fishnsled Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) For about the last 25 years my buddy Malcolm and I have ended our season musky fishing in the Kawarthas. Last year would be the 1st we had ever missed so it was great to have him back in the boat. The day started off slowly and very surreal as another boat was nowhere to be found. We were coming up on the end of our second spot when I looked down and saw my bait being followed by a flash of green and fish on! Love seeing them take the bait. Nothing huge but a nice clean 40incher. Shortly afterwards I had another smaller one on and was quickly released It was after this fish I happen to notice that Malcolm had brought a banana on the boat. It didn't seem to be affecting my fishing but I didn't hold out hopes for Malcolm. He claims he had no idea about the banana in the boat curse. Then things were quiet for a while, too quiet, felt like I was fishing alone….and I was. Feeling a bit tired after a night on the town, I looked and found my partner having a siesta. We hit a couple more spots and Malcolm finally got into a decent fish. Maybe his naivety about bananas saved him this time. One of the fun toys of the day was the new camera. (Panasonic DMC-TS3) Didn't take many pictures (just what you've seen) but I did play with the underwater and shot this release of Malcolm's fish. <embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid105.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm240%2FFishnsled%2FFall%2520Muskies%2F2011111314073212.mp4"> We hit a couple other spots and only had one follow to add to the day. But what a fish to have follow up, we both agreed that this beast was pushing the high 40's to 50" mark. I've got her address and will be back hopefully before seasons end. It was great to have spent the day with a long time fishing partner and with some success. Lots of laughs, stories told, fish caught and memories made. A great day on the water indeed. Edited November 17, 2011 by fishnsled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Good times and a couple nice fish to go with it Wil !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Sounds like a perfect day to me, Will. Thanks for the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 great way to end the season wil..!!! some decent kawartha skis too boot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvette1 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 awesome trip congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 nice looking fish... very clean... good luck on stalking that big girl... the anticipation will be awesome the next time you fish that spot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 VERY cool underwater release video! Some nice fish and time spent with a good friend. Doesn't get much better than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl_fishin Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Nice fish, great to end the season with some fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 That's awesome Will, and the release video is great. That old banana in the boat is a myth too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted November 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 great way to end the season wil..!!! some decent kawartha skis too boot... Normally this would have been the closing weekend for us for when the season closed on Nov 15. Now with it extended another month, I hope to be back out there in a week or 2. nice looking fish... very clean... good luck on stalking that big girl... the anticipation will be awesome the next time you fish that spot... SO true Mike. That's awesome Will, and the release video is great. That old banana in the boat is a myth too It's great to see them swim away but to have the underwater certainly kicks it up a notch. As for the banana myth, it could have been very true if we didn't catch anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Normally this would have been the closing weekend for us for when the season closed on Nov 15. Now with it extended another month, I hope to be back out there in a week or 2. Weather permitting Will, we'll be out there for one last stab at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted November 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Weather permitting Will, we'll be out there for one last stab at them! Fingers are crossed that the ramps stay snow and ice free....the lakes as well. At least until we get that day on the water in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Very nice fish, and not a finer way to spend the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Love it Will. That 1st Musky looks super clean/healthy. As for the release video...holy sh46 did that thing fly....awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 awesome way to end the season for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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