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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Just talking your BIGGEST fish to date (can be length or weight [approx of course]) let's get some stats from everyone. Might be interesting to see the similarities and differences between everyone's "fish of a lifetime" at least to this date. I'll give my info here to show what kind of info I think we can all use for comparing/contrasting.
Length: 48"
Weight: 28lbs (?)
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: Clearwater Lake, Oneida County
Depth: 15ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities:
Date: Oct. 5th
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: 10" Jake
Casting/Trolling: casting (twtiching)
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions: approx 45 degrees, pre-frontal, light winds
Lets get everyone (registered and non) to tell about the circumstances of their biggest fish, maybe we can see some "patterns" here? |
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Posts: 2427
Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | Length: 52"
Weight: 30 bs
State Caught in: Minnesota
Lake: P-Lake
Depth: 6 feet
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: Clear and calm
Date: July 12th
Bait: Large Pacemaker, black and orange
Casting/Trolling: casting
Conditions: dusk, water temps around 70, no wind |
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| Length: 53"
Weight: Upper 30's?
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: Yellow, Burnette County
Depth: 5ft
Spot Type: Heavy weeds, springs
Water Qualities: Heavy Algae Bloom
Date: Aug. 1st, 10:00
Moon Phase: ???
Bait: Bucktail
Casting/Trolling: Casting - Fast bulging retrieve
Boat Position (if casting): Solo
Conditions: Temp 90 and rising, very humid, slight breeze. Thunderstorms on horizon to the West.
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| Length: 48"
Weight: 22 lbs. (questionable, maybe I'll post a pic and get your opinions on whether our girth measurement was accurate, had a 19" girth)
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: Lake of the Woods
Depth: 4
Spot Type: BIG boulders
Water Qualities: stained
Date: August 4th
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Lilly Tail
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions: 7:10 p.m., calm (lee side of island), partly cloudy
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Posts: 2515
Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Length: 52"
Weight: Mid to upper 30's
State Caught in: Cisco Chain
Lake: Yellow, Vilas Co
Depth: 6'
Spot Type: downed timber
Water Qualities: clear
Date: Aug. June 17, 1997
Moon Phase: ???
Bait: Rizzo Whiz
Casting/Trolling: Casting
Boat Position (if casting): Solo
Conditions: 70ยบ Windy (15 mph plus), dusk |
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Posts: 1764
Location: Ogden, Ut | Length: 42" (I did get a 44"er but it was much skinnier than the 42) Tiger
Weight: maybe low 20's, high teens
State Caught in: Utah
Lake: Pineview Reservoir
Depth: approx. 15ft
Spot Type: steeply sloping sandy bank
Water Qualities: visibility about 6', water levels falling, temps lower 70's
Date: Aug. 3rd
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Red-eye muskie; yellow five o' diamonds
Casting/Trolling: casting (boatside hit)
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions: approx 70 degrees, several days of stable weather, flat calm, just prior to sunrise
K.
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| Length- 53"/53"
Weight- Released/Released
State or Prov. - Canada/Iowa
Lake- Lac Seul/Okoboji
Depth- 8'/16'
Spot type- Rock point/weedline
Water- dark/clear
Date- Sept. 12th/Oct. 22
Moon Phase- ?/2 days before full
Bait- M&G Spinnerbait/Cobb CD
Casting/Casting
Boat position- rear/front
Conditions- windy & coudy/windy & cloudy
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Posts: 2037
Location: lansing, il | Length:50.5"
Weight:31# on berkley digital scale
State Caught in:ontario canada
Lake:eagle
Depth: 12 ft
Spot Type: mid lake hump/ flat
Water Qualities: stained
Date: 9/6/02
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: blk/orange mag dawg
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions:cloudy 0-5mph wind air temp low 60s |
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Location: Woodstock, IL | Length: 46.5"
Weight: 25 lbs.
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: Manitowish Lake, Vilas County
Depth: 21ft (caught about 10ft down)
Spot Type: deep break
Water Qualities: fairly clear
Date: September 30, 2000
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: sucker
Casting/Trolling: casting/live bait on a quick strike
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions: approx 65 degrees, just after sundown (7:00 PM or so)
Edited by dpratt 8/20/2004 3:50 PM
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| Length:37.5"
Weight:15lbs?
State MN
Lake: Harriet
Depth: 12 ft
Spot Type: Point off of Milfoil Edge
Water Qualities:
Date: 06/27
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: blk/slvr Bucktail
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions:cloudy 0-5mph wind sunny
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Posts: 2089
| length-49"
weight-?
