Amazing Muskie Weekend!

John_S

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After taking last weekend off, my son and I were back on the water this Sat & Sun. If you have seen some of my other posts, we are primarily smallie and walleye fisherman. We jig fish using 8lb XT. We did very well with the walleyes and also got a few big fat smallies. We took 3rd in a small bragging rights contest, on Sunday.<br /><br />On Saturday we landed one 33" muskie. On Sunday we had a truely amazing day! Five muskies over 30"!! I know, a 30" is just a keeper in NY, but remember jigs and 8lb test! Four were 33-35". One which is now my personnel best, was about 37" (tape ended at 36") and weighed almost 17lb. Big bellie! I can't begin to count how many loops around the boat, all these muskies did. Also caught a 27" northern, which would be a nice fish on any other day. We only lost one small muskie, and possibly another (we never got it close enough to see). <br /><br />For now, I have to go nurse my sandpaper hands. We burned up the rest of our film roll. Should have the pictures up on MyFishingPictures.com, by mid-week. <br /><br /> :) :) :) :) :) :) ...a smile for every muskie!
 

JB

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Re: Amazing Muskie Weekend!

Wow, John!<br /><br />How many musky hunters were beating the water to a froth and not catching anything? :D
 

mellowyellow

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Re: Amazing Muskie Weekend!

congrats john :) and on 8lb test! wow...<br />where in NY were u fishing?
 

jtexas

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Re: Amazing Muskie Weekend!

great report! I'm jealous - two days of perfect weather & I was stuck at home with the honey-do list.<br /><br />17-lber on 8lb test, you da man!
 

John_S

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Re: Amazing Muskie Weekend!

JB,<br />Don't know of any true muskie hunters. Everyone that I know that is catching them, are fishing for eyes and/or smallies. Out of the six teams that were in the bragging rights contest, one team had caught a 33" and 36" muskie. Another caught a 30" tiger. A friend, caught and released a 45", two weeks ago. My net won't handle that size fish! I've seen a few boats trolling for them, but doubt that method is paying off, this time of year. The muskies are near the bottom, feasting on the dinker walleyes. Even if they are using deep divers, that would be an expensive option, given the number of hangups in the river. I go through allot of jig heads, during a full day of fishing. <br /><br />MY,<br />Susquhanna River, a few hours drive from you. If your interested and would like more info, post email, and we'll take offline.<br /><br />jtexas,<br />Saw your report on the prior weekend. Sounds like it was a good one. The muskies are much easier to fight, out in the boat. The one my son caught from shore, a couple of weeks ago, had more "exciting" momments. I could live through allot *****ing, to have a day like that. In a month, its all over with. Chunks of hard water, make it too dangerous. <br /><br /><br />Our next time out, maybe Thursday vet day, will bring one of our casting/trolling poles. It is a Ambassader 5500C/7' Ugly Stick/12lb XT combo. Far from a true muskie set-up, but superior to our spinning rigs. I have some 3/4 and 1 oz jig heads, and some 6" large grub/twisters. Much closer to the profile of the 8" dinks, than the small jigs we have been catching them on. Very tempted just to put one of the dinks on a heavy jig. ;) Will try it verticle jigging, anytime we get into school of dinks.
 

mellowyellow

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Re: Amazing Muskie Weekend!

howdy John,<br />e-mail me at ***russghe@yahoo,com***, always<br />looking for new musky spots ;) <br />guys who hunt niagara river have been raving<br />about the big 8" storm wild eye shads for musky<br />jigging, maybe pick up a couple for last trip?<br />they come pre-rigged with 1 big hook up through<br />the back. good idea to add a trailer hook down<br />through tail cuz biggin's will bite the tail<br />right off sometimes. lots of 45-50 inchers taken<br />outa the river this year.<br />good luck,<br />M.Y.
 
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