Pennsylvania MUSKY Fishing is EPIC!!!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

OK Public Service Announcement. The lure I'm using is NOT the Lake X Lures Cannon Ball Jr., it's the Lake X Lures Fat Bastard (Same thing but smaller, 3.1 oz vs 5.8 oz). I bought the bait years ago at a show and I guess I forgot. I just realized this when I ordered a backup and received a massive bait.

[@kerrysanders6668]

I'm in Florida and I bass fish. I thought we had great topwater fishing, my god. Love the owl encounter, stuff like that is one of the reasons I absolutely love fishing. Keep the videos coming.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks brother! I love it when people from outside the musky range are enjoying these.

[@Brandon-jc7cf]

Where about in Florida ?

[@alexrocco5224]

Recently found your channel. Great stuff man!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks brother!!

[@jorgenoj3673]

Great job 👏 best video I’ve seen for a while. 🎉🎉🎉

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!!!

[@mickilkr]

First time seeing an owl go after a topwater for sure. Crazy. Excellent video

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you

[@rustbeltwilds837]

That jump was awesome. Got me going

[@zebra3738]

That owl was very cool! Never seen anything like that before in my life. Topwater fishing is great. So is Iron City Beer (IC light to be exact). Lol!

[@plumbaits761]

Owl encounter was awesome! I can't tell you how many fish I've nice skis I've lost on plop baits. You had a great day. Great content! Subbed!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks brother!

[@MattVavrochFishing]

Great video dude! Tough break on that first one but at least you were able to get another opportunity to capitalize on! Those fish are stacked in there!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks man! I would’ve been way more upset if it wasn’t for the one I caught last time! And at least I didn’t break anything 😂

[@MattVavrochFishing]

@@absoluteunitmedia you are on a heck of a streak, keep it up! I broke a rod yesterday, turns out musky are really hard on gear lol!

[@matthewh117]

Amazing amazing amazing! You are the man dude! Nice work 👏!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!!!

[@DubV-qr5xb]

Lol I had a loon come after my crawdad crank up in the Adirondacks about 25 years ago - at the time I saw it out of the corner of my eye and was thinking "whoa, big pike! BIIIIIG PIKE!" until I saw what it actually was 😆 - and I've caught bats in my line a few times when fishing at dusk, but I can't say I've had an owl chase my lure before lol! Thanks for another cool upload bro! Keep castin'!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you! That is nuts, loons look huge swimming in the water

[@JeremyScott55]

Man you scoped out a hot spot for sure. What a cool evening of fishing and seeing that Owl which was pretty sweet. Looking forward to more Musky top water bites, So much fun!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!

[@zm6695]

Awesome video, that was crazy the owl dive bombed your lure,, what a encounter. Thanks for another great video. I was also out on a kayak musky fishing this past Saturday on Lake Arthur, no action that day.. I am just getting into musky fishing because of your videos, thanks..

[@absoluteunitmedia]

That’s awesome dude! Let me know when you get one!

[@johnboys5812]

Bite windows. Learn a lot from your videos man! Thanks for the upload

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks brother glad to hear it!

[@lastminutejoe]

you look like your having a blast videos are awesome keep it up

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!

[@WAN_FISH_HUNTER]

Amazing Fishing video..nice spot..👍👍👍

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!

[@jakelatkovic6214]

Dude you got a spot and a half! And you have me convinced I gotta start using more top water on these small rivers and creeks! Heading to a creek this weekend and definitely tossin around a fat bastard! The owl was amazing too lol

[@absoluteunitmedia]

hell ya! I wanna get my hands on a flaptail style lure - I think it will work just as well or better. I'm not sure but I also think the murkiness of the water may play a role in why topwater is so good. Slow and steady! Owl scared the crap out of me, came out of no where. I was actually scanning your instagram to see if you made any topwaters like flaptails or ploppers. If you ever do let me know!

[@jakelatkovic6214]

@@absoluteunitmedia you definitely got me thinking! I’m gonna play around and give it a shot. I’ll let you know when I come up with something!

