{"id":49974,"date":"2019-05-23T20:49:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T01:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.outdoorsfirst.com\/muskie\/?p=49974"},"modified":"2019-05-23T20:49:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T01:49:12","slug":"learning-lessons-from-landing-tiger-musky-tom-shanks-woods-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outdoorsfirst.com\/muskie\/learning-lessons-from-landing-tiger-musky-tom-shanks-woods-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning lessons from landing tiger musky: Tom Shank&#8217;s Woods &amp; Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_49975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49975\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49975 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/ofmn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2019\/05\/20190522-140546-cropped_5_22_woods_waters-600x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ofmn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2019\/05\/20190522-140546-cropped_5_22_woods_waters-600x283.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ofmn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2019\/05\/20190522-140546-cropped_5_22_woods_waters-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ofmn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2019\/05\/20190522-140546-cropped_5_22_woods_waters-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ofmn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2019\/05\/20190522-140546-cropped_5_22_woods_waters.jpg 996w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don Manning holds up his prize, which was quickly and safely returned to the water. The tiger muskellunge measured about 44 inches. <em>photo courtesy of tom shank\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGot one,\u201d came from the front of the boat.<\/p>\n<p>As I looked over, I could see my cousin, Don Manning, with a bent rod. He was in the typical fighting fish stance \u2014 upright with the rod held high, allowing the fish do its thing without being forced.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving a fish fight is important to allow it to tire. Just leave the rod to do its job, with no unnecessary reeling. I was told many times by veteran fishermen that you must \u201cplay the fish.\u201d Don\u2019t force them. In their words, \u201cdon\u2019t horse \u2019em.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don was doing what we have done many times. In fact, the number of hookups on smallmouth bass probably would number in the thousands. Take each time you have fished on the Susquehanna River, in our case more than 60 years. You can get the picture of how many fish we have fought, caught and released.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressandjournal.com\/stories\/learning-lessons-from-landing-tiger-musky-tom-shanks-woods-waters,59931\">Learning lessons from landing tiger musky: Tom Shank&#8217;s Woods &amp; Waters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGot one,\u201d came from the front of the boat. As I looked over, I could see my cousin, Don Manning, with a bent rod. He was in the typical fighting fish stance \u2014 upright with the rod held high, allowing the fish do its thing without being forced. 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