Catching The Muskie Of A Lifetime On Lake Vermillion With A Crazy Topwater!

Muskie fishing translates well for me since I am use to long days or weeks or even months without catching trophy largemouth on big swimbaits. Simms invited me up to beautiful Lake Vermillion in Minnesota which is known for being one of the best muskie lakes in the world. This video is a recap of a week of fishing that I will never forget.
Shoutout to the guys that made this whole thing possible.
Simms Fishing:
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Cody Hahner:
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Patterson Leeth:
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John Hoyer:
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Luke Ronnestrand:
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[@Veritas84Aequitas]

As a Southern Ontario guy who grew up Muskie fishing. Nothing makes me smile more than seeing someone not only catch their 1st Muskie, but their biggest. Huge Congrats guys

[@alanbuvelot831]

You might as well quit while you are ahead. But you're hooked.lol

[@crazybassfisher]

Hahaha for reals though, gonna have to try real hard to catch an even bigger one!

[@Fishingmissions827]

Yo you only catch giants your the Epitome of a true fisherman congrats homie

[@SonOfaFish518]

Holy shiiiit !! Musky is on my bucket list!!

[@bradotto2251]

Congratulations.

[@crazybassfisher]

It’s actually a Matt Wirth flaptail, such a cool lure 🔥

[@buttercupred9721]

"Then you look at a Musky bait and it's like, what the fuck" 😂

[@crazybassfisher]

Like seriously dude, those baits are insane 🤣🤣

[@benstonefishing]

So sick!!

[@thelonesomefisherman7425]

Beast!!😊

[@michaelmontalto]

Congratulations! I've seen a fish like that once in my life, and it never actually bit my lure.

[@shadybanks8625]

And on that day Geoffrey was KING! Awesome job Geoff!!! CrazyMuskyFisher!!! I thought it had slipped out of the net and he was saying "That WAS a F'ing monster" and then he was comforting you. I was relieved when I finally saw the fish was still in the net and he was saying "That IS a F'ing monster" ...Beautiful fish caught in a Beautiful place. Great Job! I think Simms should give us all 50% off this week!

[@crazybassfisher]

Haha thank you dude, it was definitely nerve racking, just glad it got in the net!

[@docholliday8308]

Congratulations great job and you are a inspiring trophy fisherman! I'm a fan and wishing you continued success in your fishing Ventures and I know you will! Best Regards!

[@KarenMcTavish]

Got a little teary when the cleat got the net. Congratulations!! I love you guys. Man. BEAST.

[@crazybassfisher]

My heart legit stopped and I thought the fish was gonna come off for sure, insanity 🤯

[@thehookuptackle_usa]

dude, that was so sick! I was cheering at my kitchen table on that net job 😂! So dope!

[@crazybassfisher]

You’re gonna have to come muskie fishing with us one day!

[@jeffadee812]

Matt Wirth Flaptail! Nothing better for beasts.

[@crazybassfisher]

Yup, incredible bait from a really awesome guy!

[@Marlonscrazy]

You know the video is good when I feel as stoked as you guys, just by watching it.

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for feeling the stoke dude! 🙏

[@michaelgepson2877]

Nice save on that first fish and congratulations on the big girl. Super exciting video.

[@PhoenixPichner]

Absolutely insane fish. What a legend

[@crazybassfisher]

This is all your fault for getting me into muskie fishing 💀

[@kitemare4321]

Those lures are absolutely mind boggling. Seriously! Muskee is on the bucket list now. Amazing video & amazing catches!

[@PonyFoot123]

Instant like. Living the dream man

[@crazybassfisher]

Thank you homie! 🙏

[@TheHavasutroy]

What an absolute stud! Congratulations man.

[@crazybassfisher]

Thank you man! She was a beast for sure!

[@bloodcat12]

Holy shit! Congrats, Geoff!!

[@crazybassfisher]

Thank you dude! Appreciate it!

[@PattersonLeeth]

Unbelievable - take my boat whenever!!! Take me next time!

