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| congrats Andy, couldn't happen to a better guy!
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | whats this mean |
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Location: Michigan | 55" ? |
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Location: South East Wisconsin | I've heard this term before. My guess would be 55"
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Location: lansing, il | Way to go Grimm Creeper! |
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Location: Wausau | Fish of a lifetime for sure...but they come bigger.
I have been stalking this fish for over 12 days. First saw here July 26th as I was looking for new spots, but couldn't get her to eat. Weather looked ugly, so thought I'd go visit friends in different part of MN. I wanted to be back on Vermillion for the full moon. Saw her again the 4th, but no go. I fished the spot at least 3-4 x a day/night and camped on her for 5+ hours over the full moon phase. I fished other areas near by and saw only one boat fish the spot, so it's still a secret...not on the East end. Then today right before the storm blew over I thought I give the spot another try. Fished the boulders where she'd come from the last two times and nothing, worked around the reef up to the saddle and still no fish. I turned the boat to work back over and tossed my 10's parallel to the island and she hit right away. After some not so fun air tricks and a few runs, I had her in the net. It was a struggle since I was fishing solo. This fish is by far the heaviest I picked up and needed all my strength just to hold it for the pictures. I was shaking for hours and full of adrenaline. Wish I could make the MuskieFirst trip here in a few weeks, the fish are turning on!
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Nice fish Andy, congrats man! Way to stick with her! |
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| Way to go Andy! Speeds limit fatty. |
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Location: South East Wisconsin | Way to stick it out man! Congrats!
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| makes me want to move up north for sure. Not only big, but clean. NICE!!! |
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | Awesome job, Andy. Very well deserved...congrats! Great job on the pics too for fishing solo!
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| Fantastic. You can definitely see just how difficult she was to hold, especially in that last pic! Well done! |
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Location: APPLETON, WI | wow!!! Great looking fish... congrats!! |
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Location: Lake Tomahawk, WI | Congrats, bud, one helluva fish!!!
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| I love the slime drip in the pics. Awsome fish congrats. |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Congrats Andy! Awesome fish! |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | Awesome fish Andy. Sounds like that one was well-earned. Congrats on making the plan come together!
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| NICE FISH CREEPER!!!!! dude...netting that fish by yourself would be NUTS...hell yea!
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Location: minocqua, wi. | i don't know many who work any harder ... well deserved Andy, congrats on the horse of a lifetime. now, go get a bigger one! |
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| Pig of a fish andy my question where was Nelson when you got it?
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Location: Racine, Wi | Awesome fish Andy!!!!! Way to stick to it and get her to eat. Great pics too! |
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| I have been stalking this fish for over 12 days...
I fished the spot at least 3-4 x a day/night...
camped on her for 5+ hours over the full moon phase...
right before the storm blew over I thought I give the spot another try...
ask yourself: would i work that hard for a fish?
after spotting a big girl, do you keep coming back multiple times per day or week or each time conditions change? this kind of dedication is hard work, and i think it's fair to say that many would move on.
kudos to Andy for knowing that she was still there over all that time and sticking with it until things finally came together just right!
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Location: Madtown, WI | AWESOME! Way to stay persistant Andy!!! Congrats big time! 
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| Wow...awesome fish! Awesome story. Awesome pix!
CONGRATS! |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Awesome fish Andy! Really something that you did it all alone - that's a LOT of fish to scoop into a net with one hand. Great pictures too.
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Nice work, Andy---congratulations--- |
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | nice fish man. it sounds like you earned it. |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | That's awesome Andy!!! Hell of a job!!!
Glad to see the mojo coming through for you!!! Was it the lucky visitor you got that sprinked a little extra mojo in your boat???
I guess I better pick up my game a little bit for the fall trip....
GOOD WORK BRO! |
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Location: Hugo, MN | AWESOME!!! CONGRATS!!!! |
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Location: New Hope MN | I have only seen 1 fish bigger than that, let alone catch it.
great job |
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Location: Brookfield, WI | Very, very, nice Andy. I love how you're smiling when you're in the boat by yourself.
But only 12 days?
My wife stalked me for like six months. Finally put her hooks into me when I needed a ride home from a County Stadium Packer game after over enjoying a Majkowski over the Vikings game back in the day.
Kevin
Another par three win today. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | kevin ... the grimm kid can hit a golf ball a mile too, just doesn't play enough. just got off the phone with him and asked if he's now going to retire. guess where he was when he called? LOL ... the guy might just score another one.
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| Congrats Andy! What a beast! Awesome fish, thanks for the great story and pics!
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Location: Wausau | Thanks for the appreciations and well wishes...Sled, as I stated early on the phone, the one I had wanting to eat this afternoon was pinned at first dark...a bit smaller at 49.5. I told Sled I thought she was 48 when I saw her earlier, the skinny fooled me.
Oh-by the way...sorry for the wrong date on the Big Fish Entry...after sleeping in my truck and eating tuna out of the bag for 20 days, it was confusing to pick the date.
Even though I caught one really big fish and two other nice ones, all in all - my trip has been a struggle. I have 7 fish in the net since July 24. That's less than one fish every other day. The water temps are anywhere from 71.9 to 68.8 and I think warmer weather is really helping getting the fish more one the move, which allows for them to be caught. Today is suppose to be close to 80 with clear skies.
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | WOW...............WOW !!!!!!!!!!!
Very, Cool.
I'm up on V now and need to hook up with you for the next 2 days, 612-849-7700.
Great catch, Andy...............WOW!!
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Location: Ogden, Ut | Holy Smokes Andy - you need to jump in, cuz you're on fire!
Congrats again (that never gets old, does it?)
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Location: Not where I wanna be! | Very nice!
Congrats!!! |
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| Unbelievable fish! Jaw dropping for sure!
To answer lambeau's question: camping on a fish for 12 days? No I have a job. I guess I am jealous? |
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| hey Andy...what's that thing you do that they give you the money for?
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Location: Delafield, WI | Great catches Andy! Kudos to you. That is some dedication.
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| Andy just curious how many more days are you spending up there? That's one helluva vacation! |
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Location: Wausau | This post is getting old...time to move on.
FYI> I'm a school counselor which explains my additional free time.
I actually came home early b/c I missed my boys. They were in FL visiting grandparents for the first two weeks while I was in MN. Which helped extended my trip, but they have been home the past few days. I planned on coming home on Friday, but wanted to take them fishing at the cottage too.
Edited by agrimm 8/12/2009 1:41 PM
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| Great fish, great photos.
Curious, how did you get that nice of photos fishing alone? I've done some solo-photography, but never got photos quite that nice.
Congrats on your dedication and destination...
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| fish on the big V are going absolutely nuts right now. heard of over 5 55 plus inchers last week. |
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| Congrats Grimm! That fish is unbelievable!!!! |
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| congrats from Holland! One exciting story to read!! |
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| Congratz. I know of 4 even bigger caught in last 2 weeks ! |
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