Minnesota Angler Lands Potential State Record Muskie
by TBC Press on 07/07/16
Fourth of July excitement usually centers on entertaining parades and dazzling fireworks displays. But for Andrew Slette of Hawley, Minnesota, it came in the form of a giant muskie.
Hawley was fishing with a friend on Pelican Lake in Otter Tail County, July 2, when the giant fish hit his black, battle-scarred tail-prop lure. The anglers had just pulled onto a new spot on the lake, and the muskie hit on the second cast, he said that he had to chase the fish around the boat before his partner could net it... READ MORE
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