Another
evening fish after work. Rob and Loic dont have more than 3
hours to locate and catch a musky. Their hopes are high and
are hoping to catch a few. Started
with trolling points, casting some coon tails, trolled the rocks,
trolled the bay.. its 8:00pm and still nothing!
On the way
back a stop at the rocks to give it another try before calling
it a night. Both anglers down size their lures, from 10inches
to 7 inch stalkers. After a few minutes Rob yells fish on! A
big red tail kicks the surface of the water, and the worst happens...
fish off! Oh well, the lures go right back in the water, the
boat does a U turn and heads back over the same spot where it
hit. Merely seconds pass and its Loic's turn, fish on! It was
a heavy fish, keeping to the bottom and pretty much decided
where and when it was going without the anglers permission before
showing itself.. after a few minutes it was in the net, a new
best for Loic at 53 inches and 23inch girth. WOW!
You can say I bent it trying to unhook it.. but the funny thing is that it pretty much fell out of the fish's mouth on its own once it actually opened its mouth in the net..
Why its not that cool?
The hook is merely a 3/0 or 4/0 hook. which means its not that strong and a bit small for musky.
Tip
Always use 5/0 + hooks on your musky lures. Large hooks set better in a muskies' thick mouth, and reduces chances of fish swallowing which can hurt it, its easy to change and makes good lures like this stalker become great lures!
