Volume 33, Issue 12 December 2016 Prez Sez It seems like just yesterday I was typing up my first Prez Sez column and now here I am putting together my last installment. A lot has happened since I was elected. I have so many fond memories of my term as President and there are many accomplishments made by the Club that I am proud to have been a part of. We have made great strides in ensuring that we get better quality Leech lake Strain Fingerlings for our stocking study, our Stocking Study was referenced multiple times at the Muskies, Inc. 50th Anniversary Symposium both by presenters and there were also two Poster Projects (one of which was our own) touching upon our ongoing study. We have increased and improved our inventory of PIT Tag scanners for the study allowing for our anglers to better harvest data for the study. We have had many notable speakers at our meetings and events including Basketball Legend Christian Laettner at our Annual Fundraiser in 2015. We have had tremendous success selling raffle tickets and Garage Sale lures at our booth at the Madison Fishing Expo/Wisconsin Fishing Expo. We saw many old friends retire from the Board and from various positions in the club and we filled their spots with equally remarkable people. We have continued our legacy of a high quality and well attended, Intermediate and Advance Muskie School. We have also added (or have just about added) an electronic payment feature and online registration process on our website for future Muskie Schools and eventually other club events. We have maintained a high membership number ranking us as the December General Meeting The next general member meeting will be December 12 @ 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the 5100 Bar in McFarland, WI. Ryan McMahon will be talking about musky fishing in Minnesota. He will be focusing on how understanding how muskies hunt and eat can help you adjust your presentations to hook more fish Remember the meetings are open to all and come early to enjoy a great dinner at the 5100. second largest Muskies, Inc. Chapter yet keeping our camaraderie and personal that makes CCMI so special. None of the things listed above would have been possible without the amazing people on our Board of Directors. I want to thank all past and present Board Members for their dedication, time, support, and their talents that made my time as President such a great experience. I want to thank all of the Club Members that attend our meetings, outings, events, and visit our booths at the various shows; the club is here for you never forget that. ~ continued next page ~ Muskie Ink Page 1 12/7/2016
Prez Says continued Thank you to the volunteers and donors, your efforts and gifts are the lifeblood of this club and we are grateful. I would also like to thank my friends, my family, my wife Dana, my son (and Fishing Buddy) Luke Jr., and my daughter Lauren for their support and sacrifices which allowed me to carry out my duties as President during my term. The best part of being President and being a member of CCMI was all of the wonderful people that I got to meet and to work with. I have built some special friendships and gained some awesome fishing partners because of this club. I strongly urge you to get more involved in the club if you feel so inclined. The more you give, the more you get. I also ask you to give your full support to our next President, Vice President, and officers; the future of this club is bright and I can t wait to see where we go and what we do in the coming years. As a Past President, I will remain serving on the Board of Directors. I will also continue my role as Merchandise Chairman, selling the CCMI gear at meetings/events. Be