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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | How'd the Muskies treat you? |
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| I caught some muskie bait during a quick outing to a local stream....
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Location: Michigan | Went out a day or two before the weekend as I didn't want to deal with all the boaters and jet skiers. Brought along a buddy of mine who had been musky fishing only once before so I was trying to get him his first fish. Had little action for most of the day with high skies and pretty clear water, but had a good window of activity around sunset in which we put a couple in the net on MagSuperDs. I got a 45" and 36" and my friend got his first at 38".
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Location: WI | I got a 35" on the figure 8. Also lost a big pike boatside on friday. That one stung a little. Heard that someone else got a 42" pike in the same spot the next day. Makes you wonder. |
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Location: McFarland | Had a good week in Madison. On Wednesday we had our first matchfishing outing, my partner got a 34" in the morning and I got a 47" in the evening and yesterday for the fourth of July I got a 43" in the morning and then my son and I went out to "watch fireworks" on the lake and I got a 40" on the figure 8 which he netted like he's been doing his whole life.  Went out again tonight and lost one boatside and raised one other.
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Location: MN | Saturday morrning I got a late start because of the wind that wouldent quit. Finialy made it out at 8:30am and by 8:50am I had a thick 51" pig laying in the bottom of the Beckman! I was alone so I flagged down a guy to snap a pic for me well this big girl didn't want her picture taken and when I pulled her from the net she went nuts slipping out of my hands and back into the lake leaving me with olny a rash on my hand and a memorie. |
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| Fished for 2 1/2 hours on Saturday morning and didn't see a fish. The slump continues............... |
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| Wow Tim... that's bitter sweet man, sorry to hear that happened. Catching it is what counts but I know how much I enjoy having pics to remember the big ones by... |
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Location: Madtown, WI | I was up north last week from mon night till mon morning...
Had post frontal, N winds, clear skies and water temps had dropped by 3 degrees to start the trip...But got a 38 and a 42 and seen like 4 others.
Weather got progressively more fishy as the week went on...but funny the fishing actually got worse for us. We were getting basically a hit a night, and 7-9:30 seemed to be the window. Weds night I got a 46...Thurs BN lost a 45 at the net..fri nothing(couple follows). Sat BN got a 34 mid day and then a 38 after dark.
Sunday was PEFECT conditions....S winds...warm rain...barometer dropping...we fished two different lakes for a total of 4.5 hours without a sniff...the second lake had a lot of muskie fisherman on it, and when we left about 4 ish they were all gone....so action was NOT good.
Anyone else experience this in Onieda/Vilas this past weekend?? |
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Location: MN | musky-skunk - 7/6/2010 8:20 AM
Wow Tim... that's bitter sweet man, sorry to hear that happened. Catching it is what counts but I know how much I enjoy having pics to remember the big ones by...
It's more funny than anything and your rite catching is all that matters. The whole thing happend in the blink of an eye the guy looked at me and said wow did that just happen? Yep thanks for your help. LOL |
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| Tim Shmitz, if it was in the bottom of the bag and you went to take it out and it got away how do you know it was 51" long?
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| Anonymous, It it very simple. He took out his measuring tape or stick and measured it while in the net. I do it that way every time. Now you know. |
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| I think the muskie police actually allow an angler to measure a big fish and then put it back in the net. Congrats Tim on a great fish. 20 minutes to a 50........very nice. |
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Location: Iowa | Anonymous - 7/6/2010 5:23 PM
Tim Shmitz, if it was in the bottom of the bag and you went to take it out and it got away how do you know it was 51" long?
Someone had to do it. And look, anonymous too. |
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| Returned from 8 days on Nueltin Lake of catching pike until my arms were sore -300+ pike, 9 over 40" all casting a fly. Black Dahlberg bunny strips -man do pike love those things!
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Location: MN | Anonymous - 7/6/2010 5:23 PM
Tim Shmitz, if it was in the bottom of the bag and you went to take it out and it got away how do you know it was 51" long?
lol Anonymous see the post below yours. Steve J it was more like 14hrs I had seen it the night before and knew it would eat it just had to get a wind switch.
Anonymous I can send you a pic of the 51" I got 8 days before this one (diffrent fish) if you'd like.
Though I think you might know me and your just busting my balls? |
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| Went out tonight by myself and boated my first legal, in my boat that is. I don't have the best of luck when I'm by myself and still get pretty nervous. I always think I'm going to catch a fish and kill it. It's funny how instincts take over. Anyway, she was a 39, Moved her on a weagle and threw back a double 10 and she ate it boat side on the 8. No pictures but a good release. I felt like my kids at Christmas when it was over. |
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Location: Ames, Iowa | Muskybowl- Congrats! Tough to do everything right and get pics by yourself when nervous with your 1st legal. That is the one you won't forget. Good job.
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | muskybowl - 7/7/2010 12:41 AM
Went out tonight by myself and boated my first legal, in my boat that is. I don't have the best of luck when I'm by myself and still get pretty nervous. I always think I'm going to catch a fish and kill it. It's funny how instincts take over. Anyway, she was a 39, Moved her on a weagle and threw back a double 10 and she ate it boat side on the 8. No pictures but a good release. I felt like my kids at Christmas when it was over.
Atta boy Jr.! |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Tim ...
i feel your pain |
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Location: APPLETON, WI | Musky53 - 7/6/2010 5:40 PM Anonymous, It it very simple. He took out his measuring tape or stick and measured it while in the net. I do it that way every time. Now you know. ...and knowing is half the battle. G.I. JOE!!!! Sorry, had to do it. |
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