SMALL BOAT MUSKY SETUP!! - Small River Muskies with Scaled Down Gear

[@masonpearson6664]

I started musky fishing out of a little 10 foot flat bottom and trolling motor, super fun

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Mason Pearson I think sometimes I have more fun going back to the basics and chasing these fish in a smaller boat!

[@Bmg009]

For only Pennie’s a day, you too can make the most awesome opening to a fishing video! You guys rock, waving four fingers and a thumb from sc👋 we sure don’t grow em like that around here, u guys sure have it lucky, no matter what anyone says, everyone in the south who owns a rod and reel envy the hell outta u guys up north.

[@AnglingAnarchy]

@Bgo909 Thank you so much for watching, I really appreciate it!

[@kathleenraymer8366]

Love the DIY...small river action..keep it up!

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Bradley Raymer Thanks bud 😁 Will do!

[@reelangling9108]

Thanks for the info Brian!

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Reel Angling Anytime!

[@johnlamont3885]

love the small river action! great vid

[@AnglingAnarchy]

John Lamont Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mitchellgenz1373]

Great video Brian, just got back from NW Wisconsin, water temps dropping. Tangled with one musky, it got off, same problem your having.

[@justinstaph794]

making me wanna go cast after this 8-4 shift... Losing them sucks but makes you go harder!!! Great video 💪

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Justin Staph No matter how bad these fish frustrate me, I'm always ready to go back for more! Thanks for watching bud!

[@danielmazalic6408]

Pointing the rod at the fish and abr upt direction changes of the rod can lose fish. Love the small boat video. Have a big fancy boat now with lots of top-of-the-line electronics and going through the learning curve of how to use it all I would have to say we cut more fish with the simple little boats.

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Daniel Mazalic Yeah man, love fishing in the small boat, but I definitely handicap myself by having to change directions with the rod due to the camera pole. But that's the chance you take when filming I guess! Glad you enjoy the small boat vids, tight lines bud!

[@curtadams3281]

I do enjoy any video that provides information about technique and equipment...you need both if you are going to be fishing. 👍

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Curt Adams Thank you sir!

[@curtadams3281]

@@AnglingAnarchy 👍...why do I feel like a 50 incher is already on film this season? 🤔 I'll keep watching to see if I'm right 😉

[@AnglingAnarchy]

@@curtadams3281 Oh man, I wish! I'm just happy these days when the boat doesn't sink! Trying like hell though!

[@curtadams3281]

Maybe it's a premonition....the 50 incher that is....no sinking boat ! You could borrow mine in a pinch if needed 😉

[@MuskyJaeger19]

You forgot to mention the Leelures boiler maker. Excellent river lure!

[@AnglingAnarchy]

NorthStarES Yes! That's a great river lure!

[@dougroberts3643]

Did you have a cart underneath that boat when he was pulling it through that wooded area? If so, was it a homemade cart or something purchased?

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Doug Roberts There is a cart underneath the boat. They can be purchased and are used most commonly for portaging canoes.

[@JJ-co2pd]

Vast majority of fish get off when you change hooking direction. You're losing them most often when your tension goes from (example hook set jerking to the right then transitioning to left jerk retrieve). You hooked the fish with tension to the right then rotated to the left and therefore were pulling the hooks from the fish as opposed to continuing to lodge them in. Obviously you can't always go one direction, certainly I'm not perfect when I do it, but, other than a bad hook set, that is why you and I lose fish. Going against the hook set. Good luck and keep up the vids. Edit: How the fish hits the lure matters as well, but always better to keep the direction you set the hooks. Burning eights does a great job of that continuing the fish around the boat as opposed to pulling against the hookset.

