Liannas First Muskie

Was out this morning with my grandaughter Lianna. Gave her a choice of what we were going to fish for, and she chose Muskie. Every fisherman knows that you have to work hard for Muskie, but not for this girl. After less than one hour Liannas rod fires and she has her first Muskie on. After a short but furious fight in which I got splashed a several times, Grandpa slides the net under the Muskie. Wasn't very big 32 inches, but we got what we came for and Lianna was really excited about her first one. Tried to take a few pictures but the damn camera was on the fritz. Not wanting to keep the fish out of the water for too long we decided that it was more important to release it rather than try to get a picture. Swam away a little stressed but not too bad. Continued for a couple more hours but no more luck. Lianna wanted to practice her casting so we went over to a place that I always can get a few Pike. After about 20 casts she ties into a nice fat pike that she handles like a pro. Decided to try the camera one last time and the damn thing worked and we got a couple of pictures of that one.