The Shallows...

[Jim Hudson]

Brrr.. she was a cold one this morning.... but I still ventured out onto the lake in search of some musky action.... where I was pleasantly suprised with some great action.

I moved a lot of fish today, for me anyways... where I boated three with 6 more sighted.... The biggest hit the ruler at 42" and the others just shy of 40".

Interesting is that I seen more fish in shallow water, 5 feet or less, with only one of the smaller fish mentioned boated. But caught two suspended in deeper water adjacent to structure, while jigging Sumo Chubby Darters.

A lot of the shallow fish were hot on the lure, but would just follow once, could never get them to come back. One big girl was smoking behind a Llungen Tail and I thought she would chomp at the bit, but as musky fishing goes, she changed her mind as I was running out line. What a sight though, seing the top of her head pushing a wake as she nosed closer and closer.

I am thinking they were just up in that skinny water for the warm water, as I didnt see any bait fish or even available cover at times in their locations.

No other fish seen in deeper haunts, in this clear water chain of lakes.

[Random guy]

Same deal tonight on the water, the fish sat right on top of the weed beds in the skinny stuff.

I blew one bad tonight, four circles at boatside and just as she started to chomp I banged the side of the boat with the rod and she was off like a rocket. Stupid fish! Stupid fisherman!

[Cooter]

Were you using red ? Just had to do it.

[Random guy]

Orange/black..if I was using red she would have chomped it the second it hit the water.

[markkstanley]

And if you used pink she'd have just jumped in the boat

[Random guy]

NOW THATS WHAT I"M TALKING ABOUT!

[markkstanley]

Did the ballet slippers and tutu come with that lure or did you have to buy them separately?

[Random guy]