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| I know that most people think of a trophy musky as one at 50+ I was just curious as to what people thought were trophy sizes of other fish? I live in Illinois and understand that the same trophy fish could be different only a state away. But I was just wondering what a 50" musky would be for Walleye, Bass, Northern, Crappie? I feel like Im just short on all of the fish listed haha
49" Musky, 40" Pike, 28.5" Walleye, 22" Largemouth, 20" Smallmouth, 16" Crappie |
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| My personal best:
Muskie: 49.5"
Pike: 41"
Walleye: 30"
Crappie: 17" (could have been a state record. I didn't know. I took it home and ate it, LOL)
LMB: 19"
SMB: 20"
What I'd consider a "trophy": (i.e. I'd get a replica made for sure)
Muskie: 52"
Pike: 45"
Walleye: 32"
Crappie: 17" (probably never happen again)
LMB: 22"
SMB: 22"
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| Cool idea...
I agree on different trophy sizes for different states. I also believe that 'the trophy is in the eye of the beholder' too. Im just answering your question of what I consider a trophy, not whats equal to a 50 inch muskie. But for me anyway, living in MN, just my personal opinions of trophies and fish I'd get likely get a replica of. (Ihaven't caught many of these)
Muskie 54-55" with some girth... Pike 44" plus (few and far between in Minny)...'Eyes 31"... SMBass...21 plus.... LBBass 23 plus.... Crappie 15....Sundogs...11 inches.
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Any fish youd consider holding for a photo is a trophy. A replica is just a plastic fish and you can order anything you want. For me a picture I took myself of me holding a a 54 inch musky with half my head out of the picture is a trophy, for my 5 year old grandaughter a picture of a pound and a half bass is a trophy. |
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| Esoxaddict, go to Kentucky lake in late April. Every year we get multiple 17s. We only fish for 4 days.
musky 50lbs
walleye 14lbs
crappie 3lbs
bass 10lbs |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | my personal bests
musky: 49''
pike: 40''
walleye: 27"
....thats all i fish for. eyes in spring/summer going into muskies, then pike through the ice.
trophy?
musky: 50''
pike: 40''
walleye: 30''
Edited by JakeStCroixSkis 1/6/2011 7:13 AM
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Location: Geneva, IL | I have only taken one trophy fish home and had it mounted.
It is a 4 inch bluegill, hanging in a shadowbox next to a picture of my beautiful grandaughter when she was 5 years old.
Edited by CrappieKid 1/6/2011 10:20 AM
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| from Manitoba.
Trophy (in inches):
Pike: 45+
Muskie: 50+ (none in MB though, let's go to ON)
Channel Cat: 40+ (they ALL just seem to stop before 39"..... #*^@ the province record @ 46.5")
Lake Sturgeon: 60+
Walleye: 30+
Carp: 35+
could care less about the rest out there... |
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Location: Almond, WI | Muskie 50"
Pike: 40"
Walleye: don't fish for them, couldn't care less
Crappie: 16"
SMBass: 20"
LMBass: 22"
Carp: would never call one a trophy
Perch: 14"
Never thought much about it for others. |
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Location: South Beloit, IL | I set my own personal goals as:
Muskie 50"
Northern 40"
LM Bass 10 lbs
SM Bass 6 lbs
Walleye 10 lbs
I've now achieved all except the Musky, my best (so far) is 49"
Edited by Kstenz 1/8/2011 9:42 PM
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Musky > 50"
Northern > 40"
Walleye > 30" pb is 29.75
LMB > 20" (check 20.5)
SMB > 20" (check 20.5) I put that one on the wall
Crappie >14"
This is my opinion on Northern MN waters. I think these are trophies but I wouldn't necessarily mount them all. It would take a little bigger walleye and musky to do that. I don't want any other mounts really. Unless I had the spare change.
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| Fun post
Muskie-50 in
Walleye- 10lb
SMB- 8lb
LMB- 10lb
northern-20lb
King- 35lb- 30 on fly rod
steelie- 15lb
brownie- 15lb
All that said, If I caught any of them trolling, It would greatly lessen it, and any on a fly I tied, that would make it the ultimate in my view. Does the method matter much to you as well?
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