Good idea on the "oval" versus the old figure eight.
We mixed in the Suicks (always black).
Our go-to jerk bait was the Reef Hawg, which wags side to side on each pull.
We never tried trolling with jerk baits. That sounds like it would work pretty well.
We used the big Bagleys plugs for trolling occasionally.
Speaking of pool cue rods, my first muskie rod was a Fenwick with that "action." I still have it, but will never use it again.
Speaking of other techniques…we used to night fish the shallows with the large Black Jitterbugs on the Man chain of lakes in the Hakensack area south of Bemidji.
Last edited by cabindweller; 01/07/17.
