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| I'd give that fish a 20" girth lol
That's what it's really all about out there, is you and the water and the fish.
For me, if I am out there for any goal except to be out there and have a good time, it's this:
1. Beat my personal best
2. Beat my number for most fish in a day
3. Beat my number for most inches of musky in one day
Beyond that, I really just care about having a good time out there. We've had some of our best days when we put one small fish in the boat. One of my most memorable days we raised a good 25 fish, most of which were pretty substantial. We caught nothing that day. But there were fish everywhere and every cast was exciting. Another that comes to mind is a day where we stumbled into a bunch of dink pike. We were calling our casts, and seeing who could catch one when they said they would. We were making bets over who would catch the bigger one when we doubled up, or who could predict the exact size of their next pike. By the time we got to fish #5, we were laughing so hard we could hardly cast.
It's all about the fun and the friends and the stupid #*#* that has everyone on the boat practically in tears. I remember every fish I've caught. But I have as many if not more good memories of the days were nobody caught anything. It's musky fishing, man. You're going to catch nothing most of the time. If you're not having fun trying to catch them, you're not having enough fun.
I fish because it's fun. I fish because at the end of the day I have at least one thing I can look back on and laugh over, which is more than I can say for most days of my life. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Slamr - 11/6/2014 7:54 PM
Minnow!
That's 'SS Minnow' to you, Slamr. |
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| Geez Steve,
What kind of cracker are you going to put that one on? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Ritz? |
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Location: Contrarian Island | Steve, nobody really does care what the girth of your fish was do we? point is you aren't saying it's a 30" girth either... I'm sure the same thing happens in the buck hunting world, guy shoots a 120 class deer, gets on the net and try to pawn it off as 150...
I'm sure in the bass world it happens too etc etc.... point is, nobody DOES care until guys totally exaggerate and fabricate sizes...
nice fish btw ....ate a sucker ey?!
Edited by BNelson 11/7/2014 7:36 AM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Yes it did. Pretty cool experience, Herbie is very good at what he does.
I don't much care if someone misstates a girth or length. Some folks do. |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | Who cares and why keep the fish out of the water any longer
I think it is so funny when I see My fish was 52.8 X24.5 
NICE FISH Steve !!!!!!!!!
Edited by PIKEMASTER 11/7/2014 8:21 AM
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| I have girthed quite a few big fish...in the water during the release process. My reason in doing so is to get an accurate representation of weight without hooking the fish up to a scale. I don't girth fish anymore unless they are exceptionally obese..24"+ girth. 26"+ girths are a rarity in MN...these fish are true giants in the fall and I think very few lakes will kick out a 26"+ girth in November in MN. The largest girth I have ever measured was a 27" giant from Mille Lacs...I can't even imagine a 29" girth...hope to see one some day!! There are a lot of muskie fisherman who claim to catch 40 pounders when in fact they are probably way closer to 30 pounders. Does it matter??? Well...I do think an individual who catches an exceptional fish may not realize it is that exceptional when everyone posts a 26" girth on the internet when in fact the fish is closer to 22" girth. The best source of data I can point to in regards to photos and girths are Captain Rich Clarke's Sign Man Charters website...I can't think of anyone who would claim any of the girths he has listed are exaggerated.
Regardless of the girth...enjoy the chase and enjoy every fish you encounter...they are all special!
Brett Waldera
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Location: Contrarian Island | I agree, Rich's site was unreal for huge girth fish... I was gonna post the link to his pics but he took his gallery down... anyone that wanted to see what true girths were should have seen the pics on his site!
EA, catching fish is fun too... |
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Location: On the O | Thanks for the input fellas.
I only girth fish 44" or bigger typically.
I think one of the only reasons I girth 'em is so I can plunk it into the weight calculator (I know that might be a touchy subject as well) cause without a doubt the number one question I get when showing a big fish pic to the non initiated is, "How much did it weigh?". Then either, "Did you keep it?" or "What did it taste like?".
