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| and now everyone will finally know what a REAL girth that big looks like. holy crap. 48.5"Long, 28.5 girth, 49lbs Tiger Muskie GIANT!!!!!!!This weekend my Uncle Charlie Gallagher & his buddies from Chicago, IL, came up to the north country on a guided muskie trip with his favorite nephew (ME), on a quest to get his first Muskie. Little did Charlie know he would catch one of the largest Tiger muskies ever caught in the world.
It was 48.5" long, with a 28.5" girth and weighed 49lbs, Charlie Gallagher released her.
The world record Tiger muskie was caught in 1919 in WI it was 51" , 51lbs.
The MN state record is 36lbs, so this blows the Mn record out of water.
Dustin Carlson
Northland Muskie Adventures Guide Service
www.northlandmuskieadventu?res.com
218-464-2379
Edited by lambeau 7/17/2011 9:24 PM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Oddly shaped fish, a beauty for sure. Nice to see her released! |
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Location: Not where I wanna be! | wow! What a fatty! |
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Location: Janesville wi | Wow what a gut.
Why is there no controversy with the tiger muskie world record like the pure muskie has? |
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Location: Ames, Iowa | Looks like it ate a 10 pound turkey!! Holy crap!! |
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Location: Pittsburgh, pa | It lost a 1/2 lb when it took a pee from being camera shy. Very nice fish...what did you get it on?? |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | WOW!!!! |
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Hi Guys
I got a few emails to write a little about this, It was a great to be in the boat and have my Uncle Charlie Gallagher From Chicago Catch such a amazing fish, I think it eithers has a healthey diet of eating 10 lb Ducks or Geese????lol
I would love to see what this fish could be in the Fall time???? I jsut told the guys to make one more cast back onto the spot, from a differ angle and she ate a top raider.
I never saw the fish till i netted it, and it rolled in the net and i freaked out how fat she was, I have caught thousands of muskies and have had many big ones in the boat in the fall with fat bellies, but this was truely amazing.
The Great thing is she is still swimming, and hope to get bigger LOL
Great Fish Charlie, True Giant
Dustin Carlson
Northland Muskie Adventures Guide Service
www.northlandmuskieadventures.com
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Location: Bemidji, Lake Vermilion | Amazing, great job! |
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Location: Lake of The Woods | What a freak, congrats |
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Location: Alexandria, Minnesota | You are the Man Dustin.....That thing is awesome. |
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Location: Maplewood, MN | good thing she ate because I don't think anyone would believe you had a follow the size of a truck |
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| Wow, seriously amazing fish. Those pics are sick, especially that release photo. I'd like to see a replica of that fish in person.
Ryan
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Location: north central wisconsin | When Dusty texted the photo to me after releasing it, I almost pooed me pants. Wa. |
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Very impressive tiger. Great job to everyone involved in the catch and release of a true trophy fish. |
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| wow
a real wr for sure!
all of those wr wi fish seems to be bs |
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Location: NorthCentral WI | OMG! |
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Location: South-Central PA | Congrats, that's a pig!
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| Holy crap! What a monster!
Is it public knowledge what lake it was caught on?
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| WOW!!!! We like fish with big girths.
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| This is why ducks and other water birds swim at their own risk! |
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Location: Ontario | Wow, what a lucky guy - it's a beauty ! |
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| Fishwizard - 7/18/2011 12:35 AM
Wow, seriously amazing fish. Those pics are sick, especially that release photo. I'd like to see a replica of that fish in person.
Ryan
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And you will NEVER see an accurate replica.
Great pics, and congrats to the angler! Truly a fish of a life time!
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| Something just doesn't look right with that fish. What a beast! |
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| That fish looks awesome! NICE JOB!! |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a belly......... It will be interesting if Rick Lax could repo the bulge of that belly - the release shot shows it pretty well. Congrat's to the lucky man, and great job w/ the net & boat. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!
"What lake?" Right, only an idjiot would ask that question - obviously its LAKE X!
Have fun!
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | Way to Go Dustin! Good guiding if you ask me!! As if I wasn't looking forward to fishing with you the way it was. Ha Ha See you soon, Jake |
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| Wow! Now THAT is a nice, fat fish!!! Absolutely love those Tiger muskie's markings. Truly a beautiful fish. Congrats! |
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Location: North Central IL USA | djwilliams - 7/17/2011 9:55 PM
Looks like it ate a 10 pound turkey!! Holy crap!!
