Minaki Muskie

[rufus]

On Friday morning I cast my large double 10 bucktail and it landed five feet from shore. As soon as I began my retrieve I saw the large back of a muskie break the water's surface a couple of feet from where my lure had landed. I was pretty sure she was chasing my large spinner and as the lure approached the boat I saw the muskie right behind it. She bit the lure as I started the first turn of my figure eight and the water exploded!

 

This beautiful muskie was found in a "textbook" summer location in some rocks and weeds adjacent to a nice weed bed feeding area with deep water nearby.

 

[ProFishermanJones]

look at the head on that muskie! nice fish and even better that you seen it strike and follow up. very nice report!

[rufus]

Thanks! Yeah, it was like I was watching a TV show with the way he breached the surface at shore, followed, and bit at the boat. It was classic

look at the head on that muskie! nice fish and even better that you seen it strike and follow up. very nice report!

[outllaw]

nice fish. looks like its been knawed on a bit

[Handlebarz]

Awesome not much better then that watching from start to net congrats.

[lew]

Very nice !!

[Andrew Grant]

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Edited January 30, 2014 by XxX

[Rich Clemens]

Fantastic ... Congrats. I had one too follow me in and hit on the 8. Quite the adrenaline rush for sure.

[rufus]

Thanks everyone! Yes, her tail is quite distinctive - not the prettiest muskie I've caught but it was a rush and always nice when a plan comes together. She ended the life of my old reel though so hard to tell who really won the battle

[bigbuck]

Nice 'ski!!!!!

[Joey]

Beauty ski, what a massive head on her. Well now you can go buy a new reel

[Roy]

A very nice way to score a muskie....from start to finish. Congrats! Which reel was it?

[rufus]

Thanks all! It was my 13 year old Abu 6500 C3. I have bought a Revo Winch and at some point will see if I can resurrect the C3 for pike.

[Roy]

Thanks all! It was my 13 year old Abu 6500 C3. I have bought a Revo Winch and at some point will see if I can resurrect the C3 for pike.

 

Good luck. There certainly is no shortage of parts for those reels.

[GBW]

that things got a HUGE head! nice going.

 

Oh and this might help you bring that Abu back.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_zz40QUkvw

Edited September 19, 2012 by GBW

[GBW]

I can't see the youtube video I posted for you.

 

[rufus]

Thanks GBW!

[GBW]

no prob and good luck on the re-build.

[GBW]

I can't see the youtube video I posted for you.

It was the damn filters at work is why I couldn't see the video as I can see it now.