By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Ted Takasaki holds up a huge weed musky for a quick photo. Follow the formula and find your own weed monsters this fall! It’s not enough to know that giant, hungry muskies haunt weeds in fall. We all know they’re in the green stuff somewhere. Living weeds give… Continue Reading
Water temperatures hovering around 60 degrees greeted the University of Esox as it held its annual Canadian Musky Adventure School at Sandy’s Blackhawk Island Camp on the Northwest Angle of Lake of the Woods in July. “The conditions made this our most challenging school yet, but perhaps our most rewarding,” said Musky Hunter Editor Jim… Continue Reading
MUSKY HUNTER TV SHOW WINS THREE PRESTIGOUS TELLY AWARDS … AGAIN Fourth Season to Begin in January (Deerfield, IL, July 17, 2009) Two episodes in the third season of The Musky Hunter were recently named winners in the 30th annual Telly Awards contest, which honors outstanding local, regional and cable TV programs, and the finest film and video… Continue Reading
Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Football players learn a lot by analyzing film from last Sunday’s game. Pro fisherman Ted Takasaki with a dandy sauger. Follow Ted’s recap of a winning tournament strategy, because it will help you refine your own days on the water. What happens in big-time tournaments does apply to everyday… Continue Reading
By Duane Landmeier The third qualifying event of the 2009 Professional Musky Tournament Trail — Mercury Marine’s Summer Challenge — was held on the beautiful Eagle River Chain in Eagle River, Wisconsin, June 27-28, with over 200 enthusiastic anglers registered to compete in the Mercury Marine-sponsored event. The chain is known for a very good… Continue Reading
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson An easy-to-understand story about barometric pressure and its impact on your fishing Pro angler Ted Takasaki holds up a monster walleye taken during an approaching storm. In this article, meteorologist and avid angler Todd Heitkamp helps us all understand the impact weather– especially barometric pressure– has on fishing.… Continue Reading
By Scott Biscobing Largemouth Bass are one of the most sought after game fish by fisherman. When I started fishing, I would fish for bluegills and crappies in the shallow weeds. Every so often I would latch into a largemouth and boy could they fight. Soon I started to target Largemouth on my fishing outings… Continue Reading
Ranger Boats President Randy Hopper has issued the following statement regarding the the bankruptcy filing of Genmar Holdings:“Unprecedented global economic conditions, unequaled by any seen in my personal experience, continue to affect people in all industries and walks of life. For some time now, the credit-shortage epidemic at the consumer, dealer and manufacturer levels has… Continue Reading
A big tiger musky caught and released from Lake Merwin likely surpassed the Washington state record and has created quite a stir among musky fishermen in that region.Norman Dillon, a first sergeant in the U.S. Army and stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, boated a 48 1/2-inch hybrid that carried a 25-inch girth while fishing with… Continue Reading
By: Andrew Klassen Guide Andrew Klassen with a 72.5″ lake sturgeon. Estimated weight of 120-140 lbs. To be a successful sturgeon angler, the gear you use is very critical. From my experience, you can fish the best sturgeon area on a given body of water, and still have poor success without the correct rod… Continue Reading