Well Musky week in 2009 got me a 55.5, Musky week in 2010 got Lee his 56, what would Musky week on Vermilion bring us in 2011? Our good friend Matt Clauer got married on Saturday the 13th, and wouldn't you know it, but that night was the night of the full moon! We hit the road after the wedding and drove through the night and were out on the water by sunrise. After seeing a few fish we headed back in for a nap before the evening adventure. That night which was 1 day after the full moon, we went to the same spot that Lee got his 56 from the previous year. We were watching another boat slowly drift over the spot we wanted to fish, when they hooked up with a fish that we later overheard them say was 53 inches, so that was definitely disappointing for us as we were about to drift over that spot, another reason why that hurt was because they were not prepared correctly. They were using spinning tackle and did not properly handle the fish as they dropped the fish twice in the boat, hopefully it survived. Discouraged, we left that spot and heading back to the spot I got my 55.5 from 2 years prior. Well after sundown, it was about 10:10 and I was throwing my Double Cowgirl, I was slow rolling it when something heavy absolutely crushed my bait. "Got one!" I yelled, Lee grabbed the net and was in the ready position. The fish came to the surface and right away, I knew I had a 50 incher. It made one run and this time I was able to free spool and give it some line. The fished turned and I brought her into the net. We started yelling and celebrating as we netted another Vermilion monster. I guessed 52 inches while we were getting the hooks out, but when I grabbed her for some pictures, it had an enormus head, now I didnt know what to think. We layed her down on the bump board, and it stretched to 55.25 inches! A quater inch shorter than my biggest muskie. I was in shock as I revived her ion the water and watched her swim away, was it realistic for me to have to giants over 55 at age 21? I sat in the boat for a while as Lee continued to fish and took the time to be thankful for what had just happened. 3 years, 3 muskies over 55 inches for Lee and myself, what will 2012 bring?