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| Unbelievable weekend! I had Steve Jonesi up for the weekend he was able to top his personal best of 30 years of muskie fishing with a 54" slob!! Ate a 6" reef hawg after having her up on a spinnerbait.
I have a few days left this summer (filling up fast!) If you want chase the big girls 
I dont have any photo editing software on the island so someone send a personal email so the can get this pic less than 200mb |
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Location: Minneapolis,Minnesota | Way to go Steve!!!!!
You were DUE!
Edited by Phish Killer 6/20/2005 4:11 PM
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Location: Racine, Wi | JONESI!!!! You da MAN!!! Congrats! I want to see that tank! |
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Location: Appleton, WI | Nice Job Jonesi! What a fish!! |
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Location: Roseau | Good to hear you guys got a pig!! I will PM you, i might have seen you in an area we were that we seen one that might have been pushing that big also.
Congrats! |
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| Mojo is back. Hope PA is dead.
Atta boy Rook! |
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| Wow! 54 incher! Niiiice! Congrats! :thumbsup: |
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| Awesome job, SJ!!
Cant wait to see her |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Did he get that beast at the GPS Coordinates I sent him?
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | Holy Crap!!!!!!!
Attaboy Steve! |
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| Way to go Steve on bagging a monster, did you get a girth?
Congratulations on your best catch to date. Who will be doing your replica for you? |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | MUSKIE PORN I LOVE IT
WHAT A PIG
Did Fittante or Lax get the call yet?
Edited by JohnMD 6/20/2005 4:06 PM
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Location: The Yahara Chain | Great fish!!!
Did you forget your sunscreen? Those feet look like they hurt!! |
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| Do your feet hurt?
LOL!
Dang dude! |
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| Dang it. Bytor beat me to the feet comment. I was typing it as he was typing it... |
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| The wounds on the fish, are those from lamprey (sp?) having been attached to the fish??? Or what? |
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Location: Minneconia | Atta kid Steve!!!!! Rack 'em..... |
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| Nice Freakin Fish!!! Congrats on the PB! |
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| NICE FISH!!
Congratulations Jonesi!
(note to self:
don't forget to put sunscreen on your feet when you wear sandals) |
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Location: Wayzata, MN | SH-weeet! Way to go Steve!! |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | whoa, what a monster
great fish
K. |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | holy $#!? nice fish dude. tell me you got it on greenie weenie!!!!
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Location: Chicago, IL | wow!!!!!! well over due buddy... congrats!!
-marc |
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| That's not a Ranger!
I think I know what the problem was.
Seriously...
Mr. Jonesi would you care to show us a few more big pictures this year please. Walk softly.... |
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Location: Valentine, NE USA | Congrats on boating the PIG, Steve. Very nice fish...
Brian |
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Location: NeverNever Lake | Great fish Steve! Now being a native Hillbilly, those bikini lines on them foots, tells me "you aint from these parts"! |
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| Way to go Steve. Nobody more deserving.
You gonna just sit out the rest of the season? 
Beav |
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| WOW! Nice fish Steve! I heard that wasn't the only fish in the boat that day!
Edited by jacorn 6/20/2005 8:46 PM
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Location: Forest Lake, Mn. | Nice fish Steve!! Looks like spawning wounds on the side, huh? Oh, and nice tan lines too! |
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| Very nice fish!!!! Way to go Jonesi!! |
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Location: Otsego, MN | That was a nice fish Steve! Congrats! Keep it up.
Jeff |
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Location: mpls | WOW! That's a nice Muskie in the pic!! Can someone post the pic of his 54" bullhead he caught to? |
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| In the immortal words of Joe Walsh, "Man, I'm freakin out"!Wow......Wow....Oh yeah, I already said that 45,234 times since about 1:30.Thanks to all yous guys , and remember it's gonna happen to you too.Just don't know when.A huge thanks to my bud Justin for an absolutely awesome weekend.He worked his butt off to get us on fish.Nice fishin from the back of the boat too.He , without a doubt has "da goods" when it comes to the muskie thing.If he continues on his current path, he is going to catch A LOT of BIG fish and more importantly put his clients on them.Been on that section several years and has learned from some of the best.A Student Of The Game."It's " got him by the jugular.Me too.Now , the fish this afternoon is only part of the story.Here's the rundown.Saturday, Justin boats a 45 on a spinnerbait and a 36 on an 8" Bobbie and I get a 36 on a particular 20 yr old orange/yellow 6" Reef Hawg.His 45 ate in the 8.Also caught bunches of nice pike.Sunday was rainy and stormy which seemed to freak em out as I got a 42 on a Musky Candy spinnerbait early and we only saw a couple fish until a kamakaze 35 ate the aformentioned spinnerbait in the evening.Also caught a BEAUTIFUL 28" Tiger on an Ace Tandem.Gonna be an incredible specimen someday.This morning, post frontal high skies and BRIGHT sunshine greeted the 2 muskie-teers.We go to the little bay where we saw the twin of the 42 yesterday.In the 1st 15 min., I get a 40 on a RadDog in the 8.Thanks to Brett J. and Mike Ruff for the cool Bluegill pattern.We come around the corner and I bomb a cast way back over the slop.Midway back, I see "IT", right on the Rad Dog.She nips and gets stuck for a split second but shakes her head and comes off.I keep reeling the bait and she stays on it!!!Comes boatside and makes some half hearted circles and disappears.UHHHHH.I'm shakin like a leaf on a tree and need a Marlboro 5' long.Justin proceeds to make another cast after a minute and immediatly is hooked up.Turns out to be smaller than the other one but measured 48 freakin inchesand ate the Candy!!!!He releases her and 15 min later has a 40 swipe at the Bobbie.Multiple fish in a relatively small area.We