[@teamtadpoleoutdoors5050]

Nice job brother, I caught a 47" and 47.75" on the bait last Wednesday. Cant beat topwater in June!!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

That’s awesome! Thanks man

[@WildLife_Perspective]

good to know about bite windows! great video man!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you! I hope it helps!

[@franciscoplanasvillellas6802]

Eres un crack maestro felicidades eres el mejor saludos desde Valencia España bendiciones

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Hola, muchas gracias

[@joefernandezhorsemanship9829]

That was such a cool video, keep it up.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!

[@sgangling]

Great video. Bummer you lost the big one but nice catch. Appreciate the acknowledgement of the hot water. Gotta make sure to be responsible in the summer months.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks man! Let’s hit some of those cold water spots soon!

[@eabaskervill]

That spot is awesome. I had an osprey do the same to me while fishing for smallmouth with a Whopper Plopper. Crazy stuff.

[@razorsedge7100]

You need to be in Hollywood as a camera man. That owl shot was perfect. And you have some cool vids...like you and your buddy taking that boat down the Yough River.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks man! That was actually my little bro

[@bruce7992]

Great channel!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!

[@shadowcard6923]

I’m just starting my musky hunting, here’s to hoping I get that window when I’m looking for them

[@mapleholler9800]

When my son was little, he had a SpongeBob SquarePants bobber. It made a splash just like that, when it hit the water. That is a great looking old lure and gotta love its name.

[@DisgruntledUSA]

I’ve had a few instances with birds and top water. I came dangerously close to hooking a loon one time. I’ve always wondered what I’d do if I actually hooked one because there’s no way in hell I’m brining a crazed wild animal into or even close to the boat that’s sporting a large Muskie bait with treble hooks. I guess the best you could do would be to cut the line, call the DNR, and hope for the best.

[@keithsada1380]

I see you're having no troubles getting action. But when throwing top water baits, I always finish the retrieve off with my rod tip down in the water about a foot or two for the last 10 ft or so of the retrieve. I've gotten lots of strikes that way. And when throwing spinner baits, a large circle by the boat finishing off with your rod tip down alongside the boat underwater and not letting the spinner blade stop, will get strikes right by the boat as well. Happy fishing.

[@willthomas7666]

Yup

[@wildwes215]

LMAO that got damn owl

[@BreezoxX]

Question brotha forgot to ask when’s the last time you been there? & what time of the year do you usually fish it ?

[@luisrafael420]

Just stumbled across your videos. I'm in south west pa also. Did you ever try kayaking from crooked creek spillway to the Allegheny River? I've seen so many cool species pulled out of that length, including big muskies and flatheads.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I haven’t tried that but I’d like to check it out! Thanks

[@MariaGarcia-nc4ng]

I use 9 weight. Sage flyrod for huge pike and huge carp ..but most fishing I do for trout on 5 weight.good reel you can use 7 probly

[@matthewclawges644]

This is a Susquehanna tributary?

[@michaelbyrne8860]

