Musky
solo
Aug -11 2007
Lure:Swim N Joe
Trolling
After
catching 2 bass the wind started picking up , it was getting
too windy to cast. I decided to troll for musky, I came
across a saddle ,13 feet at it's deepest part which showed
great potential. Using a "swimming Joe" lure
and trolling in an S pattern, after a a few passes,..
the reel started zzzzzing and spitting out line. I kept
the boat moving until I had the rod out of the rod-holder
with good bend on the rod and tight line.
The fish splashed a couple of times on it's way to the
boat and after a couple of dives near the boat it swam
into the net. The musky was well hooked and using bolt
cutters I had to cut a hook to release the lure. 42 inch
24lb was my reward . The musky took about 15 minutes to
recover and swim away to be pursued again. The swimming
joe was destroyed by the musky's attack.
