First muskie
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:21 pm
Gentlemen, Ladies,
My first muskie. Not a monster (maybe 32 to 36 inches), but awesome nonetheless. Got it from shore on the Ottawa river on a 3 inch perch pattern jerkbait..
I was out with my dog, walking along the shore, few casts here, a few there. I started out with a swimbait. Seems everything likes a swimbait, but after I lost it to a snag, I changed up to a jerkbait. Then we stumbled upon a spot where a side channel meets a larger channel. It looks like ideal ambush territory, so I threw out the jerbait. About the fifth cast something took the lure and pulled hard. But, after a flash of white, it got off. I figured whatever it was could still be around, or have a friend, so I kept at it. My dog got bored and tried to eat something nasty ( figures). I decided to stick it out a little longer and switched spots a little to move out onto a point with fewer dog snacks. And that's when the muskie took my lure. It put up a good fight, and rolled serveral times. I don't know if this is common for them, but it sure looped the line around the fish. Got it unravelled and released ( never out of the water), hence the odd picture. I was excited like a kid, and had to let out a little whoop. At that point, i am sure, the dog thought was crazy. Anyway, it was one of those days that keeps you going back.
Cheers,
Sourdough
My first muskie. Not a monster (maybe 32 to 36 inches), but awesome nonetheless. Got it from shore on the Ottawa river on a 3 inch perch pattern jerkbait..
I was out with my dog, walking along the shore, few casts here, a few there. I started out with a swimbait. Seems everything likes a swimbait, but after I lost it to a snag, I changed up to a jerkbait. Then we stumbled upon a spot where a side channel meets a larger channel. It looks like ideal ambush territory, so I threw out the jerbait. About the fifth cast something took the lure and pulled hard. But, after a flash of white, it got off. I figured whatever it was could still be around, or have a friend, so I kept at it. My dog got bored and tried to eat something nasty ( figures). I decided to stick it out a little longer and switched spots a little to move out onto a point with fewer dog snacks. And that's when the muskie took my lure. It put up a good fight, and rolled serveral times. I don't know if this is common for them, but it sure looped the line around the fish. Got it unravelled and released ( never out of the water), hence the odd picture. I was excited like a kid, and had to let out a little whoop. At that point, i am sure, the dog thought was crazy. Anyway, it was one of those days that keeps you going back.
Cheers,
Sourdough
