Got an invite from corey to take up some space in his drift boat pursuing some predator type fish. it was a welcome change of pace from all the trout fishing i'm accustomed to. after an entire day of rotating between casting and manning the sticks i landed the only and my first tiger musky. i didn't notice him following my perch pattern until it was about 2 ft. behind my fly. i had given 2 quick strips then paused and when i paused he made his move and pounced on it. it was cool to see it all unravel. there was no need to wait to fell the tug before setting the hook. i saw his big ole mouth open up and as soon as i saw my fly get engulfed i set the hook. unfortunately tiger muskies, like pike, at least from my little experience with pike, don't have a whole lot of fight in them. it was still awesome to land such a sweet fish. we got a rough measurement of 36 inches.
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Nice! those are bad A and on my fish bucket list.
Way to go, Mike! I hope to get out after em next week!
Been meaning to pursue those for a while now, trout have just kept me busy. Awesome fish!
thanks guys. although big and strong the fight, at least in this guy, wasn't anything impressive
the fight might have been unimpressive, but the size of it's head certainly is.
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