[@AnglingAnarchy]

J J Thank you so much for watching. I think my biggest issues in the small boat with respect to losing some fish are lack of mobility playing the fish and dealing with the camera pole. Part of the game when you're filming though! I'll get it figured out eventually 😊

[@Bmg009]

@@AnglingAnarchyI’m from sc and got a friend of 35 years. We’ve talked awhile now about a trip up north for huge Muskie and pike but definitely don’t wanna risk pulling a boat 1,000 miles and have to deal with small tires and bearings. We wanna get a small boat that’ll fit inside bed of 2500 Chevy Duramax with maybe a hitch extension for the transom to ride on with a small engine inside bed or boat towards front. What river or body of water would u recommend us going to that’d be the closest to sc? We’d drive further for huge fish. Any idea I’d appreciate u hollering at us.

[@KayakMuskyCentral]

nice set up!

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Kayak Musky Central Thank you!

[@christopherlacoste2130]

Tin boat rookie. Tracker 1648 with a 40hp jet is the river deal. Bad thing is two guys can't drag it in to launch :(. But I can skip though 5" of water on plane and get to places only the guys in kayaks could go :). Like you said, big change gong from a big boat to a little river boat. As always, nice vid.

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Christopher LaCoste Believe me man, the more I do these river floats, the more I want a jet boat!

[@christopherlacoste2130]

@@AnglingAnarchy Weeellll, hit a rock tonight and messed up the lower unit to where oil is leaking (Never good) so yeah, jets are not perfect. I did boat #16 of the year but I'll be riding the canoe for the next month or so lol. Heading to the U.P. anytime soon? I need a ride. C.J.

[@AnglingAnarchy]

@@christopherlacoste2130 That sucks dude! Sorry to hear that 😞. I think I'm on lost fish #16 for the year lol.

[@thelonesomefisherman7425]

Have you added bigger hooks to that Pelagic? Nice river boat.

[@AnglingAnarchy]

The Lonesome Fisherman I have a few mods I've been thinking of trying 😁

[@thelonesomefisherman7425]

@@AnglingAnarchy It was the only suggestion I could think of that might help

[@ericpennington6530]

Nice video bud!! I just might start looking for a small boat similar to that one. Hey what lure bag was that? It's the perfect size.

[@brendanspencer2550]

Might be a lakewood pedestal pal large?

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Eric Pennington Thank you! The lure bag is a lakewood pedestal box.

[@brendanspencer2550]

@@AnglingAnarchy what do you think about that box for a canoe and shore fishing application?

[@AnglingAnarchy]

@@brendanspencer2550 it certainly wouldn't be a bad choice. It's what I use if I'm going to be fishing in someone else's boat and just need to take a few baits with me.

[@brendanspencer2550]

@@AnglingAnarchy thanks man! By the way I'd recommend not switching directions with the rod while you have fish cause it seems like that's always when your fish come unpinned.

[@jakobrodoski1628]

How are you guys able to even stand up in a small boat I had a 12 ft that was super tipsy even sitting down 😂

[@AnglingAnarchy]

Joakob Rodoski We both have many years of experience fishing out of even less stable canoes while standing up! 😅

[@jakobrodoski1628]

@@AnglingAnarchy 😂😂 makes sense now lol

[@hercamer]

Seems to me your drag is set too tight? That being said the length of the battle when you guys hookup is so short makes me think your horsing them in. I catch walleye that take longer to bring in.

[@brendanspencer2550]

You're supposed to horse musky in. They die very easily so to avoid harm you should bring them in as quickly as possible.

[@hercamer]

@@brendanspencer2550 I am calling bullshit on that.

[@waynebentzen8554]

Set the dam hook.

[@ssm59]

I am afraid Canada will be wishful thinking

[@AnglingAnarchy]

ssm59 Probably so, but one can hope!

[@ssm59]

Btw are you guiding rivers in WI? If Canada doesn’t open, I have a week to burn in mid-September

[@AnglingAnarchy]

@@ssm59 I don't do any guiding, but I can certainly point you in the direction of a fantastic river guide in Mr. Chris Willen.

[@ssm59]

@@AnglingAnarchy thanks. I have seen some of his vids. We were fishing the chip and flambeau back in the 80’s when nobody was doing it. Then life happened, need to get back to it