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Location: Kansas City BBQ Capitol of the world | I was wondering since "OutdoorsFIRST" is the Cream de la creme of the Muskie forums if any Pro Athletes fish Muskies or post here that you know of?
I remember being in a Bow shop several years ago and Bo Jackson was right in front of me buying his Bow. That was cool.
With all the teams in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Illinois and Canada surely there has to be a couple, few that fish for Muskies.
Anyone have any stories?
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| Bo would know musky even I bet! Man he was dominant! Someone posted a pic of Christian Laetner on here a while back. A friend who guides also has taken some former Blackhawk coaches out, or they may have been players. I can't remember names though, just that he stopped one guy from falling in on a hookset during a figure 8. Good question though, I'm sure there are plenty. |
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | NHLer Rick Zombo was a regular in the Hayward area staying at Anglers Haven on Lac Courte Orielles. I believe he mostly walleye fished but did some muskie fishing. Also a return guest guest at Anglers to fish LCO was Cincinnati Bengal Tim Krumrie. He the guy that broke his leg in Superbowl XXIII trying to tackle S.F 49'er Running Back Roger Craig on the 14th play of the game.
Hey werent the minnesota Vickings know for their affinity the outdoors and the waters in the land of 10,000 lakes while (Love) Boating? Some people might call that trolling right?
This last bit would fit better over on Whitetail First. Stanley Cup Champs L.A. Kings Staff Member and former player Bernie Nichols had his day with "The Cup" what did he do?......
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| Randy moss was small mouth fishing on Mille lacs on tv last week |
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| My buddy ran into Kirby Puckett (RIP) of the Twins, on Deer lake in Polk Co. before. He said he was really cool and super funny to talk to. I never pinned Kirby as a fisherman but that's cool to hear. Also, I know Matt Forte of the Bears is a big fisherman too. |
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Location: Roseau | Dustin Byfluglien is up at the NWAngle, LOTW often, has relatives with cabins up there. |
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| Kirbys' family had, and I think still does, have house on Deer. |
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| I talked with Kent Hrbek about muskie fishing once and why it was never on his tv show. He said they tried it a couple times and never caught one. |
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| jon casey of the minnesota north stars use to fish muskie on cass every day untill it was time for him to go to training camp. |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | Jim Kliensasser retired TE for the MN vikings is a huge angler. He loves Ice fishing and I know that he fished muskies quite a bit. Took Jared Allen a few time as well I heard.
Also know that Zach Parise has stated that he wanted to try it. Left Wing for the Wild. |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Chain Gang - 1/21/2013 6:16 AM
Randy moss was small mouth fishing on Mille lacs on tv last week
I didn't think it was possible to see "small mouth" and "Randy Moss" in the same sentence ! |
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| Kirby Pucket did have a place on Deer. I used to see him back in the early 90's when I was learning to musky fish.
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Location: MN | Steve Stricker from Wisconsin (PGA golfer) likes to muskie fish. Ron, back when I worked at an archery shop we used to make custom glass limbs for some of the older Jennings bows. We made a couple for Bo Jackson and a few others down south that were in the 110 lb draw weight range. Why did he want that much? Cause he could I suppose  |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | ^^ I believe Stricker has a big McCabin up on Big Lake on the Cisco Chain. |
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Location: oswego, il | As far as posters here goes, awhile ago someone from penske racing used to post on here quite a bit. He never would say who he was, if it was not roger it was someone very close in the organazation. |
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Detroit Lakes guide Jerry Sondag knows Big Buff (Byfuglien) from playing together in their younger days. He noted that Dustin, raised in Roseau Mn, does some fishing though I thought he noted more walleyes then muskies.
Hey Jerry, sorry you werent at the Chicago show, I hope youre doing well. Always enjoyed talking muskies and hockey with you. Id still love to share a bot with you in your neck of the woods if I can only get my arse up there. |
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Location: oswego, il | Anybody remember when Favre caught a muskie fishing with Gillespie? They were on some small secret lake in very small boats. One of John's more excitable moments. Was a good show. |
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| On Indian trail resort's website there is a clip of John guiding for Larry Csonka. |
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| Joe Thomas of the Browns (and Wisconsin Badgers) is quite the outdoorsman. I've seen him catch muskies on TV. When he was picked in the draft, he was out on Lake Michigan......it was salmon opener and he had his priorities right!
