finally i have caught my first musky

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Chevy Champagne
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finally i have caught my first musky

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well today we spent a good 12 hours in the boat fishing for musky
and hoestly if i didnt get one today i was about to give up....
thank god today was the day 8)

but fist lets start off with the story we started off and after a couple of casts i get backlash and the line gets stuck in the trolling motor so we head back over to mickeys take the prop off and get rid of all the line

45 minutes we were back on the water trowing bucktails, topwaters, jerkbaits you name it without a sniff

so we try a bunch of spots and about 10 hours into the trip im talking aabout how i have never had a hit on one of theses "secret lures" and just as i say that boom my rod bends RIGHT over
and the fight is on

what i brought in was this BEAST..... by my standards :lol:

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he was 40 inches long and was REALLY thick
im still shakeing that was my biggest ever fish to date and gave one of the best fights ever

he wasnt out of the water for more that 45 seconds and swam away strong

im really happy about how everything went
and by the way
my new favorate fish are musky 8)

heres the release video
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hope you enjoyed
chevy 8)
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Post by rodbreaker »

Congrats,nice fish.The first is allways special.Yer hooked now.
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Post by dead_weight »

I've never caught a musky but that fish looks real solid to me ... big fish man ... really nice ... just to let you know i think I can see the lure in one of the pics ... but I won't tell anyone ...
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Post by fishin mission »

awesome dude! nice chunky musky congrats ,,,can tell by the smile on your face you enjoyed that!! 8)
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Post by Gord »

NICE WORK DUDES!!!!......finally......a 'lunge is landed, and a damn nice one at that!!......good thing ya had a solid net man in the boat! :lol: :wink: :) ....a great big CONG!....to ya Chevy!! :D

.....want that one on the wall o' fame? :)
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Post by bradford2 »

Hey..... Congrats! Great fish and photos. Nicely done.
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Post by GR8-Scott »

CONGRATS Chevy ....

Way-2-go Dude !!!!
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Post by Bass Addict »

Nice one Chevy.. 8) 8)

Congrats
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Post by stclairhound »

Beauty 1st fish. Another one hooked. Get the wallet out ! :P :P
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Post by Mick Delorme »

That was fun out there today dude. 8)

Technically half that fish should be mine because you were using my rod, my lure, and my rod holder. :lol: :lol: :lol:

But I guess I'll let ya have this one. :lol: :wink: 8)

FYI we're going out sunday to find that guys grandma. :D :D :D
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Congrats man! Nice fish! 8)
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Post by HotelTango »

Congrats on your 1st Musky. Well done.
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Post by Raydar »

Congrats Chevy.... That's a big fish. The smile on your face says it all. I'm still waiting for my first musky. Good job dude :D
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Post by lifeisfun »

Good for you :lol:
Sure looks bigger then 40 " !
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Post by Out4trout »

Congratulations Chevy!!
Well deserved - and fantastic fish - huge well proportioned musky!!
That's a memory you'll never forget.

The release of all those other fish was the karma ingredients that made this catch happen :D

Cheers
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