What Muskies Eat: How Big, How Much, and Where?
What Muskies Eat: How Big, How Much, and Where?
Simple and Effective Musky Lure Mods
Simple and Effective Musky Lure Mods
Lure Color 101: What Do Muskies Want?
When we’re talking musky baits, we’re talking about size, shape, motion, and color. If you go down the rabbit hole of color theory online, you might come back with a slight buzz or a dislocated brain stem, so let’s take the shallow dive with classic pointers to get you where you need to go when it comes to choosing the best color for any given situation while targeting muskies.
Steve Herbeck's Topwater Tricks and Tactics
Steve Herbeck is a musky fishing legend, celebrated for his passion for topwater lures and his key role in designing the Big Makk from Livingston Lures. I recently sat down with Steve to explore what makes this topwater lure a game-changer, his expert tips for musky fishing on the Canadian Shield Lakes, and how anglers can master topwater techniques. Here’s what he shared.
Best Early Season Musky Bucktails
Early Season and Post Spawn Bucktails
Dive N Rise: Tips, Tricks, and Info
The keys to successfully working a dive and rise bait As a musky guide who implements many different baits for unique situations, I often get asked, “When and why do I use dive n rise baits and how does one effectively work them?” Dive n rise baits will catch muskies throughout the season and can be retrieved in numerous different ways. This is proven as they are the longest standing designs/actions in the musky fishing industry.
Beaver Baits
The Beaver Bait is a lure design like no other. Indefinitely hard to categorize, the Beaver Bait often gets lumped into generic lure classifications that it often doesn’t fit into precisely. Is it jerk bait, or is it a pull pause bait? No, it’s a Beaver Bait.
Mix it Up for Maximum Magnus Retrieves
The new Magnus from Livingston Lures is a simple lure to use. Catching muskies can be as easy as casting the Magnus out and turning your reels handle. But if you want to get the most out of your Magnus below are a few retrieve tricks to help you start mixing things up and inevitably put more muskies in your net.
Livingston MAGNUS : Musky Swimbait New for 2025
The MAGNUS March 4th 2025 and exclusively debuting at The Musky Shop
Rabid Squirrel VS. Muskies
Musky Mayhem Tackle Rabid Squirrel Lure Review
Cold Water Crankbaits
Cold Water Equals Crankbaits
Tweaking Big Rubber Musky Lures
Tweaking Big Rubber Musky Lures
Winter Musky Fishing Rivers | Tips
Winter Musky Fishing Rivers
Jigging Winter Muskies
Cold Weather Equals Vertical Jigging
Winter Musky Fishing Equals Broken Gear.
While musky fishing in January and February might seem like a foreign concept to some, it is a welcomed perk of living in the south. Admittedly the winters in the muskies southern habitat range are generally mild, some years are simply brutal. So far 2024 is not pulling any punches when it comes to bone chilling temps, howling winds and subsequently broken musky gear. So, for the few, the brave, the musky mentally ill crazy enough to be on the water during gale force winds, snow and all-around gnarly conditions let’s look at a few tips to help save your musky gear from damage and most importantly your personal safety on the water.
Musky Water Temperature: Top to Bottom and Beginning to End
Water Temperature: Top to Bottom and Beginning to End
Winterizing & Protecting Your Musky Fishing Rods/Reels!
As the fishing season is winding down in the North Woods and people turn their attentions to hunting and warm fires, remember to take all of that fantastic gear you bought and store it right! Throwing your pole in the garage is a thing of the past when a nice super reel and rod might cost hundreds of dollars. We need to take the time to winterize our treasured sidearm and keep it in pristine condition for years to come. Here are some inside scoops on preserving your rod and reel with some tips from the Musky Shop!