Weighing Your Fall Musky Options

Adding weight to achieve greater depth from your lures is no secret and is certainly nothing new to musky fishing. There are a lot of homemade ideas that work well — from simply hanging a bell sinker off a hook to modifying wire shafts, or even pouring lead into your baits.

- John Bette

However, there are some great options available from some of the leading manufacturers in the fishing industry that work great and require minimal effort from you. The amount of weight to add depends on several different variables. You will probably have to go through some trial and error to figure out what works best for you and your favorite baits.