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Pete Maina
Pete Maina is an author, professional muskellunge (muskie) angler, professional photographer, TV show host, professional speaker and former magazine owner. Maina's specialty is muskie fishing, and has advocated for conservation of the muskie species. Maina resides in Hayward, Wisconsin. Early career Pete Maina worked at his parents family company during the winter in Wisconsin while during the summer he worked as a muskellunge, muskie guide. He is also a writer/photographer and a member of Outdoor Writers Association of America. TV shows Maina is one of the hosts of ''The Next Bite TV'' on NBCSN, NBC Sports Network. The show is now airing its 8th season. He has appeared as an expert on numerous TV shows, appearing regularly on ''John Gillespie’s Waters and Woods'' on Fox Sports Wisconsin, Fox Sports North, NBC Sports Chicago and WVTV in Milwaukee, as well as on muskie segments for Bass pro shop, Bass Pro Shop's ''Outdoor World'' on OLN. Magazine ownership He is a former co-own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muskellunge
The muskellunge ''(Esox masquinongy)'', often shortened to muskie, musky or lunge is a species of large freshwater predatory fish native to North America. It is the largest member of the pike family, Esocidae. Origin of name The name "muskellunge" originates from the Ojibwe words ''maashkinoozhe'' (meaning "great fish"), ''maskinoše'' or ''mashkinonge'' (meaning "big pike" or "ugly pike") and the Algonquin word ''maskinunga'', which are borrowed into the Canadian French words ''masquinongé'' or ''maskinongé''. In English, before settling on the common name "muskellunge", there have been at least 94 common names applied to this species, including but not limited to: ''muskelunge'', ''muscallonge'', ''muskallonge'', ''milliganong'', ''maskinonge'', ''maskalonge'', ''mascalonge'', ''maskalung'', ''muskinunge'' and ''masquenongez''. The word muskellunge is German and means "muscle lung". Description Muskellunge closely resemble other esocids such as the northern pike and Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
