Fishing for musky, ended up with pike...somethings never change
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:20 pm
Hey everyone, hope the fishing has been hot!
Planned to go out last Saturday but due to high winds we decided Sunday would be our day.
After a rainy morning, we toughed it out inside the house lol
Around 2 o'clock we decided to hit Lake O for Musky. We figured a quick fish till sunset was still worth our while
We trolled around some promising structure using a variety of baits. This time of year I like big cranks/jerks and running structure adjacent to deep ledges. Suspended baits, deep baits, Lots of bottom contact, variety of size and S turns. Inside turns are money
We fished 10-20 foot of water going anywhere from 2.5-4mph
After a few hours without any action, I noticed a lure had picked up some weeds. I cleared the lure and tossed it back out. Soon as it got to depth, it got a big lazy strike. I looked at the rod and it's not thrashy. I look back and about 40 foot behind the boat I see a big mouth open.
I hand the rod to my buddy as he's never caught a Musky. We get it close and whomp whomp it's a pike lol
Not what we came for but an absolute tank of a pike. She hit a 12" crank lol She released well and we continued on for another hour or so.
No luck. We headed back and I cooked up canned moose over pasta
one of my favorite meals on this planet
Another great day on the water.
Cheers gang.
Planned to go out last Saturday but due to high winds we decided Sunday would be our day.
After a rainy morning, we toughed it out inside the house lol
Around 2 o'clock we decided to hit Lake O for Musky. We figured a quick fish till sunset was still worth our while
We trolled around some promising structure using a variety of baits. This time of year I like big cranks/jerks and running structure adjacent to deep ledges. Suspended baits, deep baits, Lots of bottom contact, variety of size and S turns. Inside turns are money
We fished 10-20 foot of water going anywhere from 2.5-4mph
After a few hours without any action, I noticed a lure had picked up some weeds. I cleared the lure and tossed it back out. Soon as it got to depth, it got a big lazy strike. I looked at the rod and it's not thrashy. I look back and about 40 foot behind the boat I see a big mouth open.
I hand the rod to my buddy as he's never caught a Musky. We get it close and whomp whomp it's a pike lol
Not what we came for but an absolute tank of a pike. She hit a 12" crank lol She released well and we continued on for another hour or so.
No luck. We headed back and I cooked up canned moose over pasta
one of my favorite meals on this planetAnother great day on the water.
Cheers gang.