July 2016 - Capital City Muskies Inc

Volume 33, Issue 7
July 2016
Prez Sez
Common sense isn’t that common anymore and too often
August
neither is common courtesy. If any of you spend a lot of time
On – the – Water
on the Madison Chain during the warm weather days, you
probably understand what I am talking about. The time is upon
Meeting
us where everyone with a boat is looking to get out on the water
Our first on the water meeting was in
on the weekends (sometimes it feels like all of them, all at the
June. There is no general member
same time). Respect and patience will go a long way in making
meeting in July (more time for fishing).
your time on the water more enjoyable. You cannot control the
actions of other people but if you can make an effort to show
The second on the water meeting will be
respect to others around you. When you are out please try to use
August 8. The meeting is at Goodland
the proper etiquette, leave people space, avoid cutting people
Park on Lake Waubesa. The meeting
begins with a cookout with food ready at
off, and remember that a negative action will only bring about a
6:30 pm.
negative reaction, so avoid yelling, shouting, arguing, and
fighting with others. If you really feel the need to say
The meeting is not exclusive to
something to someone, please do so in a calm and polite
members, so bring family and friends to
manner. Keep in mind that not everyone is at the same
share your fish stories.
experience level as others and some people do not fish or
understand what is rude or out of line. I have already had a
handful of moments this year where I have had to bite my tongue and keep my cool. I often remind myself that
fall will be here before we know it and the lakes will become more peaceful and less busy.
I would like to congratulate Mike Winther on another job well done with the WI Youth Muskie Championship.
I swung by to watch the Awards ceremony and was very impressed with the amount of people that participated.
Mike and his staff of volunteers ran a very well organized and highly interactive luncheon and awards
ceremony. It was awesome listening to the kids tell their fish stories of the day and seeing the youth participants
claim their plaques and door prizes. I’m very proud to have Capital City Muskies, Inc. affiliated with such a
great event.
Thank you to everyone that helped out with the June On The Water meeting. Whether you brought food, cooked
food, helped setup/clean up, or donated a lure to the Raffle Prizes; your actions are greatly appreciated. We had
a nice turnout and a great meeting. We moved things right along which gave many of our members an
opportunity to get back out on the Lake and enjoy what turned out to be a very beautiful night on Lake
Waubesa.
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Prez Says continued…
I did mention it at the meeting and I will mention it again, if you have an interest in becoming more involved in
the Chapter, we are holding Board elections this fall and will have room for new At-Large Board Members;
please contact me if you are interested or have questions.
I wish you safe travels on your summer fishing trips and I wish you tight lines and good luck on all of your
angling adventures; I hope you catch a monster!
Luke Vike Sr.
Luke Vike, Sr. – President
Membership Report
Brandon Nontelle / fshnhnt@hotmail.com / (580) 481 – 0687
Hi members! Things are heating up and so is the fishing. Hopefully the water stays cool enough for a while so
all of us can take advantage of it. Otherwise its’ to the northwoods we go.
We have one new member added to our reports since last month, please welcome Sang Vang from Sun Prairie,
WI when you have the chance.
As always please send me any questions or concerns in regards to your memberships and I look forward to
seeing you all on the lakes.
Cheers.
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2016 Capital City Muskies, Inc. Outings
Outings for 2016, mark your calendars
Aug. 19 – Aug. 21: 31st Annual WI Muskie Alliance Musky Open – Eagle River, WI
Aug. 20 – Aug. 27: Lake of the Woods Outing – Mylie’s Place Resort
Aug. 24 – Aug. 26: Gil Hamm Challunge - Host Chapter: Star of the North @ Red Wing Lodge on LOTW
Sept 24: CCMI Fall PIT-TAG Challunge – Lake Monona
Oct 7 & 8: Vilas County Outing
Link – http://ww.monsterlures.net
Link – http://ww.spankybaits.com
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Release Report
Nick Pierick- Release Chairman / npierick@yahoo.com / (608) 354-3822
The season is barely over a month old and water temps have already creeped up in the 80’s here in Madison.
Please remember to give the muskies a break when surface temps are 80 or above to help reduce the stress on
the fish as well as delayed mortality.
The fishing has been pretty good so far. We have 123 fish registered in the Lunge Log for Chapter 8 already,
with 14 over the 45” mark! The majority of the fish registered in June were caught on Crank Baits, with
Bucktails coming in 2nd.
Timothy Voeck
Kurt Southworth
Sang Vang
Jerry Georgeson
Chris Eith
49.25
47.50
47.00
46.50
45.25
June Lunkers:
Monona
Bemidji
Monona
Waubesa
Chippewa Flowage
Travis Storch – 42.5” caught on a top water on the
Madison Chain
Bucher Depth Raider
Mattlock
Savage
Magic Back
Deep Raider
Martin Fuduluv - 48.5” spotted musky caught on a
Muskie Train MX on the Madison Chain
Link - http://www.muskie.com/
Link - http://www.wildernessfishgame.com
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Timothy Voeck
Aaron Laking
Travis Storch
Mark McCumber
Brad Nelson
Mens
Muskies
Points
Avg Len
5
80
42
6
3
5
2
90
66
45
41
41
Jeff Hanson
48
Troy Schoonover
35
47
John Franklin Jr
4
37
35
Sang Vang
Jerry Georgeson
2
2
36
32
44
42
Chris Eith
Brian Wienski
Luke Schroder
Brian Skaife
Matthew Hill
M. J. Johnson
Gerry Frantz
Leif Spilde
Kurt Southworth
Lee Bartolini
Nick Pierick
Travis Sieja
Mark Mickelson
Carson Axness
Geoffrey Crandall
Thomas Voeck
Dennis Draker
Brandon Rupnow
Scot Junge
Brian Eith
Tim Connaughty
Derek Dittberner
Tom Penniston
Craig Reukauf
Steve Soma
Shane Nesheim
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
36
31
30
30
30
29
27
27
22
20
20
19
18
18
15
15
14
14
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
8
Andy Schutz
Matt Mc Cumber
38
36
36
Nathan Varese
Mens Masters
Muskies
Points
33
355
3
37
5
2
Juniors
Muskies
1
43
24
Points
16
Avg Len
37
35
38
38
Avg Len
42
41
36
41
40
33
48
33
46
45
35
35
34
41
40
40
38
38
37
36
36
35
35
34
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Capital City Muskies Merchandise
Get geared up for warm weather Muskie fishing with the new CCMI
Performance fishing shirt. The DriFit shirts come in both short sleeve
and long sleeve styles, they have the “Hi-Def” Logo on the front, and
you can choose between two colors: Leech Lake Silver or Chippewa
Strain Green. The shirts are $20 each.
