Capital City Muskies Inc 11th Annual Muskie School

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Got a reminded that we still have a few more weeks of winter while driving to the Milwaukee Muskie Show Friday. But what a great show, spoke with some excellent vendors, guides, resort owners, saw some awesome home built baits and came away with some new products, techniques, assorted tidbits and a whole lot of I can’t wait for the season to start! We can’t make time go any faster but we can use our time wisely, so mark your calendars for Saturday, March 17th and plan on attending one of the best pre-season Muskie Schools around; The Capital City Muskie’s Inc. 11th annual Intermediate & Advanced Muskie School in Waunakee WI. Check out this years offerings:

11th ANNUAL INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED MUSKIE SCHOOL
Saturday March 17, 2012
(subject to change)
7:30 Doors open, Check-in, coffee & donuts
8:20 Welcome & Kick-off (Auditorium) - All Participants at the Auditorium
8:30 Statewide Trolling – Pros & Cons: Would it be in the public Interest? Jim Olson & Tom Penniston - Auditorium

9:00–10:25 [Block #1]:
9:00 A) Poolside Lure Demonstrations – Working Plastics, Jigs & Crank Bait: tips & techniques [Hanson & Buechner]
9:00 B) Sonar, Fish finders & Marine Electronics - Latest technology & Operation [Greg Fitch]
9:00 C) Spring Muskie Fishing Techniques: Getting ready for opener [Dale Anderson/Matt Devos/Leif Spilde]
9:00 D) Muskie Fishing on the WI River [Mike Collins]
9:00 E) Preparing for new water- Map Interpretation & preparing to fish new water [Worrall & Crandall]
9:00 F) Muskie Fishing basics for Youth & Adults [Duffy Kopf]
9:00 G) Build your own custom muskie rod [Al Hutchinson]
9:00 H) 11th ANNUAL INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED MUSKIE SCHOOL
Saturday March 17, 2012
(subject to change)
7:30 Doors open, Check-in, coffee & donuts
8:20 Welcome & Kick-off (Auditorium) - All Participants at the Auditorium
8:30 Statewide Trolling – Pros & Cons: Would it be in the public Interest? Jim Olson & Tom Penniston - Auditorium

9:00–10:25 [Block #1]:
9:00 A) Poolside Lure Demonstrations – Working Plastics, Jigs & Crank Bait: tips & techniques [Hanson & Buechner]
9:00 B) Sonar, Fish finders & Marine Electronics - Latest technology & Operation [Greg Fitch]
9:00 C) Spring Muskie Fishing Techniques: Getting ready for opener [Dale Anderson/Matt Devos/Leif Spilde]
9:00 D) Muskie Fishing on the WI River [Mike Collins]
9:00 E) Preparing for new water- Map Interpretation & preparing to fish new water [Worrall & Crandall]
9:00 F) Muskie Fishing basics for Youth & Adults [Duffy Kopf]
9:00 G) Build your own custom muskie rod [Al Hutchinson]
9:00 H )All about making muskie lures A-Z [John Eversoll]
9:00 I) Muskie Reel Repair and tear down – hands on [Chuck Brod & colleagues]
9:00 J) “Muskie Stocking in Wisconsin: Thoughts on Density and Strains” [Scot Stewart]
9:00 K) Topwater Muskies – Top to Bottom [Lee Tauchen]
10:25 -10:35 Break
10:35 – Noon [Block #2]:
10:35 A) Poolside Lure Demonstrations– Plastics, Jigs, crankbaits: tips & techniques [Lee Tauchen]
10:35 B) Muskie Fishing in Pressures Waters [Adam Oberfoell]
10:35 C) Muskie Fishing in Lake St Clair [Steve Reinstra & Tom Penniston]
10:35 D) Fishing Oneida and Vilas Counties [Worrall/Matt Raley]
10:35 E) Sucker Fishing & Quickset Rigs [Jerry Georgeson]
10:35 F) Fishing Southeastern Wisconsin – [Pewaukee/Okauchee [Mike Koepp]
10:35 G) Fishing Sawyer County & Northwest Wisconsin [Jim Stroede]
10:35 H) Build your own custom muskie rod [Al Hutchinson]
10:35 I) Muskie Fishing in Flowages including the Rainbow & Willow- [Pete Stoltman]
10:35 J) Muskie Reel Repair tear down - hands on [Chuck Brod & colleagues]
10:35 K) Muskie Fishing in Canada – Minaki, Ontario: South from the Whitedog Dam [Ron Schell]

NOON—1:00 LUNCH & MINI-WORKSHOPS
1) Knot Tying 2) Hands-on demo: making fluorescent and solid strand leaders 3) Q & A on new products

