Well, I headed out yesterday morning for my very first "Musky Opener".
Man, they weren't lying about them being the fish of 10,000 casts. I guess I must have made 9,999 casts then, because I didn't get one.
But, I did have quite the experience with one though.
I was mainly using the trolling motor scotting around islands and such.
But I got on a good line of wind, and just drifted between two islands without using the motor.
So I am faced looking left in the boat, and then WHAM! my trolling motor hits something. I thought it was a rock ledge (being Stoney Lake). It scared the be-jesus out of me!
I turned around and looked down at the motor to see this GIANT musky looking up at me! As soon as he saw me SPLASH he was gone.
I guess the Musky swam right into my trolling motor!!!