close call muskies

[Chrisper4694]

this year is off to a painfully slow start for muskie with me. headed out with fishinfool (trying to get his first). took us a while to find some or for the bite to turn on. had two follows off a point but no take. then shortly after guys behind us trolling (we were casting) hooked into one. we hoped that was a sign the bite was coming on and it was.

shortly after i got a perfect solid hit in range that i could see it on my slow hovering frankenspinner i set the hook hard and just for a split second the rod slipped in my palm and twisted giving the muskie the littlest bit of slack...gone before i could recover! shortly after that i hit the thick weeds with top water because fishinfool saw movement, he was spot on, another muskie! I got it to follow out to the edge of the open water before it hit (perfect!) bam it nails it! swing and a miss! should've waited an extra 1/100th of a second!!

I blew one great chance and another good chance. wish fishinfool had a strike so he at least got a chance at one, but we'll get it! neither fish was huge, maybe mid 30s", but would've been nice. caught one average pickerel to avoid the skunk.

[Andrushkin33]

LoL,

Chris that was probably Mikey getting into one behind you.

No worries I know you'll nail one before this month is over.

Andre

[FASTEDDIE29]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, keep at it Chris! You'll get em eventually! Today looked to be a toothy kind of day!

[Esox Luciano]

No fish but great report bro! Love that you get business with your homemade stuff man!! As hard as you go, we definitely expect to see some beasts soon. That rage monster show up & turn you green again, I know I would've hulked out!! That shit will definitely bring you back there though, with a vengeance!