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| Why is a tiger musky considered a musky when actually it is neither a muskie or a pike , is it a totally different fish.Maybe a stupid question but had to ask.
Steve Warner |
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| Is the glass half empty or half full?
If you had a choice to be a musky or a pike... what would you be?
Do I know the answer to this question? Nope, but I'll just toss out the idea that maybe it's because a hybrid looks more like a musky due to the vertical bars.
I never thought about that one before. There may be a biological answer to this question, so I'll look into it. I'm sure someone out there knows the answer? |
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| What the heck, JLong without an answer?[:p] Another question for you, do you get more excited discussing a musky's lateral line or catching a musky?[:bigsmile:]
All in good fun, Jason
MJB |
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| I think Jason (jlong) has probably hit it on the head. Biologist's may have also headed in this direction due to the fact that tiger's are almost always a result of a female muskie x male pike cross.
However, at least one state (New York) calls this fish a "Norlunge", a term that has never found favor among the angling or scientific community (thank goodness)!
That the tiger is a beautiful fish is a given. For us muskie nuts to consider the "pike" side first would be asking too much.
"Natural" hybrids (tigers) are fairly rare, even in the best of "tiger waters", and for me at least, are highly treasured catches. A world record class tiger (current record 51-3) is as rare as a record class muskie, and a 40 pound class tiger is rarer than a 50 pound class muskie.
While not "pure", I love 'em, and likely have the largest collection of tiger photo's in the world.
I used to spend a fair amount of time trying to catch a "natural" (as opposed to a hatchery manufactured) tiger, but in over 40 years have caught only four, and all by accident.
Muskie regards,
Larry Ramsell
www.larryramsell.com |
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| Thank god this cross breed has bars, albeit broken up, rather than spots.[:)] |
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| I agree with Larry, a natural hybred is amoung one of the hardest trophys to catch. They are one of the most striking fish in fresh water, and a true trophy. To call them anything but a muskie would do these great fish an injustice.
Doug Johnson |
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| That's an easy one. When you catch one, you can count as catching a musky. Otherwise, it would just be another pike. |
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| Is "PLUNGE" acceptable?[:devil:] [;)] [:sun:] |
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| Sounds better than a "M-IKE". m[:bigsmile:] |
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| I like P-USKY |
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| My 5 year old refers to my tiger mount as "the pretty striped fish"......not exactly a manly name is it???
BrianW[;)] |
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| in hockey- you get 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie... in muskie fishing- a tiger counts as half a muskie- those half points can add up over a season and get you into the playoffs[:bigsmile:]
all kidding aside- tiger muskies are just as cool as true muskies! that is why they are named tiger MUSKIES and not norlunges or puskies... |
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| Daggone Zach, out of nowhere you show up...hope you didn't "zoom" to the west coast![;)] Hang around more....[:sun:] |
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| I think they are considered muskie because they have dark markings on a light background like a muskie, pointed tail fins(more like a muskie than a pike), and more mandible pores than a northern.
There has got to be someone that knows more about this than me.
-ost[:)] |
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| How about Norskie or Muthern, Oops, sounds like my wife's Norwegian mother. |
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| hey Sponge bob- yeah- i have been pretty dormant all winter(its the muskie in me) but it is time to focus my thoughts(and hard earned money) back to muskie fishing... so i'll be hangin' around again... and no- i am still up in the northeast... but have found 2 promising "norskie" lakes up in massachusetts that i will be fishing a lot this spring...
(i think i like the "norskie" name- that one needs to catch on!) [:bigsmile:] |
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| That reminds me of a girl I once went out w/...she could neither surf "nor ski"......sorry dude![:((] [:sun:] |
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Why is a tiger musky considered a musky