Put a Little Tooth and Slime in Your Wardrobe

The musky dudes are a different breed. I say that out of respect and a bit of worry for their sanity. I’ve only chased those figure-eightable bastards a handful of times at Lake St. Clair, and have managed to get some of their slime on my clothing, but the whole experience left me questioning why grown men would devote their lives to chasing such evil fish – and that’s on a place where they actually catch ‘em. Woe be to him who spends countless hours on a musky fishery far less fertile.

They may be whacked out, but at least they’re devoted….or is that one in the same?

Check out some shirts that demonstrate the obsession.

Figureight Gear offers one up that combines two main musky tropes and remains true to their name

All of my muskies have come casting big subsurface lures, or trolling, but Northern Outdoors holds out hope for those of us who want to catch them on topwater with a double entendre

And this equally risqué version from Big Wood Musky Lures (unfortunately it seems to be discontinued) is an instant classic

Fifty Inch apparel – referring to the magic number (like a 10 pound bass to the rest of us) – offers a variety of options documenting the obsession

Musky Mayhem Tackle offers up a bit of Zen

The guides we’ve fished with at St. Clair are obsessed with moon phases, and this shirt from Musky Fabrik seems to recognize the importance of gravitational pull

Muskie Hunters Apparel gives a shout out to the ladies like my wife Hanna who have spent time chasing old esox 

You really have to be a glutton for punishment to chase these evil fish with a fly rod, but Blue Ridge Fly Fishing Company celebrates that feat

And Utah’s Black Fly Creations offers up this ominous version in a popular color scheme