LOL!!! No kidding!!!! |
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Location: New Hope MN | You guys are bringing air compressors on the boat  |
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Location: Nordeast Minneapolis | I suspect that fish deals with severe depression, being a cross-breed, and is probably ostracized by the general musky population. It eats to deal with it's depression... And it's depressed a LOT.
Really beautiful fish! Congrats!! |
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| Very cool all around ! |
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| Sweet fish!!!! |
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| Amazing! Fish of multiple lifetimes. Congrats.....Jealous indeed. |
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Location: Waconia, MN | Great Fish, congrats! |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | Um, wow. It looks like it swallowed a gallon milk jug.
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Location: Sauk Centre MN | Great Fish, That will get your blood pumpin!!!! |
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Location: Madtown, WI | What a freak of a fish.... awesome congrats!
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Location: West Metro, MN | Wow, that is an amazing fish! Congrats all around on catching, landing, and releasing that monster... |
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| Dusty Girth - 7/17/2011 10:08 PM
I never saw the fish till i netted it, and it rolled in the net and i freaked out
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I was fishing about 300 yards from Dustin when he caught the fish and I can absolutely vouch for the freak out. Yelling, high fives etc. Great fish Dustin your the man! |
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Location: Kansas City BBQ Capitol of the world | Holly Mackerel! Props to you on that amazing catch. I stay up all night sometimes just thinking about catching something like that and now you probably stay up all night long thinking of catching that. lol Never ends!
On State and World record fish I am trying to get a grasp on how it counts on a catch and release. If that fish shattered the current MN record and was caught in MN then it should be in print as the "New" record right? But since it wasn't verified by whomever wherever is it just personal satisfaction of knowing you have the record?
I'm thinking I would have thumped her, the boys would be over at the house looking at my mounts on the wall and I'd be telling them the one on the left is the new State record and the one on the right is the Guide who tried to stop me
Great catch! |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | thumping was not an option...there is a 50" size limit |
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Location: Kansas City BBQ Capitol of the world | Ahhhh, ok, as usual I didn't have all the information. Beautiful catch and honestly, I'm glad that beast swims to fight another day.
Thanks
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Location: St.John, Indiana | That fish is incredible !! Congrats, a true trophy |
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Location: Ontario | Musky Brian - 7/18/2011 6:23 PM
thumping was not an option...there is a 50" size limit
Thanks God |
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Location: oswego, il | What a beast of a fish! And just 4 1/2" shy on girth of the hayward record!;-) |
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| theres a 50 inch limit on hybrids??? that pretty much rules out anyone keeping any lol |
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| Can you imagine that fish this fall? 48.5" long and 31.5" girth lol. If it is even possible. That fish needs to be on some lipitor. The fish is absolutely crazy fat! |
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Location: Eagle river | Looks more like 28" to me!!!!! HA!
What a pig! |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | That is an awesome looking fish! |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Wow. Something like that has to be a genetic freak. It looks like that fish could no doubt be a world record at the right time of the year, or if it just swallows a 4 pound carp before being caught. You know a fish is big when it just plain doesn't look right!
Great job guys!
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Location: Janesville, Wi | I didn't see that fish on the "big fish" board. That's a winner for sure!! You should definitely register it so we can see if Rick can rep it accurately. |
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Location: Janesville, Wi | Double post sorry. 
Edited by chadslama 7/19/2011 8:55 AM
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| That thing looks rediculous =D! Major Congrats!!!! |
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | Shouldn't be considered for record status, fish was obviously using steroids! |
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Location: Apollo, PA | Beautiful and amazing..... Congrats |
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| Very cool that the NAVY is painting their submarines to look like Tiger Muskies! That's insane!
Is he going to get a reproduction made? And where would someone go for a custom manikin like that?
Congrats! |
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| Kleck - 7/19/2011 10:38 AM
Very cool that the NAVY is painting their submarines to look like Tiger Muskies! That's insane!
Is he going to get a reproduction made? And where would someone go for a custom manikin like that?
Congrats!
A mold does not exist for that fish. Unless a Mold maker / replica artist wants to fabricate, or extensively alter an existing mold. Well..... good thing he has great pictures!!! Very costly, time comsuming, and unprofitable. Since few if ANY have caught a tiger of that proportions. There is no real demand for replicas of those proportions.
