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| Seeing all of these first time muskies really had me feeling nostalgic. My six year old son, CJ, boated his first musky on July 4th (this summer). He was casting a micro dawg right up to weed edge. I was lucky enough to see the fish as it hit on the pause right at the side of the boat. He handled it like a pro - kept good tension and didn't stop reeling until the fish hit the bottom of the bag. The fish measured 35 inches - quite a fish for a six year old casting his own musky bait. CJ caught his second fish just about a month ago (still only six years old). We were casting and dragging suckers when, all of the sudden, I heard the sound of the clicker. Truth be told, he might have actually heard it before me. He got really excited and I immediately turned the boat around to assess the situation. After confirming that it was a fish (not weeds, a twisted sucker, or a snag), I turned down the drag and handed him the rod. I knew that the fish was nice because I was able to get a look at it before handing him the rod. I asked him if he knew what to do. His response was perfect, "keep reeling until you tell me to stop or the fish is in the net." He was ready... I helped him drive the hooks home and then let him take over from there. I actually did hold the back of his life jacket (just to make sure that he wasn't pulled in). It was a relatively short, but chaotic, 30-45 second fight. At the end of it all, he had caught and released a 43 inch tiger musky. I immediately let him know that he had caught a bigger tiger musky than I ever had. I have never seen a smile like the one he had on his face. In fact, I don't think that he stopped smiling that whole day (or the next). A closer examination of the picture revealed that I had caught that tiger several years back (it was about 41 inches at that time) in the exact same spot and nearly the exact same day of the year. Thus, I was able to talk with CJ and stress the importance of catch and release. I made it clear that if I had kept that musky back then (which would have been legal), he would never had been able to catch it - and beat my personal best tiger musky. It seemed to really click for him. I am both happy and saddened to say that he caught the bug. Happy because I know that we will have countless days ahead to share on the water. Sad because I know that it is an itch that can never really be scratched. So goes the life of a musky hunter. I have attached a picture of the 43 incher. I don't have a picture of the 35 incher on my computer. I will add it later if I have time. Attachments ----------------  CJs 43 inch tiger pic_4.jpg (54KB - 319 downloads) | |||
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| Thanks Steve! I just got back in town but I can't wait to show him the front page tomorrow. I also have to obviously call his grandparents and aunts and uncles to have them check it out. Thanks again - it is truly appreciated! I can't even imagine what his reaction will be. | |||
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