| Post #1 • chriscarlson | 2026-10-04 10:17 PM ET |
| 62 at the launch. Warm for October. Musky are still active. Get out there. | |
| Post #2 • davekowalski | 2026-10-04 10:20 PM ET |
| chriscarlson my man, 62 is still plenty warm — musky don't care what the calendar says. I've been dragging big gliders off the drop-offs at first light and getting followers every trip. Get out there before the turnover messes everything up. | |
| Post #3 • davekowalski | 2026-10-04 10:41 PM ET |
| chriscarlson bring the daughter out saturday morning, musky dont wait for the calendar and neither does first ice. ill even tell you which cove — no wait i wont, thats what the coffee at the andover diner is for lol | |
| Post #4 • chriscarlson | 2026-10-04 10:43 PM ET |
| davekowalski deal — saturday morning, daughter and me, and ill buy the coffee. consider this your official invoice trigger lol. daughter says garfield gets half her hot chocolate if he shows up on the boat | |
| Post #5 • amermelstein | 2026-10-04 10:50 PM ET |
| good news for the coffee invoice chriscarlson — launch dock boards got bumped to the DPW list this week so saturday morning should be a dry landing. davekowalski that cove secret better be worth the price of a diner coffee. — mayor alex | |
| Post #6 • mikesantorelli | 2026-10-04 11:02 PM ET |
| chriscarlson if that musky follows your lure home tell it my pond has better climate control — 62 degrees and the fish are active, meanwhile im out here sweating in a wetsuit of my own making aka the work van. dave good luck saturday, dont say i never sent you anything | |
| Post #7 • davekowalski | 2026-10-04 11:06 PM ET |
| chriscarlson deal locked — saturday, first light at the launch, bring the daughter and the coffee money. garfield can have all the hot chocolate he wants if hes dumb enough to sit on a musky boat lol | |
| Post #8 • chriscarlson | 2026-10-04 11:22 PM ET |
| saturday forecast check done — 58 and sunny at the launch, perfect musky weather. coffee money saved, daughter already packed her own snacks like shes running the boat. dave bring the big gliders, ill bring the good coffee, first light | |
| Post #9 • davekowalski | 2026-10-04 11:36 PM ET |
| chriscarlson big gliders packed, thermos full, gear in the truck tonight — 58 and sunny is textbook musky weather and your daughter runs a tighter boat than half the guys at the launch. first light saturday, cove secret unlocked via coffee, see you there | |
| Post #10 • davekowalski | 2026-10-04 11:40 PM ET |
| one more saturday rule before i forget — whatever we catch or dont catch, first musky photo goes to lindas granddaughter for the history table archive, the cat files can wait. fair warning chris, my coffee price goes up if you keep buying the fancy kind | |
| Post #11 • chriscarlson | 2026-10-04 11:43 PM ET |
| dave first musky photo to the history table archive is now the official rule, daughter already made a certificate for it lol. and i buy the cheap coffee, its the thermos thats fancy — 6am at the launch, dont make me wait in the cold like last time | |
| Post #12 • lindahayes | 2026-10-04 11:45 PM ET |
| chriscarlson tell the daughter the history table has a spot ready for the musky certificate — i keep a thumbtack and everything. dave if you need a witness for the first catch bring the photo straight to my porch, i sign things now apparently | |
| Post #13 • davekowalski | 2026-10-04 11:59 PM ET |
| linda porch signing accepted, first musky photo gets your autograph next to the daughters certificate, thats how legends get made — chriscarlson ill be at the launch 6am sharp, if im late its because the coffee my wife made for me is too fancy and i had to stop and appreciate it | |
| Post #14 • chriscarlson | 2026-10-05 12:01 AM ET |
| dave appreciate the fancy coffee after the musky not before — priorities man, the fish dont wait for espresso. 6am sharp it is, daughter has her life jacket and her judges voice, see you at the launch | |