The Double Hover… Used Water Can Be The Best. By: Craig Sandell © 2012 An overcast drizzly day, water temperature about 68 degrees, low water, Musky in a predictable location, and a light ripple on the water…it was time for me to hit the water. I mounted my trihull and headed for a spot on the Chippewa Flowage where I knew fish would be, "Knuckle Busters". "Knuckle Busters" got its name many years ago when reels were not as sophisticated as they are now. This spot on the Chippewa Flowage had a reputation for producing Musky because of its proximity to deep water, its large food shelves and its underwater cover…(lots of stumps, weeds and wood clutter) and when a fish would hit, the Musky angler, being caught by surprise, would usually have his knuckles assaulted by the reel handle…henceforth the name. I was really ready for a Musky as I motored around the point of "Fall Shores" and the "Knuckle Busters" area came into view. Disappointment, there were two other boats fishing "Knuckle Busters". Well, I thought, there are plenty of other places to fish and plenty of fish to catch…I just had a feeling about "Knuckle Busters" today.
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