1:00-2:30 [Block #3]
1:00 A) Trolling (Row & Motor) for Muskies with impressive results [Jim Olson/Steve Reinstra]
1:00 B) How to make Bucktails & Spinnerbaits [Scot Stewart]
1:00 C) How to make wooden muskie lures [John Eversoll]
1:00 D) Poolside Lure Demonstrations [Steve Worrall]
1:00 E) Madison Chain Muskies [Bill Buechner /Don Hollatz/Craig Eversoll/Jeff Hanson]
1:00 F) Canadian Muskie Fishing (Lake of the Woods, Eagle Lake) [Matt Devos & Steve Herbeck]
1:00 G) build your own custom muskie rod [Al Hutchinson]
1:00 H) “Fishing for Muskies in the weeds” [Ron Schell]
1:00 I) Muskie reel repair and tear down [Chuck Brod & colleagues]
1:00 J) Muskie fishing in Green Bay [Kevin Pischke]
1:00 k) “Rigging your boat for Muskie Fishing” [Greg Fitch]

Registration is open to the public. Select one class per time period (3 total), indicate your preferred class on the form (below). Mail in your completed form with the tuition (payable to CCMI) before 3-12-12 tuition is $32, $42 if paid after 3-12-12), $5 for youth 18 or younger: Muskie Class - CCMI P.O. Box 8862 Madison, WI 53708. Confirmation & map will be sent to prior to the school. No parking permits are needed and no smoking is allowed at the facility. Wisconsin law prohibits smoking around this school facility. Questions: see www.capitalcitymuskiesinc.org or contact: Geoff Crandall at crandall@msbnrg.com or 608-831-6020 (evenings) or Steve Reinstra at mpd339r@charter.net or 608-770-7131.
All about making muskie lures A-Z [John Eversoll]
9:00 I) Muskie Reel Repair and tear down – hands on [Chuck Brod & colleagues]
9:00 J) “Muskie Stocking in Wisconsin: Thoughts on Density and Strains” [Scot Stewart]
9:00 K) Topwater Muskies – Top to Bottom [Lee Tauchen]
10:25 -10:35 Break
10:35 – Noon [Block #2]:
10:35 A) Poolside Lure Demonstrations– Plastics, Jigs, crankbaits: tips & techniques [Lee Tauchen]
10:35 B) Muskie Fishing in Pressures Waters [Adam Oberfoell]
10:35 C) Muskie Fishing in Lake St Clair [Steve Reinstra & Tom Penniston]
10:35 D) Fishing Oneida and Vilas Counties [Worrall/Matt Raley]
10:35 E) Sucker Fishing & Quickset Rigs [Jerry Georgeson]
10:35 F) Fishing Southeastern Wisconsin – [Pewaukee/Okauchee [Mike Koepp]
10:35 G) Fishing Sawyer County & Northwest Wisconsin [Jim Stroede]
10:35 H) Build your own custom muskie rod [Al Hutchinson]
10:35 I) Muskie Fishing in Flowages including the Rainbow & Willow- [Pete Stoltman]
10:35 J) Muskie Reel Repair tear down - hands on [Chuck Brod & colleagues]
10:35 K) Muskie Fishing in Canada – Minaki, Ontario: South from the Whitedog Dam [Ron Schell]

NOON—1:00 LUNCH & MINI-WORKSHOPS
1) Knot Tying 2) Hands-on demo: making fluorescent and solid strand leaders 3) Q & A on new products

1:00-2:30 [Block #3]
1:00 A) Trolling (Row & Motor) for Muskies with impressive results [Jim Olson/Steve Reinstra]
1:00 B) How to make Bucktails & Spinnerbaits [Scot Stewart]
1:00 C) How to make wooden muskie lures [John Eversoll]
1:00 D ) Poolside Lure Demonstrations [Steve Worrall]
1:00 E) Madison Chain Muskies [Bill Buechner /Don Hollatz/Craig Eversoll/Jeff Hanson]
1:00 F) Canadian Muskie Fishing (Lake of the Woods, Eagle Lake) [Matt Devos & Steve Herbeck]
1:00 G) Build your own custom muskie rod [Al Hutchinson]
1:00 H) “Fishing for Muskies in the weeds” [Ron Schell]
1:00 I) Muskie reel repair and tear down [Chuck Brod & colleagues]
1:00 J) Muskie fishing in Green Bay [Kevin Pischke]
1:00 k) “Rigging your boat for Muskie Fishing” [Greg Fitch]

Registration is open to the public. Select one class per time period (3 total), indicate your preferred class on the form (below). Mail in your completed form with the tuition (payable to CCMI) before 3-12-12 tuition is $32, $42 if paid after 3-12-12), $5 for youth 18 or younger: Muskie Class - CCMI P.O. Box 8862 Madison, WI 53708. Confirmation & map will be sent to prior to the school. No parking permits are needed and no smoking is allowed at the facility. Wisconsin law prohibits smoking around this school facility. Questions: see www.capitalcitymuskiesinc.org or contact: Geoff Crandall at crandall@msbnrg.com or 608-831-6020 (evenings) or Steve Reinstra at mpd339r@charter.net or 608-770-7131.