TroutnMuskieHunter

I received a call yesterday from a friend to tell me that he decided to dip into his pockets$$$$$ and buy some Muskie gear ....He was itchin' to try his new rod and reel so I invited him and his buddy up for a few hrs of Muskie huntin' here on the Ottawa R...we started out at 12:30PM and after trolling for 3 hrs I decided to work a grid pattern over a shoal....4:29PM and I'm tellin the guys that we're gonna start headin back to my dock when all of a sudden all hell breaks loose and my buddies reel starts to scream ......He'll remember this Muskie for a long time to come..at one point, it made a beauty 2' leap out of the water ......... Here's a pic to share....measurements were 44"x21" The release...

nice pike!!....congrats on your PB

GREAT job jwl ......nice contribution to the Slammers total inches!!!!!

Thanks for sharing your vacation.....it's always nice to get away with the family for some r&r and great times!!

Thanks guys..... Joeytier..I wish I could get out onto Lake O period for a chance to nail some Salmon and Rainbows!! The Lakers we caught did put up a good fight but nothing can compare to hooking into a nice big Chinook

The day started with meeting my buddy Mike at 4:30AM today at our usual meeting area West of Ottawa ....continued back on the highway and got to the lake, and boat in the water before sunrise... Gorgeous morning it was and no other boats or people to be seen except for this loon....awesome!!! Soon as we got out to our starting point we missed 2 Lakers within a few minutes of getting our lines out...they were hittin' very lightly!! The sun started to rise and the fog slowly started to lift... By 6:30, I had the first one in the boat...not too big, but definitely a keeper for dinner tonight ....It's unbelievable how hard these Lakers fight and the head shakes are constant right up to the boat... Mike was next with this 7lb 3oz fatty...ended up bein biggest of the day...GOOD ONE MIKE!! quick pic and back into the water as this one was a non-stocked Laker... Here's another one that Mike got before 9:30.....then it was shutdown period until we got off the lake at 11:30AM...Had another great outing with a good buddy and can hardly wait until next weekend's trout adventure!!.... Steve

good job!!....nice colours on those bows!!

great lookin skies!!

What a great contribution to our team's Carp entry Coach!! Betcha had a nice big glass of cold water when ya got home after that battle eh??

What a great catch!!!....congrats to you

great report and very nice pics too

....you wouldn't even catch me close to that mud pit ....man does that look dirty and I HATE SNAKES!!!!!

Nice lookin' cat!!...I can't believe how light colored it is compared to the dark greyish-brown ones here on the Ottawa R...

great read!!!....nice pics and congrats on that crappie...man that's big!!

Wow....I'm still shakin' my head at this one!!!....Glen, don't tell me that ya can't beat our current Catfish tourney entry....if these lads can do it, I'm sure you can!!

I'm gonna try my best to make this one!!!....Have to see if i can get a buddy interested in this neck of the woods to split the costs, so it's not as hard on the wallet!!!

Those are some real beauties!!! congrats...

My first car was a 1974 Javelin with a 360 engine, air shocks, crager rims and Bobby Unser tires...man was I cool with the girls back then

awesome LUNGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....congrats ....can you imagine the size of that girl when she starts heavily gorging up prey in the fall????

wow....nice bass.!!

wow....thanks for all the great replies guys!!!! ....very much appreciated!!!...I will go out and get a spark plug.... I'm still using the original spark plug which i think is 5yrs old now.. ...I'll report back if/when I get it running properly again... Thanks guy everyone! Steve

LOL...thanks Dan!!!...when are ya coming out this way for a Muskie hunt??

you're right guys....what's a few extra bits here and there when I 'm done puttin it back together???....if it still doesn't work, I'll clean it up a bit on the outside, put it by the side of the road and it'll disappear by Monday morning...

Almost 50 and never took a carb apart ....guess there's a first time for everything and what have I got to lose???

...that was the first thing I tried...now I'm walkin' around with a limp cuz I stubbed my toe!!!