Testing WEIRD New MUSKY Topwater - MULTI FISH DAY!!

[@jdean1851]

GREAT FISH CATCHES and Vid!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!

[@fishinwithish]

Its so awesome to see the musky take you for a ride in that kayak!!!!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

😂 I go flyin every time! Even the smaller ones

[@BlackRail33]

@@absoluteunitmedia You reel yourself to the fish as opposed to reeling in. Great stuff.

[@roplangkharmalki3510]

"Little guy(struggling).. get in the net(struggling)" and little musky was happy to oblige. That got me 😆

[@billknox4121]

Amazing to see the size of the musky’s in creeks and streams - great video and keep em coming

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you 🙏

[@ryanwolf6174]

Man that looked fun great video!

[@gameoveroutdoorstv8613]

The flaps will do some work for you. Fishing in the small creeks, you'll find their preferences change at times and under certain conditions, certain topwater will prevail. Also, the more you pressure that area, the more they will condition. Just keep playing with them. It's awesome that you have a stretch of creek that is the fish are nuts for topwater; and good sized ones to boot! Nice work from the little yak!

[@deanmentjes7774]

Good job, and great video!

[@DubV-qr5xb]

That was a really nice one on the follow in the 1st half of the vid - definitely over 40". You're really getting the hang of it though man, it's really been fun watching your musky fishing skills improve w each upload! You'll be a master one day as long as you stick with it, and it looks like you're really enjoying yourself out there so I definitely don't see you letting up any time soon!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks man, I appreciate it

[@zm6695]

Another outstanding video,,, thanks...

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank You!

[@jakelatkovic6214]

Good shit dude! Lake x gotta put you on the pro staff!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

😂 maybe I’ll hit em up

[@aidenjohnson9309]

Have you ever added an extra split ring on that front hook on the lake x… it makes the hook tick the metal blade and drives the MN muskys crazy

[@absoluteunitmedia]

No I have not - I just started using these like 1 month ago. Thanks for the tip!

[@martinjones2998]

Great video! I fish for Pike in a little smaller creek here in Western PA. You would never guess such big fish are hiding in them.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you! Agreed.

[@trashbag8124]

I’m from western PA too, where do you go pike fishing?

[@winnebagochaingang7172]

What a honey hole you’ve found! Awesome vids!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks brother 🙏

[@shawnwhalen8314]

Nice! Greetings from Michigan.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks!

[@xxfurydxxgaming5963]

Love the videos man! Just realized you're a local guy as well.... Musky are on my radar to start to explore targeting. Never caught one & normally fish the pool above Elizabeth lock (Pool 3) on the Monongahela from a boat. Any tips would be killer!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Hey thanks man! Just hit your regular fishing spots with bigger lures like I use. Don’t be discouraged if you have no action…musky only eat at certain times that are hard to predict…during these summer days, try right after it rains

[@xxfurydxxgaming5963]

@@absoluteunitmedia you’re a legend. I fish from a boat is there anything I should look for in depth and/or cover? Seems you target them in shallower water around 6-8’ give or take if I’m hearing ya right in the videos

[@absoluteunitmedia]

@@xxfurydxxgaming5963 I usually go to where ever the weed edge or drop off is. Depends on the water body but ya tends to be somewhere around 6-12 feet that I'm fishing

[@alanbuvelot831]

Very nice!👍

[@markhess6061]

If you’re not interested or in the position to get a boat, they do make kayaks that you can stand them which would allow you to figure 8

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I do have a real boat and use it a lot…I can’t get it in that area though. May get a more serious kayak in the future but for now I love that I can shove this little one on the car and shut the trunk

[@matthewh117]

You got their number brother. Nice work!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks bro

[@cabinvibeetsystore9094]

Thank you 🙏

[@MattVavrochFishing]

Glad you ended up having some success, those were some really nice fish dude! But don’t sleep on the flap they are a great lure. The thing with the flap is you can never work it too slow. They are such a good tool for pressured fish. Tbh I need to throw mine more than I do. Also how many birds do those fish eat in that river. I have never seen consistent topwater success like you are having, pretty awesome, pretty nuts!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks! Ya I definitely plan on trying the flap more. I don’t know how many birds they eat but it could be a regional thing - I’ve heard some good local fishermen say 75% of their muskies each year are on top!

[@FishinwithHayden2006]

@@absoluteunitmedia I just subscribe to you watched this video and absolutely loved it

[@absoluteunitmedia]

@@FishinwithHayden2006 thank you!

