Do muskie hear my boat and trolling motor?

Yes — low-frequency hull slap, dropped pliers, and outboard shifts carry well through water and are inside the muskie's hearing range. But muskie in trafficked fisheries habituate to steady, predictable noise; on famous trolling waters like Lake St. Clair, fish are caught meters behind motors running all day. What spooks fish is the irregular, novel sound: a sudden bang on the deck, an anchor dropped on rock, an electric motor kicked from silence to full power. Keep the soundscape smooth and constant rather than silent and punctuated.

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