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Muskie show opens at Harper College

Posted January 10, 2014 12:06 pm

Joseph Seeberger of Portage, Mich., peers at his modern-day world record muskie, caught in 2012 with a live minnow and an 8-lb. test line. His muskie, which he caught while fishing for bass in Lake Bellaire, Mich., is on display at the Chicago Muskie Show at Harper College. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com

Muskie lovers, unite. The annual Chicago Muskie Show is up and running at Harper College in Palatine.

The three-day event opened Friday and continues Saturday and Sunday, with lectures, demonstrations, booths showcasing the latest gear, prize drawings and events that will teach your kids the basics of casting and retrieving.

Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10 each day, with children 12 and under admitted free.

For details, visit www.chicagomuskieshow.com.

Kevin Kachlic of McHenry picks out a Shumway Flasher buck tail bait. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com

Nick DÂ’Andrea of Chicago gets wrapped up in his granite Burmese python while promoting Migizi snakeskin inlay fishing rods at the Chicago Muskie Show at Harper College. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com

Tony Bush of Cary picks out a couple of Viper 2 buck tail baits from Bait Rigs of Madison, Wis., at the Chicago Muskie Show on Friday at Harper College. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com