FIFTY MUSKY 175 



water to make a happy hunting ground for the 

 musky, and they are as plentiful there now as in the 

 early days, in fact they appear to be on the increase. 

 Taking a slant over the deck, we find that the 

 spoon is in the lead as a musky lure, with the artificial 

 plug coming strong. And as more use is made of 

 the regular-sized bass plugs for musky casting, its 

 a good bet that they will keep on coming stronger 

 each year, until the smaller plug is recognized as 

 being as much o'f a lure for musky as it is for bass. 

 The white, with a dash of red, and the rainbow 

 colors seem to be the favorites among the artificials 

 while the sucker, shiner and perch show up well as 

 natural baits. Going light for musky in the way of 

 tackle has the chair and the usual bass casting outfit, 

 with a little heavier test line, makes the game one 

 of real sport. The ideal day for the big fellows is 

 one in which the sun has been backed off the boards 

 with the surface of the water doing a " Salome." 

 Any of the open months look pretty good, and with 

 the right kind of weather, Old Man, you ought to be 

 able to connect up with the livest bunch of wiggle 

 that has ever been concentrated into a single fresh- 

 water fish. Here's to the musky, the Villa of the 

 weed-beds! May he live long and die fighting 

 and when he does, you'll recall many a time the chills 

 that raced up your spine when he first broke water 

 and you lamped his size and caught the gleam of his 

 cruel eye. 