I would be impressed if anyone would take on the challange. But throw money at anything. |
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| Can you imagine that fish this fall? is that true for tigers the same way it is for trues? ie., while their metabolism would slow with the cooler water, they wouldn't start building any egg mass since they're sterile? it seems to me that tigers tend to be more consistently thick all through the year?
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| I wonder if someone is missing a small child? looks like it |
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Location: WI | I've been waiting for a super fish to pop up out of the river. I definately didn't expect it to be a tiger. Simply amazing. |
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| Congrats Dusty!! Likely the 3rd or 4th largest Tiger ever caught...and it wasn't even "legal"!
And by the way, the current WR Hybrid was 52 1/4" long and had a 25 1/4 inch girth and weighed 51 pounds 3 ounces. Both it and the 2nd place fish too were boundary waters fish...albeit the other side of WI.
Muskie regards,
Larry Ramsell
Muskellunge Historian
www.larryramsell.com |
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| Hey Larry, Can you provide any additional information on the 1st and 2nd place tigers? If I recall correctly, they were both low 50 pound class fish caught out of Lac Vieux Desert, and both by women. Anyways, I'll take a "3rd" place fish any day - what a pig. |
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| we have quite a few lakes in the twin cities stocked with tigers so Im partial to the fish,,I think I honestly would have rather caught that then a 60 inch pure strain |
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Location: Hopefully on the water | Great catch. There is something about a Tiger that makes them something different. For me a 45" tiger would get a replica. Now add 3 1/2" and many pounds. It may be tough to make this replica but I would guess that someone would want to make it. That fish is a fish of Millions of casts. One that I would guess will stick in the memory for a very long time. |
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Location: New York | That second picture is just amazing |
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| thats because, thats what a real 28.5 inch girth looks like...most guys will never see that kind of girth...even if its posted. |
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| Guest:
The top Tiger was caught by John Knobla from Lac Vieux desert in 1919 and was the WR "muskie" for 10 years (hybrids unknown at that time). I'd bet that the total length given was "fork length", a measurement that Field & Stream used for several years.
The second place Tiger was 56 inches long x 26 1/2 inch girth and too was caught from Lac Vieux desert in 1950 by Delores Ott Lapp.
Off to try and catch my own giant...see ya in awhile.
Muskie regards,
Larry Ramsell
Muskellunge Historian
www.larryramsell.com |
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| nice fish! what a fatty |
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| Great Fish I have a 46 inch 30# tiger on the wall of my office and when I looked at my fish(which draws people on the size) I say WOW................... great job releasing that fish, Big Musky Don |
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| Based upon the measurements this should be the heaviest hybrid ever taken. The current WR hybrid isn't even close based upon the reported measurements.
With a girth of only 25.25" the current WR hybrid could not possibly weigh 51 lbs. 3 oz. unless it was filled with something much denser than flesh or water. This is true regardless of how the length measurement was taken. |
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| Status based upon 800 weight formula (Girth x Girth x Length / 800 = Weight)
1# 28.5" x 48.5"... 49.24 lbs.
2# 26.5" x 56"... 49.16 lbs.
3# 25.25" x 52.25"... 41.64 lbs. (Current WR)
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| Guest - 7/27/2011 12:31 PM
Status based upon 800 weight formula (Girth x Girth x Length / 800 = Weight)
1# 28.5" x 48.5"... 49.24 lbs.
2# 26.5" x 56"... 49.16 lbs.
3# 25.25" x 52.25"... 41.64 lbs. (Current WR)
Proof current WR are bunk. With the current WR weight for Tigers 51# Must have ate a 10 pound loon or two.
Edited by Captain 7/27/2011 2:13 PM
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| It was said in one of the above posts that the current WR hybrid was likely measured only to the fork of the tail meaning the total length was actually about 55" instead of 52.25". Even if this were true the fish would still fall far short of the claimed weight of 51 lbs. 3 oz. In this case the 25.25" x 55" fish would have an 800 formula weight of 43.83 lbs. compared to the 28.5" x 48.5" at 49.24 lbs.
The current WR hybrid is obviously a hoax based upon it's own measurements. If it had eaten a loon or two it's girth would surely be over 25.25". |
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| Actually, as a taxidermist I've done several Tiger muskies and they are simple modifications to existing pure musky blanks/replicas. In fact, the differences are SO minute I don't even charge extra to modify one. Just an FYI...
Marty Shimkus
Fish Specialties Taxidermy
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Location: St. Lawrence River | is it just me or does that tiger have a big belly? maybe its just me.. not! ahh that thing is a tanker |
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