Be sure to keep your head covered and the sun out of your eyes with a
FlexFit Capital City hat. We have a good number of hats in both Blue
and in Mossy Oak. We have a very select few Black hats left.
You will have your choice of the Traditional CCMI logo or the
“Hi-Def” CCMI Logo. Each hat comes is a couple sizes to
ensure the right fit for you. The hats also sell for $20
We still have about 30 CCMI sweatshirts left in stock so we are
going to do our best to sell the remaining sweatshirts by reducing
the price to $30/each for all remaining sweatshirts.
We are also taking orders now for Capital City Muskies Inc
Jackets. The Black 3 Season Jacket has the traditional Capital
City Muskies, Inc. logo embroidered on the front breast and has
a large CCMI logo embroidered on the back. The jackets are
available by pre-order only and cost $80.
Please contact President Luke Vike, Sr. for any questions on the
merchandise
tomahawkdr@yahoo.com or (608) 576-0697.
Link - http://madisomuskyguide.com/
Email link - fatmuzkey@yahoo.com
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Third Annual CCMI Pit-Tag Challenge Outing
The Capital City Muskies Inc Chapter is again hosting a "CCMI Pit-Tag Challenge" outing on Saturday
September 24, 2016. This ONE day events purpose is to catch pit-tagged muskies in Lake Monona. The catch
information will be used to further enhance the Leech lake vs Wisconsin strain fish study that has been ongoing
since 2007. This outing is open to all musky fisherman. Membership in CCMI is not required. Come and join
us for this important and fun activity.
Date: Saturday September 24th.
Place: Olbrich Boat Launch
Time: 7:00am - 3:00pm
Outing Rules
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Must comply with all WDNR regulations
Catch and release only and no transporting of fish
Participants are to meet at Olbrich park (across Atwood Ave from the Olbrich Boat Launch) at 6:30am to
receive pit-tag scanner instructions.
Casting, trolling and live bait are acceptable forms of fishing
Lake Monona is the only eligible lake
All muskies caught must be scanned for pit-tags to be prize eligible
A witness or a photograph of the fish is required for all entries
In case of a tie, the earliest muskie caught will be the tie breaker
Winners may only win in one "length of fish" category
Participants must complete and submit a "release of liability" form. The outing is by definition a WDNR
tournament, therefore each boat in the outing must be marked by wrapping a single layer of blue "painters
Tape" around the cowling of their motors.
Lunch & Awards
A cook out will be provided at 4:00 pm sharp at the Olbrich park with awards and door prizes after lunch.
Awards will be presented for largest, second largest, and third largest muskie caught by length in inches.
Special prizes will be awarded to pit-tagged fish caught regardless of length.
Registration and Cost
Please complete and send the attached registration form and fee to Gary Hoffman, 7104 Twin Sunset Rd,
Middleton, WI 53562 no later than Monday September 12, 2016. The outing cost is $20.00 per person.
For more information contact Gary Hoffman (glhoff29@gmail.com) or 608-698-5388
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CCMI Pit-Tag Challenge Outing
Registration Form
Name____________________________________________
Address__________________________________________
Phone Number____________________________________
City____________________State________________Zip___________
Mail To:
Gary Hoffman
7104 Twin Sunset RD
Middleton WI 53562
Link - http://www.dsbait.com
Link – http://www.leetauchen.com
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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
TREASURER
April Cook
6606 Broad Creek Blvd
Madison, WI 53718
(608) 279 – 5838
apes65@hotmail.com
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Submissions due by the 15th
Brett Cook
6606 Broad Creek Blvd
Madison, WI 53718
(608) 279 - 4160
cookb@ixperts.com
Available at Dorn’s @ Midvale and D&S Bait
At- Large Directors
Tony Alexander
tony53949@yahoo.com
Todd Berge
boogerb2@yahoo.com
Brett Cook
cookb@ixperts.com
Tony Enger
dcsok9@charter.net –
Henry Hempe
ahhempe@gmail.com
Rick Lane
bairtrack@charter.net
Mike Milia
mikemilia@charter.net
Nick Pierick
npierick@yahoo.com
Dan Reim
dsreim@gmail.com
Andy Schutz
tutanka33@gmail.com
Term Exp
‘17
‘17
‘17
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`16
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‘17
Past Presidents
Bill Wood
Don Borchert
Gil Nimm
Steve Budnik
Kevin Wegner
Gary Greene
Brian Walsh
Fred Bachmann
Kevin Black
Norm Vike
Craig Eversoll
Geoff Crandall
Steve Reinstra
Jim Olson
Lee Bartolini
`17
`16
Link - http://www.mercermuskiesandmore.com/
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