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Location: Oregon | I thought you guys might like to see this huge Tiger Musky caught in the state of Washington. I don't know anything about this guy or the fish other than it was reported to be 50.5 inches long and released. What a fish!
Jed V.
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| Nice fish!
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Location: north west wisconsin | that things a monster!! |
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Location: South East Wisconsin | BIG TIGER! S. Killips |
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Location: Hayward, WI | WWWOOOOOWWWWW! Can't hide big.
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Location: Ogden, Ut | Yep, I do believe that fish qualifies as huge. Congrats to the angler.
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Location: Twin Cities | Way big, nice! |
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| Look at the head on that thing! |
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| Big fish, doesnt look to lively though :/ |
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Location: Oregon | I agree with you Slim........................it was supposedly released but it looks really dry like it has been out of the water for awhile.
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | i agree with ya to slim, it looks like there is dryed blood on it and no slime. but if he did keep it, so be it, a 50" tiger IS a fish of a lifetime and with the way they are growing them out west there be plenty more to come. the fisheries are really doing very well out west from everything i have seen. it almost makes me want to move. hope to hear more about this pig. |
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| Holy Crap thats huge. |
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Location: New Hope MN | my god. |
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Location: MN | I would trade all my DCG'S to catch a tiger like that. |
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| GOOOOOOOOOO!!!! |
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Location: McGuire AFB, NJ | I would trade all tim's dcg's for a tiger like that too! what fatty hatty!
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Location: Oregon | The state of Washington has something like 10 lakes with Tiger Musky in them. The tigers were first introduced to control rough fish but have since become popular with sport fisherman. The number of fish in our lakes is a fraction of what midwest lakes have and for this reason anglers felt it was important to protect them. In 2009, the state adopted a minimum length of "more than 50 inches". This fish was just over the minimum length size. I expect we will be seeing some very old and very large fish in the coming years. The lake this fish came out of is said to already have a good number of fish in this size range.
Jed
Edited by RiverMan 8/13/2009 3:00 PM
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| Eyes look dead and he's on a dock. |
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Location: Twin Cities | I would think that a tiger of this size has to throw the 7 year life cycle theory out the window...yes/no?
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Location: Not where I wanna be! | giant fish.... I want one! |
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Location: New Hope MN | JRedig - 8/13/2009 1:02 PM
I would think that a tiger of this size has to throw the 7 year life cycle theory out the window...yes/no?
I've always thought that too. |
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| What a slobasauras massive rex wow!!!!!! |
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Location: MN | AFchris - 8/13/2009 9:04 AM
I would trade all tim's dcg's for a tiger like that too! what fatty hatty!
Dude you can have them if I can catch a 50" tiger |
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| Yes, fish looks dead to me BUT I would have to say who can blame a guy with a 50+ inch tiger. What a fish !! |
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| A pre-mature baby was recently pronounced dead by actual doctors, only to end up having been alive...imagine how often they would be wrong if they just looked at pictures of people to diagnose...Nice Fish! |
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| these fish are so weak, outside the water, plus hanging it up like that with gravity its dead |
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| Guest - 8/13/2009 6:24 PM
these fish are so weak, outside the water, plus hanging it up like that with gravity its dead
So they are strong enough to use 9 foot rods, saltwater reels, 100lb test to jam the hooks of a DC into their mouths...or perhaps you are right and fishing for them is a serious problem... |
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Edited by Anonymous 8/13/2009 11:44 PM
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Location: north central wisconsin | What a fish. And to think I just returned from Oregon on fam visit frogging for salmon/steelies and didn't get the chance to drive up there to at least check some of that out. Will try to look one of you Wash state cats up on next visit for sure!! Anyone have a float plane that can pick me up in Newport Or. when we're there? I'd gladly trade a WI/MN/G-Bay trip for a shot at one of those bad boys! Beautiful country there for sure though. That was one perfect speciman of a hybrid to release or harvest if one chooses. |
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| It's widely known that tigers are NOT sterile. Males are 99.9% of the time. Females are not. Female tigers can spawn with muskies or pike. |
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Location: Antioch, IL | BenR - 8/13/2009 6:28 PM
Guest - 8/13/2009 6:24 PM
these fish are so weak, outside the water, plus hanging it up like that with gravity its dead
So they are strong enough to use 9 foot rods, saltwater reels, 100lb test to jam the hooks of a DC into their mouths...or perhaps you are right and fishing for them is a serious problem...
Hey Ben,
I believe guest was referring to how the fishes body is not designed to support itself out of water. They spend all there life with their weight supported by the water around them. Fishes spines are not like ours they need support, especially big fish such as this one. It is important to practice and educate others of two handed horizontal holds. Congrats to this gentleman on a beauty of a fish! |
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| And why dont they stock Tigers in Wisconsin anymore? Congrats on an awesome fish!!! |
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| JRedig - 8/13/2009 1:02 PM
I would think that a tiger of this size has to throw the 7 year life cycle theory out the window...yes/no?
Not necessarily.
I know from talking to Sorno that the Tigers in these Western Reservoirs have crazy growth potential.
Kent may have to correct me, but I seem to remember something about a 45" average in roughly 5 years. No doubt one of these fish can get to 50 in 7-8 years. |
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Location: WI | I've read that they can hit 30" in two years. |
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| BALDY - 8/14/2009 8:01 AM
JRedig - 8/13/2009 1:02 PM
I would think that a tiger of this size has to throw the 7 year life cycle theory out the window...yes/no?
Not necessarily.
I know from talking to Sorno that the Tigers in these Western Reservoirs have crazy growth potential.
Kent may have to correct me, but I seem to remember something about a 45" average in roughly 5 years. No doubt one of these fish can get to 50 in 7-8 years.
I agree, CO has a poor fishery now, but I took a quick trip down to NM and was amazed at how quick their fish have grown...fun stuff for sure. |
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| There was just a 53" giant hybrid caught by a walleye angler on a crawler harness. Photos of the successfully released fish were in the local paper. Looks like I need to sharpen the hooks on my "crawler harness" pattern cowgirl. |
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