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| Holy crap!!!!!!!! I just released a 57 inch muskie!!! I saw the monster just sitting in the weeds and I burned a glitter tail right by her face and she came charging at it then went into the figure 8 and eight it!!!! I was all by myself and had to net it all by myself. I caught it about 70 yards away from shore right on the edge of a weed bed casting a Glitter tail # 10. Lake vermilion!! A couple people saw it from the dock so I went over and had them take pictures for me and look at the measuring stick too...because I just could not believe my eyes...57!! After drifting in I was so close to shore, so I took my socks and shoes off and hopped in to help revive her. It took kinda a while but she swam off perfectly. It was pretty fun to be in the water with her. I have to thank Spring Bay Resort, Steve, Dayis, and Joe Amundson for welcoming me here for the summer! And for letting me use one of there rental boats while mine is in the marina. Can not thank them enough!!!! Muskie Mafia! Jake Heuer
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Location: sun prairie,wi | nice fish |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | NICE fish!! Fish of a lifetime. Congrats. |
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Location: Lino Lakes, MN | Ski- Awsome fish-- nicely done!!!! That bottom pic is incredible.
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See you on the water-- very soon |
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| WOW!
Great fish. I would say that is a name changing event for sure.
Picture number 5 says it all about the length. Congratulations. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Wow! ... that first picture of you in-the-water with her is amazing!! congratulations!!! |
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Location: The desert | Nice fish, way to go dude. |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Wow, that's awesome, congrats dude! |
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Location: martinsburg wv | nice fish jake |
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| WOW--Great Fish!!! Those first and last pics with you in the water leave no doubt to the size of that fish---Congrats!! |
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Location: North Central IL USA | OUTSTANDING!!! What a beast!!! Congrats!!!! |
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Location: Lebanon,Mo | Congrats Jake,those pictures speak for themselves....bet you dont sleep tonight.. |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | "she came charging at it then went into the figure 8 and eight it!!!!" No only that but she really ate it!!! You knew this would happen - after all it is shark week!!!!!!
Congrats!! |
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Location: Oshkosh | THATS AWESOME, GREAT JOB AND NICE PICS!!
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Location: Land of the Musky | What a fish! Hope you send Jim of Glittertail lures a picture. He will love it. WOW!
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | congrats on the beast, what a fish 50" skie... 57"skie. great pics. |
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Location: ROckford IL | wow your on fire bro, keep it up |
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Location: Richland Center, WI. | WOW!! Super nice fish! If that was me that caught that fish I think my pants would have been wet a little further up! 
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Location: Aurora IL | Nice job bud. |
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Location: N.FIB | what a nice fish,I also thought that first pic of you in the water was a great pic,that pic really shows the size of it.NICE |
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| awesome fish!!!! look out guides new man in town !!!!! |
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Location: Rhinelander | Awesome fish.
The picture with you in the water are just way to cool. Really shows the true size of the fish of a lifetime. |
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Location: Northwest Wi. | Not just what a great fish, But you let her go, Good for you man. Many would have a hard time making that that call..Way to go. |
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| Unreal, dude. I'm not sure you're going to be able to top this week! And as for the pictures, I think they're pretty spectacular. Heck I'd be happy with an overexposed, grainy, tail cut off, my head cut off, thumb in the viewfinder, blurry picture of a 57"... At least I would have caught it! CONGRATS! Now go out and stick a 58". |
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | Awesome job, Jake, and congrats. The fact that you netted that beast by yourself just adds to how impressive the catch is. Nice work. Hopefully you can catch her again when she's bigger!
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| Awesome fish! Congrats! |
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Location: WI | Boy...If there ever was a smile deserving to be on the first page of this website......congratulations!
Dan O
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Location: Ontario | You are one lucky dude !
Congratulations ! |
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Location: On the water | Congratulations on a truly great fish of a lifetime!!
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Location: Lake Tomahawk, WI | Incredible.
