by dahlberg » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:01 am
Hi SN
Nope! This years is the 50th anniversary of my first musky and, knock on wood, I've never been cut, hooked or badly slashed while managing a musky. Hope my luck holds out another 50 years!
Only time I ever had an issue was once when I'd lost 3 pair of jaw spreaders (pike were so large spreaders didn't hold in mouth if they shook their heads), I was down to my last fly and had to stick my hand in the fishes mouth while trying to hold its mouth open with jaw grip. Fish shut mouth. Fortunately, I was smart enough not to attempt withdrawal of hand until fish again opened mouth.
best,
L
Larry Dahlberg
The Hunt For Big Fish