Tournament champions, the father-son team of Brandon and Gavin Guthrie, and Joe Dancho, landed three giant Chautauqua Lake muskies. The Guthries are shown here with their largest musky, a 45-inch behemoth, all caught casting. Photo courtesy of Mark Marinelli/Doc Bishop

The Doug Comey-Jim Schaefer team fooled a whopper 45-inch Chautauqua Musky; they used casting techniques to catch this giant for second place. They caught two total, both casting. Photo courtesy of Muskies Inc. Chapter 69 (New York)

Nationally renowned musky lure builders Bill Crane, left, and Zach Baker discuss lure colors, actions, sizes, and their favorite hand-crafted baits to fool the giant musky apex predators that swim Chautauqua Lake. Photo courtesy of Mark Marinelli/Doc Bishop