A day out with Musky Matt

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A day out with Musky Matt

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Well the moon and the planets finally aligned and I was able to finally claim my prize from the Big Jim raffle, a day on the water with Musky Matt.

Met up with Matt bright and early Sunday morning and we headed to one of Matt's favourite top secret spots which is only known to a few thousand fishermen. :lol:

To our credit, we were one of the first boats on the water but that didn't last long.

Expectations were high for a multi fish day but we all know how that goes.

Anyways, Matt really knows his stuff and was confident that we would figure out what they wanted and finally he did. One of the reels started to go off and there were slow steady pulls of line off the reel so we knew we had a pretty good fish. It made a run at the boat and after a few good powerful head shakes Matt had him in the net. He looked allot bigger to me but when Matt got the tape on him he was 44 with a 19 inch girth. Not a huge fish but she was nice and fat and my best for this season so far.

It turned out to be our only fish for the day but I had an awesome time.
I just want to say Thanks once again Matt. It was a pleasure to have a chance to get out on the water and fish with you. I had a great time talking with you and learned allot.

You're a great host and teacher and willing to share your knowledge and expertise to us ( I won't say younger :lol: ) newbies to the world of musky fishing.

So thanks once again Bud.

I hope I get the chance to fish with you again.

Fishboch/Paul

Oh yeah, here's a photo.

I swirled the background so the few boats that didn't see us won't know where we were. :lol:

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Post by troutnmuskiehunter »

Nice looking ski.....thanks for the report
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Post by fordson »

Beauty,

Thanks for the well written report and the Pic! :D
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Post by Fishing 24/7 »

it was nice seeing you fishboch!

we weere the two guys STORMING in circles to get the water out of the boat! :oops:

DARN my boats a leaker !:?

yep muskymatt is a great guy!

loves to share knowledge and likes to give tips!

those musky sure are great fighters!

good job and she looks verry healthy! :D

there was alot of boat but 90% on EYES! thank god! :shock:
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Hey 24/7,

Good to see you too.

Congrats on your fish too !!!
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Nice one Fishboch.............


Did you catch it up near the Quyon dam or in one of those Bays near there :wink:

Congrats 8)
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Post by BIG-A- »

Thats a beauty. . . .congrats on the ski, and thanks for the great report.
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Post by beachburger »

Another nice looking 'ski.
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Post by muskymatt »

We worked hard for that one Paul :wink:

We marked several and doubled back immediately and the small one of the group bit first...next time we'll get the big one. :wink:

Still a real nice 44" congrats..,..it was a complete pleasure fishing with you....we'll def. do it again..

cheers

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Post by Geos »

Nice Ski and thanks for the help when you where leaving.


Im off to get another ski right now.. .
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Hey Geos,

Good meeting you and congrats on your fish too.

Yeah Matt, we did work hard for that one but that's one of the things I learned.

I would have given up and moved on and hit 10 different spots and probably caught nothing.

You knew they were there and would bite eventually.

Persistence and confidence pays off big time. :wink:

Always a blast tying into a nice chunky fish like that.

Look forward to doing it again.
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good seeing you with musky matt on the water , i was with 24/7

Nice ski you got there and i liked your SURVIVAL outfits!!
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bass_hunter wrote: and i liked your SURVIVAL outfits!!

Yeah ,,there a little different from the '' Ski-doo ''suits you guys were wearing

:shock: :shock:
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Hi Bass_Hunter,

Thanks and good seeing you too.

Yeah, i debated about putting the suit on that morning but I am sure glad that I did. It was pretty nipply out there.

I picked one up last year and they are a little pricey but a few guys on here put it into perspective and it made sense to me.

As they said my life is worth more that the few hundred dollars I am going to spend on a suit.

Safety as far as going in the drink wasn't really an issue in a boat like Musky Matt's but in smaller boats like yours and mine I really recommend the suits.

Reaching over the side to unhook a big musky in a small tinny this time of year you never know what could happen.

I've been learning is best to have the proper tools and equipment for this game.

Take Care and Good Luck.
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fishboch wrote:Hi Bass_Hunter,

Thanks and good seeing you too.

Yeah, i debated about putting the suit on that morning but I am sure glad that I did. It was pretty nipply out there.

I picked one up last year and they are a little pricey but a few guys on here put it into perspective and it made sense to me.

As they said my life is worth more that the few hundred dollars I am going to spend on a suit.

Safety as far as going in the drink wasn't really an issue in a boat like Musky Matt's but in smaller boats like yours and mine I really recommend the suits.

Reaching over the side to unhook a big musky in a small tinny this time of year you never know what could happen.

I've been learning is best to have the proper tools and equipment for this game.

Take Care and Good Luck.
your right, thanks! Take care
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