I'mHooked Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Well, all I can say is I'M HOOKED (sorry, but it's true!). Met up with Cowanjo last Friday 6pm at the lake (Kawarthas) and we were trolling by 6:15 for a couple of hours. Nothing. After breakfast Sat. were out in the boat battling the wind and waves. Ended up finding some sheltered spots for casting some heavy plastics, ie. Bulldogs etc. Well, it ended up being a productinve day with 6 Muskie landed and 2 others lost. There was some serious battling going on, and I was a Musky virgin to boot! What a thrill!! 1st fish went to Cowanjo: 2nd, to me at 43" What a fight!! Another fighter, The other fish caught are on his camera still at the cottage. We had a fish that was hooked doing the figure 8 right at boat side, with a few other follows to the boat that didn't commit. We had 1 fish take a Handlebarz spinner right at the boat. He jumped & thrashed as soon as the hook was set and sliced the braid with it's gill plate...fish gone...nice Handlebarz lure gone as well. Oh well, them's the breaks! They were all brought in on 80# braid with 100# flouro leaders on St. Croix Legend Tournament rods. Oh, and to answer the question from a few weeks ago about the Curado 300E vs. round baitcaster, I was casting for a total of 13-14 hours over the course of the weekend and fighting what in my mind are some pretty decent fish (for 1st time!), and have nothing but praise for the 300E! didn't tire me out & pulled the fish in quick! All fish released to be caught another day, a couple had the trebles snipped by some heavy duty bolt cutters and none the worse for wear. I've never had so much fun being soaking wet, with the boat deck covered in hail at one point. Kidneys a little worse for wear after some of the cross lake excursions. Hopefully have a few more pics from the other camera next week to add. Thanks for looking. Hey Cowanjo, don't forget to bring the camera back this weekend!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Nice Goin !!! Its such a rush, isn't it? Congrats on you first. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Congratulations and kiss your disposable income goodbye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'mHooked Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Yes it is a rush, and what disposible income? I was going to pick up my 1st centre pin reel in the next few weeks too! Damn...Musky or Steel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 That's really good for your first time targetting musky... Must be a natural talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Yes it is a rush, and what disposible income? I was going to pick up my 1st centre pin reel in the next few weeks too! Damn...Musky or Steel Easy choice for me...........MUSKY !!!!! But depends on what you fish most.Sounds like you have the right setup for Musky, just do what i do, ask for Gift Cards from your favorite tackle shop for Christmas and Birthdays, and get the lures ya need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'mHooked Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 That's really good for your first time targetting musky... Must be a natural talent. Well my buddy who'd already landed 48 Musky this season so far described Saturday as his best outing ever, so maybe I was the goodluck charm. While he was telling me how challenging it can be to find them and get them to commit, it sure seemed like we were dialed in that day! Lost 1 fish on the troll with the double 10's cowgirl. Set the hook and the line just came flying back to the boat with nothing on the end of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Congrats on a great weekend John is one hell of a great guy to bad for the lost lure what color was it or can you say? Was it his special one he had me make here when him and Brownie were over? If you get John to remember his camera please ask him to shoot me some pics also he will laugh. Good luck next round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scugpg Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Nice job I've been hoping to get out with John up there as well! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryC Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Some nice looking Ski's, Congrat's. Clarence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Wow... 6 musky Great day fellas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captpierre Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Great report. Never used a Bulldog. How do you retrieve them? Slow along the bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 ya gotta love it when the stars align to the end of your rod....nice report!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Nelson Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Nice fish! Pace yourself, buying musky tackle is as addictive as the hunt... Congrats on your first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Congrats to you both. A special day for sure and some fine specimens there too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregoire Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Thanks for the great report. It was only last year that I got hooked, prepare to get obsessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 NO you have to put them back and quit catching have you not heard a fish of a thousand casts.....you must wait your turn I have not got one to the boat in 2 years and it my turn...my turn.....LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanjo Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 All i can say is karma comes with the world best teams. We worked hard in wild winds last weekend. I now have two guys first time that caught three or more musky in two days. My aussie mate said fish of 32 casts,agree with handlebaz i need to download my camera for the season! I will hopefully post next weekend - Craig is awesome fisherman that watch and alsmost out fished me ! in the end we called a draw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 All i can say is karma comes with the world best teams. We worked hard in wild winds last weekend. I now have two guys first time that caught three or more musky in two days. My aussie mate said fish of 32 casts,agree with handlebaz i need to download my camera for the season! I will hopefully post next weekend - Craig is awesome fisherman that watch and alsmost out fished me ! in the end we called a draw! Did you guys get 6 in a day? Or 6 all weekend? Either way good job... Just curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter23 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 (edited) awesome fish, what colour bulldawgs were you guys using? and how were you using them (what technique)? Edited October 22, 2011 by muskiemainiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 I'd say that's a day you'll never forget. Congrats on your first and, of course, your "hooked" now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanjo Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Did you guys get 6 in a day? Or 6 all weekend? Either way good job... Just curious six in one day ! should have been eight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Way to go!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'mHooked Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 It may be hard to believe, but we were actually banging our heads because we didn't land those extra 2! We were close to it being 4 each for the one day. We had some success with grey, blue & black bulldogs on a continuous jerk, stop & reel retrieve. I'll tell, it sure was a nice feeling when another boat got close to us and we asked how they were doing, they had nothing, we replied "Oh, we've only landed 3 so far ...we're hoping it'll pick up a little" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracon Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Wow! Thanks for the awesome detailed report! Reports like this are great reference to people going out to try for the first time! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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