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Location: northern indiana | So, of all the pics and poses that you see, what are your favorites??? Me personally, the pictures I enjoy seeing the most, are those of the fish being released. Maybe that's why I get so excited when I see a 50"+ beast behind my bait working it's way to the boat. Atleast I know they're in there.  |
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Location: Not far enough north! | The one's with me in them... |
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| I like the unexpected moment picture. Bad picture, head crop off, fish shaking when held etc. It's not perfect but it say a thousands words. |
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| Kids are great or someone that is obviously terrified of holding the fish. |
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Location: S.W. WI | Girth.
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Location: Chisholm, MN | I've never had one but I like when two people hold a BIG fish. |
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Location: Michigan | I really like cool release shots or close up pictures of the fish. |
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| Here's an almost cool release shot
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| heres one
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| bobbie - 9/25/2011 10:45 AM
heres one
Am i the only one that just stared at that pic for a minute and said WOW..
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Nope. Thats where I start to get jealous |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Release shots are very cool
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Location: Michigan | This one is my favorite
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| heres my favorite picture i have had taken
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| Jason I think that fish is giving you the Hairy Eyeball I would not swim in that lake if I was you. last two pics very cool! |
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| Here are a couple good ones from earlier this month relaxing before the release
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Location: Muskegon Michigan | HERES ONE
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| Angles angles angles. If I've got the camera, I'm constantly taking pictures when someone boats one. Often, my favorites are when the guy thinks the photos are over and turns slightly to put the fish in the water. A broadside shot of a fish is OK and definitely has its place, but the ones that really capture your eye are ones that show the width of a fish's head or back (lots of Jerry Sondag's photos do a good job of this). Those are the ones that make you say WHOA aloud. Over the shoulder release shots are neat (I like the above one), but the famous Jack Burns release shots take the cake, IMO. A nice touch is when the person is looking at the fish vs. looking directly at the camera; sort of gives a sense of reverence and respect to the fish (see above release shot). Fill the frame and zoom with your feet if necessary. Action shots (hook sets, a rod doubled over while fighting a fish, a fish jumping, a fish following, etc.) are rare when muskie fishing and their elusiveness alone makes them supremely more interesting than a grip-and-grin shot.
BTW, the above release shot is excellent. Without pixel peeping it appears tack sharp, has no background distractions, the eye is naturally led to the muskies eye and then to the angler, great lighting. Nice work. |
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Location: McFarland | My favorite
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Location: northern indiana | Great read Obtuse. Thanks for sharing!!! |
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Location: northern indiana | Also, I would like to thank everyone for posting all the EXCELLENT porn!!! =) |
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| I don't frequent or comment on the boards too much anymore, although release pic topics (and the ones where people aren't constantly gigging each other) are the ones of interest.
Here are two of my favorite release shots I have.
Nice pic's above too!!
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | Those release pictures are pretty awesome! Definitely better than the plain old hold the fish up and smile routine. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | how about some dental shots... ;o)
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Location: North/Central WI | Here's my two favorite release pics...both fish from Vilas Co. First pic is a 47.5" powering away on a snowy, November morning. Second pic is a 48" suspendo that really wanted to go
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Location: South East Wisconsin | I had honors of taking this picture for a buddy.
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | I love the picture of the fish taking off throwing water. If that was me releasing the fish, I'd have my face down a little lower more at the level of the flying water. At least that is what I do. |
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Location: Detroit Lakes | Heres one!!
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| CAN'T GET THE PICTURE LOADED RIGHT!
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Location: VA | Pull! Bang!
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Location: musky waters of SE, WI | one of my favorites
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Location: Not where I wanna be! | Here's one of my favs....
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Location: Not far enough north! | Here are a couple that I have been lucky enough to take...
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Location: Central Wisconsin | One of my favorites
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Location: KY | My favorite for obvious reasons.
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| BruceKY, that is one of the best shots I have ever seen. A treasure forever. Awesome. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | a few of my personal fav release shots
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| I love release shots, letting em go is the best part..
