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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | hey guys do you think this fish could have been a world record. i dont think so but you never know. here is the site...
http://www.fishin.com/articles/GreenIsland/2003/manitou.htm |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | Not even close, that fish is 30+ pounds away from being a World Record.
Mike Hulbert
Edited by MikeHulbert 9/15/2003 2:32 PM
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Location: Woodstock, IL | It may have the length, but the girth is not of world record proportions.
Don't get me wrong - it's a nice fish, just not even close to the record. |
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | Nice fish but not a world record. |
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Location: Aitkin, Blaine, Minnesota | No record, unless those guys are 8 feet tall and 400lbs a piece. Not even a great fish compared to the hogs the folks at MuskieFirst post. |
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | Nice musky with legnth,but wouldn't even make the weight of a average musky over 50 inches on a lot of other waters. |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Nice fish without a doubt but not even close to world record, The bad part about an article like this is that Joe Weekender goes out fishing and catches a nice fish such as this and remembers the article and pic, then thinking that he /she may have a world record based on the article the fish is now DEAD
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Location: Rockford Il 61108 | When I catch my first 50" it is going on my wall. I havent caught anything over 40" yet but a fifty incher would be great. |
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Location: Woodstock, IL | Uh oh. Here we go. |
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Location: NeverNever Lake | Hmmmmm, under close examination of the photo, it seems that Mr. Greenjeans is trying to get Captain Kangaroo to kiss the muskie. |
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| Hey is that Tim Conway from the Carol Burnett Show holding the fish?
Good hunting,Jeff<*))))>< |
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Location: Rhinelander Wi 54501 | "He walked around the camp with the fish head for two days showing it to anyone who would look." Pheeeeew... 8 Pound Laker bitten in half? Not by a Muskie, that's for sure. Great story, lots of lore, but rather lacking in grounded reality. That is what makes it a great story. It IS a darn big fish, but not a World record class 'brute' (as the author refers to Muskies)..150 year old fish. Wow. Must be the Omega Fatty acids.
Edited by muskielunker 9/16/2003 10:29 PM
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | EVAR D: Cool I hope you get your 50 this fall, based on where you live "Rockford" you have some good potential choices not too far from home Fox Chain, Pewaukee, Madison Chain. But if you really want to up your chances of a 50+ you should really join us on one of the Muskie 1st outings there are a great group of folks here willing to help you reach your goal but be fore-warned the greater majority of us will stress that you get a reproduction made while at the same time not slamming you should you decide to keep your trophy
Good Luck and post some pics when you get it
Edited by JohnMD 9/17/2003 8:21 AM
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | Evar, why not let it go and get a repo made?
No reason to kill a fish of 50 inches.
You should really think about getting a repo made, they are more expensive, but in the long run they hold up and look 10,000 times better down the road.
And if you kill a 50, there is ZERO chance of ever catching that fish again. Something to think about.
Mike Hulbert
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Location: Jamestown, Pa. | MY first over fifty and everyone after that that will get the same treatment as the first, messure length and girth and release to catch again. I personally will settle for a replica and know in my heart everytime I look at it that she is swimming out there growing bigger while she waits for me to catch her again. I can live with that. 
Edited by Stan Durst 9/24/2003 8:49 PM
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Location: MIlton Ontario Canada | Not even in the same class as any of the other fish people look at as World Records. That fish is 40 pounds tops if even that big. C'Mon |
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Possible World Record Muskie?