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Newly Fresh Water Hall of Bob, Muskie can run up to you at 32mph,
Dredged Famer, Homer LeB- do a quick turn, and T-bone your bait. Bob
“Marked” lanc that he knew says Muskie generally hit from the side,
and had the opportu- and knows this from the numerous teeth

Deep nity to fish with…. marks, and actual teeth left in his lures. He
Channel! Small world, but has had up to 3 Muskie at one time follow-
Homer LeBlanc just ing a bait. On the other hand, trolling is

so happens to have going to greatly increase the odds of the

been the grandfa- number of fish caught in a day… and is

ther of one of my certainly much easier than casting one 10”

sponsors, Kevin lure an entire day and maintaining a correct

Backus, Mr. Musk- speed for your bait. The day we chartered,

ie Charters. Kevin, Mr. Muskie Kevin ran 8 rods with lines out

with 15 years pro- from 6’ to 60’ from his
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azine articles. He his strategy to catch
Scstofuoocpnrkstbaeaytil is also a member of the fish is similar to
Muskie Bob’s “cast-

ing” in several

“Remember that for ways. Muskie
every rule there is an and Great Northern Pike feed in the
top 5’ of water. As the day goes on
exception. In other and the sun gets higher, the fish will

words, there are no go deeper down to stay out of the
rules.” ... Muskie Bob bright sun… Bob thinks it bothers
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their eyes. It’s important to note

Fishing Secrets of a Legend the Michigan-On- that a Muskie’s eyes are on top
tario Muskie Club, which his grandfather of his head. So, as you troll or cast, the
Through a tip from one of our fishing Homer LeBlanc was one of the founders. I Muskie may be in deeper water during the
afternoon (on a sunny day), but they are al-
guests from Ohio, I was educated about thought it a great idea to get us all togeth- ways looking up, so it is important to keep
the bait above them, always in the top 5’ of
a guy named er to share some successful water.

Muskie Bob. “Muskie Bob” Brunner fishing strategies from a Speed: Both Bob and Kevin agree the

I was told Lake St. Clair Fishing Legend 91 year old Muskie Hall of speed of your bait is critical whether troll-
Muskie Bob & Fresh Water Hall of Famer Fame Legend…. and, a fu- ing or casting. Generally both agreed a
was a 91 year ture Muskie Legend. general range of 3-4 mph in the Spring
Continued on next page ....
old legend, The two strategies of

a Freshwater the fishermen are similar,

Hall of Fame however, Kevin prefers to

Fisherman, and troll and

he knows more Musk-

about Musk- ie Bob

ie fishing than prefers

anyone in the casting.

world. Well, I I would

emailed Musk- say in

ie Bob, aka simple

Bob Brunner, terms, if

and he gave me a call soon after and agreed you’ve never Muskie

to a meeting. I downloaded his 84 page fished before, the ex-

very detailed E-book, “Catching More citement of the Muskie

Muskie & Great Northern Pike” from his slamming your bait and

website, and after an hour or two of read- you almost losing the rod Future Fishing Legend, a young Kevin Backus
ing, I already felt like an expert and was out of your hand would with his grandfather Fresh Water
ready with some good questions. be the purist reason for Hall Of Famer Homer LeBlanc
“casting.” According to
While reading, he mentioned another

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