Thank You

[Scott M]

I am the blonde watercraft inspector guy you might see on Minnetonka or Waconia. I just want to give a huge thank you to the two guys that have given me so much in knowledge on Musky fishing. Unfortunatly, I don't know either's name. One drives a blue station wagon style car with a lund boat and usually launches at Minnetonka Gray's Bay. He has a a gold hoop earring and a mustache.

Another guy also helped me today. He launches out of Wayzata Bay and he wore an Eagle Trail Goldenrod colored cap. He had a salt and pepper colored neatly trimmed beard. He said he did a lot of tourny fishing.

I'd like to know their names, although I'm certain I'll see them again and can ask. For those of you who are just taking a look at this post, these individuals need to be recognized. They took time out of their schedule to teach a rookie about Musky fishing. I started the year out knowing nothing about musky angling, and these two along with countless other musky anglers on minnetonka and waconia have shared so much: about rods, reels, line, spots, lakes, retrieves, and especially lures. Both these two gentlemen hung around the access and talked musky fishing with me. They also both gave me handmade lures. They gave me a start as far as tackle. I could never thank them enough for just the lures, and less so for the much more valuable information.

They could have blown me off, many of you could, but instead you took the time to teach me some general things, and in the case of these two, some very specific, time tested techniques that few know of.

I hope that if you see someone who is inquisitive of any type of fishing that you do your best to pass on the sport, especially youth. I'm a college age kid, but luckily these guys didn't blow me off as an old dog that couldn't learn new tricks.

So one last time : THANK YOU

"Give me a fish, I will eat for a day.....Teach me to fish and I shall eat evermore."

[bassman186]

Yes those two do need to be recognized. I also was an inspector at the approaches and have learned so much from many anglers that I could not begin to thank them all.

I hope you don't plan on eating muskie though!

Matt

[Juan Grande]

I was a watercraft inspector for a summer back in 1997. That was the funnest job ever! Got to sit in the sun all day and got fishing reports as people came off the lake. My launches were all on the Mississippi and St. Croix.