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In my teenage years, we fequently camped along a river that had good Musky fishing.
My strategy was to catch some Fall Fish or Suckers and live line them with a 5/0 hook in the nose and 36" wire leader. I would use a 4 oz weight to slow them down and swim, not cast, the bait to where I wanted it. After that it's a waiting game, but at least you're not casting your arm off and you can fish more than one rod at a time. My main competition on the river used to buy trout from a hatchery - they worked well. Fishing was so fast and furious that sometimes I used an open bail and an alarm. When it went off, whomever heard it would come find me.
Casting for Musky is crazy. If you do that, make sure to bring some low expectations. I've read of guys doing ok by trolling deep water in the summer.
I'm certainly no Musky expert - just telling you what I did.
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