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| "They tell me your a muskie with True Girth..." |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | BigC - 11/7/2014 11:12 AM
Thanks for the input fellas.
I only girth fish 44" or bigger typically.
I think one of the only reasons I girth 'em is so I can plunk it into the weight calculator (I know that might be a touchy subject as well) cause without a doubt the number one question I get when showing a big fish pic to the non initiated is, "How much did it weigh?". Then either, "Did you keep it?" or "What did it taste like?".
Chicken. Especially on a Ritz cracker. |
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Location: On the O | I usually go with, "No I didn't keep it, it would taste like dirt, the thing is probably 100 years old...." |
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Location: oswego, il | Buliwyf - 11/7/2014 11:19 AM
"They tell me your a muskie with True Girth..."
I was trying to think a way to get a true grit reference I here.
still don't get how inaccurate or exaggerated measurements can get ones panties to fit into a thimble. |
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| when you can hold the fish away from your body....its not a big fish.... |
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| WOLFFMAN - 11/7/2014 7:37 PM
when you can hold the fish away from your body....its not a big fish....
Makes sense if you are weak. Most adults can hold 20-50lbs away from their body... |
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| BenR - 11/7/2014 7:46 PM
WOLFFMAN - 11/7/2014 7:37 PM
when you can hold the fish away from your body....its not a big fish....
Makes sense if you are weak. Most adults can hold 20-50lbs away from their body...
Sure, when it has handles it's not slimy, and it's not flopping around trying to get away. |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | LOL- Steve! She looks like she's about 1/2 your girth. You should be able to get pretty accurate measuement of that?
Talking about girths - look at Phil Schweik's Facebook timeline photo. Got girth?
Have fun!
Al
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Location: Lake of the Woods, Morson, Ontario | Put more than a few fatties on the board this fall and didn't get the girth tape out at all. Girthed 1 fish last fall out of the 87 for the trolling season. Fat is fat. The number really doesn't matter to me. |
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| esoxaddict - 11/7/2014 8:56 PM
BenR - 11/7/2014 7:46 PM
WOLFFMAN - 11/7/2014 7:37 PM
when you can hold the fish away from your body....its not a big fish....
Makes sense if you are weak. Most adults can hold 20-50lbs away from their body...
Sure, when it has handles it's not slimy, and it's not flopping around trying to get away.
Big fish tend to be pretty calm when you handle them, but I am sure you already knew that;-) |
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| BenR - 11/13/2014 11:21 PM
esoxaddict - 11/7/2014 8:56 PM
BenR - 11/7/2014 7:46 PM
WOLFFMAN - 11/7/2014 7:37 PM
when you can hold the fish away from your body....its not a big fish....
Makes sense if you are weak. Most adults can hold 20-50lbs away from their body...
Sure, when it has handles it's not slimy, and it's not flopping around trying to get away.
Big fish tend to be pretty calm when you handle them, but I am sure you already knew that;- )
Yeah. Raise your hand if you never dropped a fish. |
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| esoxaddict - 11/14/2014 11:07 AM
BenR - 11/13/2014 11:21 PM
esoxaddict - 11/7/2014 8:56 PM
BenR - 11/7/2014 7:46 PM
WOLFFMAN - 11/7/2014 7:37 PM
when you can hold the fish away from your body....its not a big fish....
Makes sense if you are weak. Most adults can hold 20-50lbs away from their body...
Sure, when it has handles it's not slimy, and it's not flopping around trying to get away.
Big fish tend to be pretty calm when you handle them, but I am sure you already knew that;- )
Yeah. Raise your hand if you never dropped a fish.
I have dropped one very expensive fish.... |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I witnessed that one. Big fish. |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | And it was an ugly thing to watch BenR! |
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|  I can see the humorous side of it these days:-) |
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| That fish is impressive Steve. Wow. |
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| amazing that crappie lil ernie fish will never go away............... |
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