[@MattVavrochFishing]

@@absoluteunitmedia that is bonkers dude! I mean I have caught them on top but nothing like those numbers, could also be a skinnier water deal. They will feel the commotion no matter what because of how small the water is, if that makes sense.

[@f2foutdoors]

I use a sit on top kayak and are able to be elevated off the floor a foot or two higher. May help. Great video

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks. I think it definitely would help. I just love how I can slide this cheap little one in my car with the seats down and close the trunk…

[@danburns2766]

I was wondering do you think a canoe could also work in that section of the creek ? I don’t have a kayak. I like the Fat B way more than the flap tail too 👍🏻

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I don’t see why not. I see people launching small Jon boats, like 10-12 ft car toppers with trolling motors, to bass fish

[@jimsutter149]

Your 42" musky was a beautiful musky. What river was this?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you! I'm sorry but I don't like to name water bodies on the channel, especially smaller ones like this.

[@412Angler]

This creek more north western part of the state ?

[@Drewski2023]

Hard enough to fish musky alone in a boat, I commend you on taking on the kayak challenge

[@absoluteunitmedia]

🙏

[@jamie91995]

Have you guys had much luck on flaptails in west PA? I've been looking at Lee lures but I'm hesitant with how big it is

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I have had strikes but I’m yet to catch one on it. But I haven’t used them much since I do so well on the prop style. I’m sure they work though

[@jamie91995]

@@absoluteunitmedia ok, thank you for answering all my questions. I'm just hesitant to get such a big topwater musky lure in a state not known for musky.

[@reeyfishing]

You are awesome I like your place fishing it’s so beautiful

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you 🙏

[@BoSeFuSSpackle]

Try a inline spinner it's the best thing to use to learn the figure 8 in a yak.

[@christophershelton1735]

Cool video. I live in Oklahoma. Never seen a Muskie other than on a video.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you!

[@mikecollins2476]

Never knew PA had such good muskie fishing most people just assume Canada but this is sick I'm from upstate NY and we get some decent muskie and pike up hear they have a muskipike up in the finger lakes too that get fairly big. You ever fish for sturgeon?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I caught 1 four footer on purpose in the Ottawa river on night crawlers. I hooked a 7 footer on a swim bait (some how) in the French river and fought him for an hour all the way to the boat only to lose it…

[@mikecollins2476]

@@absoluteunitmedia That's the worst haha my dad hooked like a 30-40 pound carp in the tail last week trolling for pike we literally had to chase it down in the boat it was running so far got it up to the boat missed it with the net twice and it snapped the line but the fight was unbelievable

[@richreinert927]

The flaptail your throwing is a Chaos Tackle Psycho Flap and is a great topwater.

[@sgangling]

You're crushing it this year man. I loved the vid except that part in the beginning featuring that weird guy in the purple shirt.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

😂 ya what was up with him?

[@724muskyhunter9]

LMAO

[@IndianaKayakFishingJournal]

Get a bigger kayak so that you can stand and fish. With some practice, this makes a proper figure-8 possible. Awesome fish! Love to see topwater fish!

[@724muskyhunter9]

What rod brand and strength we're you using? 👍 Great video as always...Fat Bastard is your confidence top water! Could you make a video with equipment that you use? Line, leader. Swivels, knots..etc... Thank you@

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks man! Maybe someday I’ll make that video but for now I’ll just tell you: St Croix legend tournament musky 8’ med heavy fast (“top and tail”) 100 lb Cortland Master Braid Home made leaders from 175 lb 49 strand stainless steel shark leader cable, #1 size mighty-mini crane swivels and crimped #4F8 double barrel leader sleeves. All AFW brand

[@724muskyhunter9]

@@absoluteunitmedia Thank you for the information. I have been putting together my musky arsenal for less than two years now. I mainly fish the Alleghney and its tributaries. I'm from Lower Burrell. I fish from shore but recently got an old canoe that I have refurbished and ready to hit the water. I can really relate to your channel and appreciate the time and effort that you must take to produce a quality video. Thank you, R.C.

[@Gokywildcats11]

What's a budget rod and reel. Alot of musky being caught in Kentucky, creeks and cave run

[@absoluteunitmedia]

What’s the budget. You’d save several hundred going to a daiwa Lexa 400 and a st croix mojo musky and still have a very good setup. Much Below that price point i’d have to do some research. In general u want a reel with a lot of line pickup per turn of the handle and my preference is 8’6” heavy rod if most of your fishing is from a boat, 8’ if mostly from shore or kayak.

