January 10, 2008

Muskie Fishing at Spring Lake North, near Peoria IL

Day 3 of 3

After a pair of 5#10oz and 5#9oz pound bass,

why on earth would you switch lakes on day #3  ????

Hmmmmmm......

39.5 inches with a 18.5 inch girth (same fish below)

Mom and Dad came with me today. We opted to give the bass a break and do a little muskie hunting.

Again we launched at 1 PM. (Goose season is in effect until Feb 1st, so NO FISHING before 1 PM)

I started things off with a follow from a real SOW of a muskie (easy 41-42 incher who slashed right at the boat). Two casts later she struck about 10 feet out, rocketed away peeling my drag, but pulled off after only 5-7 seconds (seemed much longer at the time). I felt like a kid with a popped balloon.......... That was horrible.

But at least I had a pattern that felt good.

Next fish was the 39.5 incher. That fish was really stout, estimated weight 17 pounds.

Followed by a sunset 36 incher.

Here's a little video clip of the day.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=l9__PTi6jIc

Good Luck Everybody !!!

I hope to see you on the water very soon.

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