BillsTheBassMan Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Hey OFC, Well I have dropped the BillstheBassMan handle and changed to MuskyMotivated. Treat this as an introduction of sorts. I fished my local rivers for years, enjoyed what I did....trout from opener until June. Bass until the season ended. I would take the odd lake excursion but was happy fishing 3lb smallies against the current. Until it happened..... Late last season I was bass fishing and hooked into a river musky....a small 40". I caught my second within 20 minutes. My third and fourth came within weeks. The long winter was spent collecting musky tackle (a very lucky kijiji deal helped). I researched the species, their habits, and waterways on an hourly basis. That first Musky changed the game.....I found myself huddled in parking lots in January buying Legend Tournament rods from Fisherpete. Compres at Tim Hortons from Rob Cadeau, talking Muskies to the point of hypothermia (I mean I could have just bought another coffee). 3 Lexas, 1 boat, 1 humminbird si, 5 rods, 1 kicker motor, and countless lures later I figured it was warranted I change my handle. I drove 2 hours into thunderstorms to fish skis for a few hours this weekend as opposed to driving 10 minutes into clear skies to countless loaded bass holes. For those who have offered their wisdom along the way it is more than appreciated. Fisherpete (I now handtie 150lb flouro just off example of the leaders you gave me), Lew (your west arm stuff put the first ski slime on my boat), Speedtroll, and yes, even Musky or Specks (sorry about the redd survey). Report/Pics to come for when I figure out how to properly load them. MuskyMotivated (Ryan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaf4 Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Beauty, sounds exactly like what I'm in the middle of, just got geared up and now just need to have the time to get out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Happy to hear I was able to help you slime the new boat Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherpete Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Welcome to the addiction bud. Just wait till you land your first giant - it gets even worse. I'm already jonesing for my 2015 LOTW trip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Check out your local Muskies Canada Chapter(meeting), its kinda like AA for Muskie addicts...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Yep your fishing life has just begun welcome to the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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