MUSKY FISHING EAGLE LAKE!! - Amazing Topwater Figure 8 Muskie

[@vincedemarte329]

Brian, now that I have watched in full, the video was awesome and really impressed with your making the Bubba dance to entice that beauty! You rock!

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Vince DeMarte That Bubba is a deadly little bugger!

[@PS26864]

Jim is one of a few muskie anglers who knows how to fight a fish. And not drag them to the net. With a big chance that the fish is going crazy in the net and in the boat. I understand that you want to catch a muskie but try to enjoy the fight.

[@AnglingAnarchy]

P S I agree with you that Jim does an amazing job fighting the fish and he's confident in the way he's able to play them. I don't know that it's for everyone though, for me fighting the fish sort of comes down to reading how it's hooked. I base it on sort of reading the fish and where the bait is and that dictates how I'm going to fight it, whether that means trying to haul it in right away or maybe taking an easier play it out approach, if that makes sense 😊

[@brandonmcsorley9579]

Stuck with that figure eight and it paid off.... So cool to see when it works

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Brandon McSorley Absolutely! It was fun to have ot work out so well!

[@KarenMcTavish]

I was on eagle that same week! It was tough! That new moon was so promising - I was so optimistic but couldn’t get any big girls to go. Those sunny days made for a painful grind. Came back the 1st week in October and the sucker bite was way more successful.

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Karen McTavish It was definitely a tough week, but the last couple days were good to us, which you'll be seeing in a few weeks 😀 I'm glad to hear the bite was better for you recently though!

[@dirkvannieuwenhove]

What an awesome way to catch a musky on a figure 8 using a walk the dog topwater lure! Superbly done Brian! 😎🙌

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Dirk Van Nieuwenhove Thank you my friend! I was pretty shocked it actually worked!

[@Drewski2023]

Man, figure 8 forever, what patience!

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Andre Definitely paid off for us!

[@MattVavrochFishing]

Just an unreal eat there right at the boat! Great video as always dude!

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Matt Vavroch Fishing Thanks my man! It was a fun one!

[@jesselofgren1805]

What an amazing fish on the 8 with top water! Just simply amazing to watch!! Clicked on video before coffee even lol and glad I did!

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Jesse Lofgren Thanks my man! So very glad you enjoyed it!

[@mitchellgenz1373]

Great video Brian, I never have thrown many walk the dog type baits, they look like they have great potential.

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Mitchell Genz They're definitely worth taking a look at!

[@flamingyeti7289]

That was one of the coolest figure 8 strikes I have seen good job sticking with it Brian.

[@AnglingAnarchy]

FlamingYeti72 Thank you! That one definitely made my day!

[@heinrichbier4759]

One handed 8!

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Heinrich Bier lol gotta keep the hands outta the chest cam shot. Making sacrifices to give the people what they want! 😁

[@dom31.]

Nice fish

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Dom Thank you!

[@vaneh6982]

Topwater figure 8 fish, dont see many of those convert..awesome! Was an angry boatside eat

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Vane H Yeah man, it was fun to finally have one do that! It's been a few years since I've a had a good topwater boatside eat!

[@sgangling]

Another great video Brian. Great conversion on the top water 👍👍👍

[@AnglingAnarchy]

SG Angling Thanks Sam! I was so excited to get back that evening and watch the footage of that one!

[@sgangling]

@@AnglingAnarchy You're like me. I'm always sprinting into the house to watch my footage. Always amazes me how different the footage can be vs how you remember it.

[@stevestrand9948]

I really need to get myself to Eagle Lake one of these seasons. When the bite is on, it's really on. Great video once again Brian!

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Steve Strand Eagle Lake can be a fickle mistress, but when she's on, there's nowhere else I'd rather be! Thanks so much for watching!

[@cabbagedragonmedia]

Another awesome video! It amazes me how different the fish acted on your end of Eagle as compared to the section my wife and I fished that same week (Most of our fish were real lazy behind the bait and rarely followed into the 8, especially the ones pushing 4 feet or longer). In hindsight, we should've spent more time on the stained water sections of the lake and more time in the weeds than we did. As I watch your videos and hear you talk about the flat calm and bluebird conditions, I cringe a bit thinking about how unfortunate those conditions were for 7 straight days. Regardless, nothing beats a trip to sunset country!

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Cabbage Dragon Media Eagle Lake is about as touchy a body of water as I have ever fished. I think a lot of our "success" could just be luck and years of experience on that particular section of the lake. But not even that can save you from getting your butt kicked out there, and I know that all too well! 😅

[@CastingNCranking]

Nice catch! love the vids

[@AnglingAnarchy]

FishingWisconsin Thank you so much for watching!

[@BrettSchulzeFishing]

That top water figure 8 was sweet! I throw a weagle a lot, and I have gotten fish to go by submerging the bait and doing a normal figure it with the bait under the water, I haven’t had any luck doing what you did but that was awesome!

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Brett Schulze Thanks dude! It seems like no matter what I do on a topwater figure 8 it rarely works. I stay on top, fish gives up on it. I submerge the bait, fish takes off. Seems like I can never win, so this one was very satisfying!

[@joebatic8791]

brian!!!! way to work that thing and get her to eat!!! pretty much never happens with a WTD, awesome man!!!!!

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Joe Batic Thanks man! I was as surprised as anyone that it worked lol.

[@scottthayer3335]

Great video. That was a sweet figure 8 fish

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Scott Thayer Thanks dude!

[@brodyradenbaugh231]

Awesome catch! It always adds a little bit extra when you get em on the 8. I've been meaning to ask about your bump board, is that homemade or did you buy it somewhere? It looks great and stands out from the plain white ones everyone else has.

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Brody Radenbaugh Thank you do much! Yeah, the bump board is homemade. Decided I needed a project a few years back and made it. I check it a few times a year against a tape measure to make sure there's no expansion or contraction.

[@brodyradenbaugh231]

@@AnglingAnarchy Awesome! Seeing yours made me decide to make one for myself. I have some really nice cedar slabs that will make a really nice one.

[@willydanielson1130]

Why not net the fish as soon as possible less stress on fish that way

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Willy Danielson That's exactly what we strive to do. If there are any fights you think went on too long, it was only because I didn't feel I had a good shot at netting the fish. So yes, we always net the fish as soon as possible.

[@timothythompson6549]

I love muskie fishing because I'm a pessimist and a curmudgeon. So it gives me a reason to bitch and be negative.

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Timothy Thompson Like anything in muskie fishing, whatever gives you confidence 😅