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hook. But after a final leap and a rush he came in, 

 golden side up in token of submission, and was easily 

 netted." 



SPOON INTERESTS THIS MUSKY 



The muskellunge is as tricky a fish as you will find 

 among the entire finny tribe and he isn't a bit bashful 

 when it comes to taking advantage of the slightest 

 opportunity to display his skill at parting company 

 with the hook. For main strength he has no equal 

 among the fresh-water fish, and with light tackle it 

 takes keen work to land him. Judge H. T. Ames 

 of Minocqua, Wisconsin, writes the following facts 

 about the landing of a thirty-two pounder at which 

 he officiated: 



" We had tried them out on the live minnows and 

 frogs without even a swirl. It was some hot the 

 afternoon of July 25 on Lake Mandaline, Minocqua, 

 Wisconsin, where I landed this old fellow, and we 

 did not blame the fish for lying low. We were 

 making about two knots an hour, our spoons out 

 about fifty feet, spinning in a nervous, flopping way 

 caused by the irregular movement of the boat with 

 its makeshift oarlocks. 



" The musky struck with a vicious dart, his dorsal 

 fin cutting the water like that of a man-eater. I 

 brought him to a right-about with a jerk of the rod 

 and the main show opened up with a fine break from 



