Handlebarz

Very nice ski gotta love them figure 8 strikes. I've heard it many places and times in different versions a musky is a musky no matter where your fishing keep at the 8's. I'm still trying to figure them out for trolling but I always cross the playner board lines.

I know one just got a nice musky on a Handlebarz and is very happy looks about the same as in that pic

DANG DANG DANG What a amazing report thanks for taking so much time making and then post this trip what a great read looks like such a crazy way to spend 12 days

Like Lew said the Abu BG 7000 is great its a large reel but awesome for double 10's and picking up slack when using bull dogs. I have two one I bought 7 years ago when I first started fishing musky it was great but the new ones are a lot better they have a offset drag and power handle which is awesome. Yes I did take Lew's word on them 7 years ago and have not been dissipated in my purchase.

Very nice

Nice hold

Pm randy he lives right there or TJ

Pretty sad with allthe new fishing threads and many musky ones with big fish not many post but a old fish gets posted and the bashing replies fly. It was a awesome fish and a great story how many we're or have been out night fishing late fall is the blowing wind and freezing cold? Kudos go out to dale sal and juli for letting it go

Chubs on a jig head. Motor oil twister tails or mustard color but they love chubs in the spring. I have heard from a buddy that goes up every July that worm harnesses work great in the warm weather

Glad the weather cleared for the wedding. Hope that tree will bring you good luck in the future.

Yep keep em awesome for stained water here also great for any body of water that's tea stained.

I have not net Mike yet but from the guys who have I know he's a standup guy great thread

A buddy of mine fishes after dark alot and does very well all season long. He gets some very nice fish out there.

For anyone lookin for new musky rods come out next April got the muskies Canada odyssey there will be a huge selection to play with.

sounds about right for the fishing community very nice of them

Thanks guys they sure were some awesome fish. I still hope Ron and John can get down here for there trip from the Tyler auction. Wish I could get out this weekend but family plans and mother nature will have me home bound.

Dang what a week guys that hook removal can be done when your full of adrenalin. I had to do the same with my daughter in the boat before I knew it I had just ripped it out had it been under different times like slow fishing I might have left for the hospital. Congrats on a beast and to great times.

Looks like a off shore wind that's not bad

Great pics and lots more to read but I gotta go to work dang I will be finishing reading tonight when I get home from work looks like a great week. But with out reading about it how do you catch so many walleye musky fishing???

Thanks everyone it has been a awesome few weeks out there a lot of work to find them but awesome results after. We had so many more huge fish on lost or just follow to the boat only sad part is no fishing for me this weekend. This was the first time for the guys top go casting for musky they had done two charters before trolling but fell in love with casting.

It's hard to get info on smaller lakes but usually get general info. Good luck out there

Cool looks like ya got out a bunch into some nice bass

Ok so I have been trying to get to this all week here it goes. During the springtime my wife and I ran an auction, which a lot of you already know and the funds went to the Fish-A-Thon for a cure. One item was a day out musky fishing with me on Lake St.Clair. The winners were local and it was a joint fathers day gift for both Jason and his father Pete. We had tried to get together a few times but weather and other plans kept us from musky fishing. On September 2nd we made it out. I had asked them if they wanted to cast or troll I also let them know that I had the fish dialed in on casting so they went for that option. After a quick 5 min lesson for Pete he was casting the bait caster like a pro. The morning action was fast with Jason having a follow with in 5 min of starting out I just cracked a smile, as I knew it was going to be a great day. Well after Jason missed about 5 fish I hooked into the first of the day a very nice healthy 48” it ate my Bull Dog a quick picture with Pete and off she went. Jason must have missed a couple more (I cant remember how many he missed boat side but it was all day) then Pete got into a nice healthy teenager a quick picture with his son and off it went. I was up next with another teenage fish this time Jason took a pick with me this one had eaten the same Bull Dog as my 48” did a hour earlier. Pete hit another musky this time they did not want a picture of it as it was the same size as the other teenage fish we had he said he wanted a big girl well a couple casts later he was rewarded with a very healthy beautiful looking 52 ½” girl that ate the same Bondy Bait that he got his other two fish on. The battle was on a few seconds later she was in the net what a beast it ATE the bait there was No bait sticking out of her mouth she swallowed it I had to do some emergency cutting of hooks with the only blood shed was mine the bait was out and she went home strong. After we took a break to talk about that beast and the Karma we had already into this trip the next goal was to get Jason a musky he had so many follows and a couple lost fish by now but nothing to the boat. I got another small fish Pete got two gar pike funny thing non had a hook in its mouth one in its nose and one the hook was stuck into his bulldog and the gars bill was stuck in the shank of the hook. Jason has his turn he has a great strike and sets the hook hard this time with in a min or so he boated his PB 49 ½” What a amazing day we were having this Karma was very cool but before we call it a day I get my turn again at another great musky it slammed my Double 10 Blazin Walleye Handlebarz after a two huge jumps we get her into the net almost a new PB for me but not quite 52”X22” my PB 52”X23” just shy what a awesome fish it had a large lamprey on it which you can see the hold on its belly from it flying off during one of the jumps. Like a dumb AZZ I had forgotten to empty my memory card so I did not get Jason’s fish or this one on Video but here is a great picture of her. I must say this was a crazy weekend with so many huge fish this trip was all about Karma it just felt right from the start as the trip was won for a awesome cause these two guys are solid people with family first attitude. Here are two Videos from the day

dang just missed it

Thanks all. Chris that is my smile look at my eyes they are squinting so I must be smiling. Brian jade sure is a nut. I will have some more soon from the weekend