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Location: madison wisconsin | Erieboy75 - 1/21/2013 5:44 PM
Joe Thomas of the Browns (and Wisconsin Badgers) is quite the outdoorsman. I've seen him catch muskies on TV. When he was picked in the draft, he was out on Lake Michigan......it was salmon opener and he had his priorities right!
Do you recall which tv show that was?
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| Mike Richards has a place by Kenora on LOTW. I know he fishes quite a bit and I'm sure pitches for Muskies once in a while. |
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Location: MN | Not sure he fishes for them, but Jamie Langenbrunner, right winger for the Blues, Dallas Stars, and Devils has a huge cabin right on the water on a Muskie lake in northern MN and we've caught a few right in front of his place. |
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| I was told christian latner former duke and nba player fished for them and has caught some in kentucky of all places!
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Location: MN | Yep, he was mentioned above. Caught a giant with Kevin Cochran this fall on Bemidji. |
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Location: ladysmith, wi | cy young award winning pitcher ferguson jenkins fishes musky every yr out of flaters resort, great guy |
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| Except for the fact the he charges kids for autographs. |
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| wers4455 - Outdoors Ohio with Darcy Egan. Local Cleveland OH show. It was probably 4 yrs ago, but I'm guessing. |
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Location: Milwaukee | Ty Senett takes former Vikes Coach Dennis Green every year on the Chip...... |
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Location: The desert | Dewman - 1/23/2013 6:45 PM
Ty Senett takes former Vikes Coach Dennis Green every year on the Chip......
Were the fish what he thought they were? |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Pointerpride102 - 1/23/2013 7:47 PM
Dewman - 1/23/2013 6:45 PM
Ty Senett takes former Vikes Coach Dennis Green every year on the Chip......
Were the fish what he thought they were?
Yes, and he let them them off the hook ! |
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Location: MN | Probably took a knee |
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Location: new richmond, wi. & isle, mn | Does Denny prefer to fish muskie pre or post Calcutta clipper? |
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| My best friend Donald Constable (PGA TOUR) deer hunts with me and enjoys fishing from time to time. I can still beat him on the golf course also! (Teammates from college golf team) |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion |
That is a Classic quote ! Thanks for the Chuckle....
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| Don't forget Ted Williams. Here he is with a Wisconsin Musky:
http://pinterest.com/pin/163818505165756136/
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Location: madison wisconsin | Erieboy75 - 1/23/2013 7:28 PM
wers4455 - Outdoors Ohio with Darcy Egan. Local Cleveland OH show. It was probably 4 yrs ago, but I'm guessing.
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| dfkiii - 1/23/2013 9:26 PM
Pointerpride102 - 1/23/2013 7:47 PM
Dewman - 1/23/2013 6:45 PM
Ty Senett takes former Vikes Coach Dennis Green every year on the Chip......
Were the fish what he thought they were?
Yes, and he let them them off the hook !
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Location: Madison, WI | for you stargazers...here's the pics of Christian Laettner.
he got a couple decent central WI fish with Mike Collins from Portage, WI:
http://www.muskymotive.com/
and a hawg from MN with Kevin Cochran:
http://www.kevincochranguide.com/
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Location: Minnesota | ToddM - 1/21/2013 3:31 PM
Anybody remember when Favre caught a muskie fishing with Gillespie? They were on some small secret lake in very small boats. One of John's more excitable moments.
As opposed to all of his non-excitable moments?
Did he pat Brett on the back, grab the fish from him, and then shove a brat in his mouth?
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Location: Maine Township, MN | lhprop1 - 1/25/2013 10:20 AM
ToddM - 1/21/2013 3:31 PM
Anybody remember when Favre caught a muskie fishing with Gillespie? They were on some small secret lake in very small boats. One of John's more excitable moments.
As opposed to all of his non-excitable moments?
Did he pat Brett on the back, grab the fish from him, and then shove a brat in his mouth?
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | lhprop1 - 1/25/2013 10:20 AM
ToddM - 1/21/2013 3:31 PM
Anybody remember when Favre caught a muskie fishing with Gillespie? They were on some small secret lake in very small boats. One of John's more excitable moments.
As opposed to all of his non-excitable moments?
Did he pat Brett on the back, grab the fish from him, and then shove a brat in his mouth?
Not sure I saw that episode, but I'd be willing to bet John yelled at somebody to grab the frabill ! |
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Location: Kansas City BBQ Capitol of the world | Classic! Thank you.
