bigbuck Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I'm now a member of the 50 inch club!!!! I went up to check on my mouse traps at the trailer and to get out and do some musky fishing. Left Oakville at 11:00am and it was nice and sunny. By the time I got up to Honey Harbour, it was raining and windy. Checked my traps (caught one nice fat mouse) and grabbed my gear and headed down to the boat and it wasn't at it's normal slip, the wind on Sunday did a number on many a dock in the area, the chains were busted, anchor piles moved, a fair bit of damage. The boys out on the barges sure were busy yesterday repairing docks in the area. Got out do some trolling since casting was out of the question due to the winds and rain. Trolled for a couple of hours with nothing to show for my efforts and pulled into a buddie's place for a hot coffee and a visit, trolled back and had a big hit that felt like a snag, checked the sounder and I was in 25 feet of water, IT'S A FISH!! I put the boat in neutral and started the battle, she peeled some line and I tightened down the drag a bit and she was still pulling drag, IT'S A BIGGUN!!! I fought her for a couple of minutes and got her close to the boat when I noticed a barge coming right at me and I was blocking it's path, so I loosened the drag a bit and moved the boat closer to shore. The barge stopped and watched the fight, I got her up to the boat, got the Stowmaster ready and off she went again, she did that 2 more times before she was ready to be scooped up. While getting the net under her, she thrashed and rolled and spit the hook which was pretty much straightened out now and managed to hook the corner of her eye socket to my horror, thankfully, her eye was ok and the hook was only in the skin. I got a quick measurement of length, 50 INCHES!!! and she was fat and heavy, I figure around 40 pounds or so. Nice and clean with no scars or markings, really pretty fish!! I was going to try to get a pic but my hands were covered in slime and blood and the back deck of my boat looked like an ax murder went down and I was not going to make a mess of my Blackberry which would have took a lousy picture anyway so I slipped her back into the water and she went off like a shot with no revival necessary. The guys in the barge were hooting and hollering when they saw the musky. I figured this spot would produce and have heard stories about it so this was the first time I fished it and it produced for me. It took about an hour or so before the adrenaline rush subsided. GBAY may not be a numbers fishery but it sure is a monster producer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Congrats!!! Must be a chore landing a 50" muskie by yourself! Nice you had an appreciative audience as well! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Ya Man !!!!! My adrenaline is pumped just reading this. Congrats, and i dont need a pic to believe ya i could tell just by your words, it was the truth.Hopefully i will be next !! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Wow, that's awesome, you must be floating on cloud 9 right now Congrats and welcome to the 50 club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Sweet ... and congtratulations. Patsy and I both came up 1" short of the 50" club this year. Just wait until next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 nice fish !!! congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Great news Bruce, you've put your time in for that big girl and she's well deserved !! Kudo's to you too for thinking of the health of the fish rather than a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Sweet report... You can't always get a picture... Next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Fantastic milestone for you, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbuck Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Thanks everyone!! She sure was a nice fish and it's unfortunate that I didn't get a pic but I did measure her (mind you, I didn't pinch the tail). It dispelled the stories I have heard that the big girls of GBAY don't fight too much. I'm really stoked now and am hoping to make it up for one more trip in the next week before I pull the boat out of the water for winterization and storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracon Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Awesome report to read! Didn't need any pics to picture it in my head as you described it so well! I agree...awesome you put the health of the fish first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Awesome writeup...congrats man!!! I'm curious....how do you rig up those mice for bait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 congrats! I too can tell the way you wrote that, that it must have been a great fish and an adventure being solo (I was there not too long ago ). The memory still runs through my mind of my biggest fish so I'm sure yours will too all the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigger Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Gbay certainly is a time and effort fishery. Sounds like youve put in both! Congrats on what sounds like a beautiful fish!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LefroyFisherman Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Great catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remastered Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Pics or it didn't happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 congrats big buck glad to here you popped your 50" cherry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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