Zachariah Votruba caught this muskie Thursday in Bloomingdale on a Vision 110 Bluegill jerkbait.
“I didn’t have a tape on me, but I would guess the length at 43-45ish,” he messaged. “Was not expecting the bite. Hit it in about a foot of water. Released healthy for the next angler.”
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