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Location: Palm Coast, FL | ...for anyone that catches a bigger fish than me on a Migizi rod. Good luck because you are gonna need it. On vacation right now...pics and video to come! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | RIGGED!!!
It's a monster. |
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Location: Elgin, IL | How long does this last. Cause. I'll be at LOTW in a few weeks and you can bet I will definitely try to get a free new rod by fishing with my Migizi. Could use another. |
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Location: syracuse indiana | cant wait to see this awsome fish... congrats vince |
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Location: Illinois | Where in Illinois are you vacationing, Vince? 
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| Come on lets see it..... im getting impatient! |
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| HaHa, well if I could afford the first Migizi rod I'd might have to take you up on that offer! But by the sounds of it, you caught a PIG! Congrats! |
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Location: syracuse indiana | i dont know where he is but i have a guess. and this may not be a musky. he does like to go to florida so maybee he caught a whale or jaws, lol but im sure its something huge that no musky can even come close.. |
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Location: Palm Coast, FL | Bill is right...I have been after one of these monsters for quite some time...
I have been down to Florida for quite a few years and have been chasing the goliath grouper a few times. Last year I got one that went about 100 pounds but couldn't get the ONE that I have been after. Each time I have been out with Captain George Howell in the Fort Myers, FL area. He knows where these fish are and how to catch them. Not only the goliath grouper but really any species in the area (tarpon, reds, snook, shark, etc.)
Well...Friday everything was aligned to get the job done!
We started fishing for some jacks for bait but couldn't get one landed so we decided to go for some catfish to use as bait. Right at the end of catching some catfish I caught a juvenile goliath grouper weighing about 5 pounds. We then went to the bridges between Sanibel Island and Fort Myers. We got many bites but just couldn't get a hook in one. Finally we got one to bite but again was only about 75 pounds. We caught it on a sail catfish that weighed about 5-7 pounds. It was the largest bait we had and decided to put it right back on the hook and go after another one.
Not too long after we got another goliath on the end of the rod. This one was a bit more in weight at around 120-130 pounds and put a much better fight. George still wasn't happy with this fish and asked if we still wanted to go after another one since the bite had picked up. The wife/son wasn't too happy with my decision making as I said YES.
Went to one piling under the bridge support in about 12 feet of water. We had been using his Humminbird 898 to look under the pilings to see if there were any down there. On this piling we just winged it since the other three pilings had fish hanging on them and we had action from each one. One bite and off...drop right back down and another quick bite and off. Captain George backed away and reset the boat to get a better angle as he moved closer to the piling and it didn't take long for the fish to bite. We estimated her at 350#. It was caught on a 7'6" XH Migizi trolling rod with the shrink wrap handle. Enjoy the video and I will have more video and pics to come.
http://youtu.be/_1eRJFyp0HA |
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Location: syracuse indiana | wow vince good job on that one and i knew it. just didnt know what it was till the vid... good job again bill |
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Location: Medford, WI | Wowww....that wassss AWESOME! Looks like you may be a bit sore after that one but I'm sure you don't mind one bit! Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
-Jake
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Great Video ... enormous, Wow!! |
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Location: SE Wisconsin | Holy smokes! |
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Location: Elgin, IL | Woooooow....Nice, very nice. Guess I lost. Amazing rod bend on that one. Great job. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | HUGE Fish! |
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Location: MN | I'm impressed with the rod, and the fact you never let it hit the boat though it came close a couple times! |
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Location: Palm Coast, FL | Unfortunately just got back from vacation and am still pumped from the fish! These rods will hold up to anything and are not your ordinary trolling/sucker rod. With the addition of kevlar woven into the blank they will tackle just about anything you can imagine! I will be coming out with another video that shows everything from the hookset to release and some still shots.
Can't wait for next year! |
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Location: big cove tannery pa | Vince Congrats on that enormous fish... I am very impressed with your rods and would love to buy one but are way outa my price range at this time. Again Congrats... |
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Location: Palm Coast, FL | Thanks Tony! I know not everyone can afford one of my rods but I didn't just want to come out with another $150 muskie rod. I wanted to offer something a little more and hope everyone can see what these rods are made of with the video. Please keep Migizi rods in mind if you ever do want to have a custom rod made just for you. Again, thanks for the comments eveyone! |
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