My first Muskie

[ICI]

So Monday while bass fishing i hooked my first muskie, maybe 30 inches, and it cut my line at the bank.   Lost my favorite popper.   Then the very next morning i hooked my second ever, and my first to land.  43"   Was a blast!  Was scared the whole time it would cut my 15lb fluro leader but it worked out.

[Bass Yakker]

Wow! Awesome fish.  Good job!

[Mitch f]

Wow, very nice!!

[bfishn]

I just knew when you said you'd caught your second that it was gonna have your favorite popper attached.. :-)

[Stein]

Nice!  Headed to Canada next Wednesday for 10 days to chase toothy critters.

[ICI]

Oh man, i wish...   I did replace it a couple days later though.   

[Bill Y.]

Still too warm to be fishing for muskies.... A muskie should only be kept out of the water for as long as you can hold your breath.  Any longer on these warm days will kill the muskie.  It may swim away, but could die hours or days later.  

[fishinwrench]

How can something so onery and mean be as delicate as tissue paper?

If only the Crappie knew what pussies they were.

[MrGiggles]

3 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

How can something so onery and mean be as delicate as tissue paper?

If only the Crappie knew what pussies they were.

They are not native to this area and the water temps here are much higher than their home waters. That's why they're so fragile this time of year.

[fishinwrench]

If I'm gonna chase Muskie then I wanna chase them where they are at their best, not somewhere they are barely surviving and a few dipshit biologists decided to throw them in there anyway.  

That's just me though.  😁