[@isaacgilara]

I use a piscifun alijoz 300 reel and a field and stream musky rod. Total cost of the setups is around 150 and it has caught me some decent fish and is still in great condition after a few years

[@jamesmcdermott6934]

Pretty cool!!!

[@chuckNorris-oe8sb]

Nice lure, how much did that set you back haha

[@18klans]

When I musky fish with Plopper type lure, what I do is reeling it back slow and then stop half way for 2 seconds and then reel again. That helps alot with strikes.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I found that out accidentally when I stopped the bait to take something out of my pocket, then reeled again and a 40”+ hit right in front of my face! It’s in a recent vid 😂. you’re not lyin

[@TheFiveboltmain]

Dude! Beautiful musky! Im also a kayak fisherman and got my first kayak musky (46" 30lber) late spring this year. Ive been looking for a good deep mesh net like yours for some time now and cant find anything! Could you share what net you use? (i had to paddle to shore with mine on the line still and it was a messy experience but it worked)

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks! It’s called “stow master”

[@-rarmitage2671]

Really enjoying your videos, I’m also in western pa and have fished my whole life but looking to start to get into musky. Do you think a 8ft medium heavy would be a good all around rod? I want to try different lures (bucktails, glide baits, jerkbaits) and would like a rod that can manage them all. Thanks for the content I can relate to.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks no problem….to answer your question if you have one rod I’d say go heavy not med heavy. It’s more versatile and throw everything you see in these videos plus bigger stuff like rubber

[@henry9535]

Nice fish!

[@ericpennington6530]

They love to hate that fat bastard!! Man they crush that thing!! Another cool ass video man!!👍Hey I had a rod break on me similar to how you did a few videos back. It broke setting the hook on a low 40' size fish. Fish got away fine .My rod was a st. Croix 7.6 med hvy triumph musky casting rod. I was wondering if you went through the st. Croix warranty process and had your rod replaced. I'm still just waiting on word back from st. Croix.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Ya I did. And because of how new it was they didn’t even charge me the 50$…check your email and if u can’t find a reply in 7 days just call them

[@ericpennington6530]

@@absoluteunitmedia yea it's been like 4 days Since it broke .Their site said 7 to 10 buisness days. So I'll wait a few more days then call. I'm hoping I won't have to pay the 50$ the rod is only like 8 months old. But thanks for the reply bud. It's good to hear they honor their warranty.

[@ericpennington6530]

@@absoluteunitmedia Hey man I took your advice and just called st.croix. New rod is on the way!! Only had to pay 25$ shipping fee. It was as easy as that lol!! Take care bud🎣

[@DubV-qr5xb]

That's the thing about the fig 8 - if they hit it at the wrong time it's almost impossible to get a good hook set. Keep castin' bro

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Ya Sam told me if anything I maybe could’ve had him if I set the hook by pulling back towards the tail - i see a lot of people do that on the figure 8 but my arms were pretty far extended when he hit

[@BenB1192]

12ft Jon with a 55lb endura maxx?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Ideal..

[@BenB1192]

@@absoluteunitmedia easy enough to move around on your own. Would make that 8 situation more manageable.

[@SouthJerseyBaitReviews]

Gonna have to get a better kayak where u can stand on and u will be able to figure 8 the Hobie lynx is a good stand up yak but heard there is some issues with the plastic or foam inside. When exposed to high heat but the native versa angler kayak is a good older yak that actually like a paddle board and yak its a paddle yak but u can remove the seat and use it as a paddle board but its 12ft 3inches.

[@wgpjim]

Awesome video! Man I wanna see you get a bigger kayak that you can stand in. Also if it's not broke don't fix it, I have a fat B that is all beat up but I refuse to replace it because it keeps getting bit.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Ya. Problem is I love this cheap little thing because I can slide it into my car with the seats down and close the trunk , makin it super quick and simple to pack up and hit these spots after work. Some guy said I can do a “vertical figure 8” which seems like an amazing idea

[@wgpjim]

@@absoluteunitmedia that is somthing I haven't seen. But that first follow on the flaptail had me yelling in my head wide turn you cut it way to short for a big fish to turn with it. Then remembered you have no choice. Either way keep killing it man

[@absoluteunitmedia]

@@wgpjim yep thanks man

[@fishingdude5364]

Sick video!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks dude!

