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Location: WI | It's been a week & I'm still on cloud 9. Wife & I fished the St Lawrence river with Paul Corbett of Irish Hammer Sportfishing out of Clayton, NY last Tuesday. We fished a few hours in the AM then took a 2 1/2 hr. break for lunch. Back on the water before 3PM, we marked several big fish. Some muskies, some walleyes. At 7:30PM the board rod "went off". After a few minutes of massive head shakes and 2 drag peeling runs, Paul slid the net under a 54.25" muskie. Not just my PB, my 1st 50", and quite possibly the biggest muskie of my life. I'll try to attach pics. If it doesn't work plz see Irish Hammer Sportfishing on Facebook. |
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| Congrats! Real nice fish to break into the 50” club!!! |
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| Nice! |
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| Nice fish way to break the 50" mark |
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Location: SE, WI. | Congrats, U need to change your call name to FullNet:) jd
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Location: WI | Thanks for posting the pic JD |
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Location: North Central IL USA | Nice!!! Congrats!!! |
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| She's a beaut! Congrats indeed! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | NICE fish! |
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| Nice! You know its big when you gotta go for the stranglehold grip just to hold onto it. |
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Location: On the O | Beauty!
Just curious you the guy holding the fish or the tail? |
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Location: WI | I've got the front 2/3, Guide/captain Paul Corbett has the tail. |
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| Congrats on entering the 50" club with such a nice fish, I've never caught one that big but I have caught a few 50" and bigger fish. |
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Location: Jane Lew, WV | That's a tanker, nice fish man. Such an incredible tail |
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| nice ,did you keep it? what brand of crank have been used? |
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Location: WI | Honestly, keeping that fish never entered my mind. Watching that big tail disappear into the dark water means somebody else might get the same rush that I got from catching her. The muskie was caught on a Hammer Lure by Paul Fec. |
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| was complaining about the price of them,because they are not wood. it look like you got a solid argument about their value lol. gj that part of st-lawrence is probably the hardest place to fish |
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Location: WI | The replica is on hold for awhile. My dental insurance doesn't cover the new crown so there went the $. Maybe I'll start a go fund me page. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Emptynet - 10/8/2018 7:30 PM
The replica is on hold for awhile. My dental insurance doesn't cover the new crown so there went the $. Maybe I'll start a go fund me page.
keep fishing the river you will top it |
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Location: Ashland WI | JakeStCroixSkis - 10/9/2018 12:51 PM
Emptynet - 10/8/2018 7:30 PM
The replica is on hold for awhile. My dental insurance doesn't cover the new crown so there went the $. Maybe I'll start a go fund me page.
keep fishing the river you will top it
If you fish the river it's pretty much a guarantee you will catch a 55"er? |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | 14ledo81 - 10/10/2018 3:24 PM
JakeStCroixSkis - 10/9/2018 12:51 PM
Emptynet - 10/8/2018 7:30 PM
The replica is on hold for awhile. My dental insurance doesn't cover the new crown so there went the $. Maybe I'll start a go fund me page.
keep fishing the river you will top it
If you fish the river it's pretty much a guarantee you will catch a 55"er?
Legitimate chance. |
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Location: WI | I'd love to fish the Larry frequently, but it's over 1100 miles from home. This trip was, in all likelihood. a once in a lifetime event. If I do ever go back, I'd more than likely fish with Paul again. LOTW is a 7hr drive so we make that week long trip every year. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Emptynet - 10/11/2018 10:45 PM
I'd love to fish the Larry frequently, but it's over 1100 miles from home. This trip was, in all likelihood. a once in a lifetime event. If I do ever go back, I'd more than likely fish with Paul again. LOTW is a 7hr drive so we make that week long trip every year.
well it was a great fish, congratulations. |
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