{"id":50253,"date":"2019-06-17T12:59:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T17:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.outdoorsfirst.com\/muskie\/?p=50253"},"modified":"2019-06-17T12:59:56","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T17:59:56","slug":"wisconsins-st-croix-rods-elevates-fishing-rods-into-an-art-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outdoorsfirst.com\/muskie\/wisconsins-st-croix-rods-elevates-fishing-rods-into-an-art-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin’s St. Croix Rods elevates fishing rods into an art form"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m holding a fishing rod in my left hand. In my right hand, a net. A fish is on the line.<\/p>\n

But there are a few problems. First, the fish isn’t actually hooked on my rod. The lure tied to my rig has found its way into a tree (don’t ask.) Instead, I’m ready to net a musky \u2014 about 30 inches \u2014 that’s hooked on a crankbait belonging to my fishing partner, Jesse Simpkins, who was targeting bass. It is certainly not set up to handle a musky, as there’s no steel leader to prevent this toothy fish from cutting the line with the next thrash of its head.<\/p>\n

Oh, and the boat is moving away from shore. And in my excitement, I didn’t open the bail on my reel, so I’m playing tug of war with the tree as the musky gets closer to the boat.<\/p>\n

I clumsily maneuver the net in a couple of failed attempts to scoop up the thrashing musky. Tired of my incompetence, the fish dives out of the net’s reach.<\/p>\n

The musky puts the fiberglass St. Croix baitcasting rod in Simpkins’ hands to the test. It nearly doubles over, as Simpkins works the fish back into net range.<\/p>\n

Read More: Wisconsin’s St. Croix Rods elevates fishing rods into an art form<\/a><\/p>\n

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