That is something 99.9 % of us will not accomplish.
Beers on me.
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Location: WV | WOW!!! Congrats!! Where I fish a 37" is big. |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | Congrats!!!! I think you got some really unique and awesome pictures....great work out there!!! |
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Location: Valpo IN | Props to you, great work and thanks for giving us all the pleasure of the pic`s |
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Location: syracuse indiana | holy cow that is a pig congrats, and i bet it might win u a mount at next years drawing for the mount.. nice pics too..bill
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Location: Otsego, MN | Holy cow! |
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Location: North Central Illinois | Congratulations on the catch of 2 lifetimes kid!!! If you don't mind me asking, I'm curious at to what color Glittertail she went after?????? Again nice release!! What a frickin WHOPPER!!!!! |
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| Awesome job Jake...and solo to boot! Fish of a lifetime for sure!  |
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Location: Central Wisconsin | WOW!!! Any estimates on the weight |
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | Wow! That is a true pig there!! Congrats on the fish of lifetime! |
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| Bet your knees were wobblin' on that one! Congrats.
Thanks for sharing. |
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Location: Duluth, MN | Nice work man!!! Hell of a fish! |
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Location: musky waters of SE, WI | Might as well quit while your ahead it will be hard to top that! No, awesome job! Being able to net by yourself then your lucky someone was there to take pics. Fish of dreams, congrats! |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | UNREAL!
Way to go .... That sure is a beauty Jake ..... who says fish that big arn't in the weeds ??
What are we going to do thurs,. when the Mafia comes back up? I guess we will have to aim really high..
Truly a fish of a lifetime,..... but..... something tells me your not done.
Jerome
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Location: SE Wisc and Vilas County | NICE FISH |
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| Hey Jake,
I want to congratulate you on your monster fish of a lifetime. The photos taken truly show the the size of your fish, the care taken to ensure the safe release of that monster says alot about you as a young muskyhunter. I dont know if you remember me, my son Mark Jassak played baseball with your older brother Dakota on the Royals in Lake Zurich. This is going back a few years. The Royals took the championship that year. You came to our house in Echo Lake for the party at the Lake's clubhouse.
I remember you had a passion for fishing at a young age, we fished together on the pier at Echo Lake during the party. You and your mom came to our house after the party and I showed you picteres of muskies I have caught. Several days later your mother contacted me and explained how facinated you were with muskies. I told her at that time my wife was having a garage sale the following week and you should stop by. You and your mom and dad came by and I gave you my first muskie rod and reel combo which was a berkley series one with a ambassadeur 5000 reel along with about a dozen muskie baits. In thanks you drew a beautiful poster picture of a musky breaking water, which you and your mom brought over to me. Still have the picture.!!!! I'm not sure if you still live around Lake Zurich, if you do please look us up. We are still in Echo Lake on Hillcrest Drive. So happy to see you have a passion for musky fishing.......
Congrats again on your MONSTER!!!!!
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | WOw! That is a true monster - Look at that "in water picture", no fudging the numbers there! What a giant! I am truly jealous! Congrats! Awesome fish! |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | Amazing catch, and great story to go with it. Memories for a lifetime. Congrats.
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Location: Northwest Wisconsin | Just wow wow wow , pictures of you in the water are amazing. Awesome job netting , catching and releasing. |
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| Jim, PM sent! |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Man,
to SEE that thing coming into the 8, not freak out.... execute an 8 good enough to get that fish to eat, and hook it! WOW!! THEN, to actually manage not losing it, and THEN net all 57" of musky on your OWN.... that's just amazing. I think your pictures turned out very well. The release shots do show how big it is, but I think they ALL show how big it is. I actually like the one where you are holding it out of the water in the boat. Look how much tail flop there is behind your hand!
Very, very, very good job. What an amazing fish. Congrats to you.
curleytail
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Location: st. croix county, wisconsin | That is just awesome!!
