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Location: The desert | No homework this evening so we decided to go out and do some fishing. Took a look at the Suick that I found laying in Pelican....black and yellow jailbird. Hooks are all rusted and worthless. So I look at the other suicks in my box.....which I am not a fan of....cant get them to run right to save my life. So I figure I'll just take the hooks off my firetiger one. Took the hooks off the jailbird no problem, get the firetiger out....i cant get them split rings to open for anything.....after a bit of swearing and outburst I grab the knipex and just chop the split rings. Got the hooks on the jailbird no problem....dont ask me why one worked better...I dont really know....anyways.....so my buddies and I head out to the river.......fished for a while with not even a follow. Sun went down and like usual the baitfish started getting chased. So i strap on the suick, mainly cause I wanted to see if the stupid thing would run right. It did.....and after a few casts toward some spots where baitfish were going nuts BAM!! Fish frickin drilled the thing. A bunch of nice headshakes and she sat right down in the current and stayed there for a bit. After a great fight and some drag ripping we got her in close enough to grab....no net. Caught my personal best...by one inch bettering a 42 and landing the 43"!!! Drought over, first fish this summer, fifth this season!
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Sweet river fish!! Give me a shout when you are back in Point, hopefully I can put you on few more of those bad girls. |
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| Congrats Mike!! You put in enough time and effort into these things and the muskie Gods will reward you. See, you don't need a boat! Good job again, I'm looking forward to getting on some Sept/Oct. stuff and I know you'll be willing to tag along.
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | nice fish. |
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | you said "strap on", huhuhuhuhuhuh.
Congrats!
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Way to GO, Pointer! Throw that Suick more, and you will catch more fish. We gotta get out on the water, I'll tune 'em all up for you. |
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| Way'da be, Mike! Young guns represent!  |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | ya fish alot of suicks , they are awesome. |
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Location: Racine, Wi | Good job Mikie!!!! Now if you put in as much time into tuning your suicks as you do studying, you'll have a bunch more of those that run right.  Great looking fish. |
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Location: Madison, WI | Congrats on a green monster!! Keep em coming |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | dude, you're on a roll. enjoy! m |
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Location: WESTERN WI | Glad to hear of the catch on the river, which stretch? Looks as if you were below one of the spillways. That new bait won't replace your Musky Snax, but it may make a little easier to swallow. Hey Nitemare, I said swallow, huhuhuhuh. |
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| Way to go Mike, congratulations on a pretty fish |
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| Nice fish Mike those river fish are good looking. |
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| nice fish |
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| Nice job Mike, not a bad way to end your drought |
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Location: Wausau/Phillips WI | Nice fish! Like all good Pointers I assume you celebrated with an ice cold Blue Bullet. |
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Location: oswego, il | That's it, I am quitting my job and going back to school! |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | cool; nice fish.
droughts suck, but ending them is great!
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