New PB Musky ~ !!! Video Added 2024
A-Jay reply :
While fishing a deep point with a jerkbait for smallies today, I hooked what I thought was a U-Boat.
Hoping the 10lb InvisX would hold her, it was all I could do to keep from pooping my pants.
Net job was quite an adventure but in the end, I got to hold & measure this Beautiful Full Framed Beast.
48 inches of stunning Michigan Musky.
I am so pumped !!!
A-Jay
Allen Der reply :
Congrats! Looks like a great lakes strain musky
DSTN reply :
Absolutely awesome! Congrats!
soflabasser reply :
Congratulations on your new personal best muskie.
jimmyjoe reply :
On 10 lb. fluoro? Congratulations!!! You know how envious I am, right? ???? jj
Not_Here reply :
.
Bluebasser86 reply :
What a beast! Were you using any wire or just straight 10lb InvisX? I've been using 8lb for my small jerkbaits on a spinning rod and loving it, but I haven't tested it quite like that ????
A-Jay reply :
On 5/1/2019 at 11:06 AM, Bluebasser86 said:What a beast! Were you using any wire or just straight 10lb InvisX? I've been using 8lb for my small jerkbaits on a spinning rod and loving it, but I haven't tested it quite like that ????
Thanks. No wire. Wasn't expecting to run into her but that's always when it happens right? I hooked her on the top/side of her face. The hook marks are visible in the pic. I was super lucky because she actually broke me off while I was trying to net her. But she was gassed and just sat there for a second. Which was long enough for me to scoop her up in the little Frabil. She folded up just right and it was over.
The video is hectic. I'll be able to post it next week.
Crazy deal.
A-Jay
Glenn reply :
Absolutely amazing A-Jay! Amazing fish, amazing line, amazing story-of-a-lifetime!!
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 5/1/2019 at 11:29 AM, A-Jay said:Thanks. No wire. Wasn't expecting to run into her but that's always when it happens right? I hooked her on the top/side of her face. The hook marks are visible in the pic. I was super lucky because she actually broke me off while I was trying to net her. But she was gassed and just sat there for a second. Which was long enough for me to scoop her up in the little Frabil. She folded up just right and it was over.
The video is hectic. I'll be able to post it next week.
Crazy deal.
A-Jay
A whole lot of skill mixed with a little luck to land that monster!
Tim Kelly reply :
Great story for a great fish. Beats my 44" PB hands down. Can't wait to see the video.
TnRiver46 reply :
Congrats!!! Sounds wild!
roadwarrior reply :
TOXIC reply :
On 5/1/2019 at 11:29 AM, A-Jay said:But she was gassed and just sat there for a second.
And I'd wager you did too!! 
Joshua van Wyk reply :
On 5/1/2019 at 9:47 AM, A-Jay said:While fishing a deep point with a jerkbait for smallies today, I hooked what I thought was a U-Boat.
Hoping the 10lb InvisX would hold her, it was all I could do to keep from pooping my pants.
Net job was quite an adventure but in the end, I got to hold & measure this Beautiful Full Framed Beast.
48 inches of stunning Michigan Musky.
I am so pumped !!!
I have a most excellent video account of most of this exciting event but sadly will not be able to upload it here for a week or so. But I will as soon as I can. It's too good not to.
A-Jay
Amazing!
fishballer06 reply :
What a tank. Sounds like a really fun and memorable catch. Congrats!
MarkH024 reply :
Awesome fish Ajay. What a beauty!
Fishingmickey reply :
What a way to start the year Ajay! Absolutely beautiful fish! I'll bet your heart was in your throat the entire time you had her on the line!
Fishingmickey
A-Jay reply :
On 5/1/2019 at 10:22 PM, Fishingmickey said:What a way to start the year Ajay! Absolutely beautiful fish! I'll bet your heart was in your throat the entire time you had her on the line!
Fishingmickey
Thank you Sir.
From the savage strike, and the speed and ridiculous length of that first run, I was guessing it wasn't a bass. But judging by the huge head shakes being transmitted up that thin and very taxed line, down the rod and into my already shaking hands, whatever it was, it was hefty.
I was doing relatively OK until I saw her. Heart rate soared, respiration tripled and my knees got a little rubbery at that point. Managed to pull it together plus get super lucky with the 'landing'.
Amazing feeling.
The 2019 season has started fast. Makes early expectations for every trip somewhat unrealistically high.
Keeps me motivated though.
A-Jay
12poundbass reply :
Holy crap @A-Jay that’s a monster! Well done sir! Keep the momentum going, this season already has the potential to be a memorable one for you, that’s for sure!
gimruis reply :
Holy crap, is muskie season already open in Michigan? It doesn’t even open here in MN until the second Saturday in June.
Way north bass guy reply :
On 5/3/2019 at 8:22 AM, gimruis said:Holy crap, is muskie season already open in Michigan? It doesn’t even open here in MN until the second Saturday in June.
