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| Hey Muskie1ster's, I'm hear to give you a report on Eagle over Labor Day. Weston, Kevin Wegner, and I descended on Eagle's Vermilion Bay on Friday afternoon. We traveled around Vermilion Bay, and found two excited fish....both ate in a figure eight....42" (Weston) and a 45" (Kevin). They were awesome fish, and it seemed like a successful evening. The next day found us down east....saw 5, and no takers, so we returned to the West Arm around 5:15 p.m. WOW...what a night! We saw 9 fish....all BIG, and the smallest one ate...it was 45" in a figure eight, on a topwater...Weston sure can keep his cool at boatside! So, day two, and we were into three muskies, but none of the calibre we were looking for. This is truly THE time to hang a hawg! Sunday came and went with 12 fish seen down West, and a couple of very, very HEAVY fish, but no takers. Then we went to the Bay and saw 2, and Weston caught a 44"er. They shut right off at 11:45 a.m., and we never saw another fish! Then the fateful day of Monday came. By 11:00 a.m. we'd seen 6 fish....not one under 48"....and they were all FAT! All of the sudden, out of nowhere, a HUGE muskie, 56-58" ate Kevin's bait out about 20 feet from the boat. She was bulldawging at us, trying to shake the bait. She had a hump behind her ears that went 2 inches tall. It was one of the most impressive displays I've ever seen. Unbelievable in fact! Kevin did everything right, but she shook off at the boat. It would have been a 50 pound class fish, and as I type this, my heart still aches for Kevin....WOW, what a loss! That night, I later caught the smallest fish again, at 45". Kevin would have to head home for a meeting while Weston and I fished Tuesday. On Tuesday, we were joined in our boat by Clint. A super nice guy....cool to have in the boat, and whose never caught a muskie before. You know what's coming right? Well after spending the day down west, and seeing 18 fish...all big and all hot, we decided to go out after supper. The very first spot we went to, I had a near 50"er eat at the boat in the figure eight....WAYYY COOLLLL! Then, the very next spot, Clint had a 48"er eat right at the boat too. Weston netted both fish like he'd been doing it for 10 years...oh ya, he has been, I'm almost forgot! It was quite an exciting night, and Clint is now addicted!!! After all was said and done, I am still aching over Kevin's loss.  I'm sure he is too!!! By the way....7 fish caught, 6 on figure eights!! As well, 4 of 7 came off of secondary sctructure!! Hope you enjoy the read and the pic. Donnie  Edited by Donnie3737 9/13/2005 11:00 AM Attachments ----------------  dhuntmuskie1.jpg (115KB - 106 downloads) | |||
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| Donnie3737 |
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| Thanks Bukes, But what did you think of the muskie? Donnie  | |||
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| Donnie3737 |
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The length was UNDER 50" by an 1/8 of an inch. It is amazing how you always round up fish that are 48.875" long to 49".....but you NEVER round up a 49.875"er....it was just under 50"s. Weston thought it was my 20th 50"er for my career, because when it hit, it had such a big mouth with it's gills flared.....WOW that was awesome!  BUT, no matter how awesome, the HAWG we lost was a heart-breaking, career-making muskie! Donnie | |||
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| Donnie3737 |
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| Bytor, I caught a fish that looked over 50".....pinched tail measured 49.997697863907"...no go, and having set my BIG fish benchmark at 50", I made sure it went 50...funny though, it was caught off the same spot, September 1, 1991....weird huh? Donnie | |||
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| Sorry for the fish of a lifetime that got away, we know where she lives, but congratulations on the consolation piggie! What a slob | |||
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Posts: 170 | Hey Donnie, It's been a while...busy as all get out. Sounds like another great trip. Talked with Herbie the other night and he told me about the heartbreaker(s) recently up there. I took a quick run up there in late July for about four days and took this piggie...last hour of the trip, 4 hours earlier I popped a chunk of a 45" on the same spot, same bait...nice last day! Leaving in the early AM tomorrow to hook up with Rob and Danny, then off to New Mexico elk hunting with the bow...we'll be picking Herbie up at the airport Thursday, then up the mountains...yeah baby!! Attachments ---------------- 49_1_Eagle.JPG (39KB - 107 downloads) | ||
| Donnie3737 |
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| Jim, WOW....nice fish dude! How have you been? Send me a pic of the mighty ELK you shoot, OK? Donnie | |||
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| 38 years old.....only 38 years from old! It's getting close!! Donnie | |||
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| Donnie3737 |
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| Bette, Sorry about Weston eating you out of house and home.....believe me, and ask Kevin, that dude eats and eats and eats.....I guess when you're 16 you always want to be eating! It was great seeing you too. AML is well worth the money!! See ya dude, Donnie Edited by Donnie3737 9/14/2005 12:15 PM | |||
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