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| I'm thinkin' casting for muskie is an athletic endeavor so that makes guides , tv / video guys that draw income from such professional. I'd love to fish with some of these guys, maybe some good habits, thinkin' methods would rub off onto a true amateur.
Bucher, Heiting, Saric, Herbie, Maina, the list goes on... |
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| During a few of our stays @ Evergreen Lodge on Eagle in Ontario we ran into the (at that time) head coach of the NBA's timberwolves and his family. I want to say his name was Kip, I can't remember. He gave us a bunch of TWolve's merch but we kept the Bulls hats on. A local guide down the road from me guided Chris Farley's brother a lot when I was younger. |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | Tony Granato, former NHL player and Colorado Avalanche coach, along with his father and brother ( also who were in the NHL I think) are regular guests at AML who love musky fishing. Got to speak with him a few times and he is just as passionate as anyone about musky fishing. |
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| AndyM - 2/1/2013 1:42 AM
During a few of our stays @ Evergreen Lodge on Eagle in Ontario we ran into the (at that time) head coach of the NBA's timberwolves and his family. I want to say his name was Kip, I can't remember. He gave us a bunch of TWolve's merch but we kept the Bulls hats on. A local guide down the road from me guided Chris Farley's brother a lot when I was younger.
Flip Saunders? |
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Location: Roscoe IL | I fished with Danica Patrick, then I woke up! |
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| Yeah, worked near the Bears training camp years ago......"ran" into Lovie Smith and Brian Urlacher fishing at a little retention pond in a Lake Forest neighborhood. They were pitching bass lures........Brian over casted his lure by about 30ft and got it hung up in a hug friggin willow tree....ooooppppps. |
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| ToddM - 1/21/2013 11:04 AM
As far as posters here goes, awhile ago someone from penske racing used to post on here quite a bit. He never would say who he was, if it was not roger it was someone very close in the organazation.
I don't think the person that signed in under that name was part of any racing organization. I'm pretty sure they post on a fishing forum with a racing type name, and a racing forum with a fishing type name. |
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Location: thunder bay | i know jonathan toews has a cabin on lotws and fishs musky was out with him last year and most likely will be out with him this summer. yes dracy your right mike richards dose fish musky pretty hard from what he told me talking to him last summer. ian white has a place on lotws too from what i hear. seen travis zajac on lotws. john casey went up to lac suel a few times. i guided a guy that played for the vikings on suel as well. i'm sure alot more guys do too |
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| Sorry for bringing up an old thread. Not Sure about Muskies but Andrew Shaw from the Blackhawks fishes for pike. |
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Location: oswego, il | Such a late response to guests post. The person I was referring to claimed to be a.part of the organization and I do not remember the exact details was trying to get something together with the organization and interested parties on this site. It unfortunately did not gain any traction. |
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Location: WI | I was in rhinelander area twice in the early 2000s when Favre was in the area musky fishing with guides. Never saw the Gillespie episode with the old gunslinger but would be cool to see. By the way clay Mathews looks like a true Californian holding that muskie on the dock. Yikes. Lol. Go pack go. |
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Location: Northern Illinois | Good to see Matthews wrapping up on that tackle. Wish the rest of
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| Saw former Packer and Bill's linebacker Bryce Paup at Sturgeon Bay boat landing about ten years ago. He was smallmouth fishing though, don't know if he's a musky guy.
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Location: Central Wisconsin | Anybody remember when Favre caught a muskie fishing with Gillespie? They were on some small secret lake in very small boats. One of John's more excitable moments.
As opposed to all of his non-excitable moments?
Did he pat Brett on the back, grab the fish from him, and then shove a brat in his mouth?
Not sure I saw that episode, but I'd be willing to bet John yelled at somebody to grab the frabill !
I know the lake they were on and the circumstances that lead to him catching that musky. Favre had casted onto the camera boat ( pontoon ) that his daughter was on watching the events unfold, and the caretaker kicked the bait into the water and Favre started reeling it back to the boat and the musky hit it. I'm not sure who was the most surprised! A lot of stories of prominent people fishing that lake, President Eisenhower and his brothers, and also the time my Grandpa had to "guide" Gypsy Rose Lee (famous exotic dancer from back in the day) to some monster smallmouth. As the story goes, grandma wasn't very happy that he "had to" take her out, but I guess he was really sweating it when she started to remove clothing because it was so hot on the water that day. |
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| Big Buff, Ian White, Mike Richards, and Christian Laettner all fish Lake of the Woods, Ontario. Christian Laettner is a hell of a Muskie Fisherman |
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