I have ALOT of big fish under my belt LOL. Too many. I have been fishing with a semi pro bass fisherman for the last year or so and he says im a big fish freak lol.
big northerns are picky. There is only a small window to really hook into them constantly and its right now, right after there spawn. They still hangout in the shallows and become really aggressive and start to feed. They will be impossible to catch again until late fall when the water drops back down into the 50’s or so.
Tiger muskie’s are even more difficult. A fish of “10,000” cast’s…I would say its more like 20,000