My First Muskie

woody · 05-11-13, 06:01 PM

I caught and released my "first ever" muskie. She measured in at 36" and weighed 10lbs. I caught it with a shallow Bandit Flat Maxx using a 6'6" medium/composite crankbait rod with 8lb mono spooled on a Revo3winch. I fought her for what seemed like 10 minutes or so. She made at least 4 or 5 runs before I was able to wear her out and get her to shore. I managed to get her revived and watched her swim slowly away. An image I will never forget!

I was fishing alone.

-Mark

bluebasser86 · 05-11-13, 06:05 PM

Congrats on your first muskie! I remember mine like it was yesterday.

bassinbob · 05-11-13, 06:22 PM

Great fish!! Congrats.

woody · 05-11-13, 06:25 PM

Thanks!

This muskie is also my new PB.

This image gives a better idea on her size.

-Mark

joedog · 05-11-13, 06:32 PM

Mark great fish!
Did you have some sort of leader or how did you not get bit off.
I loose many a lure to toothy Pike and Musky, so I always want to know ideas to avoid bite offs.

Again great fish and great fun.
Thanks for the share.

woody · 05-11-13, 06:39 PM

Joe, I got lucky and hooked her just outside the mouth.

-Mark

joedog · 05-11-13, 06:42 PM

Thanks Mark.

Their gill plates are sharp as a knife too, saw your hand in pic.

woody · 05-11-13, 07:04 PM

I had a few very small finger cuts, that didn't feel to good until after a good cleaning with soap and water.

-Mark

Bubba_Bruiser · 05-11-13, 10:31 PM

Just watching them on TV looks like it would be a heck of a fight. Good stuff Woody!

nofearengineer · 05-12-13, 12:27 AM

Beautiful killing machines.

Congrats, bud.

You never know...you could catch a bigger one at Dale.

keithdog · 05-12-13, 10:01 AM

Congrats on your first musky! I've caught lots of pike, but never a musky. I can only imagine how that fight must have been!

BigBassin144 · 05-12-13, 11:27 AM

Nice fish Mark!! Musky are a lot of fun on light tackle.

If you pose with the fish, try to keep them horizontal. Holding musky vertically can affect their swim bladder and make them harder to revive before release. I learned this from a musky guy we met on the lake a couple years ago and I thought I'd pass it on.

BB

Wishing2BFishing · 05-15-13, 10:32 AM

Congrats! I am still waiting for my first musky.

WaffleJaw · 05-15-13, 10:45 AM

Mark thats awesome!! Congrats on the first!

05-11-13, 06:01 PM	#1
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	My First Muskie I caught and released my "first ever" muskie. She measured in at 36" and weighed 10lbs. I caught it with a shallow Bandit Flat Maxx using a 6'6" medium/composite crankbait rod with 8lb mono spooled on a Revo3winch. I fought her for what seemed like 10 minutes or so. She made at least 4 or 5 runs before I was able to wear her out and get her to shore. I managed to get her revived and watched her swim slowly away. An image I will never forget! I was fishing alone. -Mark

05-11-13, 06:22 PM	#3
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Great fish!! Congrats. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

05-11-13, 06:32 PM	#5
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	Mark great fish! Did you have some sort of leader or how did you not get bit off. I loose many a lure to toothy Pike and Musky, so I always want to know ideas to avoid bite offs. Again great fish and great fun. Thanks for the share. __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

05-11-13, 06:42 PM	#7
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	Thanks Mark. Their gill plates are sharp as a knife too, saw your hand in pic. __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

05-11-13, 10:31 PM	#9
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Just watching them on TV looks like it would be a heck of a fight. Good stuff Woody! __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

05-11-13, 06:05 PM	#2
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Congrats on your first muskie! I remember mine like it was yesterday.

05-11-13, 06:25 PM	#4
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Thanks! This muskie is also my new PB. This image gives a better idea on her size. -Mark

05-11-13, 06:39 PM	#6
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Joe, I got lucky and hooked her just outside the mouth. -Mark

05-11-13, 07:04 PM	#8
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	I had a few very small finger cuts, that didn't feel to good until after a good cleaning with soap and water. -Mark

05-12-13, 12:27 AM	#10
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Beautiful killing machines. Congrats, bud. You never know...you could catch a bigger one at Dale. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

05-12-13, 10:01 AM	#11
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Congrats on your first musky! I've caught lots of pike, but never a musky. I can only imagine how that fight must have been! __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

05-12-13, 11:27 AM	#12
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Nice fish Mark!! Musky are a lot of fun on light tackle. If you pose with the fish, try to keep them horizontal. Holding musky vertically can affect their swim bladder and make them harder to revive before release. I learned this from a musky guy we met on the lake a couple years ago and I thought I'd pass it on. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

05-15-13, 10:32 AM	#13
Wishing2BFishing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morgantown, Pa Posts: 1,254	Congrats! I am still waiting for my first musky.

05-15-13, 10:45 AM	#14
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Mark thats awesome!! Congrats on the first! __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

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