This petition read; We, the undersigned hereby petition your honorable body and the Honorable Governor of the State of Wisconsin, to hereby issue an order to prohibit Frank Suick of the city of Antigo, County of Langlade, State of Wisconsin from fishing or taking of fish in Pelican Lake, located in Oneida County until such time whereby other fisherman are able to catch fish out of the above mentioned lake. We hereby do this in the interest of Muskies at large. There was one Pelican Lake cottage owner that didn't take this petition as a joke. He said he would refuse to pay his taxes for that year if Suick continued fishing. Over 60 signatures were documented. Musky anglers traveling through Antigo on the way north would stop at Frank Suick's tavern the "Muskie Bar" just to try to get a glimpse of his new lure. This bait was the flrst commercially produced jerkbait which was first offered for sale in 1942. During World War II it became difficult to find good treble hooks and rivets to mount the lures' adjustable tail. Automobile brakeshoe rivets were the only available fasteners. Many of Suick's friends would stop at automobile repair shops and buy whatever brake shoe rivets were available. In the late 1940's his tavern and dining room was a big attraction, since it had the largest display of musky mounts and heads in the world. Suick was known as a diehard musky hunter. Once he was on Pelican Lake it was almost impossible to get him off the water. Suick's wife told a local newspaper reporter "He is so crazy about catching muskies that when he falls asleep, he often
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