5 days before and after a new Moon 🌚 is supposedly better fishing because of the dimming moon and fish are more aggressive feeding compared to a full Moon were its brighter and fish feed more at night and are lying up full in the day! But fishing at night in a full moon phase kicks ass! Fishing costal waters with a full moon overhead and strong tides in the day especially in the winter as the water warms can be explosive! I miss fishing rivers they are the best! Especially ones with current so you're able to read the boils & swirls knowing the structure is below the surface were the bigger dominant fish will take advantage of weak current and wait for prey to drift by! It's the same concept I use fishing West Galveston Bay and passes, nice video! Sometimes fishing top water lures with the newer fast rods and braided lines, can cause a fisherman to try a set hook to quickly, keep the reel and line setup but try using an older Garcia Eglass rod they are a slower action and even if you react to quickly? It still takes a second or to for the rod to load up and I think you miss fewer sticks on top water baits and spoons, but you can cast a mile after learning how load up on a cast the blank tends to slingshot the baits farther, just by using the rod action! keeping the rod tip high at all times through the cast & retrieve so the rod will absorb the initial strike and fight, of course lowering the rod if the fish clears the water surface then back into the 10 o'clock position again! If you run into a "70's" Garcia red blank eglass rod, the ones with the cork handles a metal reel seats especially the one piece 7' in decent shape and cheap? Buy it you might have to replace the eyes for the newer lines with Fujii guides or double footed Stainless Steel eyes? But if there's no cracks or stress fractures? They're bulletproof! The one piece red 7' footer can handle a 2 oz lure+, the the two piece red 7' -6" probably up to 3-4 ozs? Also they made an Aqua Blue 7' two piece Spinning Rod called the Reef Series for saltwater fishing they have a Bone fish emblem on them, 1 1/2 oz lures but they might be a great Muskie Rod? Especially fishing rivers or creeks where sometimes you have to present a cast at weird angles to place a bait around structure! The rods will have a "g" in the butt cap! Later on they they stop making them in NJ and just put plastic butt caps on them! Not their best rod builders! They are heavier then the blanks but they take a beating unlike the newer blanks were if you get a knick or white line from rods crossing or contact rest assured that's where it'll fail during fighting a fish! TMI I'll shut TFU! Love to see you fish the old Heddon 7000 Flaptail Series in that water! Or the Original 7" two hook Rapala Magnum Wobbler both can be fished straight retrieve or in as a Jerkbait, anything moving sideways is a trigger to a predator fish! Freshwater or Saltwater! Sinn Fein Byrne

[@killswitch7775]

Good camera shots

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks

[@ericpennington6530]

That owl was something else man!! That first fish smashed your bait after that long pause on your retrieve. That was awesome!! Sweet little spot. Another cool video bud👍

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!

[@garyhadden5681]

Where is this im in Delaware County pa john heinz park is down the street snakeheads in there I heard muskies to large mouth. Got to fish it more. Good luck out there

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks 🙏 I’m in the Pittsburgh area

[@rustbeltwilds837]

Know rite. Great action

[@bthayer7797]

Nice, st croix send you another rod?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

They did but that is not it. It comes today. The one I used in this video was a 9 ft heavy. Id rather be using their medium heavy which what’s coming today. the lack of cushion MIGHT have contributed to me losing that big one (maybe)

[@bthayer7797]

@@absoluteunitmedia it was definitely the rod buddy. No flex in the rod just pulled you to the fish. Do I know that? No, but it should make you feel better haha.

[@matthipple4584]

What size st croix rod is that? Was looking for a split grip top n tail but can’t find one

[@absoluteunitmedia]

In this vid it’s actually the 9 ft heavy big nasty. I would much rather use the top n nail which broke on the video before this one and the replacement just came in.

[@matthipple4584]

@@absoluteunitmedia I’m sorry I just noticed you didn’t have it in this video…I’ve been binging all your videos can’t keep track😂 the one you broke was that an 8 footer?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

@@matthipple4584 haha ya I broke the 8 ft fighting a big musky…I also broke an 8’6” medium heavy which snapped on a cast but I’m pretty sure that’s because I bruised it when I fell out of my boat

[@BreezoxX]

Is this conno?

[@timbo41284]

Did you happen to see that big scar on the side of that ski you landed?? Possibly from the talon of an 🦉 maybe??

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I did not! Good eye!

[@JeremyScott55]

Probably a spawning scar. Musky are notoriously rough on each during spawn, Good eye though.

[@Dogygod]

We’re in pa is this

[@koof1776]

Nice~

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks!

[@Csim788]

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results… unless you’re musky fishing then it’s your best option 😅

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Yep

[@VG-913]

Caught one Monday after casting into the same 30 yd by 50 yard hole with 5 different lures for 3.5 hours lol

[@MariaGarcia-nc4ng]

Can you use 9 weight fly rod

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I only fly fished one time…for steelhead. I was just listening to a podcast with a musky fly fishing guide and he said he uses a 12 weight…

[@follansb]

@@absoluteunitmedia Small water musky aka creek musky is perfect for lighter rods 9-10 wt. You can use 8 wt for smaller fish in tighter quarters as well ie 12 in) or 50 in class fish, though I’ve gotten a 48 in on a 10 wt without a problem. I just moved back to the Pittsburgh area and can’t wait to get back in the creeks with my 10 wt to get after the musky. Definitely worth a shot if you’ve never handled a musky on the fly! Either way, enjoying your videos and love to see other people with the creek musky fever!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

@@follansb thank you!

