"Muskie Old Man" steals wife's 54" muskie!!
The muskie season got off to a great start in our area. Our very own board regular, Muskie Old Man (M.O.M.), arrived June 20 for a week of fishing muskies and some walleyes.
On Sunday, June 21, M.O.M. and his lovely wife were fishing a weed bed in about 6 feet of water. Mrs. M.O.M. raised a very large fish and then after a few mins, M.O.M. asked permission to throw at the fish himself. Permission was granted and well, you can almost expect what happened next.
The behemoth grabbed his jointed Crane bait and the fight was on. Mrs. MOM dutifully put the net under this fish and held on tight as it started to show its unhappiness at being caged.
MOM then uttered something about disappointment at the 54" length because he had thought it looked bigger when it followed in the first time and because it was only equal to his previous personal best.
Well I don't know about you but when a guy steals a huge fish from his wife and then complains that it's ONLY 54" long, he might be expecting the muskie gods to take notice and perhaps even things out somehow.
What do you think he could expect? Leader malfunctions? Massive backlashes that end up in lost bucktails? Snags that snap a rod in two? Hmmmmmmm.......I know one thing. I wouldn't want that kind of karma coming my way.
All in all, still a great fish and a great week. MOM somewhat redeemed himself by putting Mrs MOM on a nice northern and doing a good job on the net.
Without further ado, here is the 54" legal Lake of the Woods muskie caught June 21, 2009 in Sabaskong Bay!! Also pictured is a shot of the head as the fish is being set back in the water and the 39" northern caught and released by Mrs MOM on June 25, 2009.
Congratulations to both anglers on such a great catch and good, quick release.
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