r/muskiefishing

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Tough opener for me this year. I’ve caught a few Muskies walleye fishing but never walleyes Muskie fishing. Both 20” with eyes bigger than bellies wondering if anyone else has had an experience like this.

Anyone have any experience with this reel or combo? Looking to purchase one soon. Will be used for larger freshwater species.
Thanks!

My Muskie fishing partner of 43 years Ray passed away this week after a long battle which left him wheelchair bound. I’m sad that he’s gone, but I’m glad he isn’t in constant pain anymore. This photo was taken after we fished for 10 hours in the rain & sleet in late November for muskies. We caught 3 fish that day, nothing huge just typical Wisconsin Muskies, 36” 38” and 42” all released. The lake froze over that night. It was our last trip up North before he lost the use of his legs.
We use to fish quietly for hours, not saying anything just casting and enjoying nature around us in the beautiful Northwoods.
He was a great net man and between us we never lost a Muskie netting them. Not many people can make that claim.
Did we lose fish during the fight, oh yeah many lost that way. But our record boat-side was spotless.
Just left his place and his son just gave me all his Muskie gear and hats. Ray left me his fishing gear in his will to me.
I had to pull over I was crying in the car.
I’m at peace that my pal is not suffering, just sad we can’t drag suckers in snowstorms before ice-up anymore. Or bitch about our reels freezing up at 10 degrees outside.
Those were our vacations every fall chasing old mossback Muskie !
RIP Ray.
Mac

Muskie isn’t open in my neck of the woods (Quebec outside of Montreal) so I decided to use some smaller gear for the big pike that also swim here.

Got this Muskie when the bait it the water. I didn’t take her out of the net and had to use wire cutters to get the hook, fish and net untangled.

Very overcast and blustery day after a big storm went over. Air temps are about 18c. Water is a brown murky colour.

The second pic doesn’t do her justice. But from the first and third you can see the size of the lure to her mouth.

My dad held the record for this musky in Pa. He was in several fishing magazines for this fish.

Caught on a mepps 5 black fury

It has gold flakes

My Muskie partner for 37 years Ray Dehn from Howard, Wisconsin passed away yesterday in his sleep.
Together we fished all over North America for ski’s.
We fished the Northwoods & the U.P of Michigan hundreds of times. Canadian waters of Eagle Lake, Lake of the Woods, Thaddeus Lake, Ontario.
Flett Lake NW Territories, Alaska, the Yukon.
North of Sixty.
His ability to catch fish especially walleyes was a skill he learned from his father.
A good net man and friend.
My heart aches, but my friend is now released from the pain he fought for years, as his body simply wore out. He was 92 and fished Muskies till his legs didn’t work anymore a few years ago.
He always released his fish, keeping only a
few walleyes to make our fish fry.
Take care my friend, see you on the big pond someday !
RIP Ray your net man Mac.

45" and crushed a topwater

Certainly not a big one but man oh man this feels amazing, im hooked