Northwest Reel Life June 2024 Volume 3 Issue 8 - Flipbook - Page 15
The muskie’s teeth had cut
the line as clean as a razor
blade. I then cast a large
spinner bait to the area and
had an instant hook-up.
“Got him,” I said excitedly
but the big fish leaped
and spit out the hook.
We didn’t think it was the
muskie but never knew for
sure just what species of
fish it was. We continued
fishing for a couple of
hours. Don was throwing
a large silver Rapala Shad
Rap and I was casting a
large brown crawfish Hawg
Boss Super Toad.
We were catching
squawfish almost
constantly. We caught so
many that when one was
hooked, the other angler
barely looked and just kept
on casting. “Casting on
automatic,” as Don put it.
Finally, Don really got my
attention when he yelled,
“Muskie, I’ve got one.” The
huge fish was beautiful
and put up a pretty good
fight. Fortunately, this fish
was hooked in the lips and
was unable to cut the line
with his sharp teeth. As
he began to tire, we were
wondering how we could
land it. We had no net.
After a few unsuccessful
attempts trying to land him
by the gill plates, I grabbed
his lower lip with a pair
of pliers and hoisted him
into the boat. The hooks
were removed and he was
placed into the live well for
a much-needed rest.
When the fish was first put
into the live well, it was so
tired it could not remain in
an upright position. I held
it upright for a couple of
minutes while its gill plates
pumped fresh oxygen into
its body. The fish then
seemed to quickly recover
its strength while we
readied the cameras and
the tape measure.
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