[@Bubzieboi81020]

Hey wya I’m Pa? I’m in Hershey fish the swatty a lot I want a mushy so bad lol

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Way over in SW PA, Pittsburgh area

[@Bubzieboi81020]

@@absoluteunitmedia ohhhh Nive ok my first ever BIG fish was kinda out that way more Midwest pa I guess I caught a huge catfish out of the spillway of the shenengo dam

[@shanebemish3072]

What area of western pa are u at,,im along the Allegany A little north of Pittsburgh

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I live just outside Pittsburgh but drive all over to fish

[@АльфредТерентич]

Это наверное имитация утёнка? А рыбалка и поклёвки просто замечательные!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!!

[@freedomfishingOH]

Great job fighting and netting it from the kayak that isn't easy

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you! I’m learning that

[@ashleyhockenberry2187]

A+

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

Hooked a Five foot hybrid at Glendale lake and there were two just as big if not bigger than it near the feeding trough (AKA causeway) An Amish man helped me land the giant and wanted it but I said it is a great creature that deserves to live. We measured it and released it and I'm pretty sure someone else will catch it or hook it because it was completely healthy and perfect. Regardless of what anyone says, they get much bigger due to genetic manipulation or engineering. ⚠️ Some look like kayak sized submarines.We have all witnessed them eating ducks and geese early in the morning. ( The tail measured 22 inches+ Fanned out )

[@jimsutter149]

What county is this river in?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Sorry I can’t give that away! This is my new honey hole! Never saw anyone else musky fish it so far but if you can figure it out just from the video then good for you and please don’t tell anyone!

[@jimsutter149]

@@absoluteunitmedia Not a problem. I am almost 76 years old. I haven't fish in three years. When I did, it was at two Sportsmen Clubs.

[@yourlocalfriend5535]

where was this??

[@peterjensen988]

had that happen too me too had to yell at it

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Wow that’s amazing.

[@MariaGarcia-nc4ng]

There's good trout fishing there right ?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I wouldn’t know. Been there 3 times. Saw a guy catch a nice smallmouth once

[@avrivah1101]

I understand the inclination to conceal where your spots are, but as a fellow SW PA fisherman I must also confess to a degree of jealousy and frustration.

[@Steve16346]

That was a cool video "however" that kayak has to go. That thing is made for drinking beer maybe 2x a year. Get a decent sit on to help you fish those big giants.... I will keep watching.

[@mikecollins2476]

Just found your channel fuckin awesome what part of PA are you from

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks man! I’m in the Pittsburgh area but I drive all over western PA

[@willthomas7666]

My guy almost caught an owl lol

[@MariaGarcia-nc4ng]

Iv fished for pike on fly rod it's amazing ,you may never go back to cast rod..🙄

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I’ve heard that

[@Brandon-jc7cf]

🐟💥🦅

[@g25r8cer]

Threw it cause it was an unexpected reaction bite and you missed the hook set. 100% how it went down. You can't just straight retrieve these poppers. Gotta have pauses and difference in retrieval speed etc. You gotta mix it up.

[@briangerard6787]

That owl would off been sorry

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I would’ve been sorry too. That thing would’ve f’ed me up 😂

[@Fishingwithtotz]

Ha! This happened on my bday

[@MariaGarcia-nc4ng]

Wouldn't that been crazy ,hook owl my nefew hooked a seagull like that ,then eagle took seagull ,truth..

[@danraup6089]

Gotta keep 'em DOWN! Been there......

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Tough in the yak! It happened so fast!

[@markhess6061]

Let me know if u wanna fish eastern Pa? Have boatbwill travel