Cast number two was better – about fifteen feet – but I encouraged a higher trajectory and a little more focus with the eyes on a target area picked in advance. I said, “Look at where you want to cast and then point the rod tip to it.” Bingo! Cast number three was a dandy and right to the weed point where we had been seeing the big muskie all week long. A couple of cranks of my reel handle later I glanced over my shoulder to watch Otto’s figure-eight (yes, I told him on the ride up how to do it and he did a good job on this first time.) It’s a good thing too, because as his big spinner bait neared the boat I saw our muskie almost on her side, fins spread out like she was in flight, and mouth wide open – one foot behind the lure.