[@crazybassfisher]

We will have to fish together next time dude! Gotta keep the mojo alive on that boat!

[@roninmax8189]

What now is right, that’s an incredible fish but you’ve got the talent to beat it and there’s no doubt you will. Keep the videos flowing and of course congratulations

[@crazybassfisher]

Thank you dude! I hope one day I can catch an even bigger one! 🙏

[@kenmccarthyfishing]

🎉🎊Congratulations a successful trip,that was awesome 👏 👊

[@crazybassfisher]

It was definitely beyond what I thought was gonna happen this trip haha🤟

[@jameschrisdavis]

Congrats DUDE! Muskie are so much fun, you cant even describe it. Last year on Cave run they were extremely active. I was bass fishing and caught a nice muskiee. Somehow I landed the fish without breaking him off. It was the most fun I ever had fishing. I caught him on my trusty weightless senko setup St croix 7'M w/ultegra and 30 lb braid. I dont know how to handle muskiee but luckily the hook had gone all the way through the roof of his mouth and I cut the braid. I didnt get him out of the water but I did keep him in the net long enough to get some video, else nobody would believe ya right? lol

[@dillanlaplante5264]

Nice my first musky was on a jig with 10 pound flourocarbon 47 incher

[@jdean1851]

Awesome net job!!!

[@LunkerswithLandon]

Dang those were some giants man! You broke the freaking 50 inch mark thats insane!

[@repairdrive]

Awesome footage!!!!

[@RevelsGang]

Liked "look at the muskie bait like wtf?!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@crazybassfisher]

Seriously 🤣🤣 it’s such a crazy bait

[@Bassandbackpacks]

That was some edge of your seat type shit there. So awesome man, what a monster.

[@paultaylor3926]

Awesome PB mate, love the look of complete shock and awe on your face 👍🎣

[@crazybassfisher]

It was absolutely mind blowing what just happened bro🤯

[@chickenfriedsteak3669]

Badazz Bro! Thanks ferrrr Shwoin' and Sharin' , never been Muskie fishin' , YET! Tight Lines Amigo :)

[@crazybassfisher]

It’ll change your life my dude! They are so rad!

[@dougbarden2161]

Very cool. Congrats!

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching Doug!

[@johnlamont3885]

great fish throughout the entire video! Vermillion has so many options to fish.

[@crazybassfisher]

Vermillion is such an amazing fishery

[@michaeljohnston4167]

7:36 holy shit!!!! That’s the kind of moment that gets you fired up!

[@crazybassfisher]

Bro, my heart was absolutely pounding after that!

[@markloedding8238]

What an incredible fish. Congratulations

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching Mark, she was amazing!

[@nateesala7519]

I grew up on vermilion! Great fish bro! I know people who have scuba dived there that say if people knew the size of some fish in there they’d never let their kids go swimming! My cousin got bit by a Muskie while a bunch of us were swimming as kids. 30 stitches to close her foot up.

[@crazybassfisher]

I can believe it dude! Absolute monsters live in that lake!

[@lukem7347]

Sick! Happy for you!

[@crazybassfisher]

Thank you dude! 🤟

[@Andycarusetta]

Epic Geoff congratulations.. been waiting for this upload

[@crazybassfisher]

Thank you dude🙏🔥

[@guysealy2362]

Congratulations bro!!! Great video

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks man! Such a wild trip!🤘

[@shtgnhuntr]

Beautiful fish! We were up on Vermilion 2 weeks before this and did good on walleye, but no muskies. We spent most of our time on the Cook side. The water level was crazy low.

[@desertbassin]

You’re my hero

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks princess 😍🙏

[@jstn2890]

That is a beast man congratz!! Loved the vids!

[@crazybassfisher]

Thank you my dude 🔥

[@craigmarshky4602]

Congrats on that Beast!! 🤙

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks homie, appreciate it 🤙

[@jdean1851]

SO EXCITING" AWESOME VIDEO w/ A GIANT ENDING!!!! Wirth Flap?

