Keep em coming nice episode

Beautiful fish. Nice one Chas!

Those clowns came right up to your boat after you caught it, too. The gall to do something like that, and then even ask you to hold it up for them.

That's not bad considering that lake, the pontoons are not the worst. Anglers coming in front of you on a weed line or trying to get in front of you in a bay.

Great catch Chaz! I can certainly relate to the pontoon traffic situation as one of the premier Musky lakes here in Washburn co, is saturated with recreational boat traffic. Oddly enough, my biggest musky ever, came while being cut off by a pontooner. Just another factor in the game. Tight lines Dude.

A lap or two around the boat has worked for me while being alone with a large ski on; scary as it is.

Ahoy, from Pa, mate! I myself treat boat traffic as a factor like wind,weather,algae bloom, ect. Just have to learn to adapt and learn to deal with it. Goes especially for kayaks while trolling. Tight lines!👍

Nice episode showing the options for electronics placement. Eye opening for us that don't consider that all that much. Keep em coming

Great video Chas. I also rip the lures often while trolling to remove debris but also to speed up and then stop the lure to trigger a strike from fish following the bait. Playing around with the lure while trolling increases your catches eventually, though it doesn’t always work obviously

Awesome. I had to put a jacket on to watch that. LOL! I heard you say, "Clear the line". Is that merely to get any debris, (weeds, etc) off the line and make sure that your lure has its desired action? Or I am I missing something? Thanks. See ya soon. -- Scott!

My cousins boat has a 2d sonar mounted on the dash up front with the probe on the back left (opposite corner). If I'm planning to jig, is it worth it to sit at the back in the probe zone and try to see to the front or should I just jig anywhere and let it tell me if there's big fish around (it has a mode where it just beeps when there's a fish over some size).