I thought I'd share my past week and a half or so.....just to give ya an idea how brutal it's been...
I made a conscious decision that a good muskie (over 40 inches) would be tough to beat.....so that was my goal....
Its started on the 28th of Sept....Gordo and I prefished Mississippi Lake on the 29th....I picked up a 4 pound plus largie and returned her quickly in hope of not disturbing her too bad for Saturday....as she swam away I said to Gordo...."I probably should have snapped a pic of that one"....
..Shimano hat lay in the storage compartment the whole time.... 
Bassin for Bucks produced a 3 pounder for me.....no pic....I never thought a bass would win it anyways.....it never won a round thru the initial voting.....I didn't expect that to change....
Gordo and I fished Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night in summer like conditions....blue bird skies and high temps...water temps jumped 4 degrees overnight one day....
We had a swipe boatside one night.....and one lost at the net another night.....spirits were low by Friday I'll tell ya..... 
...One thing I came across one night in the Meat Boat.....which will explain alot of my luck....I reemed him.....and chucked it overboard.... 
Then in slides a major cold front....
....tough fishing ahead for sure....Saturday we fished it hard......pickin up 3 muskies.....no size.....
Here's Gordo's..
The colours on this juvenile fish were incredible....
I picked up this one....
Out Thanksgiving Sunday...
....Nada.... Took Monday off.....couldn't take another beating out there....
After work fish Today.....picked up a real nice smallie.....no muskies....
So here I sit.....exhausted after spending 9 of 12 days out on the water at some point.....All I can think about is thanking 2 people.....Gordo for putting up with me thru this past week....and Birdee for letting me do it.....Thanks a million to both of ya!
A Beaten RJ....
