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Bruce's Muskies Caught and Released

The following are details of fish I've caught, where I caught them, what I caught them on, and the conditions on the day I caught them. Musky fishing is all about knowing good fishing conditions and what lures to use. In an effort to better understand this information I've kept track of this so as to help me prune down the number of fishing lures I maintain.  

My Current Musky Count: 11
Musky Fish Details:

Date: Time: Fish: Bait: Location: Spot: Water/Temp Air/Temp Sky
10/24/2010 11:00 am 36" Musky Sucker minnow Amacon, WI reeds 50 55 Raining
10/24/2010 10:30 am 34" Musky Sucker minnow Amacon, WI reeds 50 55 Raining
6/16/2002 11:00 am small Musky Dirty Yellow Mepps Magnum (gold spoon) Amacon, WI reeds 72 82 Partly cloudy
6/11/2002 6:20 pm 38" Musky Chartruse/Red Buchertail (chartruse/red spoon) Bald Eagle, MN reeds 62 75 Partly cloudy
9/02/2002 8:20 am 27" Musky Dirty Yellow Mepps Magnum (gold spoon) Amacon, WI reeds 65 84 Cloudy
6/12/2002 7:40 pm 39" Musky Green/Black Jackpot Bald Eagle, MN hump 68 75 Cloudy
6/12/2002 6:20 pm 45" Musky Blue/Silver Twitch Bait Bald Eagle, MN weed bed 72 78 Raining
06/12/2002 8:00 am 32" Musky Orange Mepps Giant Killer Bald Eagle, MN reeds 67 75 Overcast
06/02/2002 3:00 pm 37" Musky Green/Black Jackpot Bald Eagle, MN point 62 70 Partly Cloudy
09/12/2001 9:00 am 32" Musky Orange Mepps Giant Killer Amacon, WI point 62 70 Clear
8/9/2001 7:00 am 34" Musky Orange Mepps Giant Killer Leach, MN weed bed 62 65 Clear/Fog

Best Fishing Days:

9/02/2002 Fun day of fishing with cozen Nate, boated only 3, but lost 2 near the boat and had three blowouts - personally landed only one small 27" and missed landing 2 at the boat, but enjoyed helping net my cozen's first Musky!
6/12/2002 Unreal day of Fishing, boated 7 in 8 hours with two different people in two different boats - personally landed 3 (32", 39", and 45")
9/12/2001 Day after 9/11 attacks (bright sunny day - not an airplane in the sky), boated 6, lost two at boat - personally landed only 1 (32") but enjoyed helping net for Pete who had an awesome day

Most Exciting Catches:
 

06/11/2003 First Figure 8 Catch - While reeling in saw flash of a tail up near the boat and immediately went into a figure 8 pattern. Pete told me to keep the pattern large while keeping the lure deep (least a couple feet under the surface). After about 10 figure 8's Pete said to keep going and also to raise and lower the lure while keeping the speed relatively constant. After about my 15th figure 8 I could no longer see the fish or any signs of life beneath the boat but I kept going... All of the sudden... WHAM! This fish hit the lure with vengeance and I almost lost my reel as well as my balance (nearly fell out of the boat) because I was so unprepared for the strike. We landed this fish (38" musky) and my best description of the experience - AWESOME! Because your so close to the action these hits are unbelievably hard and you'll need to be prepared to free spool if the fish decides to run.

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