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Location: Not far enough north! | Here's another one I found. That fish bit the crap out of my left hand on the first day of the trip. Too far to go back to states to get stitches so had to superglue it for the entire week. She was 47" of pure hell and I will remember forever because of the scars on my hand... This picture kinda sums up her attitude!
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | That fish bit your hand up even with the leather glove? Now that is one mean fish!
I'm not sure if the fish are getting meaner or I'm just getting careless, but I've had to restock the boat's first-aid kit twice this year. My wife says she doesn't need to ask how many fish we caught. All she needs to do is count the band-aids on my hands. |
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Location: Not far enough north! | Herb_b - 9/29/2011 12:48 PM
That fish bit your hand up even with the leather glove? Now that is one mean fish!
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She was mean but here's exactly how it went. Got to lake of the woods, got to camp and checked in, headed out on first spot. Half way around the first little island she came from underneath on the first turn of the eight and ate the bait. Netted then measured just like normal. Cameras out and my cousin says " You want the gloves?" I say "Nah, I'm Good" Well slid my right hand into gills and started to lift and she thrashed and tried to swallow my left hand. I pulled hand out and up and put other hand on my palm as fast as I could and my cousin goes " Man that's a good one huh?" I said "yep needs seven stitches or so". ( I'm an expert on stitches by the way ) So we cleaned it up with alcohol swabs and wrapped with gauze then I put the gloves on and took the pics. We fished until dinner and then after dinner found some superglue performed a little surgery with nail clippers and sharp pocket knife to clean up the edges and glued. It busted open on every hookset the rest of the week so I would have to re-glue it but I got lucky and it never got infected. So while it was sore all week it never really hurt too bad. Healed up surprisingly well.
This year we took a stitches kit, and a couple bottles of superglue and no one in the group even got a scratch. And I wore gloves on every fish...
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| THA4 - 9/27/2011 9:27 PM
Here's one of my favs....
The size of head on that fish makes me believe she's 51" long. |
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| One of the best threads in quite a while...nice pics everyone.
I have a great one to post but it's too big.......aaaaagh.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Free VSO Image Resizer.
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Location: Not where I wanna be! | Shoot2Kill - 9/29/2011 8:07 PM
THA4 - 9/27/2011 9:27 PM
Here's one of my favs....
The size of head on that fish makes me believe she's 51" long. : )
Ya thats about right, and I believe the guy who caught it screamed like a girl twice that night... actually three times.....
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | Farmer Rick,
That is a real bummer about getting your hand cut like that. It sure makes one stop and think about how easily one can get cut handling a big Pike or Muskie.
I had used a fish cleaning glove for years with no trouble, but this year those little holes in the metal fabric cost me. The cuts weren't long and didn't need stitches, but gosh those teeth could cut in deep and it took a long time to heal up. I switched to a Lindy glove and haven't had any more problems. I miss the feel from the cleaning gloves, but I don't miss bleeding.
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Location: Antioch, IL | Here are three I dug up that meet the criteria.
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Location: WI | One nice one, and one not so big, but a nice pic.
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Location: S.W. WI | Here's a nice release shot of my buddy releasing a 45" from Holcombe
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Location: Missouri | I got this cool pic this weekend.
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Location: Northern Wisc. | heres a couple
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Location: searchin for 50 | here is another one
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| Going home. |
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| here's one that swam away
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| My first 50, and my nephews giant 51.25..
Dave
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Not often you get to see a legit 50 nibbling a sucker to death...
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Location: Otsego, MN | Hammskie,
You take the best pics! |
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| Southern muskie...
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| here's my pb and a fav shot cause it was taken by my daughter
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| Dave,
That is a really good picture. Thanks for posting that one.
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| Thanks Hunter. That's one of my favorites of a fish my buddy caught. It was pleasure enough to net it for him. |
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Location: McFarland | Here's one that almost got away
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Location: northern indiana | Nice!!!! I see alot of blood but it doesn't look like it's from the fish. |
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Location: Southeast Wisconsin | All very cool pics!
My favorite is the underwater shot.
Not the best pic of the fish, but definitely the craziest customer I ever fished with and all-time favorite underwater shot!
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