05-09-2003, 06:01 AM
nomoose,
I too would like to learn how to latch onto the tigers. I have my only muskie on a board that I could bring along as long as nobody laughs at me. It was stored in my garage a dozen years ago and I once placed in harm's way. Long story short, my wife backed over it with our Corvette and now the head and a fin need a little attention. It was caught when I was 15 and I won 3rd place in the Muskies, Inc. International Muskie Tournament on Leech Lake, Minnesota, in 1976. My dad was, I believe, in 13th place in the Release Division, fairly new that year. I grew up on a campground with most of our customers chasing muskies. I can tell many a yarn about the 1970s and the characters, their fishing success stories and the way we fished for them. I no longer have the photos to back up the stories of others but do have mine. You're probably wondering: the fish was 47 1/4 inches long, 24 lbs. 12 oz and was quite thin. Folks at Muskies, Inc. had no clue that Pineview or other Utah lakes had muskies but after my 3 year old son caught one in March, 2002, they learned. Has anybody thought about setting up a chapter locally? I think there is one in Colorado but mostly upper Midwest, now Kentucky and several other states. Let us know the date, place, etc. Thanks!!!
Kevin
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I too would like to learn how to latch onto the tigers. I have my only muskie on a board that I could bring along as long as nobody laughs at me. It was stored in my garage a dozen years ago and I once placed in harm's way. Long story short, my wife backed over it with our Corvette and now the head and a fin need a little attention. It was caught when I was 15 and I won 3rd place in the Muskies, Inc. International Muskie Tournament on Leech Lake, Minnesota, in 1976. My dad was, I believe, in 13th place in the Release Division, fairly new that year. I grew up on a campground with most of our customers chasing muskies. I can tell many a yarn about the 1970s and the characters, their fishing success stories and the way we fished for them. I no longer have the photos to back up the stories of others but do have mine. You're probably wondering: the fish was 47 1/4 inches long, 24 lbs. 12 oz and was quite thin. Folks at Muskies, Inc. had no clue that Pineview or other Utah lakes had muskies but after my 3 year old son caught one in March, 2002, they learned. Has anybody thought about setting up a chapter locally? I think there is one in Colorado but mostly upper Midwest, now Kentucky and several other states. Let us know the date, place, etc. Thanks!!!
Kevin
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