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Musky Casting Monday

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Junksters fishing partner canceled for the day because of the high winds. He asked me to go. I thought about it for a sec and decided I better go. so we meet at 5:45 and on the lake by sunrise. We figured we better not go as far as we planned because the winds were already higher than expected. around 7 I set the hook on a fish felt some good head shakes and gone. bucktail came spinning out . looked up saw a tail. looked and felt like a good fish. not too long later my bucktail was near the boat another fish took it. same thing. let go. then followed. a decent fish. I was kinda pissed at this point. I had a few choice words.. but kept fishing. awhile later I say to Dale. oh well thats musky fishing. and told him that Its not a big deal because I may lose 3 this time. but maybe I will catch 3 next time. thats just how it goes sometimes. So i had my PMA(positive musky attitude) back and about an hour later we were in an area we didint feel the fish were in. but I see some weeds and bring my bucktail across it.. nothing. we were like yea lets move. one more cast and on the retreive I was looking down at the drift sock I knew i had to pull in.. WHam.. fish surfaced pulled some. it pulled back. thought I had a decent fish on. then it peeled out 30 feet of line. and I was thinking wow.. feels big all of sudden. bring it in. she peels more line out. and then kicks it into high gear and screatches the drag out. I tell Dale to get the net for the 4th or 5th time as he was standing there with it waiting for the fish to stop running.. I finally get it to the boat. and in the net. Dale says thats a 50. I agreed. but the bumpboard didnt agree..it said 49 3/4.. bumpboards are nice. but I think a tape measure would have read 50. oh well. we tried to get the 1/4 inch. but Dale doesnt have a fish stretcher on board. We caught another 30" musky and a decent pike. and decided to call it because the winds..

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Don't you guys have jobs?
You guys are making me sick with all this fishing while I'm slaving away for the citizens of Michigan.


Nice fish.
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QUOTE(Zib @ Aug 3 2009, 02:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Don't you guys have jobs?
You guys are making me sick with all this fishing while I'm slaving away for the citizens of Michigan.


Nice fish. B)

work during Musky Season? who does that
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QUOTE(SpinnerBait @ Aug 3 2009, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE(Zib @ Aug 3 2009, 02:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Don't you guys have jobs?
You guys are making me sick with all this fishing while I'm slaving away for the citizens of Michigan.


Nice fish. B)

work during Musky Season? who does that



Wow! I thought that was just a rumor. Again, nice musky Spinner!!
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Your on fire Spinner! Damn you fish alot.......
WTG.....................WOW, thats a nice fish U better check. U two should fish together more often. 2 monsters in one week................awesome
Nice fish Spinnerbait. WTG!
Great fish! good job on keeping her on! Nice work guys!
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Big goose egg for me this morning....but that's normal. Nice fish boys.
QUOTE(esoxfly @ Aug 3 2009, 04:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Big goose egg for me this morning....but that's normal. Nice fish boys.

Are ya holdin yer mouth right?


I think you need to kick that goose in the a$$ man and serve it for dinner!
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QUOTE(lance1161 @ Aug 3 2009, 03:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Your on fire Spinner! Damn you fish alot.......

You sound like my girlfriend . tellin me I fish too much. I try to explain 2-3 days a week isnt that bad. If I had it my way it would be 5-6 days a week.
if i can find the article again ill link it spinner, it about casting in high winds and how the increased speed on the retrive can trigger strikes. was a good read, but the jist of the story was you can get a high speed retrieve wich can turn a spot of followers into a spot of active fish by being able to acheive lure speeds higher then normal with the increased drift speed
QUOTE(troller11 @ Aug 3 2009, 07:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>if i can find the article again ill link it spinner, it about casting in high winds and how the increased speed on the retrive can trigger strikes. was a good read, but the jist of the story was you can get a high speed retrieve wich can turn a spot of followers into a spot of active fish by being able to acheive lure speeds higher then normal with the increased drift speed

yeah that would be cool. I am always looking for new articles. You can never read too much
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