Same here in Ontario. And here, if you catch an out of season fish, your not supposed to take any pics of it, just immediately release it. But that is a beauty of a fish A-Jay ????????
A-Jay reply :
That's funny.
On 5/3/2019 at 8:53 AM, Way north bass guy said:Same here in Ontario. And here, if you catch an out of season fish, your not supposed to take any pics of it, just immediately release it. But that is a beauty of a fish A-Jay ????????
Thanks.
That's interesting, no picture.
#notrealistic
A-Jay
WVU-SCPA reply :
Beautiful fish.
Here is PA they are firing on all cylinders, every other laydown had a beast laying off it Wednesday. It's a little less stressful when you hook them with the proper gear ???? but what fun is that.
J Francho reply :
Wow, A-Jay! Awesome toothy!
NorcalBassin reply :
Beautiful fish. Congratulations!
slonezp reply :
Congrats. A real trophy you got there
NYWayfarer reply :
Monstah!
Grats! can't wait to see the vid.
Chris at Tech reply :
What's a guy gotta do to see this vid, man? ????
A-Jay reply :
On 5/18/2019 at 10:11 PM, Chris at Tech said:What's a guy gotta do to see this vid, man? ????
I hear ya @Chris at Tech- It's killing be fall so far behind . . .
Good news though, my recent PC / video editing problems which had delay the loading of content have been resolved. I will be loading the rest of my more noteworthy trips from the first month of the 2019 open water season here as I complete the edits. Perhaps one or two every other day for the next week or so until I get caught up.
I'll add the link here . . .perhaps by the end of this weekend.
A-Jay
A-Jay reply :
Video Added here and to the OP ~
@Chris at Tech
A-Jay
Further North reply :
Great fish, and I'm impressed you got her in the net with that light tackle!
She was clearly eating well all winter.
Chris at Tech reply :
On 5/19/2019 at 3:12 AM, A-Jay said:Video Added here and to the OP ~
@Chris at Tech
A-Jay
Egggcellent...!
12poundbass reply :
Finally got to watch great video, and great fish!
soflabasser reply :
Saw the video, that is a beautiful muskie you caught. Must of been a great feeling surpassing your previous 39-40 inch muskie with this 48 incher! Have you heard of 50 inch or bigger muskies being caught from this lake or is the one you caught the biggest one you know that came from there?
roadwarrior reply :
Just finished watching your video...WOO-HOO!
A-Jay reply :
On 5/22/2019 at 6:38 PM, soflabasser said:Saw the video, that is a beautiful muskie you caught. Must of been a great feeling surpassing your previous 39-40 inch muskie with this 48 incher! Have you heard of 50 inch or bigger muskies being caught from this lake or is the one you caught the biggest one you know that came from there?
Thanks ~
While I do not target Musky, I do enjoy catching them when whenever I get the chance. And Yes - it felt pretty good.
The current (top pic) and previous (bottom pic) Michigan state record muskys were both taken from the same "Chain" of lakes where my fish came from. They are connected via rivers.
A-Jay
Largies4Life reply :
I was out this past weekend and hooked into a big Musky on a Red Eye Shad! It came off shortly after, but it came completely out of the water. My guess was a 45"-50" class fish. It's crazy feeling their head shakes with light gear like that! Very awesome fish you got there. Very healthy with no marks on her, can't beat that!
Lucky Craft Man reply :
Man, what a great video! I think you're going to need a bigger net...haha. After May, all my smallmouth gear goes away and all the musky gear comes out until the fall. Definintly a great fish to pursue and as you mentioned, after catching a musky that size, all other fish pale in comparison. Great Catch!!
boostr reply :
Noice and congrats. I would of been at a loss cause I don't carry a net that big. lol
A-Jay reply :
On 7/12/2019 at 11:50 PM, boostr said:Noice and congrats. I would of been at a loss cause I don't carry a net that big. lol
Thanks ~
My Frabil was woefully undersized in this case as well - but I got lucky !
A-Jay
puddlepuncher reply :
Wow that was impressive. Setting up a camera, pulling up the trolling motor all while fighting that thing. Let me know if you ever need a cameraman!
redmeansdistortion reply :
Awesome vid A-Jay! One thing I must ask, when ya gunna git yer Michigan accent? 
A-Jay reply :
On 7/13/2019 at 7:48 PM, redmeansdistortion said:Awesome vid A-Jay! One thing I must ask, when ya gunna git yer Michigan accent?
Thanks ~
I thought I had a good one don't cha know.
????
A-Jay
12poundbass reply :
On 7/13/2019 at 9:15 PM, A-Jay said:Thanks ~
I thought I had a good one don't cha know.
????
A-Jay
Don’t forget to end every sentence with eh. If I remember correctly you already have a Stormy Cromer so that’s a check off the list.
redmeansdistortion reply :
On 7/13/2019 at 10:05 PM, 12poundbass said:Don’t forget to end every sentence with eh. If I remember correctly you already have a Stormy Cromer so that’s a check off the list.
