The Boat is out of the water...

Well, on November 11th, I decided to pull the pin.  Went and got my boat trailer out of "summer storage" and hooked it on to my truck and pulled out my Lund Alaskan after being in the water since April 30th.  (That's just shy of 8 months).  It has been a great boat this summer, and I really couldn't ask for much more out of my Lund.  Roomy, great on big water, efficient, solid boat.

I think it's worth mentioning the last fish that was landed in my boat, on the last guide day of the season.  November 1st and 2nd, I had the pleasure to guide Gilbert Gauthier and Doug Smith, both of Winnipeg.  Day one produced 4 mid sized Pike.  Not exactly what we were after.  We wanted the big Muskies!  Day two started out with much of the same monotonous trolling action...until Gil finally broke our (and his own) Muskie curse.  WHAM.  Fish on!  A nice 40 1/2" scarred up Musk.  After a few more hours of a few pike, and a few lost spendy lures, the sun was setting and the day was starting to wind down.  We discussed how much longer we would stay out, and it was decided that at 5:45 PM we would head in......or a 50" Muskie....whichever came first.   Well, at 5:25 PM Mr. Doug Smith (who had been very quiet for the past two days) piped up and said, "Snag!".  Long story short, it was not a snag.  It was a 50 1/2" BEAST MUSKIE.  Our hard work paid off.  At the very end of day two, Doug held that fish up in the bow of my boat.  His grimace/smile say it all.  What a beauty fish.  Please visit "Photo Gallery" to view a picture of the beast.   Fish was released, and I believe he was pressured into having a replica made.  Well done Doug!!

I can but my boat away happily, knowing that the biggest fish of the season was caught (and released) on the last outing of the season. 

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