So as long as I'm in the boat in Washington, a Muskie is caught. Friday the 16th we had a bunch of our Muskies Inc chapter #57 out, along with the President of Muskies Inc, Dan Narsete. I went out with Todd in his new Alumacraft. I only had a small subsection of my lures and only one rod with me, but I still had a few shots, just no takers. We saw a few fish and had a couple lazy follows. They seemed kinda lethargic, though Todd got a strike on a Double Showgirl.
I got tired of casting and I was getting hot from a lack of a decent breeze, so I convinced Todd to troll for a little while. It ultimately worked out with the above 45 incher nailing his Rapala Magnum (shout out to Kevin!). The fight was a long one, what with the stupid fish wrapping itself around a snag 25 feet down n all. Fortunately, Todd got the line free of the snag and the fish was still on, hooked quite well. So well that I had to cut three treble points out for a smoother release. I'm really happy for Todd since he hadn't caught one yet this year and it's a new personal best! Also gave me an opportunity to text a little smack to our Muskies Inc prez who couldn't seal the deal with a Ski during his day on the lake. S'OK, Dan, you'll get one next time...
It was good to meet Dan at our chapter meeting. He's got a tough job to do and it seems like he's meeting it head on and accomplishing his goals. I am certainly more excited about the organization now than I was before he talked to us. His modernization of the organization will help with recruiting new members and help existing members with much faster access to information that was pretty tough to get at all before. He's a fun guy who enjoys a good beer and can take a lot of shit without getting upset. I think the organization is in good hands for a while.