Eh is more a Yooper/northern MI thing, down state we say "ya know"
12poundbass reply :
On 7/13/2019 at 10:06 PM, redmeansdistortion said:Eh is more a Yooper/northern MI thing, down state we say "ya know"
I always say eh. I’m in central Michigan, there aren’t too many here who say it though.
Bankbeater reply :
Congratulations! That is quite a monster!
muskiejason reply :
d**n! What a beast. Congrats and great job! I know a few folks who are going to be extremely jealous when i share your vid with them.
A-Jay reply :
On 8/1/2019 at 9:30 AM, muskiejason said:d**n! What a beast. Congrats and great job! I know a few folks who are going to be extremely jealous when i share your vid with them.
Hello Jason and Welcome to Bass Resource ~
Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it.
A-Jay
Jleebesaw reply :
I hooked into a muskie while bass fishing a couple of weeks ago. Same type of deal. 8 pound test on a spinning rod. Eventually got it to the boat and my buddy pulled it out but lost it when it freaked out on the deck. It would have been the biggest fish I've ever caught. It probably wasnt legal, but I just wanted a pic with it. d**n muskies have to be 54" on the st lawrence river.
A-Jay reply :
On 8/2/2019 at 6:16 AM, Jleebesaw said:I hooked into a muskie while bass fishing a couple of weeks ago. Same type of deal. 8 pound test on a spinning rod. Eventually got it to the boat and my buddy pulled it out but lost it when it freaked out on the deck. It would have been the biggest fish I've ever caught. It probably wasnt legal, but I just wanted a pic with it. d**n muskies have to be 54" on the st lawrence river.
Well, unless you were going to keep it, and I don't know why you would want to, you could have still had a killer photo op ! Hope you get the next one.....
A-Jay
Jleebesaw reply :
On 8/2/2019 at 6:53 AM, A-Jay said:Well, unless you were going to keep it, and I don't know why you would want to, you could have still had a killer photo op ! Hope you get the next one.....
A-Jay
A-Jay
Oh, I wouldn't keep a muskie. I had no net in the boat. I usually dont carry a net. If I catch a pike or small muskie, I just try getting the hook out with its body still in the water by holding its mouth with fish grippers. I dont like the slime and hate the smell. Now I bring the net every time I go to the big river. Got caught unprepared!
I have never heard of anybody keeping muskie but some people must. With a daily limit of 1 fish over 54", there aren't many being kept, that's for sure. I saw a guy on facebook who got a legal one a few days before my run in. I caught a 44" tiger on the hard water there a few years ago. That is the biggest fish I've ever caught. I wish I had caught it on a rod and real.
gimruis reply :
44 inch tiger is a really big one. They don’t grow nearly as big as a pure strain muskie. Biggest tiger I caught was 38.5 inches and I thought that one was huge for a hybrid.
Further North reply :
On 7/12/2019 at 11:55 PM, A-Jay said:Thanks ~
My Frabil was woefully undersized in this case as well - but I got lucky !
A-Jay
I keep three different sized nets on board because of where I live and I never know what I'm going to get:
- A "trout sized" 17" hoop, hand help net for bass,
- A large EGO with a rubber net for bigger bass, and Esox up to about 35"
- A 44" x 48" Frabill Power Stow for pike and musky bigger than that. https://www.frabill.com/nets/by-series/power-stow/power-stow-knotless-net
...that last one hurt my wallet, but I don't want kill a big fish that's decades old just because I was too cheap to spend some $$$.
A-Jay reply :
On 8/25/2019 at 4:26 AM, Further North said:I keep three different sized nets on board because of where I live and I never know what I'm going to get:
- A "trout sized" 17" hoop, hand help net for bass,
- A large EGO with a rubber net for bigger bass, and Esox up to about 35"
- A 44" x 48" Frabill Power Stow for pike and musky bigger than that. https://www.frabill.com/nets/by-series/power-stow/power-stow-knotless-net
...that last one hurt my wallet, but I don't want kill a big fish that's decades old just because I was too cheap to spend some $$$.
Agreed ~
Looks like this one's headed north.
A-Jay
https://www.amazon.com/Frabill-40-Inch-44-Inch-Folding-Telescoping/dp/B00C4ZLHHY/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=power+stow+net+8530&qid=1566682049&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Further North reply :
On 8/25/2019 at 5:28 AM, A-Jay said:Agreed ~
Looks like this one's headed north.
A-Jay
https://www.amazon.com/Frabill-40-Inch-44-Inch-Folding-Telescoping/dp/B00C4ZLHHY/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=power+stow+net+8530&qid=1566682049&s=gateway&sr=8-1
You'll love it!
Mine stays folded flat, either tucked into the passenger side on the floor, or on the port side rear.
Yes, you can open it with one hand with a fish on.
Jim Sutter reply :
Unbelievable. Great job. Hope you can sleep tonight. That's a fish that dreams are made of.
related Other Fish Species topic
previous topic
© 2024 - fishing.qciss.net. All Rights Reserved.