Only problem was, I had fished for hours with my actual muskie setup, and I took a break from it, picked up my Loomis Imx Pro Bass rod (7'6 MH) cast da mepps and wham.

go figure lol

Cast Da Mepps!

Congrats!

I've caught dozens of muskies on bass-sized tackle, including a #5 Mepps.

You don't need big stuff to catch them.

I'm not terribly fond of seeing that fish laying on a wooden dock though...

2 minutes ago, Further North said:

You don't need big stuff to catch them.

I’m on board with this concept too.

One of the hardest fish on the planet to catch ...

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Congratulations!  A good sized muskie is a lot of fun on bass tackle.

There is an episode of River Monsters when Jeremy Wade is at Eagle Lake, Ontario. He muskie fishes for almost 2 weeks with nothing but small pike to show for it. His body is exhausted and his mental status is fatigued. He finally just gives up, and goes trout fishing with a medium spinning setup to gain some confidence back. Only then does he hook into nearly a 4 foot muskie and miraculously lands it.

2 hours ago, gimruis said:

There is an episode of River Monsters when Jeremy Wade is at Eagle Lake, Ontario. He muskie fishes for almost 2 weeks with nothing but small pike to show for it. His body is exhausted and his mental status is fatigued. He finally just gives up, and goes trout fishing with a medium spinning setup to gain some confidence back. Only then does he hook into nearly a 4 foot muskie and miraculously lands it.

 ok this i gotta check out lol

On 9/17/2023 at 8:55 PM, Further North said:

Congrats!

I've caught dozens of muskies on bass-sized tackle, including a #5 Mepps.

You don't need big stuff to catch them.

I'm not terribly fond of seeing that fish laying on a wooden dock though...

ya that was the instant I got him out of the water. he was protected by the wet net and safely released. he took off like a torpedo. 

Congratulations!!!

Nice one!!!!

Bravo! Well Done! I can only imagine the experience. Thank You for sharing and congratulations! Time for more fishing, right? I'm sure that one in the photo had friends. Cheers!