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Continued from page 56.... and Fall, and 4-6 mph in the Summer, his lure, then passed More than a mouthfull!
with sometimes a range of only .5mph difference all day. Muskie him by and ate a

Bob highly recommended a zig zag pattern so all your lures will duck sitting behind

change speeds during your turns to maximize your presentation. his boat… so you just

Lures: Muskie Bob discusses several different lures in his never know what they
may be hungry
E-Book with appropriate times to
Bucket of Body Baits for.
use them, however, prefers main- We caught a Shad on a
The day we
ly: Body/Crank baits, a Bucktail, chartered, Mr. “Chocolate Perch Nils” Body Bait
or a spoon called a Red Eye Wig-
Muskie
gler. Before Muskie Bob
Kevin used body baits throughout the day. Colors
was called Muskie Bob,
were similar to Perch, Bass, and Shad. Kevin
he was called “Red
recommended your lure size should increase
Eye Bob.” He said
as the season progresses….4-6” spring, 6-8”
“You can catch
summer, and as large as 8-12” in the fall when
anything on that
the Muskie are building weight for the winter.
Red Eye…. Musk-
Even though the Perch colors are usually
ie, Bass, Perch, and
the most popular, Bob said that a Muskie’s
even Sturgeon!”
diet is only 5% perch…. Perch congregate
However, Bob did
at the bottom, and, since we know Muskie’s
a computer study
eyes are on top of their head, they don’t see
in the 1980’s and
the Perch. But like us, when we see one we
found that 8,000 of
want it! Speaking of eating, Muskie Bob has
his 15,000 Musk-
eaten 1000’s of Muskie. He said they are as
ie boated at that
good as Walleye if kept under 36”. However,
time were caught on
he said he was also the first charter fisherman
a Bucktail. Black on
on Lake St. Clair to start the Catch & Release
Black is still his favorite.
practice. Locations:
One tournament he had a

winning Muskie approaching Continued on Page 60....

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