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Well I just heard from my crew of guys up on the big V. I was not able to make it this year because I got Married on April 30th and went on a honeymoon for a week. The wife was willing to let me go but after being off work for 13 days I am sure the guys would have killed me to come back work for 3 days and go back on vacation. This is the first opener I have ever missed since we started going to the big V 10 years ago!!!

Anyways. The 8 guys that went up have found lots of action but alittle on the small side. But this afternoon they were sitting bobber fishing for eyes and all the sudden my dads cork went down and he set the hook. The pole bent but the line did not move. He was trying to figure our how he got snagged when the line started to swim to the boat. Well he started to work it and try to get it off the bottom and it would come up a foot then head back to the bottom. Well after a half hour (so they said) he finally got it to the surface and saw is was a ski. It took a dive and his line went slack and he thought it broke but as he reeled in he still felt alittle weight and then he saw he had a perch on then this Ski hit it again! The got it next to the boat and the Ski kicked and let go again. Just as he is to lift the perch in the boat the Ski hit it again and took about 10 foot of line out. I guess dad worked it back to the boat and the Ski never let go again and they netted the Ski with the Perch in it's mouth sideways!!!! The Ski never got hooked!!! The Ski was 45"!!! They snapped afew pictures and let it go. They set her in the water and it took afew seconds and she thrashed and took off!

Now I am really upset that I was not up there! I can verify this story with the pictures when they get back and also my sister was in the boat and told me that this did actually happen. So I really do have to believe her cause I know she would not lie to me about something like this.

Also to let you know the perch was tasty they said! Tough to clean though cause every rib bone was broken they said!

Just thought I would share that with all.

Good fishing.

Froggy

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I was out on the Big V yesterday happily jigging away for walleyes with 7' med light rod, 6# line and 1/4 oz jig in 7' of water and got snagged, that is until the snag swam under the boat shocked.gif I thought I had the walleye of a lifetime on. After about 5 minutes the fish came to surface and splashed around a bit, holy s*%t it was a huge freakin Musky. That fish had to be in the 45" + range and fat....never seen any thing so big up close and personal grin.gif Didn't stay on long after that, a few more head shakes and I am guessing it sawed off the 6# line.

Guess I gotta actually build that Musky rod that I have all the components for laying around here.

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