Lee Zeman is that one guy who always has good action. He is a busy guy with running his own company which is http://truecallingoutdoors.com/ Check out their awesome website and company. They do some great things for the community! Lee does not get out on the water as much as he would want, but when he does he sure makes his time count! Lee fished all through the night, and at about 2:15 A.M. while struggling to stay awake, he had a giant hit his bucktail. After a fight in the darkness, this 54 inch beauty hit the net! What an awesome fish! Congrats Lee on another monster.
What an awesome day. Nothing beats getting on a pattern that no one else on the lake is doing. We arrived at our spot at about 5:oo a.m. We knew there was big fish here based on the previous day, and we have been having some good action. At about 6:40 I was working a pounder bulldawg and felt some weight so I set the hook, but nothing was there. I couldn't grasp what happened so I threw it in the same spot and was working it back to the boat, I gave it 2 "hops" as the bait came upwards towards the boat, just as I was thinking about what happened with the weird hit the previous cast, a MONSTER fish came from the opposite side and T-boned the bulldawg at my feet! Right away I knew I had one of those fish you dream about head shaking on the end of my line. It made some serious runs and had to free spool a few different times. I could see that she wasn't hooked great but knew if I kept the rod tip buried I would be okay. She came to the surface and my brother in law Andy scooped it in. I gave a pretty serious celebration along with a few high fives. We held her for a few quick pictures, slapped her on the tape and put her right back in the water in about 30 seconds. We work so hard for a fish of this caliber, and to have it out of the water for only 30 seconds seems like your wasting the moment, but you want that fish to be released successfully without harm. After the release I sat back, had a Mountain Dew and just said a few thanks and praises in my head to whoever was listening. Yes, us Muskie guys talk to ourselves. What a great day to be able to share with a few good buddies. It goes down as my 4th biggest fish, but it will not be forgotten about. Fish like this is what gets us up at the crack of dawn and the ones we think about all winter long. She ended up being a 54 inch fish, with a 24 inch girth, a true fish of a lifetime! Now for me, its on to the next one!
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