Mastering muskie fishing’s art of the figure eight

Ask someone why they fish muskies, and the big esox’s willingness to follow lures and hit at boatside comes up almost immediately. With good reason.
Seeing a muskie suddenly materialize behind a lure as it nears the boat, having them chase it at boatside as you move it through a maneuver known as the figure-eight, and then hit – there’s nothing else like it in fresh water. Follows, as exciting as they are, can also be claw-your-face-off frustrating.

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