sure to say Hi to me at future club functions and out on the local waters if happen to bump into me. In closing, I encourage you to introduce new people to CCMI and to Muskie Fishing (especially kids) as I often say Muskie Fishing builds character. It has been an honor and a privilege to be the President of Capital City Chapter of Muskies, Inc. for the last two years. I thank you for all of the great memories and a like always, I hope you catch a Monster! Luke Vike Sr. Luke Vike, Sr. President Link - http://madisomuskyguide.com/ Thomas Lyon with a 39.5, his new personal best Email link - fatmuzkey@yahoo.com Muskie Ink Page 2 12/7/2016
Release Report Nick Pierick- Release Chairman / npierick@yahoo.com / (608) 354-3822 With less than a month left in the season, my focus is starting to shift towards our yearly awards ceremony. There have been some great fish caught by our members this year. Just a reminder that any fish over 45 is eligible for entry into the reproduction contest. Simply register your fish in the Lunge Log and send a photo to the email address above! 1 entry into the contest per catch. We will have two winners. 1 for fish caught inside WI, one for out. Info on all of our contests can be found here: http:///ccmi-member-contests/! Current Counts: 837 Total Fish / 124 over 45 December Lunkers: Troy Schoonover 49.00 Waubesa Sucker, Quick Set Winston J Hopkins 47.75 Kentuck Sucker, Quick Set Michael Hanson 46.50 Madison Chain Sucker Joe Uselman 46.50 Leech Lake Plastic - Not Specified Link http://ww.monsterlures.net Muskie Ink Page 3 12/7/2016
Mens Muskies Points Avg Len Mens Masters Muskies Points Avg Len Aaron Laking 36 555 41 Jeff M Hanson 152 1,882 38 Michael Hanson 30 423 40 Andy P Schutz 63 893 40 Timothy Voeck 27 379 40 Matthew DeVos 32 438 40 Michael LeGrand 20 321 42 Matt Mc Cumber 28 396 40 Todd Berge 15 220 40 Troy Schoonover 20 291 40 Brian Skaife 15 159 36 Joe Aldworth 15 167 37 M. J. Johnson 14 241 43 Brad P Nelson 14 296 47 Tony Alexander 14 172 38 Matthew Hill 13 185 40 Travis Storch 13 232 44 Leif Spilde 13 151 38 Winston J Hopkins 13 188 40 Craig Eversoll 7 127 44 Jeff Pomplun 13 168 39 Jeff Walker 11 183 42 Brian Wienski 11 153 40 Steve Reinstra 12 150 38 Juniors Chris Eith 11 142 39 Muskies Points Avg Len Karl Voeck 11 133 38 Brett Schulze 3 37 38 Mark D McCumber 10 119 38 Thomas Lyons 2 25 39 Gerry Frantz 9 120 39 Nathan Varese 2 25 39 Steve Soma 8 110 40 Kimberely Franklin 1 21 47 Lee Bartolini 8 79 36 Luke Vike 8 70 35 Carson Axness 7 105 41 Womens Richard Storch 7 90 39 Muskies Points Avg Len Shane Nesheim 7 81 37 Doris Dahlk 7 80 37 Michael C Winther 7 81 37 Pam McCumber 2 30 41 Thomas Voeck 6 83 40 Dawn Enger 1 21 47 Dan Reim 6 65 37 Dennis G Lytle 6 65 37 Jerry Georgeson 5 80 42 Tom Penniston 5 78 42 Noah Humfeld 5 75 41 Luke Schroder 5 62 38 John Franklin Jr 5 57 37 Brian Eith 5 54 37 Geoffrey C Crandall 5 50 36 Joe Uselman 4 94 49 Nick Pierick 4 64 42 Jim Eller 4 56 40 Scot Stewart 4 50 38 Standings as of December 3, 2016 Muskie Ink Page 4 12/7/2016
At-Large Director Election At the November general meeting, elections were held for six at-large directors to sit on the CCMI Board. The following members were elected and will serve a two year term. Henry Hempe Israel Dunn Fred Schulze David Seaton Richard Storch Steve Soma D&S Bait Winter Fishing Seminar Series. 12/01 Kevin Fassbind Panfish Tactics 12/08 Pat Westberg Panfish Plastics 12/15 Ron Barefield Lake Wisconsin through the Ice Link - http://www.dsbait.com Link http://www.leetauchen.com Muskie Ink Page 5 12/7/2016
