Best fish for cash in Michigan?

[R1ckyDaMan19]

I am thinking of going to Michigan, what is the best fish to aim for to make a good profit and what sort of equipment will i be needing?

[JeppeH]

Pikes and muskie are probably what you want to fish for. Idk if they are the best money/kg, but they will probably be most time efficient at least, and you will make good profit on them. You want to go with heavy gear, brutus rod, cosmo cast, ThunderSpin, Cyclone and such like. Cranks with #4/0 - #6/0 (pretty shallow, 2-3.5m) and shiners is good.

[Tarquin_P]

Publicado originalmente por Jeppe:

Pikes and muskie are probably what you want to fish for. Idk if they are the best money/kg, but they will probably be most time efficient at least, and you will make good profit on them. You want to go with heavy gear, brutus rod, cosmo cast, ThunderSpin, Cyclone and such like. Cranks with #4/0 - #6/0 (pretty shallow, 2-3.5m) and shiners is good.

Dont need to fish so heavy now. I just use the fenix 450 for float fishing, Galaxy cast with the vortex, or loki with doublepunch.

[R1ckyDaMan19]

I have the heavy casting pack dlc so have the galaxy cast 8,6 and the cyclone 6500, will they do?

[R1ckyDaMan19]

And do you have to use cranks? I really do not like them that much.

[Djuice]

Publicado originalmente por Tarquin_P:

Publicado originalmente por Jeppe:

Pikes and muskie are probably what you want to fish for. Idk if they are the best money/kg, but they will probably be most time efficient at least, and you will make good profit on them. You want to go with heavy gear, brutus rod, cosmo cast, ThunderSpin, Cyclone and such like. Cranks with #4/0 - #6/0 (pretty shallow, 2-3.5m) and shiners is good.

Dont need to fish so heavy now. I just use the fenix 450 for float fishing, Galaxy cast with the vortex, or loki with doublepunch.

Well if you manage to hook up to a Uni or an extra large Trophy Muskie with a 20lb/9kg setup, it will still be a pain to bring in. I watched Mel_o_me try to bring one in, and it took him like nearly 5 in game hours to bring it in,

[JeppeH]

Publicado originalmente por Tarquin_P:

Publicado originalmente por Jeppe:

Pikes and muskie are probably what you want to fish for. Idk if they are the best money/kg, but they will probably be most time efficient at least, and you will make good profit on them. You want to go with heavy gear, brutus rod, cosmo cast, ThunderSpin, Cyclone and such like. Cranks with #4/0 - #6/0 (pretty shallow, 2-3.5m) and shiners is good.

Dont need to fish so heavy now. I just use the fenix 450 for float fishing, Galaxy cast with the vortex, or loki with doublepunch.

I dont know if I would like to catch a 27kg uni muskie on a fenix 450 though.

Publicado originalmente por R1ckyDaMan19:

And do you have to use cranks? I really do not like them that much.

No, you could use med spoons, spinners as well. Pretty much anything that Pike family likes.

[Phalanx]

Best setup is :
6x Brutus w. float and a #4 hook, .23 braid
120kg Net
like 5.000 Shiners

[Mudthang]

In Michigan for Pike on Float I've been using
Brutus 360 Espira DoublePunch 5500 or better
Fluoro 0.45 Shiners/Large and Small Minnows
Depth: 30 cm
Hook: #7/0 or #8/0

Times: Sunny 5-9
Partly Cloudy 10-13
Cloudy 8-10

For Muskie I used the same set-up but changed leader depth to 100cm

Notes:
1. Buy shiners BEFORE you travel - none in local bait shop
2. Lighter gear yields better cash & XP
3. Can also use crankbaits but I lost too many in the weeds
4. Lightest float setup tried: Fatboy 8kg with 0.23 braid

[Tarquin_P]

Publicado originalmente por Djuice:

Publicado originalmente por Tarquin_P:

Dont need to fish so heavy now. I just use the fenix 450 for float fishing, Galaxy cast with the vortex, or loki with doublepunch.

