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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | Hey guys. i hooked into a brute toady. I caught a 53 inch 40 pound musky on a rattle trap from cave run. Crash said that in the same place yesterday a 53 incher was caught. I fought him for about 20 min. At one time he probley stripped off at least 100 yards of line.I had on 12 pound test and this is only my third muskie! She was released in good health Anyway here are some pics.
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| Muskie Man-- You the ManNNNNNN , Well when you and your Dad were not in church this am I figued that the 75-80 degree weather was too much for you to pass up, since you play baseball the other 6 days in the week. I am sooo freaked out over this fish !! Kid , its a fish of a lifetime and I'm glad your Dad was there with you . That really is a beast , Start saving those bucks for the replica !!!! Way to go friend, now with good luck you have 60 some years to try to better this one ! Muskie Man is 15 years old ! God Bless ManitouDan |
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| Awesome! Just got back from the Pittsburgh Show... word was already out on this beast. Congrats!
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| AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME!!!
What a pig.
You didn't happen to check and see what the world record muskie for 12# is did you?
I'd say that you have some outstanding photographic evidence to back it up.
Are you gonna quit now? 
Way to go man!
Beaver
PS...I just e-mailed the IFGA about your catch. I hope that you saved the line, the lure, the leader and have witnesses. It could be a line class record, or a junior world record. Check into man, you could be in the book.
Sorry......IGFA! not IFGA
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | Hey beaver on the link below does the 12lb class mean line. if so i might have a new line class world record!
http://www.igfa.org/records/details.cfm?recid=3334&typeofrecordsear... |
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| Daggone dude!!! From that towel around it's head, it must be a Middle Eastern Musky, a rare prize indeedy! Congrats dude fer sure...now skip school tomorrow and get another one. If you see Crash, tell 'em I said hello. Hope you got a record... |
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Location: Alsip, Il | Congradulations, did you actually weigh her, she looks like she would go way over 40 lbs., and in state record class. With the big fish coming out of the Cave, I may have to switch my trophy hunting from Lake of The Woods to March down on the Cave. Once again congradulations on a once in a lifetime trophy, but you have alot of years to break it. God Bless, Al |
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| Contact the IGFA tomorrow. There are records for released fish, line weight class and a junior division.
Check into it through them. I know you need the first 8 or 10 feet of line, the leader if you used one and more info that you can give them.
Good luck man.
The numbers in the link are for different pound test lines. There are lots of line weight class openings. Like 10# test for bluegill and 50# for walleye and stuff like that.
Congratulations and good luck on your pursuit of A WORLD RECORD!!!
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | Does the fish have to be weighed to be certified or can they just go by pictures alone. I am sure that they could easily see that it was over 30. |
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Location: Kentucky | Way to go MuskieMan!!! The Cave is definitely giving up some big girl's this spring. I usually hear about afew being caught this time of year, but this year the Cave is pumping them out! That is a true beast and a fish of a lifetime for most. The best part about it is that you got her back in the water safe and sound. Way to go Man!Congratulation's,cpr Chris
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| WOW! What a PIG! Congrats to you! I bet your dad is really proud! |
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | Looks to me like a new cover girl.
Nice catch!
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Great fish!! Thanks for sending the pictures. I emailed you this morning. Way to GO!!! |
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Location: Illinois-Indiana | GREAT job on an AWESOME fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Way to go bud, looks like the bar has just been raised. |
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Location: Madtown, WI | WHAT A FATTIE! COngrats! What a fish for number 3#!!!!!
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Location: KY | Nice fish Muskie Man!!!
Thanks for releasing her for the rest of us to chase after.
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | What a pig!!! But whats with the hat? Great fish M_M! I just love to see MuskieFIRSTers stickin the fatties, and of course releasing them back for more of us to enjoy! |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Way to go muskie man!!! That is an awesome fish! Congrats!!!  |
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Location: Lafayette, IN | What a fish! What a family memory! Way to go!!! |
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Looking at these Cave Run fish really makes me mad I missed out on the MuskieFirst outing.
Work and family came first.
I will get my chance at a few of those Cave Run fish very soon.
CONGRATS ON YOUR 53-inch MONSTER !!!!
YOU----DA----MAN FOR SURE !!!
I think dad should get you a rep......
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| Great fish! New spring cover girl? |
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| WoW!!! Nice fish man! That is DEFINATELY the 2nd 53 incher caught from that cove in two days!!! I saw the one caught on Saturday morning. I saw the thread and expected to click on it to see the picture of the fish caught on Saturday. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a different fish on a different day!!!!!!! The Cave is really putting out this year folks!! The PMTT needs to be moved up a few weekends because the fish are going to be starting to spawn right about the time for the tournament. Congrats on a fish that is every musky hunter's dream! |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | WOW! What a fish- congrat's on a awesome accomplishment. That had to be an adreneline rush.
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Location: Tomahawk, Wisconsin | Hey Musky Man that is one awesome fish!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! Nice pictures!! That smile on your face will be there everytime you think about your awesome accomplishment!!!!! Way to go!! Dave Jonesi |
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Location: ashtabula ohio | unbeleiveable! unreal!! fantastic!!! congrats muskieman... |
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Location: Holly, MI | Crap, I give up. Dang...what a stinkin' slob.
Very Very nice work!
Now life is going to be tough with the bar raised that high for yourself. |
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | Thanks guys. That was a fish of a lifetime. Worrall I dont think that i got your email. What was the email address that you sent it under. You guys are not going to believe this but i got in contact to the guy that caught the 53 incher saturday. We both think that it might have been the same fish. But you never know. In his pictures his fish had more color. Both of them had torn lips. If this is the same fish, what are the odds of catching a 50 plus incher less than 24 hours apart both with torn lips? Again thanks guys and good fishin!!!
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| Awesome fish muskie_man, and it makes me definitely think I have to make a trip down to KY sometime soon!
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| I heard from the IGFA. The line class record for 12# test in 65#.
The junior record is 40#, but you'd have to have it weighed on a certified scale before releasing it.
The hell with the records. Awesome fish man, and you let her go. We all thank you for that and so does she.
Keep up the good work.
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