decide to let the area rest and fish some other stuff and get I get a 36 on a Candy.Long drive ahead and its about 1pm so we decide to call on "Scarface"(Must have caught her lip on the spinnerbait,'cause there was a flap).We work the area exactly as we had done earlier.Nothing.Not even Uhnt Pike.In a rare moment of rational thought, I thinks to myself that the sun has been beating awhile now and the last place we saw her Highness was the edge I'd brought her to from the ultra shallow slop."Dude, lets go out into the bay and cast the edge".Cool.I grab the rod and snap on the little orange Reef Hawg.It has a fat head, a big crack and runs like a freakin champ.Thanks Dad.On my 3rd cast about 10' from the boat, the Beast rolls to eat the bait but misses.In utter shock, I give the bait 2 more twitches and out of nowhere comes what looks like a 5 gallon bucket and the Reeh Hawg disappears.I rear back and the Diamondback nearly doubles over.She's freakin stuck!!!!!She comes out of the water.OH MY GAWD!!!!!!Absolutely NO control over this one.She stayed down but at the 1st opportunity, Justin scooped her up.We thought earlier she was low 50's.In the net, unbelievable.We put the tape to her and it read 54.On the nose.Tried to get a couple release shots, but she took off in a flash.Good for her.Didn't make another cast.An incredible experience.I'll be calling Joe(Fittante) in the next day or so.Wow this turned out to be an expensive weekend.LOL.It's been a tough early season but it's startin' to look up.Stevie's got his Mojo back.Cool Man.Oh, and old beat up lookin chunks of wood that never run "right", crack, lose paint, can sometimes catch fish.Sometimes, really, really big fish.Thanks for reading my ramblings and allowing me a forum to relive the whole deal.Thanks also to the folks at Flag Island Resort for the hospitality.I will be back for sure. Steve |
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| Steve
What a pig! Well deserved my friend. You have definitely put in your time on big fish water.
Keep the mojo going. Better things are yet to come.
I'll call ya.
Scott
PS The next time I'm talking about tan lines, I guarantee I won't be looking at your feet! |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | Way to go Steve.... Awesome fish, and well deserved. |
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Location: New Berlin,Wisconsin,53151 | WOW thats a nice fish Steve, it's awesome, I couldn't be more happy for you. I wish I could of been there. Your PB to, enjoy the moment it's why we all put so much time in on the water, to enjoy the high you get from a fatty like you caught.
Hope we can fish together soon,
Bruce |
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Location: DES MOINES, IOWA | Now that's a fish.Congrats on your 54 Steve,and a great couple of days Musky fishing. |
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| Awesome, awesome fish! An equally awesome sunburn I might add. Congrats Jonesi!!!!!!
TY |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Steve, it had to happen! Great fish, congratulations. |
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | I think the drought has ended.
Congrates big guy. |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | That pic gets my vote for new cover girl, Gords fish is nice but getting old
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Location: Rhinelander, WI | Congrates very nice fish!!! Man I can’t wait to head up there in a month. I didn't need this to add to the anticipation.
Great Job!
Nail A Pig!
Mike
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| Way to go Steve, those Reef Hawgs don't catch fish.
Good luck, Murph |
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Location: Hugo, MN |
It may look like a reef hawg but the real story is that it was a baby weagle . . . look closely . . . |
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| Way to go son!!!! Stay out of dad's bait box!!! She is really a beauty!!! Love Dad and Mom P.S. Uncle T would flip!!! |
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| Man, you can almost feel the excitement as you read his post. That is what its all about!
Way to go dude. |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Steve- Veryyyyyyyyyyyy nice fish- congrat's on the new personal best!
Have fun!
Al
 That reminds me- more SPF 45 for the trip to Canada on Friday.
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| Way to go Steve, Dude that's an awesome fish. Congrats on your new personal best. Good luck with those red feet.
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| Way to go Steve, Dude that's an awesome fish. Congrats on your new personal best. Good luck with those red feet.
Mark Sankey |
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Very, very nice STEVO...............They just keep comming to those who pound the water.
Congrats on your trophy. |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Way to go SJ......good things happen to good folks! |
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| Now that's a thick tail.
Happy muskie dreams.
Congrats! |
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Location: Corning, Iowa | Good going Steve. Do it again. Doug |
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Location: Albertville, Minnesota | Jonesi, oh my.....heck yeah
Chris |
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Location: north central wisconsin | What a 'D'!!!!!!!!!!!! Was that a great lakes fish???? Awesome catch! |
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Location: New Baden IL | WOW!!!
Save one for us!
Rod |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Steve, I can't add much more except: "great fish, nice work!". I know you needed that fish, now go get another one! m |
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Location: Tomahawk, Wisconsin | So this is the 57th post on this awesome subject, I finally have time to sit down and jot together a few thoughts!!! Steve, that is one awesome fish and I am VERY VERY thrilled because as we all know the big brother showed you the ropes:) There are bigger fish out there but they are few, you have treaded on the realm of the superfish!! Steve I am very happy for you, I wish I could have been there to play netman but we have alot more days and many more big fish as we wind down the road!! That is going to be a tough one to top but........ my turn has yet to come!! CONGRATS you da man!!!!!!!!!!! Dave |
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Location: Girard Pa. | Now that deserves a tall grey goose and water ,way to go man ,!!! super fish ARTIE ps .see ya at the goon |
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Location: Sarell, MN | Holy Shnikes...Now that is a fish
Way to go SJ
Congrats
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Location: Madtown, WI | NICE SANDLE TAN!!!
AWESOME fish....VERY BIG congrats to you STEVE!! Well Deserved!
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