What is the girth on that monster!!? |
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Location: BLOOMINGTON,IL | Congratulations!! Great Pictures also! |
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| Thanks for the complements guys. I did not get a girth measurement on her. Looking back now I could kick myself for it. What would you guys guess....25-27? Thanks.
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Location: WI | Wow! The 2nd to last pic is my favorite, that thing truly looks like a log in the water. |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | Awesome fish! |
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Location: st. croix county, wisconsin | According to the wieght calculator its pushin 50 lbs!!
Catch that baby in fall and who knows world record!! |
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| man, what a fish! That last pic is probably something you will never forget! Congrats man! |
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Location: Bloomer, Wi | Man what a beast!!! That is sweet, great job. it doesnt get much better than that. |
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Location: Minnesota | Congratulations!!! Definitely a beautiful lifetime fish!!! This one definitely got my vote for the reproduction drawing!!! Again... Congratulations!!! |
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Location: Michigan | Rare animal......Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Nice, nice fish! Congratulations! Now get prints of those pictures and hang them on your wall! Super job! |
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Location: Columbus, Georgia | Astounding.
Makes for some renewed confidence seeing fish that being safely released.
Great job. |
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| Congrats on a true monster! An absolute thrill of a lifetime, by yourself and in the 8..........it doesn't get any better! Thanks for the careful release too! |
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| WOW. That thing could engulf a 30" Pike no problem. |
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| JAKE,YOU DA MAN!!!WHAT A STREAK YOU'VE HAD THE LAST 2 WEEKS!!I'LL SEE YA THIS WEEKEND TO SHAKE YOUR LUCKY HAND!
PS-please make sure my charger is plugged in,look for a green light in the left rear compartment
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| You wish you got better ones??????
What more could you possibly want? Fish looks great, looks every bit of 57" and the images definitely do it justice. Well exposed, well composed, bright and clear.
Awesome catch, very, very nice photos, considering you were by yourself. Alone....you coulda ended up with none.......
Congrats!!!
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Location: Madison Wi. Chain | Ditto, what everybody else has said. Time for a replica, not sure if there will be a wall big enough for that behemouth. BG |
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Location: On the River | Awesome fish Jake really giving me the itch two more weeks and I will be there. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | I hope you bought a lottery ticket yesterday too! ; ) Fish of a lifetime for sure! Great story |
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| What a tank!!! That fish just keeps going and going! Super impressed you did that by yourself too!! I'd be shaking like a leaf trying to net a tank like that by myself. Congratulations Skie! |
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Location: central illinois | What is that 3 50+ muskies in a week? A 57 no disputing that. Your a monster. Congratulations!!! |
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| Awsome fish man,congratulations.
I think that deserves top spot in the lax contest.
Great write up to,very exciting to play out in the mind. |
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| Its nice to see a picture from the big V taken during the day. Great job kid, enjoy the rest of your summer. |
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| That is one BIG Beautiful Lunge, Congrats.
I love the release photo with you in the water, simply amazing!! |
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Location: Hugo, MN | Nice fish Kid! Thanks for sharing. |
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Location: Not where I wanna be! | Tremendous Fish
Tremendous Pix
Once in a lifetime encounter
lifetime of memories and fish that will swim to fight another day
Congrats!! |
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| Awesome fish! Amazing story that it all played out perfectly! Congrats! |
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| Great pics!!
Way to use your drag, and play the fish! You are truly a great angler.
Trying to horse that beast in, would have ended in heart break for sure.
Awesome fish! congrats! |
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Location: Oregon | Sweet!! |
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| What an awesome fish!! Nice job man! On the eight no less, that must have been quite a thrill!! |
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| Unbelievable catch kid! Well done! I agree, you got some great pics...I really like the one where you are kneeling in the water with the fish. |
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Location: Right behind you (tap, tap) BOOO | I'm so green with envy, what a beast of a fish... congrats to you Kid... |
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Location: South East Wisconsin | Way to go Jake! |
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Good for you Jake!
