musky heaven

[greggles]

well I guess it was on of those once in a lifetime days. for starters third cast on topwater boom 38 incher. wow good day just starting. bucktail over the weed hump, 40.5 shot out of the water like a cannon coolest thing ever. next low 40's follow up at the boat came in 3 times and left. suicks turn 39 incher crushed it 5 ft from the boat. what a day! anotheer follow on a crank, missed another on a suick, I zigged when I should have zagged. then finally hooked a 42 on the suick and watched him go airborne SWEET! all in 7 hours a total of 4 in the boat and 3 follows. I might have to go back to lake X sometime.I will post pics if someone tells me how.
by the way,these are the first muskys I have ever cought. I am new to this but I guess I did something right.

[Swamprat72]

Greggles, congrats on first muskies! Don't get used to it being that easy everyday though. Sounds like a better day of muskie fishing than I've had in about 8 years of trying to catch them. Best I've had is 2 in the boat and 3 follows on the same day.

[RuKiddingMe]

WOW, sounds like a great day on the water... Like Swamprat said that could very well be a once in a life time day, odds are you'll have way more days without seeing anything at all.

Good Luck and welcome to Muskyietis...

RU

[greggles]

thats what I told my partner its all timing and mine was on I have been to other lakes this year with only follows, but they are still cool to see

[Big G]

Yep.........all timing............

On Minnetonka, I boated 3 skis in 15 minutes. They were cruising the top of the weed bed and I picked off each one with top water.

Unfortunately, they were all in the 30 to 35 inch range.............

[Mn Walleye 1976]

Yeah, it was definatly a fun day on the water seeing all them fish. Too bad I didn't get that follower to bite. Greggles had all the exciting fun. We will have to try that again, sometime soon. You still have all the excitment in you, don't you. I can tell by the way you were describing the day.
By the way what rod length were you using for the suick. I couldn't remember.
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[CALVINIST]

What about the 50+ incher? You're day cannot be complete without one of those ! Oh well back to the drawing board for you, Mr. Greggles. Just kidding! Congrats on a great day of muskie fishing for anyone, let alone a first-timer !

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[greggles]

It was the 6 ft gander series musky rod, bob next time put on a long stinger hook and they wont steal your tail. calvinist the 50 incher was um bobs fish, yea thats it, and we had to save on for next time.

[Angler Don]

Oh, Oh .....
Looks like he's hooked pretty deep.
Think we can save him ??

[Mn Walleye 1976]

Yeah definatly needed a trailer hook.
Gotta try again.
Live and learn. Right.
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[greggles]

here are the pics if this works

[greggles]

the first was 42inches then 40.5 then 39 and this is the 38incher on topwater

[half2fish]

boy am i jelous

[Mn Walleye 1976]

What happened. It looks like the fish shrunk. I could swear they looked a lot bigger than that, when we took pictures of them. I guess I should take better pictures, huh. Or was it cause of all the excitment, that they just seemed that much bigger. Man can't wait to see a 50 incher.
Man oh man pictures are very deceiving.

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[Fish-n-Freak]

They always look bigger in the boat than on film. The REALLY big ones are the ones you only see in the water! ;-) Those follows can look very big sometimes.

Once they reach about 44" they take a much better picture. Something about the way they fill out , once they get into the low 40's, that they still look big on film. That 42" in the pictures looks pretty beefy and shows well on film.

Congrats on a great day! Looking at the weather in the pictures, it's no surprise you had a good day. That is MUSKIE weather.

Steve

[rascalP]

Greggles,
Just curious -- Was that on 8/25 by any chance? We had a great day on Lake Y that Wed. morn. We got 2 mid 40's to the boat and over a dozen blow-ups. All top-water. A better fisher than we could have turned a few of those into boated fish. Great day! Lot's of action. Fog didn't lift till around 10 that morning.
Just interested if other lakes were really turned on that day. Anyone else???
This morning (9/1) looked to be a duplicate weather-wise, but saw only 2 lookers. Go figure.
rascal

[LEECH21]

Go to my post titled "Waconia ROCKS!". We also had a good day on the 25th.

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[greggles]

it was last thursday 8/26 and I am going to try again tomorrow to I think let everyone know how I did if I do. Calvinist, I talked to your brother all week and he says we should hook up some time, I'm game if you are.

Greg

[Mn Walleye 1976]

Greg,
I'm heading up next Friday for ther day. Let me know how you did.
Got a couple suick's, and a new rod.

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[greggles]

went to different lake, this is how I did, all 50 inches of it

Calvanist you asked for it so I told you I'd get her

[Mn Walleye 1976]

Greg,
Went back to lake X on friday, and never even had a follow. Tried using my whole arsonal of lures including 2 different colored siucks. Tried all the spots that produced fish for us and others nothing.
We must have just had good timing for that day. Or this was bad timing for me.

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[greggles]

hey bob went there on Saturday and my buddy had 3 follows and I boated a 44 incher, nice thick fish, took me for a ride. there was even a northern tournament there too, didnt see alot of pike caught though, about 15 to 20 boats.

[Mn Walleye 1976]

Then it must be me. Just not any good at it.

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