State-Minnesota
Lake-You can't be serious
depth-6'
spot type-cabbage
date-FRIDAY THE 13TH(last week)
moon phase-day b4 dark moon, I think
bait-Stink Pickle Weagle(Chart/Black Scale)
method-casting
position-BACK of the Cady Cruiser
conditions-evening,cloudy
Pattern???Fish as much as possible and use good equiptment. Steve |
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Posts: 620
Location: Seymour, WI | Length: 45" x 23" Tiger.
weight: appox 29lbs
St: WI
Depth: 12ft
spot: deep weeds
Water: clear
Date: Oct 23,2003
Moon:?
Bait: Sucker 14"
Drifting, fish followed twitch bait, hit sucker.
Conditions, COLD, windy, off and on rain. water temp 45, air temp 40. 3pm.
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Posts: 93
Location: Waukesha, WI. | Length:46"
Weight:24lb?
State:Wi
Lake: Wi river by Tomahawk Wi.
Deth:3-6ft
Spot Type: wood/weeds what was left of them
Date: Sept.21,2003
Bait: top water The Efrog
Casting
Back of boat
Conditions:freezing rain about 36degree, fished for 10 hr. that day and was COLD!!! Was out testing some lures had a bigger fish on this day on a top water so stuck with it and it payed off. |
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Posts: 59
Location: WI | Length: 50.5"
Girth: 21.75"
Wt: 32 - 33#
Where: Chippewa Flowage
When: August 2002
Time: 9:00 PM - first dark
Sky: Full Moon
Water Temp: Low 70's
Depth: 4 - 5 Ft
Conditions: Calm water, Weed Edge, Large Bar
Boat Psn: Front - Casting
Lure: Globe Topwater Medium Size
Color: Orange/Black
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Posts: 335
Location: Orland Park | Length: 50"
Girth: 21"
Wt: 30# and some change
Where: MN
Lake: Guess
When: August 2002
Time: 8:30 am
Sky: Bluebird
Water Temp: Lowto mid 70's
Depth: 3-5 Ft
Spot Type: Bullrush
Conditions: light wind
Boat Psn: Front - Casting
Lure: Spinnerbait
Color: Red and Yellow
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Posts: 1430
Location: Eastern Ontario | Length: 55" X 26"
Weight: 50 lbs (?)
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: Ottawa River
Depth: 30 ft
Spot Type: break
Water Qualities: stained
Date: Oct. 99
Moon Phase: full moon
Bait: 15" Jake copy
Casting/Trolling: Trolling
Conditions: around 40 degrees light winds
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Posts: 550
Location: So. Illinois | Length: 42"
Girth: 19"
Weight: 19lbs (?)
State Caught in: Illinois
Lake: Kincaid
Depth: 25ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: Moderate Clear, Water Temp 66, Air Temp 73
Date: 3 May 03
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Rapala Super Shad Rap, Fire Tiger
Casting/Trolling: Trolling, prop wash
Conditions: Calm, partly cloudy
Edited by AFChief 8/22/2004 8:39 PM
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Posts: 544
Location: Alsip, Il | Length: 52 1/4 inches Released
Weight: Est. 38 to 40lbs.
Where: Lake of The Woods
Month: Middle of July
Lure: Custom made Musky size spinnerbait
Depth: 4ft.
Note of interest haven't caught a muskie there since at that spot. Al
Edited by Musky Alan 8/21/2004 8:40 PM
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Location: New Baden IL | I guess I'll chime in, since I dont have the biggest (dont want to brag) or the smallest (I'd hate to embarrass myself)!
Great idea Slamr...bout time you came up with one (just kidding)
Length: 48"
Girth: 21"
Weight: (?)
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: Sorry, I swore SECRECY English River area
Depth: 10ft
Spot Type: Rock Point
Water Qualities:
Date: Oct. 17th 2000
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: 10" Believer
Casting/Trolling: Trolling
Conditions Clear sky, about 40 degrees
My boat partner caught another 48" 20 minutes later and I lost one that was MUCH bigger about 20 minutes after that one.
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Posts: 2091
Location: Stevens Point, WI | Length 48.5"
Weight 25+ lbs.
WI
Vilas County
South Twin
12ft.