That fish is amazing! What you did not mention is that is not your first 50 of the summer right? Was that your third?
Way to Go!
Bob Schultz
Ps Jake--I am the guy who swamped the boat at the dock down the shore from you---I think you came to look at it with Joe and Steve. Guys who swamp their boats can still catch fish! |
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Location: WI | Lots of good stuff gets posted on this site....That's the best story/accomplishment in a LONG time! Congrats to you Jake! |
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No I think Spring bay resort will be thanking you!!! Nice hat.
great story, saaweeet fish!!! |
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Location: Antioch, IL | Nicely done! The pics are great. Fishing is not just about luck, and it seems that you have got the skills and passion to really make the most of your situation...and at a young age to boot. The sport needs more like you. Great show! |
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Location: SE Wisconsin | My man! Way to go - you'll NEVER forget her!! |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | Great Fish Great Job! Also a great job on the tip of the hat to the Resort!! Quality all the way around! |
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Location: Hopefully on the water | Now we know why his name is 50" Ski. Great job and congrats on a fish like that. You seem to have lots of big fish pictures each year. You are doing something right. Have fun the rest of the trip and congrats again. Great fish. |
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| Congratulations !! wel done. Released to get even Bigger two thumbs up...
And you know arround the corner there just might be a bigger one just waiting for you.
For me it just dreaming of such big fish. (and casting it might hapen just arround the next corner)
You're mate has a big headace i guess ^- |
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| Are you sure that is 57" inches?? Doesn't look like it. It looks like it could be 57.5" to me.
Awesome experience. Awesome fish. Thanks for sharing your "Catch of 1,000 lifetimes"!
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| Great fish Jake! Anyone notice that there were no fin clips on this fish?? Looks like a naturally reproduced fish to me... |
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Location: Wheaton, MN | Unbelievable!! I just was at Jim's shop and he's is tickled pink. Awesome Awesome fish. Congrats man. |
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Location: Lake Geneva, WI | Congrats!!! that is a true monster. The pictures are great. |
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Location: Southern Ontario, Detroit River and Lake StClair | Thats one heck of a fish. You look pretty young so you will have a long time to try and top it. I did my biggest fish (55") when I was about your age and have been trying to top it for over 20yrs.......I'm still at it and it's what gives me the drive to get out there on the worst days and fish. You'll remember that day and the smallest details of it for the rest of your life. Congradulations 100 times over.
Good Fishin'
Tim
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| Jake
While this is still fresh on your (and our) mind, can you tell us the exact time that this fish was caught?? I'm wondering if she bit during a major solunar event. Just curious.
Congrats again!
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| 123 - 8/3/2010 2:25 PM Jake While this is still fresh on your (and our) mind, can you tell us the exact time that this fish was caught?? I'm wondering if she bit during a major solunar event. Just curious. Congrats again! Brian Around 4:30pm
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Location: Bloomington, MN | Awesome fish!!! Good job Jake, now you can take up golf. I hear you can actually make $$$$$$ in that sport. |
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Location: indiana | some of the best pictures i have ever seen. that fish has a 14 inch girth at the tail!! awesome experience by yourself. i don't think i have ever seen this many replys to a thread on this site...... and they are all good. congratulations on your fish. she will keep you awake many nights remembering her. |
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Location: Bloomington, MN | Awesome fish!!! Good job Jake, now you can take up golf. I hear you can actually make $$$$$$ in that sport. |
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| Why couldnt we have got this fish when i went out with you that night after dark lol. Im sure your still thinking about her where did you catch her??? |
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| That's the stuff dreams are made of right there. Congrats!! Enjoy the next 60 years recalling this fish and chasing one bigger.
That last water shot is truly incredible.
