Decoy

Is there really a such thing as a decoy in musky fishing?

Permalink Reply by Mike Kanaval on February 12, 2010 at 6:09am: I attended a fishing class long ago where a decoy straetgy was discussed. The idea presented was to have one guy cast a weird type of buzz bait deep into cover and burn it back to the boat, while the other angler casted right behind them with a standard bait, bucktail or whatever you prefer.

I can't describe the buzz bait he showed us other than it looked like a paddle wheel to a steam boat surrounded by a plastic frame (no hooks). The idea was to get the muskies attention with the decoy and get it to hit the lure behind that. I remember my buddy & I saying at the same time, you get to cast the decoy & I will cast the bait.

Never tried it or have seen it used, or discussed in any of the many seminars attended.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Michael Winther on February 12, 2010 at 6:33am: lots of people consider a casted lure to be a "decoy" when sucker fishing.
ie., get the fish to follow the lure to the boat where they see and eat the sucker.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ryan_Cotter on February 12, 2010 at 1:29pm: If your questioning the decoy pictures that Zielke Experience posted, there for sturgeon spearing on lake winnebago. Which i dont know why you would put something like that on this site? Interesting guy...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Greg Hibbard on February 12, 2010 at 5:39pm: My first post. Thanks for shedding a little light on this subject.; ▶ Reply to This