Why would any want to fish for musky?

[ericmic1]

Oh...I know...

 

Caught my 1st muskie...well first that I was targeting while casting.

 

I am hooked now.

[Nalod]

Congrats....very addicting indeed!

[EsoxOnly]

Awesome, Congrats on your first!  Nothing like the powerful strike of an Esox.  At least not in the areas around me.   Good luck on your future hunts!!

[brent fingar]

Oh man yer in trouble now after I caught my 1st I had to go buy a new boat and tons of new gear it's the most addicting thing ever your goin to spend countless nights looking at moon phase charts and reading all the forums it's crazy what these fish do to you

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[mostlymuskies]

Addicting is not the word for Muskie fishing,I have been at it since 1975!I have seen many come and go over the years,some because of marriage & new kids,others because high gasoline costs in years past and others that have passed on.I can count on two hands the number of guys that were muskie fishing in 1975 that are still muskie fishing today,most are over 65 years of age.When I quit getting excited at every muskie to the boat,big & small,by myself & others,it would be time to quit!I will most likely leave this earth while I'm muskie fishing,if not I will be dreaming about that big muskie when I go!

[muskiedreams]

Can be more addicting than any drug!!

[old man]

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[muskiedreams]

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That"s what I started on when I was a kid.

 

So when an adult takes a kid fishing are they considered a pusher?

[old man]

Could be. But better to take them fishing than have them lying around playing video games. Too many parents these days give their kids an i pad to entertain them while they waste time on facebook.

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[EsoxOnly]

I think it's great how seeing and hearing about one anglers first makes us all reflect on that one memory that we each know was when the "addiction" got its grip on us. I love being a part of others first expirience with these awesome fish for this very reason. Nobody ever forgets the first time they came in contact with a musky.

[ericmic1]

My 1st Muskie was pure accident...was perch fishing a weedline on Chautauqua with ultra light and 4lb test. Thought I snagged a bucket of weeds till I noticed the line swimming the wrong direction...few moments later she came up next to boat. Friend said "should I get the net..." Raised her 2 mores times. Landed and released in good shape (as far as i could tell). 40" Muskie...I didn't play it a lot. I just gentlely convinced it to come up. I had 4lb test and only maybe 50yrds of line so I followed her with my front trolling motor for a bit till she could be nudged up.

That was the single best catch in fresh water for me...

[muskie magnet]

Congrats!