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Be the FIRST to see Musky Insider every week by signing up for the email version of this newsletter. It's 100% free and we will never sell your email address! Click here to sign up and never miss another issue. Luke Ronnestrand Tips Let's kick this email off with a tip from one of the top musky sticks out there, MN guide Luke Ronnestrand. We told him he could talk about anything, and he came back with some killer advice on bucktail/topwater leaders: "I like to use short 6-8 inch 140# solid wire leaders for my blades and topwaters. "I'll build these leaders...

Be the FIRST to see Musky Insider every week by signing up for the email version of this newsletter. It's 100% free and we will never sell your email address! Click here to sign up and never miss another issue. The Next World Record Musky? Where is the next world record (70-ish lb) musky kickin' it's tail? There was a recent discussion on the Ugly Pike Podcast featuring guys like Mike Lazarus, Jim Saric, John Anderson, and a few others, contemplating this exact question. You might be surprised to find out that while the St. Lawrence River was in the discussion, most of the...

Be the FIRST to see Musky Insider every week by signing up for the email version of this newsletter. It's 100% free and we will never sell your email address! Click here to sign up and never miss another issue. Cisco = Bigger Muskies (kinda) It's common knowledge that the presence of ciscos in a fishery = bigger muskies. It certainly passes the "sniff test" and it would seem that biologists agree. One of the key factors the Minnesota DNR considers when stocking muskies is potential food sources, and ciscos are a BIG part of their equation. #science We just stumbled on a recent study from northern Wisco lookin' at the...

Be the FIRST to see Musky Insider every week by signing up for the email version of this newsletter. It's 100% free and we will never sell your email address! Click here to sign up and never miss another issue. Super Slick Bucktails Our buddy Doug Wegner recently posted up a video breakin' down his top 5 musky bucktails from this past season: Lots of good info in the video, but here's a quick overview of Dougie's picks: #5 – MuskyFrenzy Triple Bladed Apache Three Indiana blades rigged up on a 3-in-1 clevis. Believe it or not, the Triple Bladed Apaches actually pull less than your typical double bladed bait....

Be the FIRST to see Musky Insider every week by signing up for the email version of this newsletter. It's 100% free and we will never sell your email address! Click here to sign up and never miss another issue. Less Obvious = More Betterer?? One of the biggest benefits of being a fishin' guide is you get to spend time on the water almost every day. Usually, that's a recipe for finding shhtuff that most folks don't have time to track down. This week, we reached out to MN musky guide Ryan McMahon and asked if he learned anything in 2019 that was...