Strange catch

[greylundman]

I caught eelpout(same as burbot i think?) on two different occaisions, also caught what looked like a Goby minnow ( I sure hope it wasn't) a long time ago. I once lost a lure at one of my favorite spots and two weeks later got snagged with a different lure and freed the 1st lure and it floated to the surface.

[DonH]

I also caught onto an anchor rope that also chocked off the motor, but still almost pulled the boat under. Took a lot of water over the back, in fact the motor was almost below water for a second. Scared the crap out of me. Had to cut the motor free, which was no easy task as it was pouring rain, windy and cold. My buddy had to stand up and pull on the motor as I went down as far as I could reach to cut the rope. We were in a small 14 footer. Not something I want to do ever again.

On a happier note, I once caught a net with a 6 pack. The beer was cold and really hit the spot.

[ToddM]

Sculpins look like gobies and are native to the area.

[muskeye]

Funny stuff these strange catches.
I have caught a burbot and a mudpuppy while ice fishing on the flowage. They were let go but burbot don't always get the release on chequamegon bay because they are delicious.
A cousin and friend from Milwaukee were with me on a hot summer day years ago with nothing going. I finally hooked into a dandy while using a shad rap that was tough to bring off bottom, whenever I gained some line on the spool it would dive back to the bottom. I got it up to the boat but couldn't get it to the surface so I had my cousin put the net deep in the water and he got it. He lifts up the net only to reveal my huge catch was a big rock!! That was the only thing we got that day and is still out there for somebody else to catch.

[The Frog caster]

Once caught an owl as my lure "jitterbug" was being casted at night. The owl snachted the lure in mid-air, landed in a tree after taking most of my line. while perched on a branch the owl flew away leaving the lure snagged on the branch. I yanked, tugged, whipped and pulled from different directions hoping to free the lure. One last desparation tug and that lure shot out like a cannon just missing my head ............. and I call myself a fisherman ??? Regards, Larry (frog caster)