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Post by bigj on Jan 18, 2015 10:20:43 GMT -5
...is finally off.  I caught one on my first outing for musky with a fly rod two years ago and paid dearly for it. I have put in a couple tens of thousands of casts and finally broke the curse. I have a love/hate relationship with this fish. Anyone else chase this fish with a fly rod? |
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Post by greenmonster on Jan 18, 2015 14:28:49 GMT -5
Big J - that's awesome. Great to see you get that skunk off, and with Musky, you were probably about 5 years of skunk early! Might be hope for me yet1
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Post by mwardncsu on Jan 18, 2015 15:18:43 GMT -5
Nice fish I'm assuming a nearby river? If it was on SML that that was probay 5 years too early to rid your skunk  |
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Post by bigj on Jan 18, 2015 15:25:05 GMT -5
Nice fish I'm assuming a nearby river? If it was on SML that that was probay 5 years too early to rid your skunk Correct. It was in the New. Would love to catch one in sml though. Contemplated trying it last fall but couldn't resist the stripers on sml. I at least feel like I have a chance with stripers on a fly on that lake. |
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Post by thenextlevel on Jan 24, 2015 20:09:01 GMT -5
Musky chaser here. My last dry spell was close to a year. Fishing 2-3 Sunday's a month for them. They can be maddening, but the reward is worth it. Will be out tomorrow for them
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Post by bigj on Jan 25, 2015 9:05:14 GMT -5
That they are. They can drive you nuts, make you feel like your efforts are frivolous, then they will pop out of no where and make your knees shake. Best of luck to you today.
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Post by bigj on May 15, 2015 9:02:08 GMT -5
Thought I'd revive this fly fishing thread. Haven't been to SML in a while now, but caught a musky yesterday on the James. Hope to get another one this spring before the rivers warm up.  |
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Post by psuhntr on May 15, 2015 13:59:33 GMT -5
awesome!
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Post by boardfishin on May 18, 2015 8:24:15 GMT -5
BigJ, nice fish! You fishing just below Bosher's? Also, what wt rod and reel are you using? I need to get a bigger stick for SML stripers.
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Post by bigj on May 19, 2015 7:57:02 GMT -5
Musky aren't that far down on the James. I was way up river from there. I'm throwing a fast action 10 wt. Same rod I use on SML for stripers. I plan on getting either a 9 wt or an 11 wt to add as a second rod to the big fish arsenal. Haven't decided.
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