[@jdean1851]

Geoff we have "Tiger Musky" up here in Idaho. Ive got 5 gal buckets as tackleboxes for all the huge musky baits.. Tigers are crazy hard to catch on lures.....caught a 40" this year on a MH bass rod 15lb. bigame no-leader on a swimjig.Musky Madness is Real!! John Hoyer is an Awesome Pro....sic Joel Wick Flaptail! Great vid!!!

[@crazybassfisher]

I need to catch more tigers in my life, such beautiful fish!

[@ilanbergman3469]

so sick dude

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching homie! 🙏

[@JonJonsOutdoors]

Insane fish!! Congrats bro!!👊🏻🔥🔥🔥

[@crazybassfisher]

Thank you dude, it was awesome! 🔥🙏

[@de6943]

Stoked!!!

[@crazybassfisher]

Super stoked 🤣🔥🙏

[@Sabzilla]

So dope bro 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🔥🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks homie for watching 🤙🔥

[@panoutfishing7223]

Wow im never this early! Way to go man! Hope I get to fish with you some day!

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching the video homie! 🙏🔥

[@VitalFishing]

wow, absolute giant

[@crazybassfisher]

She was a freak dude, you’re gonna have to try it sometime!

[@hanswurscht327]

that trout hookset :D

[@crazybassfisher]

Didn’t want to pull the hooks 🤣🤣

[@jvkobt1540]

Man absolutely love those vids so rad and congrats on the fish crazy !!! Netting gave me anxiety though haha !!

[@crazybassfisher]

Haha the netting this trip was definitely sketchy 🤣🤣

[@seansmith3747]

Again, congratulations man. Sweet footage, great edit! Hopefully we can do the trip again down the road!

[@crazybassfisher]

Yeah man! Hopefully the next time, Patterson doesn’t have you locked up in the kitchen and you can make some casts 🤣

[@morganyoder4277]

Holy shit. That’s about all I can say about that. One hell of a fish at the end.

[@crazybassfisher]

Crazy right!? Absolutely insane ending to the trip!

[@morganyoder4277]

@@crazybassfisher most certainly. Things always happen for a reason, I had a streak a few months ago when I caught a 1, a 2, a 3, a 4, and then 2 6s. One fish each day up until the 2 6s in 2 days.

[@giovannikoppen]

such a bad ass video

[@crazybassfisher]

Thank you dude for watching!🙏

[@guppiesfishingadventures9942]

Amazing catch dude

[@crazybassfisher]

Aye thanks for watching my guy! Appreciate the view 🙏

[@ChrisGnarley]

Nice dude!

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks homie! 🙏

[@jdean1851]

WOW" GIANT FLAPFISH 53' THUMBZZZUPP!!!! WAY 2 GO BRUTHA!!!!

[@deers9644]

What would you recommend for a heavy pulling bait reel (double 10 bucktails etc.)? Right now I’m looking at the Diawa lexa TW 400P-P, lexa HD 400PWR-P, the Okuma Komodo SS KDS-436P, shimano tranx 500, and the Diawa Prorex 400P-P. I would prefer a solid line pickup (in terms of spool size), but it’s not 100% needed, and a gear ratio of 5.3:1 5.1:1 4.3:1 or 4.1:1

[@tharodfather7647]

So fukn sick! We have tiger musky in colorado, just need to catch one.. 👊🏽👊🏽

[@timjohnson7419]

Smokin video!

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks Tim for watching!

[@PedroHernandez-vi7ne]

Lee Lures= Monster Muskies. Felt like I was watching the Today’s Angler KZbin channel. Watch out Robbie . Geoff is taking over

[@crazybassfisher]

Haha I wish I could top those guys! Maybe one day 🤣

[@inferno715]

That’s a Wirth flaptail

[@CDC23551]

I'm about 1/3 into your video, and so far I've enjoyed watching every second of it. I've enjoyed every one of your videos that I have watched so far, and if you gotta put making KZbin videos to the side for a little while so you can further your career and make some big money moves, then by all means, do it. I'm looking forward to your next video, Geoff, and I know it's gonna be a banger of a video.

