Reb---good call on the Gerry's Girls. Frank Walsh sells them out of his resort and we bought a few for all the vet for Operation Muskie. Loved them and needless to say they caught a few of the muskies that week. The Booty Tails are another awesome choice. All the big blades work........

Smaller.....this is the time of year when I throw nothing but BIG! I have a 12" Bobbie that only comes out after Labor day and all my other jerkbaits. Stay big!!!!

Speaking of big lures this time of year.... Earlier last week I was throwing Weagles, the big ones (9 inches i beleive) and while I didn't land any muskies on it, I did hook into a hammer handle pike that couldn't have been bigger than just 20 inchs, and of all things a 18" largemouth slammed it. Crazy at how hard that bucketmouth hit that bait.

Bret... I first heard about Gerry and his "Girls" over at other muskie forum and emailed him about it... Any color (that is possible) can be done... and the fact that for the price of approx 4 DCGs, you can get 5-7 of the same, if not better, thing from Gerry...

I was talking about during the months of June to August... not the fall... It seems like I'm constantly stuck on "FALL" mode, whereas I should've learned to switch to "SUMMER" mode... thats what I mean when I was talking about downsizing... thats also why I said I should have Sept 1st as my "season opener"... meaning I dont go fishing for them at all thru the summer til Sept 1st comes around... just kidding... Im basically a rookie... Im still learning whole lot... One of those days you NEED to take me out and teach me some

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Reb,
Fall signals the onset of season #2 for me, but I'm not programmed to follow the big lure trend just yet. Downsizing in the Fall can still work too, especially the next few weeks in the transition mode.

Little bucks are not to be shelved just yet....especially in skinny water. Same for cranks and jerkbaits, think about how many 'skis are caught in the Fall by walleye anglers....don't go exclusively Jumbo just yet.....

CJAC... Im still waiting for your "classroom" to start

Good points CJAC! Guess i never thought about it as I really havne't fish that much "skinny" water in the fall period. I will give the smaller bucks a try, say for instance, a Blue Fox Muskybuck with #5 or #6 blade? I do know that one the forage starts moving up onto the breaks, the little guys get put away for good and only the big boys go on the leader to catch the big girlz!!!

time to turn and burn with the smaller bucktails - i like a #8, single or double, doesn't matter. mepps marabous are tailer made for this, upsize the back hook and get er done!

I got some custom pink beleavers 4 sale, wooooooooooooooooooooo

I'll probably get bleeped again, but can you say loser?

lucy1205

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Regards,
Chris

I'm hearing how great these cowgirls and DCG's are. I realize their not the only bait to use but would like to try them out. I haven't been able to find any at the big stores. Where do you guys get them?

I have heard the Thorne Brothers is the best place to get them!

I agree 100% on both of your Statements Lucy1205

i do have a pink humper i'm pretty fond of, the pink booty got ripped to shreds in short order too, good color in low light.

yeah, i still make fun of guys throwing pink baits when i see them, just because it's fun. gotta throw what you got confidence in though, rebel. know a few guys on the pond that are pretty fond of pink.