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Finally got to scratch the inch after almost 2 weeks, launched at Crocker. Plan was to see if I could locate the muskies, which I've hardly fished for in about a month, since they moved from their spring haunts. It was not trollable due to heavy weeds until about 14FOW. Got rained on a bit (thunderstorm to the S), and had a fish on just after the shower, in about 15-16FOW, 3.5 mph, on a 19cm swim bait, which upon surfacing was clear was a big smallie.
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Unhooking the fish was difficult -- both trebles well in, so I put the fish on a stringer to revive, then got the rather hasty measurement and pic (self timer was not working, probably due to humidity). Appeared to be about 21 inches, personal 2nd best. Nobody around to witness for MA. Release was good.
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Attempted to cast the area for a bit, to no avail, then went back to trolling, got 3 others from about 14 to 16 inches, lost one that seemed to be in the same mid-teens range, and another had poor aim and was foul hooked. All the remaining action was on deep diving husky jerks trolled on a long line from 3 to 3.5 mph. No action slower. Seems the smallies thought they were muskies!
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Unhooking the fish was difficult -- both trebles well in, so I put the fish on a stringer to revive, then got the rather hasty measurement and pic (self timer was not working, probably due to humidity). Appeared to be about 21 inches, personal 2nd best. Nobody around to witness for MA. Release was good.
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Attempted to cast the area for a bit, to no avail, then went back to trolling, got 3 others from about 14 to 16 inches, lost one that seemed to be in the same mid-teens range, and another had poor aim and was foul hooked. All the remaining action was on deep diving husky jerks trolled on a long line from 3 to 3.5 mph. No action slower. Seems the smallies thought they were muskies!
