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| Just got back from a trip and my buddy boated a 57x26. I just got to thinking how many 57's have been caught this year...?(I know of 4 this year personally) Is this a factor of CPR? Or are these certain lakes getting SO many big fish? |
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Location: Brookfield, WI | Wisconsin strain fish are reaching their potential everywhere due to C & R.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Guest,
Hopeful was using something most here miss, usually. It's called Humor. He was directing at people who make comments like yours, which makes it even more funny. |
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| let's see a pic! |
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Location: oswego, il | Just imagine how big they could get if they could get at hopefull's avatar photo! |
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| Its been an amazing year! That fish was off the charts. It was caught sunday on a Monster Medussa in walleye. Just talked to the lucky angler himself and pics should be up by tonight! P.S. Matt(apex) it was 57 x 26.5!!!!! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Looking forward to seeing that one!
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Location: Tonka, MN | Haha, love the correction Ben. Thing was an absolute MONSTER! Gotta put up the video of Good Ole' Bob too. |
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Location: syracuse indiana | yes im looking forward to seeint this one too |
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| So I suppose everyone wants the story. It's funny how a situation like this rolls together. On Saturday we were coming across the main lake to see Apex or Matt and Tyler working a main lake rock reef. They told us that they had seen what they thought may have been a 52 to 54 inch fish on a nearby spot. As we were driving off my friend Ben Olsen of Fishing Hardcore looked at me and my friend Ryan and joked...if there is a 53 inch fish on that spot than there must be a 57 or 58 inch fish on that spot pointing at a popular reef.
After talking we decided that we would start the following morning on that reef. We started around the reef and I mentioned that I bet if there's a fish working this spot it will be on the other side where the wind was pounding all day yesterday. As we made our way around it we approached the area I felt would have a fish and as I lazily made my 8 I saw...HER!! I quickly got serious and said giant fish and Ryan agreed. While we were saying how big the fish was Ben ripped his bait up and the fish swatted at his bait and he then realized how big the fish was. I quickly said when is moon rise I'm pretty sure it is very soon so I checked the graph and realized that it was in 10 minutes and if the giant fish we just saw was going to eat it would be now or never. I said maybe we should re position ourselves and be back on her in 10 or 15 minutes and quickly had a unanimous decision with Ben proclaiming why not ??? This is the mooniest lake I have ever fished. As we were heading near the waypoint we were covering every inch of water as Bens boat control is flawless. I had a great feeling as we got closer as I knew no active fish was getting past the pounder medussa!! Then it all happened... I felt my line jump and I busted here hard...as my rod loaded up hardcore all Ben could say is dude it's HER! After a brief fight we had this hog in the net!!
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | 57?? I don't know... Bumpboard looks so beat up, probably can't even read the numbers... HAHAHA!!! Only kidding! Sweet fish. Fish of a lifetime. Congrats, and nice story to go with it. I was sitting on the edge of my seat while reading. Could almost feel the tug in my own arms.  |
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| Jason Summers!! I cant thank you enough for making such an awesome giant fish catching bait!!! I also boated a 42 and a 47 on the dussa during the trip! Thanks brother! That fish was amazing!!
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | GREAT fish! |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Wow, what a fish! That boat and bump board sees more big fish in one year than most will see in a lifetime, congrats to you and Ben! |
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Location: Oshkosh | Very nice fish!
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| Wow glass calm! That must have been a BLAST!
CONGRATS! |
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| looks like a legitimate 50 pounder to me.
congrats |
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Location: Not where I wanna be! | um wow....... GIANT |
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Nice Friggin Fish!!!!!!!!! How in the hell am I supposed to stay focused on deer hunting when I see pics like that.
Karl
Yeah, I wish my bump board looked like that.
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Location: WI | That last picture is great. It's ridiculous how many BIG fish have been caught in the last few years. |
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Location: Bemidji, Lake Vermilion | Super awesome catch. But the last picture gives away its location. I won't tell anyone though, wink wink!! |
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Location: Waconia, MN | Great looking fish, Congrats! |
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Location: Madtown, WI | CONGRATS! GIANT!
DID I read that someone got video of this???
