Legends of the Wild, A Field And Stream Production | Hunting, Fishing and the Outdoors
Sep 9, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min · 15 segments
Musky fishing can consume a lifetime, but the biggest lessons come from adapting. Pete Maina has spent decades chasing muskies as a guide, lure builder, writer, television personality, and lifelong…
Pete MainaGuestSam SoholtHostCorrect? Like that was the, um, like if you caught a big musky, you like took it out of the water.
Was, were people, everyone eating them or was it just like, what was the, like, what was the standard practice back in the day?
Sometimes you could get the meat back from the taxidermist, but otherwise they just ate them.
Uh, And I would have to credit largely Muskie's Incorporated Group for, you know, starting catch and release.
You know, uh, I, I honestly hadn't thought about it with a guy from Muskies Inc, a buddy of mine.
You know, we didn't get many big ones in those days, the size 32 inches and most of them died before they were 36 or so.
So the middle range was more or less gone and there was a few big ones that would sneak through.
And then he's like, well, yeah, you'd like to catch some bigger ones? Yeah, I sure would.
Correct? Like that was the, um, like if you caught a big musky, you like took it out of the water.
Was, were people, everyone eating them or was it just like, what was the, like, what was the standard practice back in the day?
Sometimes you could get the meat back from the taxidermist, but otherwise they just ate them.
Uh, And I would have to credit largely Muskie's Incorporated Group for, you know, starting catch and release.
You know, uh, I, I honestly hadn't thought about it with a guy from Muskies Inc, a buddy of mine.
You know, we didn't get many big ones in those days, the size 32 inches and most of them died before they were 36 or so.
So the middle range was more or less gone and there was a few big ones that would sneak through.
And then he's like, well, yeah, you'd like to catch some bigger ones? Yeah, I sure would.
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