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Message Subject: Impressive fish on a fly
Nershi
Posted 11/10/2015 1:26 PM (#792041)
Subject: Impressive fish on a fly




Location: MN
https://www.facebook.com/Mnfishingandoutdoors/

Anybody know anything about this fish?

World record or world record on a fly rod?
FAT-SKI
Posted 11/10/2015 1:41 PM (#792044 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: RE: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 1360


Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished
I love how the first comment on this pic is

"Check out this new world record musky caught on a fly rod on Mille Lacs yesterday. It should be on chanel 5 news tonight. 57" x 26.5"


hahahahahahahaha! I'm guessing their not musky guys.

hellova fish tho my god
tyler k
Posted 11/10/2015 1:59 PM (#792045 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 409


Location: Almond, WI
Uhhh, actually that would be a new world record on the fly (not an overall world record, there are divisions for such things, separated by line class and method). I think Brad Bohen in Hayward, WI owns the record (pending this fish) with a 51.25" in 2008 (36lb tippet).
FAT-SKI
Posted 11/10/2015 2:06 PM (#792047 - in reply to #792045)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 1360


Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished
So, I am curious then.....? Do they go by "largest fish from a fly"(cause there have been much larger fish caught on flys before) or largest by muskie? Because what if I said I caught that musky on a bass rod. Or an ice rod Would I get some kind of "new world record musky on a bass rod? No, I would not. I understand its a fly rod.... but it is still a rod... why would that matter what type of "rod" he caught it on. Shouldn't the world record just be the world record?

My little 7 year old sister has a 44" musky on a bright pink barbie rod. So she should have the "world record musky caught by a barbie rod right?

Am I the only one that thinks differentiating world records based on rod style is stupid?

Edited by FAT-SKI 11/10/2015 2:17 PM
MartinTD
Posted 11/10/2015 2:11 PM (#792048 - in reply to #792047)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly





Posts: 1129


Location: NorthCentral WI
FAT-SKI - 11/10/2015 2:06 PM

yeah, but in the comment he doesn't specify from a fly or not, he just writes "new world record"



Not sure what you're so excited about. He is holding a fly rod in the picture with the fish. Congrats to the angler!
tyler k
Posted 11/10/2015 2:15 PM (#792049 - in reply to #792047)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 409


Location: Almond, WI
The quote says "new world record musky caught on a fly rod " which it is. It's arguably poor phrasing, but not untrue. (Obviously this is assuming they bother to submit it and it passes muster with NFFHOF or IGFA)
FAT-SKI
Posted 11/10/2015 2:15 PM (#792050 - in reply to #792048)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 1360


Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished
MartinTD - 11/10/2015 2:11 PM

FAT-SKI - 11/10/2015 2:06 PM

yeah, but in the comment he doesn't specify from a fly or not, he just writes "new world record"



Not sure what you're so excited about. He is holding a fly rod in the picture with the fish. Congrats to the angler!



--- ??? I am honestly just curious what a fly rod has to do with "world record status"?
BNelson
Posted 11/10/2015 2:17 PM (#792051 - in reply to #792049)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly





Location: Contrarian Island
not sure what you guys don't get.. it's the largest musky ever caught on a fly rod.. pretty simple to comprehend...?!
tyler k
Posted 11/10/2015 2:19 PM (#792052 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 409


Location: Almond, WI
What it has to do with it? The governing bodies recognize records in all kinds of different categories--line class, power trolling, fly, catch and release, etc. It's a world record by the method/tackle. They also recognize an overall world record which is heaviest ever caught. Each body has it's own rules and categories. IGFA and NFWFHOF would be the applicable bodies here (that I know of).
FAT-SKI
Posted 11/10/2015 2:22 PM (#792054 - in reply to #792052)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 1360


Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished
tyler k - 11/10/2015 2:19 PM

What it has to do with it? The governing bodies recognize records in all kinds of different categories--line class, power trolling, fly, catch and release, etc. It's a world record by the method/tackle. They also recognize an overall world record which is heaviest ever caught. Each body has it's own rules and categories. IGFA and NFWFHOF would be the applicable bodies here (that I know of).



