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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | I finally did it.
I broke the 50" mark with a 50.5" spotted Musky today.
I will not tell you where, but I think it is the only place to legally c atch a spotted this time of the year in Wisconsin! Don't post guesses as I will not respond.
She hit a casted, Double Weighted Suick. Don't know what that is? Check out my web site ~ http://www.jomusky.tripod.com
I am still shaking and I caught her at 2:50pm today.
Pictures to follow. |
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Location: ashtabula ohio | sweetness...good gawd. congrats jo!! guess ill start drillin holes an jomusky weightin...! lol. way to go man... |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Great fish, man. On a Suick, too, shows they catch a fish or three. They do get big over there, don't they? Pictures, please!  :) |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Congrats Joe, it's long overdue! |
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| Over where Steve  Just joking....Very nice fish, I'm sure it won't be the only one.
MJB
Edited by MJB_04 5/18/2003 1:37 AM
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Location: Belgium | way to go Joe!! |
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Location: Presque Isle Wisconsin | Im jealous............. Ive still got people tripping over there dorito bags at 6am fishing walleyes while your hammering the big ladies. Hey what a start to your season Great fish Congrats |
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Location: Rhinelander, WI | Good job Joe! And some people say you can't catch the big girls in spring.
Nail a Pig!
Mike |
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Location: Madtown, WI | CONGRATS Joe!! Show us some pics!! Nice to see a big girl like that from WI.
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| As Sponge would say. "Gooder one, Jo!" Couldn't have happened to a nicer MFer. Way to start the year off! Oh, and I won't say nuttin about where it was! Can't wait to see the pics.
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| That's right Shepola, Gooder one dude! Seeing as how I live close to 2,000 miles away Joe, you can tell me...;) Congrats dude; now you can kick back and relax this summer, maybe seek a degree from a matchbook cover, do some traveling, etc... |
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Location: Illinois-Indiana | Jo,
Way to go dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Congrats on the nice fish. |
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Location: NeverNever Lake | Congrats Joe! Don't stop now, you're on a roll........ |
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Location: Montgomery,Illinois | Great catch. Keep up the good work.
Jake |
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Location: oswego, il | That's awesome Joe, and on your favorite lure too. Keep them coming. |
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| Brood stock lakes do not count! Where else is there spots below 10! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Why does it have to be below 10? |
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Location: Appleton,WI | Lakes south of HWY 10
Guess number
1.Winnebago system
2.fox river
3.Root stock lake(Long lake)
4.Big Green
Ummmmmmmmmmm.........that should be it for lakes.unless someone fished northerns north of HWY 10.
Sorry joe needed to give you a hard time. |
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Location: Hartford, WI | There are 3 other lakes that have them to down here. With fish that big too. So good luck guessing, and Congrats To Mr. Junion on the great catch.
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | I will admite it, I have fished Long lake a few years back. I doubt I will ever go back though.
I did say that it was a legally caught fish.
Thanks for the compliments!
I will post the pics tomorrow afternoon. When I got to Wally World tonight after fishing, their photo lab was closing. I have to wait till tomorrow to get the pics ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I can't wait!
Oh ya, today, Roger Watters and his brother Ron shared the boat with me on Big Green. Roger caught a 35" on a Drop Belly and Ron caught a fatty 40.5" Pike. We, also, had two other follows and five smallies around 15". It was a nice outting put on by Eric Larsen and the guys from Winnebagoland Musky Club. Thanks again for the invite!
What a weekend. I'm still freakin'
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| I talked with Joe tonight. I could tell he still had that big, sh_t-eatin' grin on his face, as he was hard to understand! But make no mistake, this fished was released very healthy, to fight another day. Joe said it was a real slob, too. Can't wait to see the pics. |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | Very cool Joe..... Can't wait to see the pics...
See ya this coming weekend, I think I'm going to fish there on Sat. morning. I'll look for ya on the lake.
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| You couldn't understand him because of all the Gentlemen Jack And Lienies from celebrating all weekend.
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Location: Appleton,WI | Sorry i forgot the 2 lakes in sheboygan county with spotted but only 1 lake will hold a 50.5"er. |
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | Hi all,
Sorry it took so long to get the pics up.
My wife kept me busy tonight, but I suppose I have to give that to her considering I was fishing all weekend.
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | By the way, I will be getting a new bottle of Gentlemen Jack for next weekend!
I thought that once I broke 50 I would be able to kick back, take it easy, and not fish so hard, but it only made it worse. |
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| All I can say is, "AWESOME, Jo!" |
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Location: Kentucky | Great fish & great photos!! Congrats! |
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Location: oswego, il | Awesome pics. Is there room on cloud nine on the outside chance I catch one that big this year?;-) |
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Location: Appleton, WI | Congrats on an awesome fish!!!It couldn't happen to a nicer guy!!! Let alone a good stick. I wish you many more and something tells me it's just a first of many 50 inchers that you'll get into. Thanks for sharing.
catch ya later,
Krappie |
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | How much do you think she weighed?
Once again in all the excitement I spaced a girth measurement.
After words, we were talking about it and I got a tape out and guessed it to be 28", which using the MF formula would put her at almost 50lbs. I think that is a bit much. Maybe 26" which would put her at 42lbs.
One thing I know is that it sure was hard to hold her out. I had to rest my arm on my knee. |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Great fish Jo! |
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Oleejeeze, what a fish. Great job! |
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Location: Hartford, WI | Nice fish Jo. MuskieE I didnt even count them 2 lakes. Yes one has more fifties in it and the other one has very few. But now that brings the lake count too 5 instead of 3. Hmmmm Looks like big water he was on.
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| I think Jo's fish should be on the cover! |
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Location: Orland Park | Congrats, Joe. It's such a relief to get that 50"er.
Not too sure about that being 50 pounds, though. The 50" that I got to the left had a 21" girth, and was a pretty healthy spotted fish. It went around 31-32 pounds.
Great Fish! |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Awesome fish jo!!!! Feels great doesn't it!!!!!!!!! Keep it up! j |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | great looking fish, Jo. Congrats!
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | CONGRATS on a very nice fish. Nice to know she is still swimming to be caught by someone else or better yet someones kid. Great job !!! |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | Took me a while to post a congrats because I was too busy pouting because I didn't catch it. Great fish Jo!! |
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | The fish in the picture to the left goes 52lbs. She taped out at 57 x 27. This fish was a October Fattie. It takes a lot of fish to get to the 50#'s. Just trying to help you in your guess of the girth. Great pictures by the way. Spots are awsome fish. I went back and read the previous posts, thats why I posted this info. |
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| Til I saw that release flick I thought you cut your hair and the fish had more on top than you. What a great release picture! The eye in that pic tells the tail of a lucky fish. Talk to you soon about a few summer days killin time muskie fishin. After you come down. Congrats! |
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | I figured the weight to be around 40# after the catch. The 28 girth was a guess - obviously wrong. Like I wrote, probably more like 25 or 26 inch. I just thought I would ask for some input. |
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Location: Wausau/Phillips WI | Congrats on joining the 50+ club. Great pics of a beautiful fish.
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| I was a master at guessing the # of pinto beans in a mason jar as a tyke, and often won the prize at birthday parties; since nobody else will give you a weight, my guess is 4olbs./8ozs. Anyone else up to pinning the tail on the donkey? |
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