Hey Herbie,

I can't hold back any longer. The recent warm weather and the recent posts about an early ice out has me pacing around my house like a caged lion.

My crew is coming to Eagle lake for the musky opener. I realize that a lot can change in 3 months but if the predictions hold true of an early spring and ice out, would the conditions for late june render the usage of regular sized cowgirls, top raiders, 8 inch jakes and bigger musky lures or will I still be forced to use smaller bucktails, showgirls, glide baits and doc/jackpots?

We were up last year at the same timeframe and caught a few muskies but really couldn't get much action on those bigger baits.

Thanks for the insight.

TJ