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Photo Contest – June by Brad Waldera, Photo Editor • [email protected] Getting the Right Exposure any times in a photo M such as this one sent in by Dave (Photo #1), the subject will be overexposed and way too bright. On many of today’s cameras you can adjust the brightness of the flash to get the correct exposure. It may take a prac- tice shot or two to dial in, but you could get much better results by doing so. Try some practice shots before your buddy is holding a fish out of the water, espe- cially all of you night fisher- men, or guys who like to be out on the water as early as Dave was here. L Photo #1 Long-time photo contributor and Chapter 21 member Dave Ledman sent in Thanks for the nice photo this great shot of a 38 incher. I thought Dave was night fishing, but he informed me it was taken Dave and Guy. very early in the morning, before sunrise. Dave was fishing Minnesota’s Lake Vermilion, which is an annual trip. He said the fish hit right at the boat, and his cousin Guy Ledman took this O Brad shot. Getting good results with low light pictures is tough to do, but this one turned out really well as the exposure is perfect. You can see Dave very clearly, and the photo is nice and sharp. Photo #2 Ok, I know it’s not a L muskie but this is a BIG fish, and this is how quite a few members of the Fargo-Moorhead Chapter have been preparing for the muskie season. For quite a few years now a group from Fargo has been heading up to Baudette around mid-April to battle with some heavy duty sturgeon. Some fellow MI members from Alexandria and Minneapolis have also been showing up in recent years. In this photo F-M member Ron Teschner is pictured with a 62-inch fish caught from the Rainy River. A few guys have caught fish approaching 100lbs. Keep an eye out for more pictures by Ron in upcoming issues, including some great muskie shots. I’m sure Ron would be like to catch a muskie as long as this sturgeon. Thanks for the photo Ron, which was taken by fellow chapter member Steve Voss. MUSKIE magazine is published monthly and is the Official Publication of Muskies, Inc. International Office: Ellen Wells, International Sec., 1509 Stahl Contents Road, Sheboygan, WI 53081. Ph: 1-888-710-8286. © Copyright 2009 by Muskies, Inc. All rights reserved. MUSKIE • VOL. 43, NO. 6 Departments Features IFC Photo Contest, Brad Waldera 6 Project Christmas Tree at East Lynn Lake Jason Wright 2 President’s Message, Dan Narsete 12 You’ve Gone Too Far! Adam Glickman 3 Magazine Notes, Juris Ozols 12 Youth Turning Leaf Event 2008, 3 Index of Advertisers Ellen Wells 4 MUSKIE News 19 Backcountry Fishing Trips, Patricia Strutz 7 Figure 8, Kevin Richards 22 Fast-paced vs. Methodical Muskie 8 Lunge Log, Jim Bunch Fishing, Larry Murphy 15 DVD Review, Mike Moschell 31 Focus on Chapter 39: 15th Annual Challunge on the Chain Re-cap, 23 Chapter News and Views Rich Gallagher 33 Member Photos Join Muskies, Inc. ... 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I suppose you Phone: 419-945-2940 are listening to Janet Jackson asking yourself “what has MI done for me lately?” In Email: [email protected] short, a lot. Members Only Fishing Contest, Jim Bunch F Back in April we cut a check for a graduate study at Carleton University for $10,000. Phone: 715-226-0295 The student, Sean Landsman, will be doing ground-breaking research on muskie catch- Email: [email protected] and-release. Given our long history of supporting research I think you should be proud of Web Master, Ron Groeschl the fact that your national dues go towards making our fisheries better for all of us to Phone: 262-271-1002 Email: [email protected] enjoy. On the subject of fisheries we have been working very hard to put into place size Int. Administrative Secretary, Ellen Wells limits all over the U.S. At present we are working to get a fifty-four inch minimum placed 1509 Stahl Road, Sheboygan, WI 53081 Phone: 888-710-8286 on Green Bay muskies so we can protect that resource. The officers who represent you are Email: [email protected] really doing a fine job. People like Dr. Tom Betka, Fred Brogle, Will Schultz, Greg Wells, Jay Zahn, and Dr. Jerry Bucholtz are all actively working on your behalf to improve muskie Regional Directors Term Expires fishing. Down south Larry Besant has been working on new minimum size limits for Cave Region 1 Run Reservoir. Doug Dible, Joel Johnson, and the Ohio Chapters have been working very closely with the game and fish departments out east. Lest we forget the hard work of peo- Brad Waldera . .Fall 2009 ple like Jani Kuper in Washington and Michael Bishop in New Mexico talking and educat- Rory Potter . .2011 ing trout fisherman on the benefits of muskies in non-traditional waters . we are becom- Adam Walsh . .2011 ing a well-oiled machine! Even I have been writing letters and making phone calls. ☺ Region 2 Youth are vital to the future of our fine sport and organization. Although the word usually applies to kids I would like to introduce a youthful person who, at the ripe old age Bob Timme . .Fall 2009 of twenty-seven, is the current chapter president for the Northwest Tiger Pac out in Will Schultz . Fall 2009 Seattle. To my knowledge Buddy Hartman is the youngest chapter president in MI. Fred Brogle . .2011 Buddy is a Broncos fan (which makes him okay in my book) and a true muskie nut! I Region 3 think Buddy is a fine example of how we want our young members to develop into lead- Joel Johnson . Fall 2009 ers. It is no easy task for any chapter president, but to run a chapter in trout/salmon coun- Doug Dibble . Fall 2009 try thousands of miles from the great lakes is really an accomplishment. By now you have probably already been on the water. I think we will have another Larry Besant . Fall 2009 record-breaking year and I am really excited to hear about it. Before I forget, we are also Region 4 building a new website for everyone to enjoy. It should have a number of new features and Kimberly Cates . Fall 2009 give the organization a much needed facelift. Rich Gallagher . Fall 2009 Please be safe out there and get excited about this year! Until we meet again… Earle Hammond . Fall 2009 Tight lines, Dan O 2 MUSKIE.....June 2009 M ABOUT THE COVER MUSKIE A Magazine Staff G A EDITOR “Summertime, and the livin’ Z Kevin Richards is easy. Fish are jumpin’, 7618 Sunrise Ridge Road I Henley, MO 65040 N and the river is high…” Phone: (573) 280-2300 E Email: [email protected] N ASSISTANT EDITOR O The evening sun warms your bare Juris Ozols back. The soft breeze ripples the Phone: (612) 747-0178 T Email: [email protected] E water, making gold and yellow S PHOTO CONTEST EDITOR patterns to delight your eye. The Brad Waldera N Phone: (701) 642-1952 muskies are there, just waiting for M Email: [email protected] you. And you are by yourself, LUNGE LOG EDITOR A doing what you want to do. Jim Bunch G Phone: (715) 226-0295 A Email: [email protected] Could life be any better? Z ADVERTISING SALES TEAM I Kevin Richards, Editor / Ad Manager N Lake Independence, June 6, 2007, Phone: (573) 280-2300 E Email: [email protected] 8:50 PM.