Day 3 of the Esox Hatrick: It wasn't a monster........ - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

catfishonthelake · #1 08-06-2011, 07:16 PM

..................but is sure as hell was a musky.

Pretty cool. I had this weird hunch that since the pike and pickerel were such a pain, that this one would come easy. We fished for over 9 hours, but this picture was taken after only 90 minutes. I have to say, that this is the absolute first time I've targeted musky for a day from a boat and I love it. The feeling of knowing that a huge fish could hit at any time totally kept me in the zone and the suspense is incredible. I knew we were going to put in a long day, so I "slept-in" and we were fishing by 7am. We actually had a follow and a miss in the first hour. A bit later, I was walking-the-dog over a submerged grass bed with a Saltwater Spook when I saw something smack at it. Before I could finish the sentence that something hit it, BAMMMM, it hit again. Awesome topwater explosion. Not too much of a fight and not a huge fish, but it counts. My first musky in open water and the first true strain that I've caught that wasn't 12-inches.

njfisherman1975 · #2 08-06-2011, 07:22 PM

He'll of a job there catfish!!! All done in the state of nj too...great job!!!

AJFISH13 · #3 08-06-2011, 07:23 PM

Awesome job! 3 days, all 3 main Esocids.

catfishonthelake · #4 08-06-2011, 07:24 PM

Thanks man!! All done within an hour and 15 minutes from my house!!!

AndyS · #5 08-06-2011, 07:41 PM

TRIFECTA COMPLETE !!

Next trifecta on da list, flathead, channel, bullhead.

Later in the fall I'll drag you out for rainbow, brook, and brown

catfishonthelake · #6 08-06-2011, 07:46 PM

Thanks Andy!!! I'll try the flathead, channel, bullhead, but in the fall, you may have trouble prying the musky rod out of my hands. I've been told that's trophy time.

I wouldn't mind joining you for a trout trio though. We may have to do it in NJ though. I'd love to float with you at some point, but this fall is gonna be tough.

Moz · #7 08-06-2011, 07:57 PM

Congrats on the trifecta.

AndyS · #8 08-06-2011, 08:00 PM

It's called a mental health day, hello boss, cough, cough

ChaosStarter · #9 08-06-2011, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyS

TRIFECTA COMPLETE !!

Next trifecta on da list, flathead, channel, bullhead.

Later in the fall I'll drag you out for rainbow, brook, and brown

Trio? Make it a quattro with some Lakers. Since he knows Steve already and prolly owns some binski's.

Skunk City · #10 08-06-2011, 08:18 PM

Congrats man! Id be proud!

Where was the musky caught?