Clear Water
Good Chop
Evening
Topraider
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Posts: 32892
Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Length: 56.5"X26"
Weight:Estimated: 52#
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: Wabigoon
Depth: 2'
Spot Type: inside weed edge
Water Qualities: Fertile, suspended particulate
Date: Labor Day
Moon Phase: new
Bait: Musky Buster bucktail
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions:Post Cold Front |
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Posts: 13
| Length : 55 1/4 "
Weight: 50#'s Plus
Lake: Lac Seul
Depth: Top Water
Spot: Weed Edge
Date: July 27th /04
This fish was caught by my daughter Michelle Diston with some great netting by our Guide Greg Marino. |
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Posts: 1237
Location: South Portsmouth, KY | Length: 53 inches
Weight: 42lbs? 24 1/2 girth
State: Kentucky
Lake: Cave Run Lake
Depth: 2 to 4 feet
Spot Type: Mud Flat
Water: Clear to Murky 55-60 Degrees
Date: 03/28/04
Moon: Unknown
Bait: 1/2 ounce Rattle Trap /Red Hooks
Casting
Boat Position: Front of Boat
Conditions: 9:30 AM Sunny 75 Degrees Air Temp |
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Posts: 259
Location: Alexandria, MN | Length: 57.25 x 26
Weight: 50 lbs. +/- ?
State: MN
Lake: Leech (Walker Bay)
Depth: 8 feet
Spot: Sand Break
Water: Clear
Date: 10/31/98
Moon: Unknown
Bait: Large Homemade Bucktail (Black with Hammered Brass)
Boat: Solo Day -- Caught mid boat after a lenghty fig8
Conditions: Warm late fall day, light wind.
Drove up to Leech from Home that morning (3.5 hours) to fish the day. Moved fish
just before dark she rolled on a spinnerbait, but didn't follow it out, came back in 15 minutes and she showed again,
this time coming to the boat. She was under the boat for a long time. Everytime I felt
like giving up, I would see her shadow. It was now dark and I knew she was big, but had no idea
how BIG she was. Finally out of frustration I started speeding up the motions and went to a big oval loop instead
of a 8. On one of my fast straight aways, my rod just stopped. Water sprayed and line went zipping off the reel.
Got her in the net, cut and removed the hooks. Put her to the ruler and let her go. Only had one other follow that day but
what a way to end the day!
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Posts: 1769
Location: Algonquin, ILL | Length: 50 to base of tail
Weight: (?)
State LOTW
Depth: 3 ft
Spot Type: Sand Beach,Weeds,Rocks
Water Qualities: Slight Algae Bloom
Date: Aug
Moon Phase: new
Bait: Funky Chickhen Chart/Black
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions: approx 70 degrees
Edited by JohnMD 8/23/2004 10:55 AM
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Posts: 4266
| Length: 48+"
Weight: ??
State: MN
Lake: Cass
Depth: 15'-18'
Spot/Type: Steep break, reeds to weeds to deep water
Date: Sept 16th, the same date that I caught my biggest walleye, 33", 11 3/4#
Moon: In my pants
Pesentation: Casting an 8" HR Shaker
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Posts: 145
Location: Eau Claire, WI | Length: 51.25"
Weight: ?
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: Clearwater Lake, Sawyer County
Depth: 12ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: Clear
Date: 9/21/01
Moon Phase: ?
Bait: 10" Believer (Forg Colored)
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions: sunset, cool. overcast, and windy |
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| Both fish in IL
Fox Chain late april early may 2001
Length 51+
Talley wacker
released
Lake Shelbyville
50+
around 40lbs
release before registering during PMTT...long story:)
May, on a lil ernie crappie color
Canadian fish I cannot seem to recall size...however I do not miss the IL fishing too much:)
Ben Remer
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| Length: 53-54 inches
Girth: 26-27 inches
Weight: 45+ pounds
Caught in: Eastern Ontario
System: Ottawa River
Depth: 20 - 25 feet
Spot Type: Channel Break
Date: November 19, 2002
Moon Phase: Full
Bait: Legend Plow
Casting/Trolling: Trolling
Conditions: 30 degrees, last light, light snow, heavy wind
Hope to catch her again this November!
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Posts: 146
Location: Wayzata, MN | Length: 44" [20" girth]
Weight: 22lbs (?)
State Caught in: Minnesota
Lake: Rush Lake, Chisago County
Depth: 8 ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: Greening up
Date: June 14, 2003 [8:10am]
Moon Phase: Full moon
Bait: 10" Believer, redhead 'Da Pink steel'
Casting/Trolling: casting (moderate retrieve, using the shallow clip)
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions: approx 65 degrees, high sky, light winds
I also boated a 40 incher that same morning, at 7:15am.
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Length: 43.5"
Weight: not real fat
State: of-Joy, being my second muskie
Lake: Pewaukee
Depth: 12 feet
Spot: trolling
Water: warm
Date: 7/3/03
Moon: up
Bait: Bagley crank
Boat: Extreme's Ranger
Conditions: perfect!
