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Musky tournament reels in anglers
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Mike Schultz of Michigan shows a 41-inch musky he caught in Warren County during the Hardly Strictly Musky Tournament held Friday and Saturday. Schultz was part of the winning team with three of the 10 musky caught during the two-day event.
The calming waters of the Collins River can act like a stress-relieving sauna for those who gently float downstream.But from the soothing surface, you’d never guess what lurks below.The demonic-looking musky, with its fangs and natural snarl, fills the depths of the Collins River, attracting fishermen from around the nation to hunt it.Winners were announced Saturday night at the Park Theater for the fifth annual Hardly Strictly Musky Tournament. The two-day tournament featured 75 anglers from dozens of states, all of whom came to Warren County thirsting for musky.“We had fishermen come from as far north as New York, as far south as southern Florida, and as far west as Colorado,” said tournament organizer Todd Gregory, owner of Towee Boats, a local boat manufacturer. “Catching musky on a flyrod is one of the hardest things to do in the sport of fishing.