new to muskie, help?

[smuckey41]

dont they say there the fish of 1000 cast

[Bricker]

10,000 casts. I should be getting close to 7,000 now lol.

Just back from our river trip. After driving 30 mins. to where the boat was parked in Waco, we found that the existing hitch (left w/ the boat) didnt fit the new truck. So we had to come all the way back to Irvine to get a hitch from home; which, thank God, fit the truck. However, we forgot to charge the battery for the trolling motor, so after waiting another hour or so, we were finaly on the river at about 9am... Needless to say, not very happy about all that. But its amazing how your attitude changes when you finaly get on the water isnt it?

We went down river towards Boonesboro on the way to a spot recomended by a friend, stopping here and there at stickups, laydowns, and grass. Shortly after cutting the motor while approaching the mouth of a creek, I saw my first river 'ski. Excitedly I tossed my bucktails, cranks and spinners around the spot I saw him for close to an hour before moving on.

While in that same location I noticed something I wasnt close enough to Identify. At first I thought it was a log... But it came from under the water standing up a good 2 feet out of the water for about 2 seconds before going back under... deffinately not a log. But there was no splash

Any Ideas as to what this could have been? In my oppinion it was too large to be anything but a catfish or muskie. Ive fished for catfish a lot but never seen one "stand" out of the water like that, and it was the wrong color for a carp. I dont have enough experience with muskie to know if they ever behave this way.

Anyhow... no muskie caught for us today. But since I saw one (maybe 2) that makes it a good day muskie fishing... right?

Off to Buckhorn with Muskies Inc. this weekend let you know how it goes.(We might spend more time taking notes than fishing... nah!)

[Johnny K]

It might have been a gar. The river is stuffed with them.