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| Got a text yesterday that read : "my client just released the state record 56x29!
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Location: Watertown, MN | No teaser there Bob holy cow what a sow. Saw a pics last night on phone it is a pig. Congrats to the lucky angler. Waiting for the story.
Troy,
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Wow ! I Wonder where that might have been caught??????
I Just wonder |
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| It was a Monster! I saw the pic and man it was a monster. I am sure it will be released soon. Congrads to the angler and guide involved. |
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Location: Victoria,MN | MuskyRog - 11/4/2012 6:26 PM
I caught the fish while fishing with Jason Hamernick and my buddy Jody Dahms. It was a giant and YES it was 56 X 29. The fish was safely released.
We just got back this afternoon, pictures will be made available late tonight or forsure by tomorrow.
Congratulations on catching a freakn' monster!!, I can't wait to see the pictures!!!
Edited by T-Bone 11/4/2012 6:39 PM
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| Jody Dahms must be a good luck charm as he caught a monster with Jonesi a couple years ago. Congrats on a fish of a lifetime. Can't wait to hear all the details. |
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| Nice fat cisco eatin machine. Congrats, cant wait to see the pic.
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| cant wait to see the pics! recieved a pic via text this morning and i know its the correct boat so if the pic is right that thing is a MONSTER! congrats! |
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| We could barely even raise them this weekend in Western MN. Can't wait to see the pictures. |
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| We were fishing on the South end of Mille Lacs, I caught the fish about a half hour after moon set on Saturday Nov. 3rd. Caught it on a Pounder Double Dawg "Lemon Tails". Jason was saving this spot for the moon set time as he had seen a very nice fish a few days earlier. When the fish hit it was sort of a tap, I set the hook and instantly I could feel the big head shakes and the power of the heavy fish. A few seconds later about 25 ft. from the boat the fish only a few feet under the water turned sideways from us and gave us the full profile view, I think that is the time I said it is a monster. I new Jason and Jody had seen it too, Jason was like " stay calm, take your time". The fish stayed a good distance from the boat and made a nice run to the other side of the boat, Jason was ready with the net and I guided her home and Jason slid the net underneath her. We all wanted a better look at her while in the net, Jason turned towards me and just said "it is a Giant, I cannot believe how fat it is". The big girl was not hooked too bad so very little stress getting the pounder unhooked.
Jody was getting all of the cameras ready and the board, Jason had the soft tape and said we have to get a girth on this one. We cleared the deck and I hoisted the beast over to the board, we got the girth as Jason declared and showed us the tape around her huge belly and it was 29 inches, we turned our attention to the length, I held the nose tight to the board and when I heard 56 inches and Jody was clicking pictures we knew we had something special.
I held it up for some pictures, as soon as we verified good pics. I said I am ready to put her back. Jason stated about how special this fish was and even mentioned that it was most likely mid 50 pound range or more. He asked what I wanted to do with her and I knew I wanted to put this beautiful fish back in the water where she belongs.
It was a great feeling to watch her swim away.
Roger Ecklund
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| Congratulations!!! Monster! |
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| Very cool Roger, congrats to you and everyone else in the boat who got to experience it. |
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| We lost a PIG on Tonka today but not 56" by 29" |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Giant!
Here's a little closer perspective. Heck of a fish, and a better smile.
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| Just WOW... Congratulations Roger !! |
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| Wow.... fish of a lifetime! Congratulations!  |
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| Congrats and thanks for letting her go. |
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| UNBELIEVABLE!!! What a GIANT! |
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| What a FISH !!!! Congrats to you and your Guide--Once in a lifetime--IF YOUR LUCKY !! Great job on the release of such a special fish--I would like to think I would have done the same thing!! |
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Location: midwest | Awesome job on releasing a fish of that size! Is that a customized "lemon tail" pounder with one chart and one black tail? |
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Location: Ontario | Well done !!! That is one beauty fish |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | CPR at it's Best !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could never kill a fish like that. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Roger that is one heck of a fish! Congrats on a great catch and release.
James
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Location: minocqua, wi. | awesome! |
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | This Piggy Goes Back Home! Great Catch & Release!
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Location: South-Central PA | Congrats on that pig! Very nice pictures too.
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| Thanks for sharing the pic and backstory, congrats to Roger, Jason and Jody. |
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| Great Fish...Congrats! |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | Daaaayyyummm!!!! great fish!! |
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| Congrats! What a hog!!! Does that fish have a clipped fin? |
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Location: West Metro, MN | Congrats!!! What an incredible fish. Thanks for sharing the story! |
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Location: Valpo IN | Well done - the memories will last forever for ya |
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| Congrats Roger, Jason, and Jody! That is a beast!! |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Congrats,....That will make a great replica for your Man Cave
I'm jealous,,,Very nice catch. |
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Location: Minnetonka | Congratulations a legit record buster, Roger! |
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Location: MN | Very happy for my good friend Roger! Definitely a fish of a lifetime. There was a lot of relief when it was in the net to say the least. Happy to know that it is still out there swimming in the pond. Great work Jason.
