pooch Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) A memorable muskie opener I was lucky enough to fish with my cottage-neighbour (Dave) this muskie opener on Buckhorn Lake. He has fished the lake for a few years, and caught plenty of bass and walleye but no muskies yet. We hit the water early on Saturday to try and change that. At around 9am we had our first strike; about 12 feet from the boat a muskie took a swipe at Dave’s jerk-bait but somehow avoided the six barbed hooks. An hour later we had our first muskie on. Dave hooked this one about 25 feet from the boat and played it out perfectly, constant pressure and letting it run when it wanted to. After a solid fight we finally got it in the Beckman net. We took a couple quick pictures and then released it to fight another day. With the smell of success still in the boat (muskie slime has a strong distinct odour) we quickly got off the water as an approaching thunderstorm rolled in. Cheers, Andrew Blog Post June 4, 2011 Pattern: I was casting an 8” perch pattern jerk bait, but had no action. My neighbour was casting a 6” perch pattern jerkbait and had both hits. We tried outside weed lines and mid lake rock shoals but rock seemed to be key. Both the muskie came off rock in 12 to 15 feet of water. What worked? Lure - 6” perch pattern Rapala X-Rap Depths – 12 to 15 feet Rods - 6’ Heavy Action Reels – Ambassador Line - 50 lb Power Pro braided fishing line Leader – 12” Steel Leader Weather Conditions: Overcast Winds were 5-10 km/h from the north Surface water temperatures 18° Celsius (65° F) Air temperatures reached a high of 15° Celsius ( F°) Edited June 6, 2011 by redsfishin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Is King Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Beauty Musky!! Great report, that's for sharing all the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Congrats to your neighbour Andrew Nice ski Thanks for sharing Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Wow, the color on that fish is absolutely gorgeous! Great catch, thanks for the precise details!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Love the color of that ski. Glad to here you guys had a great time congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 good stuff! Thanks for the update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooch Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Thanks for the support! I think helping someone land their first is better than catching one my self, very fun. Online that picture looks like the reds and greens are off, but nevertheless it was still a good looking fish. Tight lines, Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin14rox Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Wow great to see someone atleast having luck with the muskies:P It seems they've bested me every year, but maybe 2011 will be my year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbailey Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 great report! what a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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