![]() ![]() We need more practice A musky can do a lot of thrashing when it is held by a jaw gripper. This year we are using a jaw gripper for musky and pike fishing. ![]() It went berserk when I clamped the gripper on the lower jaw. The battle was not long, not long enough to tire the fish, unfortunately. No rod holder will ever be invented that will allow a rod to be removed easily if even a modest size musky is hooked. “I got one”, he said while fumbling to get his rod out of the rod holder. And right on cue, my partner’s rod lurched back. This quick change from steep bottom to gently sloping bottom is a great place to find musky. This long, steep bank continues to a wide mouth bay where the bottom contour abruptly changes. ![]() Our lines were right where we wanted them, occasionally smacking bottom. We swung wide to avoid the shallow water that extends from the point, then followed the very steep bank. The first time I used that lure was a three-musky day.Ī long point narrows the lake considerably maybe 250 years up from the launch. However, the amount of paint that has been scraped off by musky teeth is a testament to my faith in my wife, Jeri, picking lures. Mine was labeled as a crappie pattern which, to me, looks nothing like crappie. Anderson’s was a black scale color pattern. No luck there this day, though.īoth of our lines were rigged with Grandma Lures, my favorite musky lure. We started trolling not far from the launch ramp through a short stretch that had produced considerable musky action in the past. Climbing back up those cement steps was nearly impossible. If we may flash forward a few hours, sitting in the boat all morning was torture on my knees. ![]()
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