Musky Stocking Update This year s stocking has been postponed until spring due to uncooperative weather conditions in Minnesota that prevented the safe extraction and transportation of the fingerlings. We will announce when the stocking will take place in the spring and we would welcome volunteers to help with the tagging and stocking of the leechers. Tom Penniston caught both of these 46" fish on Lake St. Clair, Steve Reinstra was fishing with him. Both were caught on the same day, one was just a little beefier than the other. Link http://ww.spankybaits.com Muskie Ink Page 6 12/7/2016
CCMI 2017 Schedule of Events Mark your calendars for the upcoming meetings, fishing expos, and club outings! January 6, 7, 8...Chicago Muskie Expo February 10, 11, 12...Milwaukee Muskie Expo February 13...Awards Ceremony Meeting February 24, 25, 26...Wisconsin Fishing Expo March 3, 4, 5...Wisconsin Musky Expo March 18...Intermediate and Advanced Muskie School April 8...CCMI Annual Fundraiser Fishing Seminar April 22...Iowa Hawg Hunt May 20...Madison Chain Outing June 10...Wisconsin Youth Muskie Championship June 12...On-the-Water Meeting June 24...Bill Wood Memorial Outing at Lake Winter August 14...On-the-Water Meeting Aug. 19- Aug. 26...Lake of the Woods Outing September 23...CCMI PIT-TAG Challenge October 13-14...Vilas County Outing Carter Soma with a 42 musky caught on Lake Waubesa with a Suick. Mike Winter with a 49" that he caught while trolling a Jake out of Mylie's Place on Lake of the Woods. They had a great trip, putting 20 muskies in the boat, including 45", 46", 47" and 49". His cabin-mates found 17 cooperative muskies for their boat. Link - http://www.mercermuskiesandmore.com/ Available at Dorn s @ Midvale and D&S Bait Muskie Ink Page 7 12/7/2016
Date for the 16 th Intermediate and Advanced Muskie School has been set for March 18, 2017. Mark your calendars, tell your friends! CCMI Garage Sale at the Wisconsin Fishing Expo Our chapter will again have a booth at the Wisconsin Fishing Expo. We recruit and sign up new members, advertise for our upcoming events, and raise some money by selling donated used lures. If you have any old lures, tackle boxes, rods, or reels that you would like to donate to the CCMI garage sale, bring them to the December or January meeting and get them to Dan Reim. Brian Wienski caught these two 45 muskies on Lake St. Clair Nov 28 and 29. Link - http://www.wildernessfishgame.com Link - http://www.muskie.com/ Muskie Ink Page 8 12/7/2016
Capital City Chapter of Muskie s Inc. Club Officers PRESIDENT Luke Vike 25 Millard Ct Evansville, WI 53536 (608) 576 0697 tomahawkdr@yahoo.com VICE- PRESIDENT Winston Hopkins 504 Greenwood St Madison WI 53716 (608) 577 3184 winstonjhopkins@gmail.com RVP Tom Penniston PO Box 985 New Glarus, WI 53574 (608) 558 9657 pennistn@wekz.net SECRETARY Gary Hoffman 7104 Twin Sunset Rd Middleton, WI 53562 (608) 698-5388 glhoff29@gmail.com At- Large Directors Tony Alexander tony53949@yahoo.com Todd Berge boogerb2@yahoo.com Brett Cook cookb@ixperts.com Tony Enger dcsok9@charter.net Rick Lane bairtrack@charter.net Nick Pierick npierick@yahoo.com Dan Reim dsreim@gmail.com Israel Dunn dunn.balloons@gmail.com Henry Hempe ahhempe@gmail.com Fred Schulze fred.schulze63@gmail.com David Seaton ucla031062@gmail.com Steve Soma steve.soma@edwardjones.com Richard Storch richard@storchinternational.com Term Exp 17 17 17 `17 `17 17 `17 TREASURER April Cook 6606 Broad Creek Blvd Madison, WI 53718 (608) 279 5838 apes65@hotmail.com NEWSLETTER EDITOR Submissions due by the 15 th Brett Cook 6606 Broad Creek Blvd Madison, WI 53718 (608) 279-4160 cookb@ixperts.com Bill Wood Gil Nimm Kevin Wegner Brian Walsh Kevin Black Craig Eversoll Steve Reinstra Lee Bartolini Past Presidents Don Borchert Steve Budnik Gary Greene Fred Bachmann Norm Vike Geoff Crandall Jim Olson Muskie Ink Page 9 12/7/2016