mercman Posted October 23, 2011 Report Posted October 23, 2011 I havent had the chance to fish with my brother Brian much this summer.Managed a couple of bass days, but i really wanted to get out for some walleye with him. I contacted Mike(Musky Mike) and set up a day. We met at Mike and Marissa's around noon, had a good hearty meal, loaded our gear and headed off to the launch. We had really planned for some nite fishing beacuse of the local bite window, but Mike said that we would run and gun a few of his honey holes during the afternoon.First fish of the day went to my brother.Here we were, fishing walleye, and he goes and gets a P.B. smallie Now understand, my brother is a bass angler.Same one that got me over 60MPH on water in his Ranger.So i figured walleye would be a treat for him. Turned out, his first 3 fish of the day were nice3-4lb Smallies. By this time, all i had was a very small Smallie. A short while later, Mike got a hit, and passed the rod off to me saying Here ya go,a walleye for you.I started reeling it in, and by the way it was fighting, i said it must be a 10lber, but when i saw it flash to the surface and start rolling, i knew i had a Musky on.We got it close to the boat, and Mike said he wasnt taking it out of the water, cause it was wrapped up in the line.I aggreed, and him and Brian, carefully unwraped it and it swam off in a flash of white water. We caught some really nice fish We decided to troll a spot that has been producing good fish.Just before dark.First 2 passes, walleye each for Brian and I, Third pass, a double header.Fourth pass, BAM, I said to Mike "Good fish on Mike" It was starting to get dark, and it kept peeling off line.I would gain 10 feet of line, it would peel off 10 feet. Now first, we are trolling cranks for walleye,using 10lb Power Pro, with 20lb Flouro and Mono leaders.Most of the time we have 100 feet of line behind the boat.I get this fish within 40 feet of the boat, and i see the line start swinging from the left to the right real fast.Mike got his line out of the way fast enough,but Brian wasnt as lucky.Then i saw it, another Musky. It came tailwalking out of the water, and danced over to my brothers line and then proceeded to knit our 2 lines together.In the mean time, Mike remained calm, and told us to reel our lines in together, and we reeled this musky to the boat.Again, we released it at boat side.Didnt even have to unhook it, as it had already ripped the hooks clean out of out small crank bait. We fished till 9.30PM Total for the Day with Mike and my brother 20 Walleye 4 Small Mouth 2 small Musky a 38" and 36"
spincast Posted October 23, 2011 Report Posted October 23, 2011 Nice fishes and an awesome day with family and friends So, does Mike get to do any guiding since he met you ??? Kinda monopolising the guy aint ya?
Billy Bob Posted October 23, 2011 Report Posted October 23, 2011 GREAT fishing report Paul....nice you got to "hook" up with your brother Brian and Muskie Mike came through again in spades.... That freezer must be getting full with several species.... Bob
mercman Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Posted October 23, 2011 Nice fishes and an awesome day with family and friends So, does Mike get to do any guiding since he met you ??? Kinda monopolising the guy aint ya? Nope When he invites me, we fish as friends, when i "BOOK" him, i'm a paying customer. Thats why he handed me off his rod.Fishing guide protocol
Dontcryformejanhrdina Posted October 23, 2011 Report Posted October 23, 2011 Congrats, sounds like a really fun day! I'm hoping I can go out for a day of walleye fishing with Mike next year. Those walleye pics are making me hungry.
Dontcryformejanhrdina Posted October 23, 2011 Report Posted October 23, 2011 Nope When he invites me, we fish as friends, when i "BOOK" him, i'm a paying customer. Thats why he handed me off his rod.Fishing guide protocol I hope he becomes a fulltime guide because he knows his stuff and does a really good job. Very informative and he's eager to learn more techniques himself to expand his own knowledge plus he's got a very easy going personality.
Rod Caster Posted October 23, 2011 Report Posted October 23, 2011 Amazing day! Wish that was me catching those huge walleye.
Skipper D Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 Awsome paul , i am sitting here wishing i would have been you today , nice fish you guys caught and i'd say that Mike was one hec of a good fellow for not shoving a smallie in your hip pocket too .
mike rousseau Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 i had a blast with you guys... i was super pumped when brian said that the smallie was his pb... i always love helping someone get a pb... that was one of the best days all around ive had this year... a boat load of walleye... couple big smallies... and 2 bonus musky...
mercman Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Posted October 24, 2011 (edited) The pleasure was ours Mike. I know my Bro pretty good, and he was blown away by the fishing,and totally impressed with you. We are quite a pair when we are together eh Got home at 11.15pm and was in bed by 11.45pm. I was bushed Edited October 24, 2011 by mercman
Rob Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 Nice work Mercman! 20 eyes, wow now that's a great day! Rob C
manitoubass2 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 Merc, those are some really, really nice walleye too. Damn that muskymike, he's the man for sure when it comes to great fish
Jigs Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 Nice work guys. Had a rough go with the walleyes this weekend personally. Got a few but spent a lot of fishless time out there. Glad someone did well!
bigbuck Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 Great report!! You guys did well with both the 'eyes and the smallies and 2 muskies to boot!!! That's what it's all about, quality time with family and friends.
Leecher Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 Great report, fish and pics Paul Got to love it when the fishes come out to play Congrats to your brother on his PB Thanks for sharing Jacques
JustinHoffman Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 Beauty mixed bag, Merc! You guys did good... Thanks for sharing.. Good Fishing, Justin
mercman Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Posted October 25, 2011 Thanks Guys This has been my best season to date.Now that i have a "Target" species,(Walleye) next year should be even better Paul
mercman Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Posted October 25, 2011 Nice work guys. Had a rough go with the walleyes this weekend personally. Got a few but spent a lot of fishless time out there. Glad someone did well! Maybe next time we go out, you could tag along Andre
ccmtcanada Posted October 25, 2011 Report Posted October 25, 2011 Now that's a GREAT day of fishing!!! Congrats!
oldphart Posted October 25, 2011 Report Posted October 25, 2011 ~~~~~But, but I don't know what lake you were phishen, but great report just the same, now I'll go to PHlash Earth, and zoom in to see if I can phind it
Squid Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 Some nice fish there boys!!! Always great times when you can get out and fish with friends and brothers.
jpfishing Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 Good stuff those cheeks look tasty on those cat eyes
S.M.05 Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 A couple of muskie, some chunky eyes and a new PB smallie for your bro. Awesome day.
skeeter Posted October 29, 2011 Report Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) Holy crap!!!!!!! Way to go on the fisheS . I hope you were not paying Mike by the pound. So when's the BIG fish fry? :thumbsup_anim: Edited October 29, 2011 by skeeter
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