07 / FRESHWATER / OVERSIZE
Musky-class hardware. Eight-inch glide baits. Bucktails the size of squirrels. The category for anglers who decided subtle was holding them back.
MEPPS
Inline bucktail spinner that started a thousand musky tournaments. Subtle? No. Effective? Frighteningly.
SAVAGE GEAR
A trout-shaped trolling bait big enough to scare the bass that usually eat trout-shaped trolling baits.
CREEK CHUB
The original jointed minnow — been catching musky, pike, and stripers since 1916. Hundred-year-old design that modern lures still copy. The Pikie pattern is fishing history you can actually tie on.
BASSDASH
Multi-jointed glide bait with a slow-sinking S-curve that big bass follow for ten feet before committing. Under $14 for a glide bait that would cost $30 from a boutique brand.
RAPALA
Balsa-bodied trolling bait that dives 3-8 feet and triggers musky, pike, and trophy bass. Slow-troll it along weed edges and let the erratic wobble do the convincing.
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