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Posts: 136
| Length: 50 X 28
Weight: 43-44 pounds
State: KY
Lake: Green River
Depth: 8 feet
Spot: Sand/Logs
Water: Stained
Date: Thanksgiving
Moon: Somewheres in the sky
Bait: Suick-Org
Boat: Ranger
Conditions: Mild late fall day. First day in 4 weeks that the lake wasnt flooded in the fall.
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| 2 48's , both caught on the manitou, 1st off a rock island point on a ac shiner black/silver 4-6 feet of water can't remember the conditions , 2nd was trolling a white bucktail willow bladed bucher 700 series in 1st week of august , patchy rain misty, middle of a channel with deep grass in 14-16 feet of water weeds 8-10 feet high, was fishing with my daughter and wife very cool ! |
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Posts: 2753
Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Length: +50"
Weight: ~35lbs (?) fishing partner thought she'd go +40
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: Katimiagamak
Depth: 10ft
Spot Type: Rock Reef Complex
Water Qualities: Clear- lake trout lake
Date: June 3rd (before they moved the season)
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Rapala Husky Jerk (Metallic Green)
Casting/Trolling: casting (twitching)
Boat Position (if casting): rear of the boat
Conditions: approx 65 degrees, post-frontal, light winds & sprinkles
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Posts: 1023
Location: Lafayette, IN | Length: 42"
Weight: 20+lbs (?)
State Caught in: Indiana
Lake: Tippy
Depth: 85ft (bait running off planner about 2 feet below surface while setting out lines)
Spot Type: about 150 feet off steep breakline
Water Qualities: GIN CLEAR
Date: mid-November
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Super Shad Rap (real perch)
Casting/Trolling: trolling at 2mph
Conditions: surface temp (45degrees) air temp (70 degrees)
30 minutes later while repeating the same trolling pass another fish swirled at the same bait on the same side of boat while the bait was stalled during a weave. WEIRD but I'd call it a pattern....  |
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Posts: 147
Location: WI - Land of small muskies and big jawbones | Length: 52"
Weight: 38 - 40 lbs ?
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: I dont think so!
Depth: 10ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: wet
Date: 10/5/01
Moon Phase: ?
Bait: Crane Bait
Casting/Trolling: casting/twitching
Boat Position: front of boat
Conditions: Cold, mostly cloudy and very windy from NW |
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Length: 48"
Weight: 28lbs (?)
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: Eagle Lake, Ontario
Depth: 15ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: Moderately clear
Date: LAte July 2000
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Jerko
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions: approx 55 degrees, post-frontal, light winds after a October like July day. |
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Posts: 2691
Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Length: 57-inch
Girth: 27-inch
Weight: Approx 52-53lbs
Caught in: Canada
Lake: Sorry, I swore SECRECY
Depth: 20ft
Spot Type: River channel
Water Qualities: Sewer-muddy-shwag
Date: Mid October
Moon Phase: Full
Bait: Custom something-crank
Casting/Trolling: Trolling
Conditions: Misty-rain-cold-windy, about 35 to 40 degrees(Brutal)
Picture to the left - Released to be caught again..................... |
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Posts: 642
Location: mount prospect illinois | davep - 8/28/2004 6:25 AM
Length: 48"
Weight: 28lbs (?)
State Caught in: ontario
Lake: Eagle Lake
Depth: 15ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: Moderately clear
Date: LAte July 2000
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Jerko
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions: approx 55 degrees, post-frontal, light winds after a October like July day. |
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Posts: 20229
Location: oswego, il | Here is mine and my dad's
Mine
Length: 46"
Weight: did not weigh
State Caught in: indiana.
Lake: Rhymes with dinner which is where most of the muskies in that lake end up being.
Depth: 12ft
Spot Type: open water
Water Qualities: algae bloom
Date: early july
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: 6" tuff shad
Casting/Trolling: trolling
Boat Position: sitting on my butt
Conditions: 78 degrees, sunny
Dad
Length: 46"
Weight: 27lbs
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: fishtrap lake
Depth: 5ft
Spot Type: weed flat
Water Qualities: algae bloom
Date: august
Moon Phase: full moon rise/sunset
Bait: topraider
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions: very warm
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Location: Angola, IN | Here are the stats on my biggest one so far....but I hope to get a bigger one this fall.
Length: 55"
Weight: 40 pounds
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: Can't tell ya
Depth: 20'
Spot Type: channel
Water Qualities: bloomed
Date/Moon Phase: Full Moon in September 2003
Bait: Crankbait
Casting/Trolling: trolling
Conditions: sunset, partly cloudy, had a good buzz on
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Posts: 699
Location: Hugo, MN | Length: 47"
Weight: ??