Well if you manage to hook up to a Uni or an extra large Trophy Muskie with a 20lb/9kg setup, it will still be a pain to bring in. I watched Mel_o_me try to bring one in, and it took him like nearly 5 in game hours to bring it in,

He doesn't have my techique :P yeah but not, it will be a bit hectic but it can be done, got a trophy gar on that setup so thats why i use it, and it will give lot xp.

[Not The Rat]

Publicado originalmente por Jeppe:

Pikes and muskie are probably what you want to fish for. Idk if they are the best money/kg, but they will probably be most time efficient at least, and you will make good profit on them. You want to go with heavy gear, brutus rod, cosmo cast, ThunderSpin, Cyclone and such like. Cranks with #4/0 - #6/0 (pretty shallow, 2-3.5m) and shiners is good.

Unfortunatelly that is a real money bait, you would have to be mad to use shiners now. Unless you want to pay hard earned for things that dont actually exist....other than a set of numbers in your hard drive.

[Phalanx]

Publicado originalmente por Randy-Quaid's-Beard:

Publicado originalmente por Jeppe:

Pikes and muskie are probably what you want to fish for. Idk if they are the best money/kg, but they will probably be most time efficient at least, and you will make good profit on them. You want to go with heavy gear, brutus rod, cosmo cast, ThunderSpin, Cyclone and such like. Cranks with #4/0 - #6/0 (pretty shallow, 2-3.5m) and shiners is good.

Unfortunatelly that is a real money bait, you would have to be mad to use shiners now. Unless you want to pay hard earned for things that dont actually exist....other than a set of numbers in your hard drive.

You can buy shiners for Credits once you're level 20ish. Go check your shop and purchase them today for credits!

[JeppeH]

Publicado originalmente por Randy-Quaid's-Beard:

Publicado originalmente por Jeppe:

Pikes and muskie are probably what you want to fish for. Idk if they are the best money/kg, but they will probably be most time efficient at least, and you will make good profit on them. You want to go with heavy gear, brutus rod, cosmo cast, ThunderSpin, Cyclone and such like. Cranks with #4/0 - #6/0 (pretty shallow, 2-3.5m) and shiners is good.

Unfortunatelly that is a real money bait, you would have to be mad to use shiners now. Unless you want to pay hard earned for things that dont actually exist....other than a set of numbers in your hard drive.

330 credits for 10 shiners I believe. Lets say you catch one trophy muskie on those 10 shiners, and you will have all your bait paid for about 7 times. (not including all normal pike and muskies you likely will catch as well).

[Hazou47]

Publicado originalmente por Jeppe:

Pikes and muskie are probably what you want to fish for. Idk if they are the best money/kg, but they will probably be most time efficient at least, and you will make good profit on them. You want to go with heavy gear, brutus rod, cosmo cast, ThunderSpin, Cyclone and such like. Cranks with #4/0 - #6/0 (pretty shallow, 2-3.5m) and shiners is good.

do not say that they will change that also

[JeppeH]

Publicado originalmente por Hazou:

Publicado originalmente por Jeppe:

Pikes and muskie are probably what you want to fish for. Idk if they are the best money/kg, but they will probably be most time efficient at least, and you will make good profit on them. You want to go with heavy gear, brutus rod, cosmo cast, ThunderSpin, Cyclone and such like. Cranks with #4/0 - #6/0 (pretty shallow, 2-3.5m) and shiners is good.

do not say that they will change that also

Change what?

[Djuice]

Publicado originalmente por Hazou:

Publicado originalmente por Jeppe:

Pikes and muskie are probably what you want to fish for. Idk if they are the best money/kg, but they will probably be most time efficient at least, and you will make good profit on them. You want to go with heavy gear, brutus rod, cosmo cast, ThunderSpin, Cyclone and such like. Cranks with #4/0 - #6/0 (pretty shallow, 2-3.5m) and shiners is good.

do not say that they will change that also

Muskies and Pikes can be caught with practically anything, Jig+Shads,Worms/ Medium Spoons/ Casting Spoons/ 10+ different crankbaits/ Large Minnows/ Shiners/ Spinnerbait/ Spinners/ Bullet Spinners/ Single Spoons etc.

There are so many ways you can catch them, just because the majority of people use shiners and crankbaits, because it requires the least amount of user interaction, doesn't mean other methods don't work.