I was thinking of givin these tiger’s a shot in a float tube. Couple of questions though. How will the weather affect them and, how technical is it to catch them using a fly rod? Will they hit large wooley buggers?
I’ve never caught a Tiger Muskee but it sounds like a riot!
-Rob
Stripping large buggers and other streamers can catch muskies. A fast an erattic retrieve seems to be best. Cast up close to submerged brush and hang on. 
Thanks Flycasting,
Do they seem to favor a color or type?
-Rob
Just about anything that imitates a fish is what I would try. If you can find or tie something in a perch pattern that would probably be best. Bright patterns like fire tiger could also do the trick. 
Have MGB tell you his float tube tiger muskie story and you may choose to rethink going after them in a tube.
I would love to hear that story as I have often wondered what I would do if I pulled a 40+" tiger up next to my tube or if I would just end up being dragged around the lake for a few hours until one of us gave up.
I hope it doesnt have anything to do w/ teeth in tube. That’d be about the worst case scenario i can think of.
Not only that, but you have to think of the hook you are sticking him with thrashig violently as he gets close.
I caught my flyrod tiger on a fly i made that resembles nothing but everything. It is on a 3/0 steelhead hook with chartreuse, black and white bucktail. It is overall about 6" long. Anything that looks like a fish like FC said will get a tiger fished in the right area and with the right presentation.
As for the weather, stay home and watch a game this weekend. This cold snap has shut them down and will take a few days to recover. Next weekend looks great.
I fished for muskies for 5 years out of a tube in the mid 90’s. When hooking into a muskie I always headed for the shore to finish reeling him in. Didn’t want the lure any where close to the tube. One trip that was not an option. I hooked up with a fairly good sized muskie and he went straight to the bottom got into some brush and would not budge. My plan was to get directly over the top of him and pull until the line broke or the muskie came loose. After a couple good pulls the muskie came loose and came straight for my tube like a torpedo. That muskie was trying to take me out. The muskie hit the bottom of the tube flew over my shoulder, its a good thing I ducked or he would of hit me in the face, and came down on the back side of my tube. One of the treble hooks punchered the tube the J-13 rapala nearly pulled apart and the hooks where straightened. The tube is loosing air fast and the muskie got away. I had to get my bu** back to the bank as fast as I could. It all happened fast and it scared the heck out of me.
Geeze… That’s quite a story. Glad it didn’t happen to me.[angelic]
The only encounter I have ever had with a muskie that scared me was this:
I was crappie fishing from the shore around the middle inlet. I was wading in about a foot of water or so, and casting into the submerged brush. Anyway, I was walking when all of a sudden I see a large muskie (40+") dart right at me. He went right up to my ankle area, mouth wide open… I froze. He stopped and looked at my foot for a second and decided it wasn’t something he wanted to taste… (can’t say that I blame him ) He casually swam off. Needless to say, I fished out of the water completely the rest of that day.
And here i thought the only place we were ever tasted by the fishies was out in the big blue. Both those storied make me rethnk trying to catch tigers form my tube.
You don’t need to be afraid of them just respect them and make sure you have the right gear to land one. Also i would strongly advise you wear a life jacket at all times when targeting them in something that will pop.[;)]
I think i want to try and catch one form the bank and learn how to handle them before ever going after them in my tube.
Sinking tubes doesn’t sound like my kinda fun. I think I’ll give em a shot from a buddies boat. Thanks for the info guys!