So, I went back to my cabin and took my big tackle box out and picked out all my jigs. It was hard not to take a few Rapalas, small Mepps and a couple of other baits, but I did what the old man suggested. At that time in my life I was a sponge for fishing knowledge. I had nothing to lose. The next morning after getting a bucket full of minnows, I got in the boat and instantly starting missing my old tackle box. All I had on the boat seat was a plastic bag full of jigs and a bucket of minnows. So I tried his method. I was very uncomfortable. Snagging jigs in wood, bringing back a jig full of weeds and always snagging the boat docks. But then I started to get the hang of things. I was forced to get better or not fish. I finally learned how to feel my way through the rocks, wood and weeds. A lift now and then, a pause, a jiggle, it was working. A couple of fish here and there started to show up. It wasn't a blockbuster day but it was a day that would last forever in my library of fishing knowledge. I really learned how to fish jigs-anywhere! When I came back in the late afternoon I asked the resort owner where the old man was. I wanted to thank him and show him how good I got at jig fishing. He said " He went back to Wisconsin Rapids this morning." I never saw him again but his knowledge will live with me forever. So let us get back to musky fishing. Does this article get you thinking about your musky fishing? Take a look at your musky arsenal. It's probably huge! If you want to improve your musky fishing production, get good at one thing at a time. Next time you go out, grab a handful of bucktails and leave everything else in the truck. Fish it slow, fish it fast, tick the weeds, bump the rocks, pitch it under the docks, glide it through the wood. You won't believe how good you'll get!
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