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Location: Nowheresville, MN | EDIT - Change due to some misinterpretations of my intended use of this post. I was merely sharing a picture of a magnificent fish coming from an unusual place. Sometimes this place gets a little too serious...
First let's have some fun. How big is she? No stretched arms.
Edited by tfootstalker 5/4/2008 7:10 AM
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Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania | 51 1/2 22 inch girth |
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | 53" long 23.5"girth |
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Location: Lebanon,Mo | 52x23.....Its a good guess since we dont grow them down here like that. |
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| 49 15/16" Not quite a "fiddy" |
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| 44" x 21"? now how big is she really? lol
Edited by Reelwise 5/2/2008 9:04 PM
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Location: WI | 45 x 20
Edited by PEteacher44 5/3/2008 10:29 AM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Big fish. Beauty! |
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| Big! That's all we need to know. |
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| 46 by 21 |
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Location: Ontario | 48 max is my guess. Good girth, I'd say 22 or 23. Beautiful fish. |
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Location: Rhinelander. | 45 x 19............Pfeiff |
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Location: WESTERN WI | 49.5 X 23.5?
Hey, it that a drum or a sheephead?
Edited by Got Esox? 5/2/2008 11:42 PM
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Location: davis,IL | She looks pretty good, but maybe I don't have big enough screen, cause I can only see half the fish.
ps. IF IT'S THAT!! BIG !! SMILE NEXT TIME.
Edited by muskydope 5/3/2008 12:01 AM
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| nice fish. i will leave it at that. its to early to start |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | It looks to be 50. My question for you, tfootstalker is are you a fisheries person? I see that stock tank in the background. Are you out stripping egg? Can you give us an idea on how many pounds of eggs a girl that size produces? |
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Location: Central WI | 44" X 23" |
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Location: Musky Country | 49 1/2 by 23 1/2 |
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Location: Chicago | 44.5 x 22 |
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| 48.75 x 22.25 |
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Location: St. Louis, MO., Marco Is., FL, Nestor Falls, ON | 48 X 21 |
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| What an ugly specimen!!!! I'll guess that sucker is about 5' 6" with a 32 in. girth. An obvious case of poor genetics. 165 lbs and far past its prime. as for the fish I'll guess the length at 45.75 and the girth 21.5 weighing in at just over 30lbs. The fish looks looks to be in great shape... much unlike its handler. Keep up the great work buddy see you soon. |
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Location: Warroad, Mn | Looks pretty big to me. I'd say 51"-52" and around 35 Lbs. Looks like a Leech lake strain, probably from one of the brood stock lakes around the Mpls area (late Meso, early Eutrophic) of less than a 1,000 acres. Looks pre-spawn, but could be late fall. Forage base is probably perch, suckers, bullheads and what ever else she could catch. Looks like she was caught in a trap or fyke net during lake survey or perhaps in the spring for egg collection. Doug Johnson |
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| I think this "Doug" guy knows more then he lets on... "Farmer gets lucky"? |
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Location: So. Illinois | 47 X 22 |
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Location: Minn. | dougj, That was a great post. What he said.
Edited by muskyfvr 5/3/2008 5:40 PM
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Location: Nowheresville, MN | Wow! Some guys were pretty darn spot on and others not so much. 30.25 lbs 21.5" girth . . . 45.83" !!!!! This fish was just a pig, I had to share. I have not seen a heavier fish-at-length before. EDIT - deleted.
My apologies for bringing work here. First and last time.
Edited by tfootstalker 5/4/2008 7:35 AM
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Location: Nowheresville, MN | Kreg Knoll - 5/3/2008 2:37 PM What an ugly specimen!!!! I'll guess that sucker is about 5' 6" with a 32 in. girth. An obvious case of poor genetics. 165 lbs and far past its prime. as for the fish I'll guess the length at 45.75 and the girth 21.5 weighing in at just over 30lbs. The fish looks looks to be in great shape... much unlike its handler. Keep up the great work buddy see you soon. Great post. I needed that laugh after the last couple of days... |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | tfoot,
The picture is a very impressive one, and the idea interesting. My son works for the WIDNR and has published a few images here, too. The 'genetics' debate has raged here for several years now, and any offering of even the slightest chance of support one way or the other from anyone working out there on our fisheries projects in the US or Canada will get a ton of attention.
Thanks for all you do for the guys out there enjoying the sport, I know how much work there is to do this time of year. I haven't seen Keith in days; net during the day, shock at night...
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Edit: I'll throw a wrench