Cabela's Musky Attack

[HURRICANEBOB]

Stopped at Cabelas Wheeling WV store on the way back from Thanksgiving in PA. Exceptional store if you are going that way.

We walked thru the store's Aquarium. It was stock with all sorts of good stuff. We saw a 4-5 foot Musky in the tank just suspended right near the glass and a foot off the bottom. The tank also had lots of hugh bluegills. Some I'd bet ran 10-12 inches. Anyway, the wife commented the musky wasn't chasing the shiners in the tank like the bass and hybrids were. Before I could say another word, a big gill got just a little too close, and the musky lurched forward about 2 feet, opened its mouth and inhaled the bluegill! Right in front of 10-15 folks watching on. Musky started slowly swimming around the tank with it's catch as it ever so slowly kept sucking more and more of the fish in. Looked severely cool seeing the tail of the big gill stuck out of the side of the musky's mouth.

In the crowds commotion, a lady walks up to me and says with this angered look on her face "I can't believe they let those poor little fish in there with the big ones", and followed with, "Why didn't the Musky eat the little shiners?" I commented that maybe the Musky didn't want "peanuts", but instead was looking for a "steak". The lady looked at me like I was an ax murderer, and as she walked away said "Well I hope your satisfied, but I don't think that's fair to the smaller fish".

I grinned and said to the wife "I seriously doubt "fair" is a word in a Musky's vocabulary".

Just was really cool to see it happen right in front of me.

[Shimano4Life]

Stopped at Cabelas Wheeling WV store on the way back from Thanksgiving in PA. Exceptional store if you are going that way.

We walked thru the store's Aquarium. It was stock with all sorts of good stuff. We saw a 4-5 foot Musky in the tank just suspended right near the glass and a foot off the bottom. The tank also had lots of hugh bluegills. Some I'd bet ran 10-12 inches. Anyway, the wife commented the musky wasn't chasing the shiners in the tank like the bass and hybrids were. Before I could say another word, a big gill got just a little too close, and the musky lurched forward about 2 feet, opened its mouth and inhaled the bluegill! Right in front of 10-15 folks watching on. Musky started slowly swimming around the tank with it's catch as it ever so slowly kept sucking more and more of the fish in. Looked severely cool seeing the tail of the big gill stuck out of the side of the musky's mouth.

In the crowds commotion, a lady walks up to me and says with this angered look on her face "I can't believe they let those poor little fish in there with the big ones", and followed with, "Why didn't the Musky eat the little shiners?" I commented that maybe the Musky didn't want "peanuts", but instead was looking for a "steak". The lady looked at me like I was an ax murderer, and as she walked away said "Well I hope your satisfied, but I don't think that's fair to the smaller fish".

I grinned and said to the wife "I seriously doubt "fair" is a word in a Musky's vocabulary".

Just was really cool to see it happen right in front of me.

That is AWESOME! I wish I could have seen it!

So what does the lady think happens in natural aquatic environments? Do the muskies eats the little shiners all the time? LOL! She must be a PETA member.....

[Carter1]

Last time I was in that store was about five or six years ago. They had a tent set up outside with a bunch of marked down items.

I would have to wonder why that lady was even in that store considering her feelings about the musky eating the bluegill.

[Tom523]

I stopped at that store on the way home to Pgh. It's awesome I'll be stopping there in a few weeks when I go up to bring mom down here for the holidays.

[waterdog101]

I helped build the 4 lane road, that runs alone the ohio river from wheeling wv toward pittsburgh. we did the 3 mile section that starts as you are leaving wheeling. as I worked there I watched the Delta Queen paddle wheel pass through the first lock as your leaving wheeling. that would be some kind of boat ride, from the Gulf to pittsburgh and back. I hope to get to pass through wheeling wv again some day. a historic town for sure.

[HURRICANEBOB]

I helped build the 4 lane road, that runs alone the ohio river from wheeling wv toward pittsburgh. we did the 3 mile section that starts as you are leaving wheeling. as I worked there I watched the Delta Queen paddle wheel pass through the first lock as your leaving wheeling. that would be some kind of boat ride, from the Gulf to pittsburgh and back. I hope to get to pass through wheeling wv again some day. a historic town for sure.

Yeah it would. Hey, think of a trip leaving from Louisville, and running the Ohio the whole way up to Pittsburg, with a stop in Wheeling. I just don't think my boat could hold that much beer.

[ESOX2009]

HurricaneBob, Thanks for posting the muskie story. I wish I could have seen that also.

I caught and released a 40 incher in Barren River yesterday right before the front moved in and it was pretty cool to see that fish jump all the way out of the water right beside of my boat. I thought that my wife was going to fall into the water netting the fish.

With this rain today, my son and I have been pacing around the house like to caged cats. Wishing we could be out fishing somewhere...

Your story was a nice break to this rainy old day!

[HURRICANEBOB]

HurricaneBob, Thanks for posting the muskie story. I wish I could have seen that also.

I caught and released a 40 incher in Barren River yesterday right before the front moved in and it was pretty cool to see that fish jump all the way out of the water right beside of my boat. I thought that my wife was going to fall into the water netting the fish.

With this rain today, my son and I have been pacing around the house like to caged cats. Wishing we could be out fishing somewhere...

Your story was a nice break to this rainy old day!

Here my friend, this will help:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8mAz1vKyMc

[cumberland_smallmouth_fan]

That is AWESOME! I wish I could have seen it!

So what does the lady think happens in natural aquatic environments? Do the muskies eats the little shiners all the time? LOL! She must be a PETA member.....

well said buddy haha