State: MN
Lake: Mantrap
Depth: 12'
Spot/Type: Steep break, reeds to deep water to Sand Bar
Date: July 2002
Moon: Not a Clue
Pesentation: Manta
Conditions: Windier than Sh*t!! Prefrontal.
No picture all alone  Only one dumb enough to have been on the lake that day.
Edited by marine_1 8/30/2004 11:00 AM
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Location: north central wisconsin | good buzz?
Edited by Reef Hawg 3/3/2005 8:24 AM
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Posts: 827
Location: Minneapolis,Minnesota | Length: 48"
Weight: ??
State: MN
Lake: The Musky Nut Riviera
Depth: 8'
Spot/Type: Reeds to Cabbage
Date: Aug. 25th 2004
Moon: Full
Pesentation: The "why the hell are you throwing that thing" Buzzbait in duckling flavor
Boat position: In the back of the Duck mobile, then to the front and then to the back and then duck got her in the net.
Condition: Hungover, a little sleepy and kind of hungry |
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Posts: 239
Location: Madison, WI | Length: 47.5"
Weight: 25ish?
State: WI
Lake: Phillips chain
Depth: 4'
Spot type: wood/cabbage
H20 quality: stained
Date: June 15th
Bait: Homemade topwater
Casting/Trolling: Casting
Boat position: Front
Conditions: Cool/cloudy
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35lb 8oz certified (just spawned)/40lb est.
INDIANA/ONTARIO
TIPPY RIVER/ST CLAIR
3 ft/18 ft
strong current in spillway/suspended
stained/clear w/ 1-2 footers
MAY 2, 03/AUG 03
HR crappie little shaker/walleye believer
casting/trolling
from shore/trolling off planers
sunny, 60 deg w/ 52 deg water light wind/85, partly cloudy, 72 degree water, 5-10mph winds w/ 1-2 footers, quite a few beers down |
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | Length: 51.5" x 21.75"
Weight:
State Caught in: MN
Lake: Cass
Depth: 15 ft
Spot Type: Cabbage/break
Water Qualities:
Date: 11/07/04
Moon Phase: None
Bait: 10" Jake
Casting/Trolling: Trolling
Conditions: Strong NW wind, temp near 40, water temp low 40s, sunny; A 49" was caught 20 minutes later.
Aaron
Edited by AWH 11/28/2006 12:03 PM
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Posts: 326
Location: Plainfield IL | Length: 46
Weight: 24-25lbs
State Caught in: IN
Lake: Webster
Depth: 4 ft
Spot Type: Flat
Water Qualities:
Date: 11-17-04
Moon Phase: ?
Bait: Magic Maker
Casting/Trolling: Casting
Boat Position (if casting):
Conditions: 40's rain. |
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Location: Black Creek, WI | Length: 52.5 inches
Weight: 38 lbs?????
State: Minnesota
Lake: Vermilion
Structure: Island reef
Depth: 8 feet
Date: 9-18-04
Moon Phase: New
Bait: Bucktail
Casting
Conditions: Clear, cool, light winds
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Posts: 146
Location: Wayzata, MN | Got a new "biggest" this year
Length: 50" [26.5" girth]
Weight: around 40 lbs(?)
State Caught in: Minnesota
Lake: Lake Minnetonka
Depth: 12 ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: Stable, 'tonka green'
Date: Sept 30, 2004 [3:05pm]
Moon Phase: 2 days after the full moon
Bait: Ghosttail
Casting/Trolling: casting (burning it in)
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat [alone]
Conditions: Pre-cold front, approx 70 degrees, windy clouds/haze coming in |
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| length:49
weight:35lbs
state:wisconsin
Lake:Michigan tributary
depth:7ftdown over 30ft
spot type:rock shelf
water: pretty clear
Date:June 22nd
bait:ugly depthraider
Trolling
conditions:hazy humid,light rain
fat slob
Edited by dogboy 3/3/2005 8:00 PM
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Location: Verona, WI | Length: 54"x27"
Weight: 49lbs (?)
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: Rowan Lake
Depth: 8ft
Spot Type: Rock
Water Qualities: Clear
Date: June 18th
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Pink Lillytail
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions: 80 degrees, clear, 20+ MPH winds
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Sanford Lake Michigan
Jack Pot
June 6th 01
clear with light south east winds
with in 3 minutes of a full moon rise
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Posts: 2024
| This is actually my old man's personal best...
