Musky Casting Techniques For Kids

If I could be anywhere in the world, there’s no doubt I’d be on a boat with a musky rod in my hands. I’ve pretty much been fishing ever since I could balance on my own two legs.

- Hudson Filas

I soon adopted my dad’s obsession with muskies and caught my first one at age 9. I quickly realized that muskies are like no other species.

Most people my age picture fishing as sitting with your feet in the water, patiently waiting for your bobber to go under. These people haven’t experienced what I consider true fishing. The thrill of working your lure back to the boat and having a massive fish with teeth stop it dead in its tracks is one of the best in the world, especially if you’ve fished all day for that bite. Of course, you have to get to that point first.

Casting for muskies at a young age is diffiult for multiple reasons. The first and most obvious reason is that the gear is bigger. Everything you’re casting is heavy-duty equipment with razor-sharp hooks. In addition to that, most of the lures you’re using have to be worked, which requires strength, stamina, and an ability to feel what a bait is doing 30 feet from the boat. However, there are ways to build up to that level.