[@approachingtarget.4503]

Alot of times when your getting lots of follows. Color change or a little action change fires them up. The fat B promotes more strikes because the color changes as the tail rotates. Add a few colored dots staggered on the tail for better results. Flap tailsget more strikes if you also brake up the rhythm. Adding color to just one side of the blade perks thier interest. And with the twin post design...changing the material of just one post, to promote more strikes and less follows. Man...doing a surface figure 8 from the yak is a magic trick. Turn your 8 into a vertical figure 8 running the loops under water. Be prepared to get hit on the dive!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Wow! Vertical figure 8! Thanks man I’ll try some of this stuff

[@ridenfish39]

Great video! That second one was a tank

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thank you 🙏

[@paulrosenberger9363]

nice!!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Thanks!

[@nunya6874]

Great vid brotha! Fellow PA musky fisherman here from Harrisburg area. I knowwww the pain of the kayak figure 8 issue lol. I actuallyyyyy might know a guy who’s selling the solution😏. It’s called a JohnnyBoat. They are a cross between a kayak and a canoe. It functions as a sit on top kayak….but it’s also a stand up. Which solves the figure 8 issues. Even has a trolling motor. I’m selling mine bcause now I have a jet. Hit me up

[@ericrussell1999]

Why do you use such giant lures? I catch the same size fish consistently on lures half that size and half the cost and half the damage to their mouth with smaller hooks.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I downsize occasionally but i personally have much more success with bigger baits. For years I’ve fished a lot of the same water for bass/pike/walleye using smaller lures and hardly ever got musky bites even though they were around…

[@ericrussell1999]

That's really weird cause I can't get them to hit anything bigger than 6 to 8 inches

[@paulnolan5390]

@@ericrussell1999 you're not committing to the lure

[@koof1776]

Are musky good eating?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I wouldn’t know. Pike are delicious though

[@BreezoxX]

Conno?

[@justinblake5403]

Can you post a link to that fast bastard bait?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

www.muskytackleonline.com/lake-x-lures-fat-bastard-fatbastard

[@justinblake5403]

@@absoluteunitmedia thank you!

[@justinblake5403]

@@absoluteunitmedia ragin Cajun?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

@@justinblake5403 yes

[@TopwaterTony]

oh yes Topwater !!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

cmon!

[@Gokywildcats11]

What rod and reel are you using

[@absoluteunitmedia]

St Croix legend tournament musky rod 8’ medium heavy- fast Shimano tranx 400AHG

[@Brandon-jc7cf]

Don’t know how to figure 8 here I’ll show ya how to use that set up bro skies!

[@kylesullivan-pz4hq]

The problem with your figure 8 is that baitfish don't turn back around and chase musky...

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Yes I know 😂 but I couldn’t figure out how to make it wide sitting in that kayak. Part of the problem is my paddle has to rest perpendicular to the boat which is completely in the way

[@calebcrawford5382]

What creek did you catch these in?

[@absoluteunitmedia]

Sorry I’m not publicly naming spots on the channel

[@isaacgilara]

@@absoluteunitmedia western pa? If so we should go sometime

[@tbirdspratlin8073]

Do knot put your rod in the water

[@tbirdspratlin8073]

!!!!!!!

[@kevinwimmer4159]

You need a kayak you can stand up in!

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I could borrow my dad’s but I feel like if I hooked one I’d fall in for sure 😂

[@kevinwimmer4159]

You need a good stable kayak. Keep low center gravity and always have your reel n free spool before first turn in the eight. But I like how you bring the fish around your kayak. Your definitely doing wide turns that way.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

@@kevinwimmer4159 ya the problem I have when I do that is my kayak starts to spin to which seems to spook the fish

[@williamcayemberg5842]

Nothing weird about flaptails. They've been used for easily 75 years.

[@SOFTAILX]

NDYakAngler sent me.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

He did???

[@SOFTAILX]

@@absoluteunitmedia yeah. He said you catch beasts.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

@@SOFTAILX I’m honored

[@toddrobinson8852]

Maybe instead of a figure 8. you could do an oval.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

I think I sort of tried that but I still struggled to make the turns wide, they were still too sharp at the ends

[@poorman1ktm990]

TIME FOR BOAT SON 88888888888 IS MUSH

[@Hice_T]

Catching muskies is awesome but they reek.

[@absoluteunitmedia]

😂 that’s the smell of success