Length: 49"
Weight: 30 lbs?
State Caught in: MN
Lake: Mille Lacs
Depth: 2.5'
Spot Type: Sand
Water Qualities: 2-3' visibility
Date: July 27, 2005
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Red Mag. Stomper
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions: partly cloudy, 6:20 am, very light N wind |
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Posts: 1185
Location: Iowa | Length: 49" x 21"
Weight: Est. 32 lbs.
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: Lake Namekagon
Depth: 14 ft
Spot Type: Under water Saddle
Water Qualities: Stable, Dark
Date: October 23, 2005 around 1:30 pm
Moon Phase: 2 days after the new moon
Bait: Magnum Bulldwag
Casting/Trolling: casting low and slow
Boat Position (if casting): Front of the boat casting from deep to shallow
Conditions: Snow/Rain/Sleet post-cold front. Air temp around 40 degrees |
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Posts: 138
Location: Aurora IL | length:49.5 weight: 30? where:ontario depth: 6 ft spot type: mid lake reef water: clear date: july 5th lure: homemade bucktail casting time:midday conditions:light rain light wind |
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Posts: 281
Location: Girdwood, Alaska | Length: 48.5"
Weight: 30 maybe?
State Caught In: Wisconsin
Lake: --
Depth: 3 ft
Spot Type: Bulrushes
Date: June 6th
Moon Phase: New
Bait: small bucktail
Casting/Trolling: Casting
Boat Position: Back of Boat
Conditions: Post frontal, light NE wind |
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Posts: 111
Location: Big Lake, MN | My biggest was caught this year
Length: 51.5" (no tail pinch)
Weight: approx 40lbs (?)
State Caught in: Minnesota
Lake: Miltona, Douglas County
Depth: 18ft
Spot Type: break
Water Qualities: mostly clear
Date: 14 June 06
Moon Phase: post full moon
Bait: Bucktail
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position: front of the boat
Conditions: mid 70's degrees, water temp 68'ish, about 1-2 hours prior to high winds.
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Posts: 16632
Location: The desert | Length: 43
Weight: unknown....around 20 lbs.
State: WI
Lake: Kings Dam, Wisconsin River
Depth: Unknown
Spot: Outside current below dam
Water: Stained/Dark
Date: 07/27/06
Moon: Unknown
Bait: Jailbird weighted 9 inch Suick
Boat: None (shore fishing)
Conditions: Warm/Summer Evening
A very thick fish. Was chasing herds of minnows.
Edited by Pointerpride102 8/16/2006 9:42 PM
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | Length: 41
Weight: almost 20 probally
State: UP MI
Lake: Emily
Depth: 5-6
Spot: scattered weeds
Water: clear
Date: 8/11/04
Moon: Unknown
Bait: mepps musky marabou, black hair, gold blade
Boat: front
Conditions: very cold for august (around mid 50's), rainy and windy. |
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Posts: 2024
| Length: 51 X 20
Weight: ?
State: ONT
Lake: LOTW
Depth: 4.5
Spot: Boulders
Water: Stained 2'
Date: 7/16/06
Moon: quarter
Bait: Suick 9" Unweighted - Orange
Boat: front
Conditions: partly sunny, wind just picked up from NW ~10, water temps 80, air mid 80s |
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Posts: 313
Location: On your favorite spot | Length: 45"
Weight: 23 lbs (?)
State Caught in: Minnesota
Lake:
Depth: 16ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: Very clear
Date: Nov. 12th
Moon Phase: 2 hrs prior to moonset
Bait: 8" Believer
Casting/Trolling: trolling
Conditions: water temp 38, air temp 42, cloudy
Maybe not "BIG" but it's my personal best so far. |
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Posts: 199
| Length--48.00
weight---28-30 lbs estimated
State--Wisconsin
Lake--Thompson
Depth--12ft throwing towards shore
spot type--weed/rock combination
Water color--Dark Brown
Casting
bait--Suick orange /black dots
month--August
time--7:30ish Rhinelander Muskie League night
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Posts: 52
| Fly rod caught if there's a division for that.
49 1/2-inches
Girth 26-inches
Scaled that was certified 41-pounds 6-ounces
Chippewa Flowage, Hayward Wisconsin
Dark Chip water of course
Fall fish
Fly double-perch pattern, 12-weight rod, Trion reel, Bass Pro Shop Gold Cup rod
Fish was released so cannot qualify for any record status
Water low Flowage conditions we had
Tippet was 20-pound steel wire
Quiet a battle.