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| Congrats on a Great Fish!!! A special thanks, to all the CPR Muskie fisherman that have made these type of fish possible! This is what it is all about! |
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Location: Chicago western burbs | Congrats. Knowing that you have put it back, and given someone else the opportunity to catch it, is what makes musky fisherman great! Thanks for representing us all so well! |
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| That's a great fish, good job and congrats guys! The musky world thanks you for releasing that beast...it's the only way to produce the next World record. |
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| Rog, what an awesome muskie. Congrats on the release! I'm sending you a PM also.
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| Great work Roger and as other have said thanks for letting her go to make others that hopefully resemble her and giving someone else the opportunity of a lifetime! You da' man! |
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Location: IL | What a HOG!!! |
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| Thanks, this big fish is going in a coffee table. I will be contacting LAX for the work of art. Rick LAX has been a big supporter of our Muskies Inc. Group and he has done a great job on other buddies prize fish.
Kind of like hiring Jason to guide us, when you want the best results you hire the best. |
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| From all of us here at Thorne Bros....Congratulations Roger! Stop in sometime soon and tell us a story
Katie & TB Crew |
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Location: Central Wi | Contrats on the Fish to both you and Jason... CPR is great... Well Done! |
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| Congrats. That was a true giant! |
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| Congrats and another testiment to why we hire Jason Hamernick to try to get a shot at a beast like that. |
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Location: Maplewood, MN | Absolute beast! The pond produces again! |
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Location: Eau Claire,WI | Great story and an AMAZING Fish! CONGRATS to the angler and guide!!! |
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| That's what we're out there for...Wonderful fish..Congrats! |
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Location: Plymouth, MN | Unbelievable catch and release! Thanks for the pics.
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Way to cap off a season!!!!! Surely youll submit it in the M1st big fish contest if its still around and or the Muskies inc contest as well. Who knows you may get that coffee table at a greatly reduced rate.
Gotta say it again, That is sweet!!!!!!!
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| I did not see any fins clipped. I thought it had a pretty small head considering and my initial thought is that this fish has crazy potential to grow even bigger. Someone else had commented that maybe the head seemed small because the body is SO big.
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | MuskyRog - 11/5/2012 2:56 PM I did not see any fins clipped. I thought it had a pretty small head considering and my initial thought is that this fish has crazy potential to grow even bigger. Someone else had commented that maybe the head seemed small because the body is SO big. I would like to think it is going to grow even more. Sure looks like she's missing her left pelvic fin to me. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | Yup...me too Will.
AWESOME catch, btw!
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Location: 31 | MuskyRog - 11/5/2012 1:56 PM I did not see any fins clipped. I thought it had a pretty small head considering and my initial thought is that this fish has crazy potential to grow even bigger. Someone else had commented that maybe the head seemed small because the body is SO big. I would like to think it is going to grow even more. First of all congratulations on catching a fish the weight of which 99.9 % of us will never see. A truly amazing capture and release!
Reducing the girth by 1/2 - 1" with the 800 formula is the most accurate way to determine the weight (the reason for the reduce is because the 800 formula was compiled using dead fish). Using the modified 800 formula with a 1" reduction puts that fish at just under 55 pounds, and IMHO very likely a released state record.
It has a clipped fin so you might be able to pinpoint the year class... and I would also attribute the small looking head to a natural comparison to the body. Unless a muskie is very young, the head is proportional to the skeleton/length. It's very obvious this fish was handled by true professionals and sportsmen from start to finish... nothing was mishandled or exaggerated. Very impressive!
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Location: Oconomowoc, WI | Wow! Congrats on the fish of a lifetime. I wouldn't have blamed you if you would have kept it, but I give you credit for letting her go to fight another day.
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Location: SE Wisc and Vilas County | that things a pig congrats |
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Location: Victoria,MN | I had a trip planned with Jason for next tuesday but I had to cancel on it this morning. He filled the spot in 30 seconds...Congrats again to Roger Jason and Jodi, that fish is incredible!
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Location: Warroad, Mn | Roger: Great fish!!!! One you'll remember for a long time! Doug Johnson |
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| Left fins were clipped in 1993 & 2004, most likely 19 years old. |
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Location: Minnesota | Wow!! What a fish! Congrats to you and everyone that helped the safe release of that fish! I wish I would catch a fish like that! Once again congrats! May she live to swim another Day! |
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Location: Missouri | Amazing fish, congrats! |
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| Yes, I think Jody probably is a good luck charm. We have joked about it a few times since realeasing the fish. What were the odds that he would be in a boat that would catch another fish of this class, now to take it further the odds are against us of doing it a third time.... All I can say is stay tuned, we will let you know.
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| Incredible! That fish looks so clean, like its hardly been bothered its entire life. Congrats to you Roger! That makes all 3 of you familiar with 50 pound class fish, unreal! I'm happy for all of you, what an experience. Congratulations again, and thanks for posting the awesome pics and story.
