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| While all of you are probably sleeping, and dreaming of catching that world record on a Hawg Wobbler, I am still contimplating musky fishing!(note time posted) I've read Larry Ramsell's book, "A Compendium of Musky Angling History," and I'm fascinated about catching record quality musky. The dilemma that surfaces is with the amount of fishing pressure on record quality lakes, rivers, and reservoirs, even with CPR utilized; How can musky's reach world record potential?
I know many DNR studies have been done, but they seem to give unproductive results. One publication recently mocked the Chippewa Flowage musky survey, for not reaching it's perscribed goal. Where are these time consuming studies actually taking the musky fishing world? Are the musky's we catch today even if they are released, so called properly; going to reach 70 pounds, and can they actually be caught again at that wieght? With the sport of musky fishing booming today and numerous 50" fish being caught will a world record be caught in the next five years? What are any of your views concerning catching a world record musky?[;)] | |
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| My guess it the next world record will be an accidental catch from a LOW DENSITY muskie fishery not being targeted by muskie fisherman. The lucky walleye or salmon troller who catches it probably won't even realize the significance of his accomplishment (how bittersweet, ay?).
Candidates? How about Lake Winnebago, Lake Michigan (and Green Bay), Georgian Bay, Lake Erie, Minnesotas Big Winnie, or some unknown Ontario trout water harboring a few skis.
Just my guess....
jlong | |
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| Guideman,
You make a good point. In fact, I agree that we should be fishing for muskies for other reasons than "the numbers". The question asked on this post was simply... where do you think the next world record will be caught? I don't believe it was so we can flood to those waters in masses in an attempt to actually TARGET catching a world record. This is more just a conversation piece to get one to THINK about what it would actually take to grow a record breaker.
If guys are TARGETING a world record... then they certainly do have HIGH expectations. I'm not so sure, however, that it is a realistically obtainable goal.
So where do YOU think a potential world record MAY be swimming?
jlong | |
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| Bay of Green bay.....Those are some big alwive eating pigs in there. Low density too. Far enough north to make the muskie live long, grow fat, and its the right strain, "Great lakes Strain".
They have to be able to reach potental, before burnout and have enough food to make it to potental.[;)] [:bigsmile:] | |
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| Another possibility for a record fish is the Goon. I know they are there, and that is why I spend so much time on that water. Will I ever get one? No. But I will try.
Numbers...This is a personal issue with me, not public. I set personal goals, and try to attain those goals through experience, learning from my mistakes, and plain time on the lakes and rivers. I enjoy every single minute out there, and do not find my personal goals to get in the way of the overall beauty of the water.
I guess the concept is parallel with amature athletes, and the ''personal best'' catagory. I push myself to do things differently, look for the unlooked for, and go one notch higher...As I said, a personal thing.
I now have a new goal set in 1995. I probably will not reach it. I ALMOST did, this year. Darned Ski got away, twice. So I will go back, many more times, untill I am too old to manage the tackle, and then...I will have all those hours to remember.
PS: I wrote a portion of the article referred to in the opening post of this thread, and there was absolutely NO attempt or intent to ''mock'' anything about the study from Rob, Dan, or me. The intent was to get as close as possible to the truth, for exactly the reasons the opening thread listed....we all like to dream about the next world record, and need to know more about our quarry. | |
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| jlong,
This year the guys that were sturgeon spearing on lake winnebago so more the an occasional muskie. One fellow told me he saw one so big that hw wishes a sturgeon that big would swim by that he would the strgeon pools he enters.
Soon the spotted muskies will be swimming out there also.
Don Pfeiffer | |
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| Don, where would a CASTER start on that HUGE dish bowl called Lake Winnebago? Sure, there are a few reefs to pick apart on the West Shore.... but the people who finally crack Winnebago will be the expert trollers.
And I'm all for the Spotted Musky Program too. They will grow big right along with my boys. By time they are ready to fish for the Big Girls.... those spotted beasts will be big enough to consider chasing after.
jlong | |
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World Record Potential?