thank you that is what I was looking for. I just didn't know one way or the other why it would matter
Kirby Budrow
Posted 11/10/2015 2:35 PM (#792057 - in reply to #792054)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly





Posts: 2254


Location: Chisholm, MN
FAT-SKI - 11/10/2015 2:22 PM

tyler k - 11/10/2015 2:19 PM

What it has to do with it? The governing bodies recognize records in all kinds of different categories--line class, power trolling, fly, catch and release, etc. It's a world record by the method/tackle. They also recognize an overall world record which is heaviest ever caught. Each body has it's own rules and categories. IGFA and NFWFHOF would be the applicable bodies here (that I know of).



thank you that is what I was looking for. I just didn't know one way or the other why it would matter


It matters because it's awesome and catching a musky on a fly is hard, and this being an unusually large fish makes it even better! It was Ben Olsen's boat according to Thorne Bro's FB. Very cool catch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flambeauski
Posted 11/10/2015 4:18 PM (#792062 - in reply to #792050)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 4343


Location: Smith Creek
FAT-SKI - 11/10/2015 2:15 PM

--- ??? I am honestly just curious what a fly rod has to do with "world record status"?


I get what you're saying, one could stick a Calcutta with 100lb braid on a fly rod and rig a sucker up on a quick set.

I doubt the angler was too concerned about records, though. It's not like you win a prize or anything. There's like a hundred different world record muskies, like Tyler said, 2lb line, 4lb line, 6lb line, tip up, etc.
Jeremy
Posted 11/10/2015 5:31 PM (#792067 - in reply to #792057)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 1126


Location: Minnesota.
Kirby Budrow - 11/10/2015 2:35 PM

FAT-SKI - 11/10/2015 2:22 PM

tyler k - 11/10/2015 2:19 PM

What it has to do with it? The governing bodies recognize records in all kinds of different categories--line class, power trolling, fly, catch and release, etc. It's a world record by the method/tackle. They also recognize an overall world record which is heaviest ever caught. Each body has it's own rules and categories. IGFA and NFWFHOF would be the applicable bodies here (that I know of).



thank you that is what I was looking for. I just didn't know one way or the other why it would matter


It matters because it's awesome and catching a musky on a fly is hard, and this being an unusually large fish makes it even better! It was Ben Olsen's boat according to Thorne Bro's FB. Very cool catch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Exactly! I read this thread and couldn't believe all the B.derned opinions. Some of you kids gotta grow up a bit....
TCESOX
Posted 11/10/2015 5:41 PM (#792069 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly





Posts: 1166


On KARE 11 news, the quoted the angler as saying that he credited guide Ben Olson's knowledge of the lake, for putting him on the fish. Pretty obvious they were targeting muskies.
ARmuskyaddict
Posted 11/10/2015 6:27 PM (#792075 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly





Posts: 2001


No bump board pic either... For those of you that missed some of the other content on that page, because you were debating grammar and stuff, check this out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGpDb71P7PE
sworrall
Posted 11/10/2015 8:57 PM (#792095 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly





Posts: 32759


Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Big fish, heck of an accomplishment, and no question a great guide. Nothing left to do but what SHOULD be obvious, congratulate the anglers!

esoxaddict
Posted 11/10/2015 9:02 PM (#792099 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly





Posts: 8702


ToddM - 11/10/2015 8:10 PM

One thing is for sure, somebody will always be upset when someone catches a big fish.


penis envy

Don't care what the angler caught it on that's a great fish!
Ben Olsen
Posted 11/10/2015 9:46 PM (#792104 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly