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| You were burning a Glittertail with a spinning reel? Haha just kidding, you got some great pictures!! |
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Location: North Central IL USA | So that's what I need - a Glittertail. I never seem to have the right bait!! :D |
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Location: Birchwood, WI. | WOW!! CONGRATS !!! What a story , could it had played out bettrer, NO WAY!!!! Again .... CONGRATULATIONS |
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Location: Mayer, MN | That third picture is my favorite and is almost scary! The head on that fish makes it look prehistoric, a monster! Congrats! |
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Location: Mayer, MN | So excited about this fish I double posted! 
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Location: Iowa | VERY nice fish!!!!!!!!!! You are really on the right path to catching big muskies! That's a fish most of us can only dream of seeing, let alone catching. Great job and congratulations. |
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Location: Appleton | Jake, I hope you change your name to 57" skie as you are one of the elite who can actually relax and enjoy the rest of your musky fishing career! Way to go guy! Friggen awesome!
Mr Musky or we'll say Mr Minnow after seeing this. Sorry im Mr Musky but my wife is still logged in under our computer. Congrats from her "fishofathousandcasts" as well!!
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| Very cool,
last years 54's are this years 55's and on and on untill this years 57's are next years .............?
Nice job on a great fish.....you'll sleep again in about a week !!!!!! |
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| Great fish, great job, also pretty clear proof that when the pics really do the job at convincing the crowd, the proper respect is given and given in abundance. Marty Forman |
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| The definition of the word epic is as follows:
"noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style:"
Although not a poem, the first word that came to mind after reading your story was epic.
Dang dude...not much I can say that hasn't been said, truly a fantastic fish. One of the other cool things about this post is that not one person has been a jacka** to you like what typically happens when a monster gets posted!
Nicely done man! |
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| NICE FISH! The picture of you in the water with it says everything that needs to be said about the size. Must have been pretty cool watching her follow and eat!
Congratulations, Jake! Nice job. |
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| Junkman - 8/4/2010 7:59 AM
Great fish, great job, also pretty clear proof that when the pics really do the job at convincing the crowd, the proper respect is given and given in abundance. Marty Forman
I second that Marty, well said!
Take note you naysayers who think that musky fishermen are jealous or too quick to question some of these other fish with questionable pictures and measurements. Heck, not one negative post or even anything remotely questioning the length because it was actually 57". I find it nothing short of amusing when people say they would not put a photograph of a 60" (or whatever) because people would just rip on them and cut down their achievement. LOL, it's only if it deserves questioning!
Congratulations to the angler and his remarkable solo achievement at any age! |
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Location: APPLETON, WI | Absolutely amazing... congratulations!! |
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Location: Lafayette, IN | Beautiful fish! Beautiful memory! Great job Mr. Jake!
Vermilion has some tankers, for sure! |
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| jealousy is a stinky calogne that i believe a lot of us are wearing right now! hehe
awesome fish. that thing looks bigger than you
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| Amazing, incredible, &.... Fill in the rest of the blanks! Congrats on a beast of a lifetime, thanks for sharing!!
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Location: MI | Congrats man! |
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Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania | holy crapola......what a fish.....congrats from PA my friend! |
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| Dude, that fish is bigger than you! lol
Seriously, congratulations on a great musky. That is truly a fish of a lifetime. Great pictures to! |
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Location: Appleton | Amazing fish. Amazing pics. Great job |
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Location: Medford, WI | Thank you for the story and pics! It's truly amazing to see something like this. As someone who fishes by myself quite a bit, I congratulate you on getting this pig in the bet by yourself; especially after a hit so close to the boat.
There's absolutely nothing I would change in the pics...as mentioned above, the shot of you in the water with her truly shows how big she is. If you've ever seen pics of a mid-40's in the water with a person, they make the fish look tiny.
Congrats again, and don't stop looking to top it, I know you won't!