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| Will Schultz - 11/5/2012 2:03 PM
MuskyRog - 11/5/2012 2:56 PM I did not see any fins clipped. I thought it had a pretty small head considering and my initial thought is that this fish has crazy potential to grow even bigger. Someone else had commented that maybe the head seemed small because the body is SO big. I would like to think it is going to grow even more. Sure looks like she's missing her left pelvic fin to me.
I stand corrected, Jody mentioned he saw the clipped fin as well. Somehow with my heart racing I mssed that. Nice to know it is a 19 year old.
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| Anybody have any pictures of a 50 in class fish on that exact bump board? Looking for some perspective on the girth of that slob!! Congrats on a fish of a lifetime! |
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| Jerry Newman - 11/5/2012 2:36 PM
MuskyRog - 11/5/2012 1:56 PM I did not see any fins clipped. I thought it had a pretty small head considering and my initial thought is that this fish has crazy potential to grow even bigger. Someone else had commented that maybe the head seemed small because the body is SO big. I would like to think it is going to grow even more. First of all congratulations on catching a fish the weight of which 99.9 % of us will never see. A truly amazing capture and release!
Reducing the girth by 1/2 - 1" with the 800 formula is the most accurate way to determine the weight (the reason for the reduce is because the 800 formula was compiled using dead fish). Using the modified 800 formula with a 1" reduction puts that fish at just under 55 pounds, and IMHO very likely a released state record.
It has a clipped fin so you might be able to pinpoint the year class... and I would also attribute the small looking head to a natural comparison to the body. Unless a muskie is very young, the head is proportional to the skeleton/length. It's very obvious this fish was handled by true professionals and sportsmen from start to finish... nothing was mishandled or exaggerated. Very impressive!
Jerry, thanks for the explanation on the reducing factor. The primary goal besides catching this beast was to secure some pictures and get it back into the water. It is fun to specualte on the weight but since she never saw a scale I have stayed away from "guessing". I appreciate your words and the reaction from a lot of great fishermen. Good Luck and thanks again, Roger |
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Location: Waukee, IA | Absolutely beautiful fish! In the words of Chester Cheetah.....IMPRESSIVE SIR!! |
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| Congrats to everyone involved, and much respect. Because of people like you, we are seeing more and more pictures like this year after year. What a giant! |
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| guides that chase these fat fish really need to get a scale, I have a set up like this in my boat.
first you need a digital scale, 100 - 200 pound max will work well.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toledo-8213-Professional-Digital-Bench-Scal...
you will also need a power inverter, hook it up to your boat battery and plug in the scale.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Inverter-/321018238616?pt=US_Power_In...
If you want your scale certified get a hold of the wieghts and measures guy and meet him at your favorite resort, cost about $100. to certify the scale, it needs to be a class lll scale (I think) and it has to be registered through a bussiness.
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Location: 31 | That setup is way over the top for me… even having a certified scale in the boat is pretty much a nonissue unless you're considering keeping a fish at a certain weight. No released fish would be eligible for a weight record unless it's kept anyway. Even though many of us are C&R only like Roger & Co., (and some of us don’t care how much it weighed) it's still pretty normal begin a guessing game after she swims away.
For my money it's hard to beat a $30 bathroom scale in the boat. They are accurate and very fish friendly if you weigh the angler and the fish simultaneously… then it's just a simple matter of re-weighing the angler and subtracting. If you're considering this option, I recommend not using the digital models because turning it on can be tense and confusing in the heat of the moment. Not only that, all the ones I've used only give you a small window of opportunity to step on it before it resets… and with a big heavy fish obviously every second counts.
Thanks Roger, and it's cool she can now be reasonably aged at 19 YO with just a simple fin clip… obviously in her prime and totally awe-inspiring. |
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| The extra step is really minimal once you set it up a couple times, I have mine hooked up under the deck, all I have to do is open the hatch, turn on the power, grab the scale, put the bump board on it, hit the power switch on the scale, takes less than 15 seconds and theirs no arithmatic involved.
spring scales change with the weather, when it's cold out the more you step on them the higher they read.
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Location: Cave Run, KY | Outstanding job and thanks for the story, I'd be numb for a couple of days after that one. |
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Location: Hudson,WI | Way cool man!! Congratulations!! It's great to hear that she's still swimming!! |
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Well deserved!
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | Unbelievable fish! congrats on catch and release... can't wait to see pics of the replica |
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| Hammer is the man. Gets people on big fish from opening day. Awesome to know a true monster is still out there swimming. Neat stuff! |
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| Let's see that video!!! Congrats!! What an awesome story!!
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| Congrats Roger and Jason! The Record. |
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Location: Almond, WI | Congratulations, and thanks for letting her swim away. |
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Location: Michigan | Now that is one big muskie. Hard to believe they could get any bigger. Congrats and thanks for sharing! |
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