fishingisliving Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Mid to end summer was uneventful as scheduling issues stopped me from being on the water, but the cold fall slime makes you forget all that. So should I go on and say all kinds of musky blabla that we all heard from someone else already or read in a magazine somewhere, or should I just skip to the main course? Well I cannot help but blurb a small entree first: We all stress proper manipulation with this species of fish to ensure our safety and so they release healthy. In the cold pre-winter temperatures this becomes a whole new challenge, the operation of removing hooks in a net can prove frustrating with cold numbing finger tips, this can make us want to take shortcuts. Well don’t! Take your time, focus on what has to be done, before letting yourself get consumed by the excitement of what just happened. Keep a towel in the boat to dry your hands from the freezing water. It might seem silly, but when you have a giant in the net, think about the pictures and where you want to position yourself in the boat and how you will hold the fish before hoisting it out so it’s safe for both of you. Wear gloves if you have to, make sure hands and fingers are warm. When you pull a freezing giant out of the bag you will be surprised that you cannot hold it as straight and as neatly presented as you hoped for the picture. When you do this you do not want to risk holding the fish out of the water too long or risk dropping it and end up with an injured fish, with poor pictures to remember your once in a life time experience. Did I mention, when the sun goes down, all of this becomes a bit more “fun” if you do not have proper lighting. They say 2% of musky anglers catch 98% of the fish, well I say in those people part of the 2% maybe 5% of those are experienced with holding true giants. These slippery, heavy, toothy finger wreckers are very rare, so if you want to have a picture for your memories, then hold the fish properly. Get a good grip on the gill plate, and suppport the rest of the body with your arm and help of your legs while sitting down. Try not to hold them verticaly, the bigger they are the more gravity affects them. You can follow all the techniques you read or learn from people who share their knowledge, keep trying new things, keep a log, use your lures properly, fish zones that show promise of fish activity. Eventually you will catch muskies, sooner or later everyone gets a bite… but the giants? This is what I have always been told: “Nobody catches giants, they catch you!” One of these behemoths still had a small hook on the side of it's mouth, with a long stretch of monofilament along with a sinker. Seems like this girl took a walleye jigger for a short run and snapped the line. We were happy to remove the hook and line from her face and release her. Another small favour in return for letting us have a go at these giants was that we removed a big lamprey from it's back. We hate those things! So we showed you the small ones in part 1, the mid sized in part 2, and the giants in part 3, one last class remains... Maybe we will see those in part 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryC Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Ummmm........WOW! Clarence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbay Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Considering I wasn't able to get out all of November, you're really busting my balls, here, fil Keep the big ones coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeedLine Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I can't believe that there is a part 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapshooter Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Beautiful muskies!! Truly incredible, fil. Thanks for sharing and congrats on your success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 You got those in one season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Some very impressive muskies there, well done boyz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azebra Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 stay outta the water! thats a freshwater friggin jaws.. awesome fish.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Amazing...thanks for sharing! Simply amaaaaazing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistaredone Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Nice fish Loic!!!! I realy like the third pic, flat water on sun set. Gets the blood pumping. Was it a top water fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleye_man Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 WOW THOUSE ARE HUGE i have nothing left to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Thanks for the third installment, Loic. Heavy duty fishies for sure. I can't believe you're offering a part 4 but if there is one....bring it on!!!! Tell the Pistilli dude that I have a better hat for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Nice fish, great post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerbaitking Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Enough Said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone_fishin Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Those are some truly amazing fish!!! but how come the tails are cut off in all of the pictures... i think you need a new camera man... and i'm just the guy for the job!!! when's the next trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Killer Mucksies!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingisliving Posted December 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 You got those in one season? yup. my wife and I just welcomed home a baby boy. I was hoping to get more into part 3, but my time on the water is cut short if not cut off entirely until ice up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 yup. my wife and I just welcomed home a baby boy. I was hoping to get more into part 3, but my time on the water is cut short if not cut off entirely until ice up. any measurements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 btw - congrats on the baby boy!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 holy cow ! awesome fish. thanx for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuro2 Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 fat fat fat fish ...part four??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Congrats to you and your wife, Loic. In a few years you'll be fishing with a partner.....for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutnMuskieHunter Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Those are some very impressive Muskies fil.....thanks for sharing....I quess I'll finish putting up the x-mas lights and get back out on the river today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Good luck to you Steve. Water temps must be approaching the 41-42 mark if not colder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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