-Jake Bucki |
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| nice fish bud and it's nice to see someone put back a fish like that. many people would have killed her and mounted it. |
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| Holy Cats Major Muskie!!!
Jake~
Uncle Dave & I just listened to your Radio Interview! Way AWESOME!!
Im sure you're so excited! We are too! Enjoy! Have Fun! Keep on fishing!
Many High 5's!!!!
Love you! Aunt Sandy & Uncle Dave |
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Location: Muskegon Michigan | WAY TO GO!!!! AWESOME FISH. Kingfisher |
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| nice fish man wtg!! holy crap:) my record pike is down 20 an ½" of
that Ski Sweetttt:) The release was good idea yes... Bet in the back of ur mind
u want her on ur "wall" lol I would good job holy crap again dude!
"Hugeee" ya baby... landing it by urself even better! Thats a life memeroy for sure.
"sigh" lol WTG:) |
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Location: SE Wisconsin | Congrats man! Incredible fish and pictures! |
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Location: North Central Illinois | I will ask again...maybe it was overlooked??.......what color Glittertail did she go after??? |
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Location: North Central IL USA | ILGreenhead - 8/5/2010 8:53 PM
I will ask again...maybe it was overlooked??.......what color Glittertail did she go after???
Or maybe it's a secret? |
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Location: Aurora IL | I liked the radio story. |
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| wow, that's a very nice fish dude!
Congrats!
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| Jake; Great job and congrats!!! Unbelievable fish!!! You also, by the looks of the fish, took care of her release.
Wonder how old this monster was? Did you take a scale sample? I would think a fish this big would be at the end of its life cycle soon.
Be interested to see how many boats are lined up to fish the area you released her.
Lake association will have to put up a sign...heavy undertoe...from all the Dbl 10's and Dbl 12's thrown in that area the next 3 months...LOL!!! |
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| Congrats Jake - I was the guy on the dock - I'll post some more pictures once I load them off of my camera. I couldn't believe it and we are still talking about it. I still am amazed at how quickly you landed it. Well done! |
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| #*^@ jake. that 57" looks WAYY bigger than my 52". great fish! it was pretty awesome getting to fish with another kid thats crazy about muskies too. i cnat wait to get back to Spring Bay! |
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| Yeah it was fun!! A 52 is still a HOG! |
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| Thank you again Rob. If you want to email any photos that are on your camera... feel free.
[email protected] |
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| yeah. like i was saying before there aren't to many 52"ers in Wisconsin! i gotta get used to mid 30 inchers again! hahah. let me know the next time you catch a big vermillion pig. try to catch that fish i was after all week. i dont wanna say where and give the spot away, but im sure you'll know what fish im talking about! |
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| 50"skie - 8/7/2010 6:30 PM
it was fun!!
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Location: Iowa | That fish is awesome, congrats to you...that fish my big bigger too...I have noticed that the stick measures a little shorter than the bump board by almost 2" at times at least in my experience...congrats though, I have always wonder how big some of those "sitters" up there are...
Big Perc |
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | Congratulations! Awesome fish!
I saw a couple of fish like that last week up there on the rocks. The fish are definitely there. Next time I might have to get a glitter bait. |
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| Its a shame if you don't get a care package from Glittertails!!
I believe you just doubled (or more) thier sales for the year.
Congrats on the MONSTER |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | WOW, Nuff Said
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Location: Denmark | Big hurray from Europe, what a beautiful creature |
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| Congrats Jake. Sounds like you had a week you will never forget and a week 99.9% of us only dream of. It is also nice to see how education and promotion of catch and release from years back is now second nature for the new generation of young fisherman.
Way to go Jake,
Craig |
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Location: Hudson, WI | Wow, that is amazing! Congrats man! |
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| WOW great monster for sure love them pics congratz for sure on releasing a beast. |
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Very cool deal Jake.
Your an excellent example for everyone who targets musky. Fish hard, release them all and enjoy the rewards of it. |
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