My Fishing Rig:

At my age I have a difficult time remembering what I did yesterday so I am going to say about 30 years.

 

Lake of the Woods

 

Favorite Lures:

40 inch fish on Lake of the Woods in 1979 on a daredevil.  Two weeks prior to the opening of the season I was NORTHERN fishing in Miles Bay.

 

51 inch by 27 inch. 

 

My daughter Melissa and her husband Ben and I were fishing Lake of the Woods.  Melissa made her first cast in a bay close to the cabin.  It was in front of the neighbor's dock.  As the water exploded we could see she had a very large fish on.  As she fought the fish, Ben conveniently held her tightly around the waist so she would not fall into the lake.  Moments later she had a 48 inch Muskie in our cradle.  Of course, the camera was in the cabin 150 yards away so we kept the fish in the cradle and proceeded back to the cabin for pictures.  After many pictures I suggested we go back and fish the same spot.  The sun was just disappearing over the horizon and lo and behold she caught a 38 inch Northern, again on her first cast in the exact spot where she caught the Muskie.  This time I had the camera with but guess what, I had taken the last picture on the Muskie.  All fish were caught on rad dog spinner baits as double cowgirls had not been invented yet and neither had digital cameras.