my first Muskie! (from shore) caught on a Mepps Black Fury Oh Yeah Diggit!!

[Hulkster]

Only problem was, I had fished for hours with my actual muskie setup, and I took a break from it, picked up my Loomis Imx Pro Bass rod (7'6 MH) cast da mepps and wham.

go figure lol

Cast Da Mepps!

[Further North]

Congrats!

I've caught dozens of muskies on bass-sized tackle, including a #5 Mepps.

You don't need big stuff to catch them.

I'm not terribly fond of seeing that fish laying on a wooden dock though...

[gim]

2 minutes ago, Further North said:

You don't need big stuff to catch them.

I’m on board with this concept too.

[greentrout]

One of the hardest fish on the planet to catch ...

Thumbs Up

[Bankbeater]

Congratulations!  A good sized muskie is a lot of fun on bass tackle.

[gim]

There is an episode of River Monsters when Jeremy Wade is at Eagle Lake, Ontario. He muskie fishes for almost 2 weeks with nothing but small pike to show for it. His body is exhausted and his mental status is fatigued. He finally just gives up, and goes trout fishing with a medium spinning setup to gain some confidence back. Only then does he hook into nearly a 4 foot muskie and miraculously lands it.

[Hulkster]

2 hours ago, gimruis said:

There is an episode of River Monsters when Jeremy Wade is at Eagle Lake, Ontario. He muskie fishes for almost 2 weeks with nothing but small pike to show for it. His body is exhausted and his mental status is fatigued. He finally just gives up, and goes trout fishing with a medium spinning setup to gain some confidence back. Only then does he hook into nearly a 4 foot muskie and miraculously lands it.

 ok this i gotta check out lol

On 9/17/2023 at 8:55 PM, Further North said:

Congrats!

I've caught dozens of muskies on bass-sized tackle, including a #5 Mepps.

You don't need big stuff to catch them.

I'm not terribly fond of seeing that fish laying on a wooden dock though...

ya that was the instant I got him out of the water. he was protected by the wet net and safely released. he took off like a torpedo. 

[T-Billy]

Congratulations!!!

[TnRiver46]

Nice one!!!!

[Fishing_Rod]

Bravo! Well Done! I can only imagine the experience. Thank You for sharing and congratulations! Time for more fishing, right? I'm sure that one in the photo had friends. Cheers!