Redfishman, I'm a member of a private fishing club in Ohio that stocked tiger musky about 20 years ago. Don't know how many, it was in a 20 plus acre lake with lots of weeds, loads of small to medium size bass, and some big BG.

The TM grew rapidly, topping out around 38 to 40 inches. Exciting to see them cruising near the dock! Not very easy to catch, though someone did manage to bring in a 39 incher.

I was redworm fishing for BG when something took my bait like a freight train, never slowing down until my line broke. That wasn't a bass! So I got the idea of using heavy tackle and a LMB as bait. Put on an 11 inch LMB and waited for several hours, then the big bobber disappeared and ran off FAST. Set the hook and ... nada. Missed it. Doggone!!!

Moral of the story: If you have good habitat and too many small LMB, then a few tigers could be beneficial. But be very careful how many you stock, a big one can eat just about anything!

Last edited by anthropic; 05/26/14 11:30 PM.
7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160