Edited by lakesuperiorkid 2/23/2007 11:43 AM
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Posts: 7049
Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | We've had a ton of new members since this thread got moved to a the research forum. Interested in seeing some of your largest if you havent listed it here yet. |
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Posts: 52
| Length: 54"
Weight: (?)
State Caught in: Canada minnesota border region
Lake: X
Depth: 3-15 sharp drop
Spot Type: Rock island/rock wall with boulders
Water Qualities: Tannin stained
Date: August 2006 (28th I think)
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Giant Jackpot
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions: Stable (as it gets up there anyway) 1hr after sunrise.
Edited by Even the Losers 2/24/2007 7:57 AM
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Posts: 136
| Length: 55.5
Girth: 26
Weight: 48+/-
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: LOTW
Depth: 2 ft
Spot Type: reef
Water Qualities: semi -stained
Date: 7/3/06
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Bucktail
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions: approx 72 degrees, pre-frontal
Perfect fish without a scratch. ONly out of the water for about 30 seconds.
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Posts: 574
| 47" upper 20s
Madison Chain WI
6 feet deep
Channel edge. You can only really see water moving after a hard rain, but I know its there
Casting homemade bucktail
Back of the boat
Full moon in sept
Water temp 65ish
Edited by Jason Bomber 2/23/2007 12:33 PM
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| Length: 54.5
Girth: 22.5
Weight: 37+/-
State Caught in: MN
Lake: Indy
Depth: 5 ft
Spot Type: Weeds
Water Qualities: kinda green
Date: 8/21/05 6:00AM
Moon Phase: Full +1
Bait: Phantom
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions: approx 55 degrees, warmed to 75. Sunny with slight breeze
1 St fish of a 2 fish day. |
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Posts: 336
Location: Lino Lakes, MN | Length:48"
Weight:??
State Caught in:Ontario
Lake:LOTW
Depth: 8'
Spot Type: Scattered Weeds
Water Qualities: Stained
Date: 9/3/05
Moon Phase: Not sure
Bait: LOTW Perch Shallow MagDawg
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): Middle
Conditions:Overcast with slight drizzle. Fish ate just after the rain had stopped I believe. |
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Location: WI | Length: 53 / 53
Weight: ?/?
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: Green Bay / Green Bay
Depth: 12ft / 28ft
Spot Type: break line / reef
Water Qualities:clear / clear
Date: June 14 1999 / Sept 27 1999
Moon Phase: 1 day after new moon / 2 days past full
Bait: suick / cisco kid
Casting/Trolling: casting / casting
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat on both
Conditions: approx 60 ish calm winds, pre-frontal / 55 degrees overcast light winds, 1 day after front.
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Posts: 101
Location: Northern Illinois | Lenght: 42 1/2"
Girth: never measured, but a fat girl
Weight: 23 lbs.
Lake: NW WI, not far from Spooner
Date: 2nd weekend in Sept.
Lure: Suick, color is classified info
Structure: 5' heavy weeded flat near deep water
Edited by Renaldo 2/24/2007 10:20 AM
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Posts: 605
Location: Marshfield, WI | Length: 43"
Weight: ?
State: WI
Lake:
Depth: 15'-20'
Spot: off weed edge
Water: very clear
Date: 11-9-05
Moon: ??
Bait: red crappie phantom
Boat: front
Conditions: Warm for Nov., cloudy w/ SW wind
Krishna |
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Posts: 59
Location: WI | Date of Catch: 080802
Month of Catch: Aug
Length (Inches): 50.5
Girth (Inches): 21.5
Lake Name: Chippewa Flowage
County: Sawyer
State or Province: Wisconsin
Exact Time Caught: 9:00 pm
Lure Type: Topwater
Lure Name: Lugerhead globe
Lure Color: Red/black
Presentation: Casting
Bottom Type: Weed
Depth Caught (Feet): 5-6 ft
Weather Condition: Sunny
Wind Direction: Unknown
Air Temp (Degrees): 75
Water Temp (Degrees): 72
Moon Phase: 1 day after full moon
Released
Edited by nwick 2/24/2007 4:15 PM
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| Length: 54 1/2"
Weight: 44-48 lbs (?)
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: Eagle Lake
Depth: 22ft
Spot Type: Rock pile
Water Qualities: GIN Clear
Date: Oct. 29th
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Mag DAWG
Casting/Trolling: casting (ripping)
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions: approx 15 degrees, pre-frontal, strong NW winds...on the water less than 30 minutes.
