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Title: This mornings catch
Post by: Emptyhanded on July 29, 2009, 02:49:25 PM: I went out this morning bass fishing at newman lake. My brother and I got on the lake about 7:00. At about 7:40 I caught a 17" bass on a hawg boss crank bait. About 20 minutes later i caught a 14" bass. After that we didnt catch anything except for a couple perch. So at about 9 we decided to make our way back to the launch because to boaters and jet skis were showing up and on my last cast i hooked a tiger muskey. I faught with him for a while and got him next to the boat but we forgot our net :bdid: . My brother reached in and tried to pick him up and he just took off. He did this 3 times before he was tired enough that i could lift him into the boat. I didnt measure him but i think he was probably 26-30 inches. Not the biggest muskey but it was my first one! Here is a picture my brother didnt get the whole fish but you get the idea. The picture is a cell phone pic so its not very good.

(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/12753/0729090848a.jpg)
Title: Re: This mornings catch
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on July 29, 2009, 02:58:38 PM: Nicely done! I'm still on a quest for my first tiger musky.
Title: Re: This mornings catch
Post by: bowhunterforever on July 29, 2009, 03:03:35 PM: Nice fish! :tup: I have yet to catch a musky! :bash:
Title: Re: This mornings catch
Post by: Emptyhanded on July 29, 2009, 03:06:52 PM: Thanks! Its only taken me 5 years! :rolleyes: We used to only get out like 1 time a year but last summer i bought a little jon boat so we have been out quite a bit this year.
Title: Re: This mornings catch
Post by: rasbo on July 29, 2009, 03:09:44 PM: good times...
Title: Re: This mornings catch
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on July 29, 2009, 03:26:59 PM: Wow! We got Muskey's in this state? They good eatin?

I've never caught one.

-S
Title: Re: This mornings catch
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on July 29, 2009, 03:29:10 PM: Quote from: JackOfAllTrades on July 29, 2009, 03:26:59 PM
Wow! We got Muskey's in this state? They good eatin?

I've never caught one.

-S

They are tiger musky. A hybrid of a northern pike and musky. I have no idea if they are good to eat. I believe the minimum size to keep is 50".
Title: Re: This mornings catch
Post by: PolarBear on July 29, 2009, 03:30:17 PM: Sweeeet!
Title: Re: This mornings catch
Post by: bowtech721 on July 29, 2009, 08:43:12 PM: Ya i think it is 50"... Ive gotten a couple out on Mayfield lake but none keeper sized. Still fun though
Title: Re: This mornings catch
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on July 29, 2009, 08:46:33 PM: 50 inches is the legal limit. They started that this year.
Title: Re: This mornings catch
Post by: BigGoonTuna on July 29, 2009, 10:21:04 PM: most people recommend letting them go. the state doesn't plant very many. they're in the lakes more so for squawfish control than sportfishing.

i've heard pike/musky are a real pain to clean because of their "Y" bones, but good tasting.
Title: Re: This mornings catch
Post by: 7mmfan on July 29, 2009, 10:38:20 PM: Roger on the good tasting part. And also roger on the bitch to clean part. I've caught several out of Curlew and finally killed about a 40" one a few years back. Tasted great but was tuuuuuffffff to fillet.
Title: Re: This mornings catch
Post by: 7mmfan on July 29, 2009, 10:39:41 PM: Killed those ones the next year, caught them the same night in the same cove, about 10 minutes apart, a 37" and a 39".