Dutch01 Posted June 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) Congrats on the catch! Taking lessons from Lew on how to smile holding a big fish are paying off! HH Lol! Everyone here at work is saying the same thing. We were beat down and tired, plus the adrenaline from the fight and my arms burning etc, the thought of smiling never occurred to me! Edited June 13, 2016 by Dutch01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Jr Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Nice Muskie thanks for the report and glad the boat is running OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Great report! That is a thick Kawartha fish. Take my advice..... don't target muskie!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Right purty fish Dutch. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch01 Posted June 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Thanks. I still can't believe it even now. I'm not expecting to see another like that anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Nice fish! I hope to hook into one like that some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NANUK Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 Beauty fish Dutch, Congrats !! I am no Muskie expert but it does look very close to 20 lbs. I caught a 22 lbr ski while walleye fishing on Pigeon as well, almost 10 years later, I still remember the fight on a medium spinning rod, 10lb test ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 Walleye have been slow for us all this spring. We're getting some, but fewer and smaller than usual. I haven't yet figured out why...... It's because the predators are HUGE this year! Awesome catch and great story... That'll be top of mind for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 I actually didn't think of pulling the anchor! If I didn't find that screw, my day would have been over before it started. They replaced my steering cable too, at least that worked well yesterday. If we get into a lunker the first thing I do is pull the anchor, 1 less thing to deal with when you have a big girl on. Then have someone steering to position the boat so you dictate where the fish is not the other way around. Like on that show Wicked Tuna, they are always maneuvering the boat to get the fish away from anything that will break it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch01 Posted June 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 If we get into a lunker the first thing I do is pull the anchor, 1 less thing to deal with when you have a big girl on. Then have someone steering to position the boat so you dictate where the fish is not the other way around. Like on that show Wicked Tuna, they are always maneuvering the boat to get the fish away from anything that will break it off. That's a great idea, thanks! I'll do that next time for sure. One less thing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Nice! Largest musky eh, a lifetime memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 What a beauty! Congrats! Totally agree with you on how to catch muskies...Just go walleye fishing.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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