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Posts: 260
Location: Lockport, IL | Length: 46"
Weight: 27#
State: MN
Lake: Big V (West End)
Date: August 2002
Moon Phase: Full
Bait: Rizzo Trophy Tail Spinner
Casting/Trolling: Burning bucktails casting
Boat Position: Parellel to a Rock Reef (Merry Go Round)
Conditions: Clear, Moon Full, caught at sunset, water temp 72
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Posts: 43
| Date: July 3, 2005
Length: 51"
Weight: ?
State: Ontario Canada
Lake: Eagle
Depth: 6 ft
Spot: Windigo Island
Moon: ?
Bait: Manta
Casting/ Trolling: Casting
Weather: 82" Hazy, dead calm
All I remember is telling my brother in Law was DON'T #$%^ UP THE NET JOB 20 times |
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Posts: 16632
Location: The desert | Date: October 17, 2006
Length: 47.5"
Weight: about 30 lbs
State: Stevens Point, WI
River: Wisconsin
Depth: Uncertain, fairly shallow but increased flow due to rain.
Moon: No clue
Bait: Super Shallow Manta
Casting/Trolling: Casting
Weather: Drizzle, Overcast, Upper 40's Low 50's
All I could say was Big Fish.....this after missing it the previous cast and a lower 40's the cast before that! |
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Posts: 13688
Location: minocqua, wi. | Date: June 21, 2005
Length: low-mid 30's first .. then the 52
Weight: big
State: Wisconsin
Lake: Wisconsin River
Depth: 8 - 15' break
Moon: 1st Day New Moon ...
Bait: Weagle
Casting/Trolling: Casting
Weather: Approaching Front just Arrived |
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Location: New Richmond, WI | Length: 51.5" X 21"
State: Wis
Lake: Bayfield Co.
Depth: 16 ft.
Spot: Weed edge
Date: Oct. 16 2005, 1:00 afternoon
Bait: Squirko
Casting
Front of boat
Conditions: 42 Degrees, clear skies, light wind. |
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Posts: 2687
Location: Hayward, WI | Lots of big fish caught. I don't have anything too impressive after year 1 of musky fishing but here goes:
Length: 40"
Weight: (?)
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: Clearwater Lake Wissota
Depth: 2.5ft
Spot Type: weed flat
Water Qualities: Stained
Date: June 28th
Moon Phase: Don't know
Bait: Firetiger Mepps Marabou
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions: Cloudy, somewhat windy, light scattered rain showers.
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Posts: 54
| Length: 48"
weight: 28lbs?
state:MN
Lake: Cass
Depth: 14ft
Date Oct 23,06
Bait: 14" Jake
Trolling |
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Posts: 2691
Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Length: 57" X 27"
Weight: 52 lbs with formula. More like 55 or more.
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: Ottawa River
Depth: 12ft
Spot Type: river channel break
Water Qualities: stained
Date: Oct. late 90's
Moon Phase: full moon
Bait: custom bait 16-17-inch
Casting/Trolling: Trolling
Conditions: around 43 degrees with rain and windy.
Released to grow up.
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Posts: 253
Location: On the water | Length: 47"
Weight: (?)
State Caught in: Indiana
Lake: Lake Webster
Depth: 18 ft down over 35 ft
Spot Type: Gravel
Water Qualities: Clear
Date: October 22, 2005 at 9 a.m.
Moon Phase: Don't know, dont care.
Bait: 8 inch sucker
Casting/Trolling: Drifting
Boat Position: Back of the boat
Conditions: Cloudy, windy, cold.
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Posts: 9
Location: Oklahoma | Length: 48"
Weight: 32lbs (?)
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: LOTW
Depth: 8ft
Spot Type: cabbage weed
Water Qualities: Clear
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Bomber Long A
Casting/Trolling: twitch& pause
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions: 65 degrees, light winds, little clouds
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Posts: 670
Location: Otsego, MN | Length- 50.0
Girth- 24
State- MN
Lake- Mille Lacs
Depth- 8ft
Spt Type- Cabbage
water- clear
Bait- Black Bull Dawg
Casting Trolling- Casting
Boat Position- Back
Conditions- Calm, Sunny, 80 degrees. A big wind popped up 30 min later.
* we boated a 54X24 20 min earlier |
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| Length- 58" & 57"
Girth- ???
Weight: 45 lbs ???
State- Ontario
Lake- Ottawa River
Time: 2nd week of July
Depth- 8ft
Spt Type- Cabbage
water- Stained
Moon: Moon rise peak (both fish within 1/2 hr)
Bait- Bucktail
Casting Trolling- Casting
Boat Position- Back
Conditions- Calm, slight breeze, Sunny, warm . high steady barometer, wind shifted, barometer began to drop, could see front moving in from a distance.
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