A Lesson in General Musky Fishing
My Experience and Knowledge Concerning Musky Fishing
“There you go Austin, reel it in!” my dad said. We were fishing for walleye off a dock at Clear Lake, Iowa. I was only 9 years old. I knew that whatever I had on the line was big, but I had no idea that it would be the first musky I'd ever seen or caught. The fish was mediocre size, having a length of only 31 inches. Nonetheless, I was mesmerized by the musky’s beauty and grace as it swam away from the dock.
I was so enthralled with musky that for the next couple years, every time I went out fishing with my father, I would tirelessly cast again and again looking for an elusive musky. I eventually and unavoidably became bored with musky fishing when I hadn't caught one after I'd been fishing for them for close to three years.
Then, suddenly last summer, while my dad …show more content…
I realized this was a perfect opportunity to enlighten myself about the best information I could find about muskies and musky fishing. So, with this in mind, I began to compile some questions that I thought needed to be answered.
First of all, where is the best time and place to catch musky? What is a body of water with a natural abundance of muskies? What environment do these elusive fish thrive in? What weather do they like? What kind of food do they eat? What's the best lure to catch them? What's the best rod and reel to get one to the boat? What's the best technique of musky fishing? How big do musky lures get? Also, what makes Muskies so elusive?
I combined all of the points of my questions into what I believed to be a broad yet specific research question: What's the best technique, equipment, weather, and environment to catch big musky in? After my research, I found a complete answer to my question.
The Story of My
My Experience and Knowledge Concerning Musky Fishing
“There you go Austin, reel it in!” my dad said. We were fishing for walleye off a dock at Clear Lake, Iowa. I was only 9 years old. I knew that whatever I had on the line was big, but I had no idea that it would be the first musky I'd ever seen or caught. The fish was mediocre size, having a length of only 31 inches. Nonetheless, I was mesmerized by the musky’s beauty and grace as it swam away from the dock.
I was so enthralled with musky that for the next couple years, every time I went out fishing with my father, I would tirelessly cast again and again looking for an elusive musky. I eventually and unavoidably became bored with musky fishing when I hadn't caught one after I'd been fishing for them for close to three years.
Then, suddenly last summer, while my dad …show more content…
I realized this was a perfect opportunity to enlighten myself about the best information I could find about muskies and musky fishing. So, with this in mind, I began to compile some questions that I thought needed to be answered.
First of all, where is the best time and place to catch musky? What is a body of water with a natural abundance of muskies? What environment do these elusive fish thrive in? What weather do they like? What kind of food do they eat? What's the best lure to catch them? What's the best rod and reel to get one to the boat? What's the best technique of musky fishing? How big do musky lures get? Also, what makes Muskies so elusive?
I combined all of the points of my questions into what I believed to be a broad yet specific research question: What's the best technique, equipment, weather, and environment to catch big musky in? After my research, I found a complete answer to my question.
The Story of My