New (Estimated) Illinois State Record Released!
Jay
Posted 5/22/2003 12:27 PM (#71112)
Subject: New (Estimated) Illinois State Record Released!




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Location: champaign, illinois
Scott Richardson of the Bloomington-Normal Pantagraph reported today that a very large musky was caught and released at Evergreen a week ago last Tuesday.

Go to; http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/columnists/richardson.html
for the story (not up yet. It's in todays paper but the web site update has delay...).

Jay
Lake Shelbyville Muskie Club www.shelbyvillemuskie.com (not up yet)
and
Illinois Muskie Tournament Trail www.illmuskie.com

muskiehead
Posted 5/22/2003 12:40 PM (#71116 - in reply to #71112)
Subject: RE: New (Estimated) Illinois State Record Released!





Posts: 69


Location: Just above the thermoclime
Here's the article for those interested.

http://www.pantagraph.com/stories/052203/spo_20030522046.shtml
mikie
Posted 5/22/2003 1:16 PM (#71120 - in reply to #71112)
Subject: RE: New (Estimated) Illinois State Record Released!





Location: Athens, Ohio
"I've got the pictures, that's all I need". What a wonderful sportsman this guy is, good for him. Shouldn't hafta kill a fish to get in the recordbooks. m
SteveHulbert
Posted 5/22/2003 1:18 PM (#71121 - in reply to #71112)
Subject: RE: New (Estimated) Illinois State Record Released!





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Location: Angola, IN

The two guys who were in the boat when they caught it were 72 and 68 years old.  AND THEY RELEASED IT !!!!

That's pretty awesome.  It just goes to show that people who keep big muskies aren't always old timers.