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Hahah - Zach that pink backpack was my brother fiances that she used to pack his lunch in for him for the trip the night before. I wish I had such cool equipment as Todd to help pick up the ladies Water temp was 64 in the north end. Will probably cool down a little after all this rain here. Hope this helps! Chad

Happy Birthday Bill! Hope you and the family have a great one

Well its now only 2 days before my wedding and I am shaking harder that one of Zach’s crankbaits! Speaking of which, thank you again Zach for the AWESOME wedding present (see picture below). Katie and I were thrilled and I was told specifically by the future wife that I was NOT allowed to use this lure for fishing but rather to save it. I told her the lure would mean a lot more to me if had some teeth marks in it so she agree that I could use it if I wanted. In an attempt to ease my nerves and get my mind off current events, I decided it would be fun to head out fishing with my buddy, Mike Sperry, for a day. I took my younger brother (Todd) along and was really excited for him as this was his first time ever going musky fishing. Mike and I are casters by heart and I knew Todd would be in for a long day of casting and was interested to see how well he would hold up. He did FANTASTIC and infact out casted Mike and I in terms of total time (but not total fish . While Todd couldn’t get any hooks into any ski’s this time around, he did manage to catch a fish SMALLER than his lure – a truly hard feat to accomplish if you ask me! It wasn’t long after Todd boated that beast that I got my first rip of the day tossing a big bucktail. The fish hit in about 2-3 feet of water as I casted towards shore. I didn’t get 2 turns of the handle on before the strike. Once we got the fish in the net (38 incher), we noted that some old scared over hook marks giving away the fish had been caught before and reminding me again why I love musky fishing so much. Here was a fish that now most likely made the day for myself and someone prior to me and was released again unharmed to hopefully make the day for another lucky angler down the road. It’s no wonder why the size and quality of the fish in that lake is some of the best you will find anywhere in the world. We fished everywhere yesterday from the Bridge all the way up to the flats and I could say that we were able to raise fish in every spot. Mike landed another small guy (30 inches) and we had several bigger guys (mid-40’s) to the boat but unable to get hooks in them. One of the highlights of the night was when I forgot to pay to attention to my lure at the boat and pulled it out of the water too quickly only to realize there was a 40†fish following deep on it that I never saw. Well I pulled my lure out of the water to make my next cast and the fish was so hot after it that it actually came ENTIRELY out of the water 2 feet and did a back flip right at the boat. I could have touched the fish as I was looking at it almost eye level. It scared the heck out of me but was amazing to see and something I won’t forget anytime soon. We ended the day with 2 fish and 5 follows. The fish are certainly on the feed now and I am hoping the weekend tournament sets up well for everyone. It seems like both a trolling and casting bite are on right now depending on your preference. Best of luck to each of you fishing the tournament and wish me luck as I discover what it is I have really been fishing for in life this Saturday This one has been following my bait for a while now and it’s time to get some hooks in her – she is a certain derby winner!

Good question nbajack. I have never even thought to implementing such a feature - but let me look more into it. I will let you know what I find out and if it is easily do-able. Thanks again! Chad

Nice going Ed - great looking fish!

Welcome Murr - glad to have ya!

Hahaha - you guys crack me up! Come next weekend, I will have come to the realization of what it is that I have really been fishing for all along Had to throw that in there just incase Kate DOES ever find this thread!

Brad - I took off next Wednesday to try my luck down there with my brother and Mike Sperry. My wedding is next Saturday so this trip is for my mental health and to ease the nerves. I will let you know how we do. It will be my brothers first ever muskie trip so I am excited to get him out there. This will only be my 3rd time on the water musky fishing all year.... I'm in the same boat as you with respect to crazy work lately. Wish me luck Chad

Enjoy your day Mark! You deserve it buddy

Nice going MacDaddy! Glad you were able to put some big boys in the boat this year

Skills with a rod and camera GREAT photos and thank you for sharing!

Hank - You can have the day off today Thank you for all that you do here on LOU - I would be hard pressed to run this adventure without you and all the rest of the moderators. Enjoy your birthday sir Chad

Great rainbow! Congrats and welcome to LOU - make yourself at home

Very nice GMan! Congrats on the two fish. Tried our luck out of Sandy today and went 2 for 3 but only small kings. Nice to see you guys were able to get the matures to hit.

Enjoy your BDay John!

Welcome aboard Terry! Glad to have ya - make yourself at home

Welcome to LOU Scott! We are glad to have you - lots of great guys here. Make yourself at home

That is a great story mccoy! I can't believe he never made a single cast before getting his first muskie! Bravo

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Rick - That was my first impression as well...... I was almost in disbelief of their action. I immediately pulled out a J-Plug and ran them side by side. I think it has to do with the buoyancy of the lure stemming from the fact that they are made out of wood and not plastic. They handle high speeds well and I have already ordered some large ones to try out musky fishing after seeing how well they triggered salmon hits when nothing else seemed to work. Chad

That is awesome Rick! Congrats on finding some of this big matures I have had good luck on the Lymans this year as well.

Hey Pat - We were out there yesterday with Jason for my bachelor party and ran into a very similar situation. Marked a lot of fish inside but were unable to get any of them to hit. We ultimately ended up moving out to 300 foot and found active fish but no matures. Ended the day 5 for 8 with 4 smaller kings and one nice brown. It was a good time despite the inside bite not wanting to cooperate. Would have LOVED to put a major or two in the boat! Maybe next bachelor party Chad

What a beast! Congrats on the trophy fish!

Sorry to hear of this Richard. You and the family will be in our thoughts.

Zach - 80-120 foot of water, on or near bottom. Good bait and lots of big fish. From Sandy all the way down to Irondequit has been good the last week or so. Not sure what this weekend weather will do to the fishing though. If you get a chance, definitely give it a try this year especially. The class of fish out there now is as big as I have ever seen in my years fishing this lake. You have a chance at a true trophy fish in 2010. Chad