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Location: Twin Cities | So who thinks it was a state record? Got the right numbers, all about stomach content... |
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| No State record but #*^@ close.. I'd say 50-51LBS.. |
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| I'm with 10k. She was very well built over her entire length. The pics don't do justice to the distance across her back and skull. However, if she was a record it was by slightest margin! Truth be told, I have no experiential data to support this, other than the various formulas and handling many fish, But I would guess she went 52 to 54 Pounds. She lost about 1 pound during the photo shoot in the form of fully digested whitefish! We do have awesome video of the fish, from just prior to netting all the way through the measuring process and release. The video really highlights her curves. I will edit out our extremely foul language and product whoring and post it as soon as the lakes freeze!
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Location: grasston | Sweet fish , nice to know she is still swimmin !!! Congratulaions |
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Location: Minneapolis | Now wait a minute. If that fish is 57" long, then to be proportionately correct, it should have had only a 25.65" girth! Or maybe it was even longer!
Congratulations on an outstanding fish! |
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| It sure does seem like a lot of big fish are being caught on Medussa's this year. I guess I need to stock up a few. |
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | congrats on a beast. CPR at work! |
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| With the board in a few of the pictures, and the huge size of this fish why no pics on the board? |
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| Yes that is a giant--no doubt about it!! Congrats. |
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| Guest, good call on the board pics! Truth is we just forgot! The fish looks even bigger on the board. You'll see it on the video and I could try to do a screen grab and post that image. It's prob the most impressive shot! |
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| Makes me want to go hit the lake right now |
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Location: Brookfield, WI | Do fish caught on a Medussa turn to stone? Seems it would hinder C & R.
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| Very nice fish!
No problem on making the lure, I wish the ones I have kept for myself would produce a beast like that. Congrats to Andy, Ben, and the other angler (didn't catch his name)
I was lucky enough to see the raw footage and hear the foul language Ben talked about. In the pictures its for sure big, but the video gives all angles and you get a appreciation for the size of her. Very cool story.
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Location: Pinckney, Michigan | Wow! Congrats on a great fish! |
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Location: Muskegon Michigan | Wow what a horse!!! Sweet, way to go man. Mike |
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| When you catch one on a Medussa they turn to stone just as they bite. There eyes turn red too, but when you set the hook they get knocked out of the trance........LOL.
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| Hey all, I promised I'd post the video of this fish but I'm not quite technically there yet. The video is up in the new issue of the Keyes Outdoors online magazine. Check it out and let me know what you think! Pay attention when the fish goes on the board to the overall build of the fish. She was amazing and still swims today! I hope to run into her again someday! If anyone else knows how to post the video here that would be great. |
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Location: Tonka, MN | Yo Ben, I wasn't able to find the video. What page is it on? |
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | Video is on page 87. Incredible fish!
Edit: The same video is also on page 40.
Aaron
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Location: WV | That is a monster, great fish. |
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Monster Fish---Thanks for posting.
Thrax is right about the last picture---Gives the location away.
What a beautiful day to catch a fish of a lifetime.
It would not surprise me if that spot/lake produced a legit state record within the next couple years.
Call me crazy-- perhaps a world record? |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Ben, that is a great big fish !
I read your article on Keys last night about 1:00am and couldn't sleep worth a shnit !
I've seen WAY to many monsters up there the last few yrs... and I'm starting to have stupid muskie nightmares about some of those HOGS.
Anyway, that was one of the best reads I've had in a long time, Thanks Buddy.
P.S. Your still a Wussy for having a propane heater on board !! Sheeeshhh....... What would your grandpa have thought ?? HaaHaahaaa. See ya at a show, or at Cave Run.
Jerome
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Location: SE Wisconsin | WOW! That was excellent - thanks for getting that on film, it made my night! |
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| Thanks a lot...Guys it was the most awesome feeling in the world!! First ever 50 cam from that lake which happened to be my first 40 lber as well! And now so many years later I am the guy who's lucky enough to catch a 50 lber! I hope every musky angler gets to feel the thrill of catching a fish that size! I cant wait till next season and I cant wait till our November trip! Its record breaking time! Also...at the beginning of the trip I said I would where that hat if I caught a massive beast and when I was getting ready for pics Ben made me wear it...to funny...oh well it goes with the story!
Andy Hutter
Apex Predator Fishing
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Location: Southern MN | Amazing fish, great video, congrats!! |
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