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for the support throughout the videos man! I really do appreciate you watching them! 🔥🤟

[@BasslivesmatterLLC]

Hard to fish for bass after those giants nice freaking vid bro that's a freaking giant nice fish bro congrats

[@crazybassfisher]

Haha for reals, I haven’t felt like bass fishing at all after that trip 🤣

[@The_Bass_Stunters]

Bro!!!! Congratulations!!!!! That is an amazing Muskie! They don’t call them the fish of 10,000 casts for nothing! You MUST get a replica mount! My Dad caught a 47” and has it on the wall it’s incredible to see!

[@crazybassfisher]

Haha I thought about getting a replica but I think I’m gonna wait until I catch a 55” fish or higher

[@timothythompson6549]

FYI, Smith's fishing outdoors recently put up a pretty comprehensive video on flaptails.

[@muskyboyhines]

Awesome fish. What resort did you stay at?

[@bantoldude]

That was a monster bro! Sick!🔥🔥🔥 and I've been waiting for new videos for a while now haha but I know you're busy with Ben and The hook up tackle and stuff. Love the Howl's Moving Castle background music on the hook up tackle videos bro! Hehe 😁🤙

[@crazybassfisher]

Haha thanks dude! The soundtrack is fire for videos 🤣

[@bantoldude]

@@crazybassfisher bro you guys are fucking 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥 you guys bring 2 things that I LOVE! Anime and fishing! I'm watching the new hook up tackle video right now and then right off the fucking bat TANK! From Cowboy Bebop 🤯🤯🤯🤯 mind fucking blown how awesome you guys are and again a week later I got a new package on the way from the hook up tackle 😂😂😂

[@bassproat17]

Awesome video bro! St. Clair should be in your future message me if you want to go!

[@phlabbs]

...then this happened. Congrats!

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks my dude! It was crazy! 🙏

[@mikehauck5832]

Damn Jeff, That's a true Fucking monster👊🔥🤙☮🙏😎

[@crazybassfisher]

Thank you dude! That fish was other worldly 🔥🤙

[@Nick_88]

Aye I was waiting for this one after seeing the ig posts

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for swinging by and watching the video homie 🔥 I like your profile picture, the art style looks dope!

[@Plee92]

What a catch. Pretty sure u can break that pb

[@crazybassfisher]

Oh yeah, that’s the goal one day!

[@anguscole1]

That fiah was indeed so massive,I know this is a year old video though congrats

[@ibanez2010]

Bro! I've been fishing here in MN for over 20 years and I still don't have my 50! (definitely LOST a lot of them tho lol.) Super super congrats man. You will have dreams of that fish for many years to come.

[@crazybassfisher]

Haha thank you man! That fish still weighs heavy on my mind!

[@carlospalomino6928]

no way im so early sick stuff dawg

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks Carlos for watching the video! 🙏🤟

[@nickleback3695]

Was that the full fight with the musky? If so you whooped it good.

[@stoneysdead689]

That's an amazing fish brother- one day I'd love to fish for Muskie. I live in northwest Alabama so isn't really that far to east Tenn. -but they're so tough to target it makes it seem pointless without a guide or something- and multiple days to fish. Maybe one day- great catch dude, congrats.

[@crazybassfisher]

Yeah, you definitely have to spend some good time chasing them if you haven’t fished for them before but they can be worth it if you get them figured out!

[@bloodcat12]

What boat is that btw?

[@crazybassfisher]

That’s a 18’ G3 center console, badass little boat for sure!

[@TheVoidNoob]

I bet a balam would work great for muskie 8 trap that shit

[@crazybassfisher]

We have tried it before, the only problem with the bait is that it doesn’t have a lot of pull through the water so it’s hard to draw them out

[@ChiefManny1]

Why not use swimbaits, I thought you were a swimbait kind of guy?!