Trophy tales: Persistence pays off

July 24, 2013 at 4:02AM
Anthony Belvedere, 14, of Bloomington, caught and released his first-ever muskie, a 42-incher, on White Bear Lake.
Anthony Belvedere, 14, Bloomington • 42-inch muskie • White Bear Lake (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

(As told by Anthony's brother, Andrew) "We were fishing for muskies and northerns all day, and had not caught much of anything, so most of our group switched to fishing for panfish, but Anthony kept fishing for muskies with his big in-line spinner. He said he saw the fish splash the surface, so he cast there, reeled in a couple times, and, boom, caught his first muskie. While his cousin was trying to net it, he almost fell into the lake. Anthony released the fish.''

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