Expanding MN Musky Lakes

[MuskyManiac]

At a time when MN musky fisheries are under attack by some people spreading a lot of misinformation and fear-mongering, it's nice to know there is some science and popular MN fishing personalities on the musky's side. Awesome video from Lindner Media Productions.

 

[Sum1]

The Lindner boys are some stand-up dudes. Of all people rich or poor, famous or not, Al Lindner is one fella I would like to spend a day fishing with.

 

[Casey Buchholz]

This great!

 

[MuskyManiac]

 

[Lycanthrope]

Does a 10lb musky fight harder than a 10lb pike?

 

[Duckslayer100]

I'm all for expanded musky opportunities. The best way to fill a 5-gallon pickle jar is with a 50-inch mushkie!

 

[nxtgeneration]

Mmmmm smoked mushky.

All kidding aside, I've gone musky fishing a few of times with my brother in law around the cities and at Leech. Never caught one but we did have a few follows and it sure gets your heart pumping. And its a hell of an upper body workout too.

 

[Duckslayer100]

I always find it ironic that musky guys can fish for hours and hours hucking 5-pound lures, and them some schmuck with 6-pound test, a shiner and a Lindy rig catches a 54-incher by accident while targeting eyes. That's gotta drive 'em nuts!

 

[SerchforPerch]

Its not the accidental catch that drives people nuts its the fact that delayed mortality on big muskies is high especially when said folks proceed with a paparazzi style Catch-Torture-Release photo shoot and mishandling a fish of that caliber in the process..

 

[nxtgeneration]

We were on Minnetonka one morning casting and some clown pulls up in a ski boat and starts casting. He pulled up close enough that we could see in his boat and all he had was a small bass net and a couple pounders and cowgirls on a seat. Pretty sure if he hooked into one either A. he would've ended up in the water; or B. He would've killed the fish trying to wrangle it in the boat. Highly doubt he had any hook removing tools that would be sufficient either.

 

[Duckslayer100]

Its not the accidental catch that drives people nuts its the fact that delayed mortality on big muskies is high especially when said folks proceed with a paparazzi style Catch-Torture-Release photo shoot and mishandling a fish of that caliber in the process..

It's only torture if you release them. Otherwise you're just tenderizing the meat. Speeds the pickling process.