Unexpected catch of a lifetime! 10-13-18

[yotone]

First time posting here but ive been lurking this message board for a few years now. 
I fished Marsh Creek only a handful of times  with poor results and this was i think the first time this year since concentrating my efforts in Jersey.

Anyways I woke up intending to hit up some Jersey lakes but noticed the rain that  morning was heading west to east so I figured if i drive west to marsh I would have more time to fish in more comfortable weather.

I tried the southern end of the lake in the past but with blah results so I decided to head north towards the bridge just to try it for the first time. I do what i normally do which is to just run up the banks junk fishing grass lines till I had a strike on my popmax.  It didnt seem like much but it made me stop and fan cast the area. A few casts in something takes it, I feel the weight and think i got myself a monster lmb till  I see this fish flash near the surface. The fight was incredible and the whole time im telling myself that im sure to lose this beast. Ive had lmbs bend out my poppers trebles and ive heard stories of how easily muskies can slice line so it was very nerve wrecking to say the least. She was pulling my kayak around then going directly underneath me as i was in panic mode trying to figure out how to net this beast  with  my seemingly small net. After a few failed attempts I luckily got her to swim her into my net.  As soon as that happened the popper comes flying out of her mouth, completely tearing off the rear trebles.

At this point my body is in shock and starts cramping up as i have no clue what to do next. Luckily a kayaker was near and i asked him to help me take a pic. After that i spent a good amount of time reviving her till she shook off from my hand.  A few moments afterwards boaters came by as they heard of my catch and estimated my catch to be 48" and that could estimate it because their club has been stocking pure bred muskies there for a number of years and could tell how big the fish really was.

 

[pipsi]

That is awesome. Congrats. Beautiful fish.

[fishingpaul]

Congrats, thats a honey!

[z]

Very nice catch, I have seen many break the water ( big fins coming out ) but was never lucky enough to catch one , there is some very big fish in that lake, Congrats

[bassfever]

Very nice. Glad you got a photo.

[tomm]

Nice going. Good job landing a beautiful fish

Tom

[edd]

Beauty! Great story.

[zigtherat]

That's awesome! Congrats on a beautiful catch! Thanks for sharing your story.

[yotone]

Thanks guys, Ive posted this catch in other places and such and i wanted to make sure I posted it here as well. like i said before ive been a lurker here but ive soaked up a little knowledge from here about marsh creek fishing and i thought it would be only right to share the catch on this forum where the people here are very helpful in others being successful chasing their passion of fishing.

[WCfishing]

I usually don’t post on here either but this deserves a congrats. Absolute tank

[digitalsphinx]

Way to go! That's an exceptional catch.

[fishnmusicn]

Not to take away from this thread, but just to add. Got this purebred musky in September last year on a Ned Rig. Put up an awesome fight on 6 lb test, I estimate about 40 inches, maybe more but that seems right. I also caught a smaller tiger about 36 the year before fishing a drop shot worm and another larger one came undone, again on the ned rig. You never know. Great catch and picture you have!

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[yotone]

Thats one sweet muskie man. did you use a net?

[fishnmusicn]

Feb 14, 2019 14:41:49 GMT -5 yotone said:

Thats one sweet muskie man. did you use a net?

I used a lip gripper, it works better on the kayak. I was careful with the fish.