BillM Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) Parents were up at French River for a week or so with my niece and her cousin. I decided to head up Thurs and spend a few days fishing. Weather was crap, rain everyday but at least the temp was constant. Heard rumours of some muskie being hooked and caught, brought my muskie stuff with me and thought I'd put some effort into them. Second night, back bay about 15ft of water just off the edge of a nice weed edge, absolutely destroyed my jointed Believer as soon as it hit the water. Fight was maybe 5mins, half of that was telling my oldman to put the net away She got rolled up pretty good but none of the hooks were buried. Quick measurement was 47in to the fork and very very girthy. Bigger width wise then any pike I've caught. Such a nice fish. Of course didn't have a camera, lucky some people we knew were only about 50ft away and grabbed some pics for us. She swam off great after about 5 mins. I understand why people get hooked on these fish. I'm 6'3 and as you can tell I'm not holding the fish 5ft from my body She was a big big girl. The HB 959 I picked up also works awesome with the Terrova! Nice to have a big screen up there. Edited August 20, 2017 by BillM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Congrats. Now it begins. French river fish have "shoulders". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Nice fish bud, but yer still ugly.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeds Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Nice! Always think of believers as being primarily trolling lures, although I know they work casting too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Tard Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Good fish for sure! I don't understand put the net away?! We're going to be up in Alban in two weeks, a few of our boys looking to hook into their first muskies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) Nice fish Bill, Don't listen to Brian he is having widthdrawl pains didn't get out yesterday! Edited August 20, 2017 by ketchenany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUMP KNOWS Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted August 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Good fish for sure! I don't understand put the net away?! We're going to be up in Alban in two weeks, a few of our boys looking to hook into their first muskies. Didn't have my big salmon net with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted August 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Nice! Always think of believers as being primarily trolling lures, although I know they work casting too. With the double eyelets to change your depth, these are one of my fav casting baits. Especially when you wanna swim it just above the weeds, makes for a great surface lure as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Never caught a musky before?? Great start if so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captpierre Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Well done. You know what I say.... A fish like that is better than sex. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Wow! If ya woulda told me bill never caught a muskie I'd call ya full of it.That's one heck of a fish bill!Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farsider Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Nicely done! Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 It really only takes people one muskie to start their madness. Nice one Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 nice fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeXXington Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 very nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted August 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 I've caught muskie, but nothing even close to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimsbylander Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 That's a great fish Bill. Congrats on landing that beast! I still have a Strawberry coloured Believer hidden away somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) unreal bill...im still waiting for my first chunky one from that neck of the woods. Glad to see everything worked out with the unit as well! Im still actively shopping for an upgrade on the graph for the front of my boat as well! The muskys have indeed been active, I caught one two weeks ago (not nearly this huge) and saw multiple surfacing this past weekend while trolling eyes...Pops also slapped a 40+ inch pike this past weekend. I think the mild summer has got the big fish frisky. Edited August 21, 2017 by AKRISONER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick14 Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 That's a great fish congrats !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Field Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Congrats ! A fish of a life time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Nice shootin'. My PB is also 47 and it's been that way for years. Keep at 'er. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Nice fish. Never measure to the fork!! Take the longest possible measurement. My biggest of the season is a 47.5" from LOTW. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted August 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Nice fish. Never measure to the fork!! Take the longest possible measurement. My biggest of the season is a 47.5" from LOTW. S. I was holding the fish, my oldman did the measuring, lol! ah well I'll just have to catch something bigger next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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