Been watching a ton of Pete mania videos from the guys in Minnesota he's got his boat set up where each guy has 2 rods trolled with buffalo suckers on there boat (6 total between 3 guys) then they fish an artificial to get the Muskie to chase, pretty sweet stuff.
My question is how do I get a hold of buffalo suckers, we all know it's a esox favorite food comparable to craw dads for bass
Been watching a ton of Pete mania videos from the guys in Minnesota he's got his boat set up where each guy has 2 rods trolled with buffalo suckers on there boat (6 total between 3 guys) then they fish an artificial to get the Muskie to chase, pretty sweet stuff.
My question is how do I get a hold of buffalo suckers, we all know it's a esox favorite food comparable to craw dads for bass
I think you'll have a really hard time finding live bait for musky here. Probably an even harder time keep them as "live" bait. You could probably pull it off in the very late fall/ early winter
For suckers i would recommend a cast nest thrown into small creeks and stream. Concentrate on the deeper areas and riffles for suckers. They are not the easiest to keep alive so have a large container with a good aerator for them. Good luck
My favorite way to catch them is with an ultralight set up. You really don't need anything fancy, but I use a G-Loomis GL2 (my panfish set up) with a 2 lb Berkley Vanish leader and a size 14 wide gap hook. 2 lb diameter braid is almost a must since you will be casting tiny pieces of worm.
Focus on small streams or headwaters of smallish rivers/tributaries. Often times you can sight fish them once you learn a few of their hangouts.
Is he actually using buffalo or is he using other suckers such as white , redhorse, black ...etc? I've always heard of people using suckers for muskie and pike but never buffalo.
I agree with Carpn & tomb ..
I target Buffalo & Carp for a good bit of my fishing time & seldom catch them small enough to use as Predator bait. Redhorse,Hog & White Suckers seem to be of the right size for conventional tackle.
Been watching a ton of Pete mania videos from the guys in Minnesota he's got his boat set up where each guy has 2 rods trolled with buffalo suckers on there boat (6 total between 3 guys) then they fish an artificial to get the Muskie to chase, pretty sweet stuff.
My question is how do I get a hold of buffalo suckers, we all know it's a esox favorite food comparable to craw dads for bass
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