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FASTEDDIE29
09-24-2019, 01:57 PM
Had a very rare half day of work last Thursday. Headed west to the Musky to catch bait and do some catfishing. There were Rainbow Trout in almost every hole I checked. 1 hole held about 25 or so Bows. I stayed there caught my bait and smacked the crap out of those feisty Trout. A couple of em’ took a ride with me to the big river. Haha! Got a few small Flatheads in the 4-5 lb. range. One of them was so hungry that it devoured a 9 inch Rainbow. Amazing what these invasive species can fit in there mouth!

Also on this day I hooked, almost landed and then proceeded to lose the biggest Musky in my life. Would’ve been a PB for me. I had her by the tail but she didn’t like that very much. So she took off running and while I was trying to turn her for the 3rd time to get her in she did a head shake and snapped the 8lb. test leader on my ultra lite Walleye rod. Nothing I could do unfortunately. Why must these big, allegedly smart fish have to eat small Keitech’s meant for other fish!?!?!?!? DAMMIT!!! TIGHT LINEZ!!!:D
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Mikey topaz
09-24-2019, 03:44 PM
You see it time and time again these big muskys caught on stupid tiny small jigs and small lures!!! Buddy I hope the legend is still in one piece and not a two piece.....???? Your gonna need it soon

thmyorke1
09-24-2019, 07:13 PM
Those flatheads are sorta pretty when they're not abominably huge.

Nice way to combine trout fishing and catfishing together. Sorry about the lost musky but oh well they're just carp with teeth after all :D :D :D You got your target species!

AndyS
09-24-2019, 09:09 PM
Damn on the SKI !!! Great report !

ALS Mako
09-24-2019, 10:03 PM
Heartbreaker for sure eddie, but hey, at least you got on the water.

Chrisper4694
09-25-2019, 01:33 PM
a face only a mother could love!

ALS Mako
09-25-2019, 05:41 PM
a face only a mother could love!

Are you talking the flathead or eddie? Or both?:D:p

Jigman13
09-25-2019, 10:30 PM
Got them in the canal on jigs! Had others following that were MUCH bigger then the one I landed!

Esox Luciano
09-25-2019, 10:52 PM
Sucks about the ski, figures he'd bite the small setup. Still a nice flathead though!! Nice catch!

JDTuna
09-26-2019, 08:43 AM
They have an appetite for sure! Great fish, sorry about the 'ski.

Chrisper4694
09-26-2019, 11:46 AM
Are you talking the flathead or eddie? Or both?:D:p

up for debate

Hookmanski
09-28-2019, 08:34 PM
Those things are crazy looking! Bummer about the musky, but you'll get an even bigger one next time :D