dreams of fighting fish and would actually reach back and clutch a bed post and pull on it like it was one of his rods." Once his lure was established as an essential lure for the musky fisherman, Frank got involved with a commercial motion picture photographer. The photographer was in the Pelican Lake area filming a commercial for an outboard engine manufacturer, and a brand of lures other than the Suick Muskie Thriller. After several fruitless days the photographer had not a single fish. He then talked Frank into guiding him. Suick told him he knew where there was a nice musky, and took him to the spot. After a few casts Suick set the hook into this fish. The weather conditions were excellent for filming the ensuing fight. With the camera rolling the whole episode was captured on film. Soon a nice 24 pound musky was in the boat, another victim of the Suick Muskie Thriller. Many months later the photographer sent Suick a copy of the film. As he watched, Frank could not believe his eyes. The edited movie included a lure, but not the Suick Muskie Thriller. The fish had another lure hanging out of its mouth. From this point on, Frank became wary of promoters. Suick was the master of Pelican Lake because he studied muskies and their feeding habits. One local angler said, "it was like he could crawl under the skin of a musky, which better enabled him to understand their daily routines".
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