Hey all, Thanks for the kind words! Sorry but too tired for the whole story... the angler who caught her is an amazing fly angler and owner of bob mitchell's fly shop, Robert Hawkins. This fish is a collaboration between myself and the guys who taught me to tie and cast flies. All I did was take them to the right spot! We all got lucky!!! The entire catch from eat to bag to bump/girth was filmed on three different go pros including Robert's head cam!! Footage is amazing! I'm sure he'll get it out in short order! I'm always struck by overwhelming gratitude when great things happen in my fishing/outdoors. None of the three of us(Amazing fly tier Gabe Schubert was the third coconspirator) believe that giant fish and giant catches are the work of one person. When one of these giants get posted we should all be proud!! It makes no difference if they are records or who caught them or how they were caught. We are all working off those who came before. We haven't invented anything or done anything new. We all feed off each other and history. We may tweak this or that or apply a method differently but it all came from somewhere/someone else! You all had a hand in this! I've mined countless gems out of this community! Be proud when you see a giant posted here! It means that we, as a community, are being good stewards of our resources! It means that we have learned from the past and advanced the sport we love. It means that we live in an amazing place and time...that grown men can get this worked up and spend our time and money chasing a silly fish! It means that we still have an awful lot of freedom. So thank you! Thanks to the person/people who let this fish go over the years! Thanks to the folks who fought to stock them and maintain them. Thanks to all the diehards and burnt out guides who put in all those hours figuring these things out! Thanks to our own curmudgeonly ex guide turned tech mogul, sworall, for giving us this forum! As long as giant fish are posted then quickly questioned on M1st.....all is right with the world as far as I'm concerned!!!
Top H2O
Posted 11/10/2015 10:22 PM (#792107 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: RE: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 4080


Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion
`Very impressive to say the least.
Congrats to you all.
Was it kept to verify or released ?

You know how people are about records.
Great catch and Awesome Fish.
Jeremy
Posted 11/10/2015 10:38 PM (#792109 - in reply to #792107)
Subject: RE: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 1126


Location: Minnesota.
Top H2O - 11/10/2015 10:22 PM


Was it kept to verify or released ?



Released is what I heard on the news. Another humongous kudos!!

An amazing story.
Teamemmajo
Posted 11/10/2015 10:47 PM (#792110 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 30


Well said Ben Olsen!!! My buddy caught his first Musky on a fly in my boat and I will never forget that day! These stories are the reason I love Musky Fishing! Killer Fish Fellas!!!
Pointerpride102
Posted 11/10/2015 11:17 PM (#792112 - in reply to #792051)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly





Posts: 16632


Location: The desert
BNelson - 11/10/2015 2:17 PM

not sure what you guys don't get.. it's the largest musky ever caught on a fly rod.. pretty simple to comprehend...?!


Sorry...can you break that down any more? This is a tough one....
Hunter4
Posted 11/11/2015 3:30 AM (#792117 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 720


Ben Olsen is one of the classiest human beings and best sticks I've ever met. This kind of catch coming from his boat doesn't surprise me one bit. Very proud of these guys. To the angler who stuck this big girl. Nice job!
rodbender
Posted 11/11/2015 6:20 AM (#792120 - in reply to #792117)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly





Location: varies
http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3959476.shtml?cat=127

great fish. congrats!
IAJustin
Posted 11/11/2015 7:04 AM (#792126 - in reply to #792112)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 1964


Very impressive indeed! Congrats to Ben and Mr. Hawkins! That is just sick, cant wait to see the video.
Masqui-ninja
Posted 11/11/2015 7:17 AM (#792129 - in reply to #792126)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly





Posts: 1193


Location: Walker, MN
Amazing! Congratulations guys!
ArmPit
Posted 11/11/2015 9:43 AM (#792133 - in reply to #792129)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly





Posts: 446


Location: Waconia, MN
Way to go guys, great fish, great story, and I can't wait to see the video!
Dunlap
Posted 11/11/2015 10:46 AM (#792142 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 284


That is a great fish!! Congrats to Robert Hawkins and Ben Olsen.

I am hoping that the angler can come on here and explain his unique fly rod set-up. It doesn't appear to have a reel seat and the reel is taped to the rod which looks to be more like a baitcasting style rod. Not a conventional fly rod as most of think when we hear fly rod.
This is defiantly a unique set up by the angler so I would like to hear the details about it.

Very cool fish and again congrats to both angler and guide.


Edited by Dunlap 11/11/2015 10:47 AM
Flambeauski
Posted 11/11/2015 11:46 AM (#792147 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 4343


Location: Smith Creek

I would like to know the set-up too. Specifically what was used for the bite leader.
Noy
Posted 11/11/2015 10:33 PM (#792204 - in reply to #792041)
Subject: Re: Impressive fish on a fly




Posts: 51


Location: Mound, MN
Congrats, Ben. Hell of a fish. I stopped by the bakery for a maple bacon donut this morning to celebrate.
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