mike rousseau

The worst part is I edited that pic... The original had a finger covering the left side... Lol Thing is I wanted to get her back fast... I asked "you get a good pic?" He said "yup" I laughed about it as soon as i saw the pic... I should have known better and checked the picture before releasing the fish...

Yum... Haven't had a feed of perch in months

Well the Walters are getting FAT... They've been THICK for a while now... But they have been gourging lately... Cleaned a couple that where so full of minnows they practically exploded when I cut their belly... And the big girls are coming out to play... And the little ones are schooling in big numbers... I recently got my heaviest fish so far this year as well as an all time PB for numbers... I managed to boat 105 walleye by myself in one day!!!! Heres a couple of the bigger ones...a 9lb 6oz and a 8lb 12oz... Sorry about the first pic quality... Moron for a camera man... Mike

sound about the right age

pretty old... it was hand-me-downed from the in laws...

upon closer inspection its a rubber material... but the door gasket looks fine

what? it was 54 inches... my friend boated a fat 52incher this fall that weighed about 40lbs... you actually think a 54 inch musky can weigh almost 50% more... i think this is a bit of a prank... or the guy is a bit new to the game ...

my dishwasher (not the wife) seems to be ejecting black pieces and its ending up on the "clean" dishes at the end of the cycle... they are small pieces but there is enough of them... and they seem to be concentrated in the upper front right corner... this is the area of my washer where the soap dispenser is... please help... im so used to a washer... i cant have dishpan hands.... the fish will rip them apart... thnx for anything you can tell me... mike

cool they got the musky on film... this happens in certain areas on the larry... happened to me 2 weeks ago...

nice looking fish... very clean... good luck on stalking that big girl... the anticipation will be awesome the next time you fish that spot...

Geeze... I'm speechless...

Man I gotta get on that jigging bite on the St.Lawrence...

you should be able to find SOME calm waters to fish... just have to bang your way out there... i know what kinda waves will be out... same as what we get on lake st.francis... the kind that get you airborn... and make you walk funny the next day...lol

its only 30-40km winds... quinte isnt that big... youll just get sprayed a lot...

way to go... it takes drive to cast all day in november...

kinda a twist on my words... i didnt say to use his dipsy rods... there are fiberglass st.croix rods designed for trolling fast with up to half the rod in the water... http://www.muskyshop.com/modules/cart/products.php/nav_id/23/page/1/id/1558/name/StCroixPremierGlassMuskyRodCastingRods salmon rods may be ok for a while... but they are a bit floppy... i dont think they would set the hook as well... also... plastic rod holders are a no go... a big musky will rip them right off your boat... trust me... these are good holders... http://www.muskyshop.com/modules/cart/products.php/nav_id/22/page/1/id/340/name/DownEastRodHolderTheSalty just my 2 cents

i say get a net... a cradle pretty well requires two anglers... i got a frabil power catch... but the musky were actually cutting the mesh... so i replaced the mesh with a beckman fin saver mesh... love it... my brother has the "big kahuna" from frabil... its ridiculous... way too heavy for one person and very bulky in the boat... and pricy as well... i like the magnum fin saver xd http://www.muskyshop.com/modules/cart/products.php/nav_id/19/page/1/id/129/name/BeckmanNets or start cheep like i did... and in a couple years... replace the mesh on the cheap frabil with beckman mesh... and its the almost the same price in the end... frabil was 100 and the new mesh was 60... or the beckman is 140

trolling is where i get cheep i use a diawa accudepth line counter...$60 they hold up just fine... i catch 90% of my musky trolling with these reels... im sure your dipsy reels are ok... but ive snapped 50lb braid like dental floss on big musky... it can dig into itself on the spool of the reel... then you lose your fish and have to cut your line off the spool... you can give it a try... but i use 100lb power pro and 50lb mono... if you can afford it... id get another counter reel and 80-100lb braid... im sure some would disagree.... it kinda depends where you fish... there are lots of 50 inch fish caught here every year... so i need heavy duty gear... if you fish kawartha musky...you may be able to get away with 50lb test and a MH st.croix musky rod... thats your call... just remember... with trolling... your going 3-7mph... thatll strain the best gear...

Mice got the wiring in my boat... They really seem to like floatation... Luckily I can do wiring myself...

i think that statement has to do with oil... if you cook fish...then chicken... the chicken gets the fish taste... if you clean it out well you should be good... if what you heard was true.... that would mean the metal/plastic absorbs the flavor and transfers it to all the other food... i havent experienced this...

i like my curado 301e you can get left or right handed models... they are about 250 right now... but most large capacity reels are good at the 200 range... most musky guys go with round style reels because they are durable... but i like the comfort of low profile.... my first reel was an abu ambasador for 6 bucks.... still going strong 10 years later... i dont know anybody with mojo musky rods... but all my rods but 1 are st.croix premiers and they are great... $150-200 my favorite is the 7 foot 6 inch heavy action... great all around rod... i have 2 now.... small fish are still fun on it and it can handle the big girls... i had a longer heavier rod and sold it to buy another one of these... the curado on the 7'6" heavy is a combo you can cast all day... but its not the best reel to troll with... also keep in mind that when you casting you only cast 100 feet or so... so you dont need a huge reel full of line... musky dont peel 80-100lb line off of a reel... the important thing is how strong the drag is.. .

talk to anybody you can about what to buy...and how to set up your gear... your better off getting the right stuff up front instead of replacing items over the years... then when you figure out what YOU like to use... expand from there...

nice... i hear it go the other way all to often... "i tried musky fishing all day and didnt catch anything... i quit..." even the best musky guys get skunked from time to time... but getting 3 on your first trip is sweet... and with a decent fish as well... id start looking for more of those inlines...or similar ones...considering it was the only thing producing... you both could have been using one...

Makes you wonder if you went over with our style lures and techniques for walleye... If you'd get Zander...

I find the fins look like plastic... I've seen people try and pass these fish off as walleye on other fishing sites...