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Fish4Fun · 09-14-2008, 01:53 PM

I have never pursued muskie in NE water but here are a few tips.

1. Fish transition areas as much as possible, (ie, drop offs, points, structure changes)
2. Don't troll too fast. Usually go about as fast or maybe a notch more than outboard will go before you are idle. Usually a few mph's
3. Try different colors. You may try a bluegill/firetiger pattern and a shad/sucker pattern on the ther other rod
4. Check every 10 minutes or so to see if you are pulling weeds. Unlike casting sometimes trolling can be tough to detect if you picked up weeds and if you did you drastically decreased your chances.
5. Be patient and add a rod sweep every now and then to make your bait all of a sudden stop and then speed up. Sometimes a fish will follow it for a while and this can trigger strikes.

09-14-2008, 01:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fish4Fun Fish4Fun has no status. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 222 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	I have never pursued muskie in NE water but here are a few tips. 1. Fish transition areas as much as possible, (ie, drop offs, points, structure changes) 2. Don't troll too fast. Usually go about as fast or maybe a notch more than outboard will go before you are idle. Usually a few mph's 3. Try different colors. You may try a bluegill/firetiger pattern and a shad/sucker pattern on the ther other rod 4. Check every 10 minutes or so to see if you are pulling weeds. Unlike casting sometimes trolling can be tough to detect if you picked up weeds and if you did you drastically decreased your chances. 5. Be patient and add a rod sweep every now and then to make your bait all of a sudden stop and then speed up. Sometimes a fish will follow it for a while and this can trigger strikes. __________________ "Better Fish"