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Location: New Jersey | Wanted to see if anyone had as guess to how big this fish is. It was only my 5th musky and she gave me a lot of trouble in the net, so by the time I snipped the hooks I was more concerned about getting her back safely than getting a measure. It's a Jersey fish.
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | I could be way off but to me it looks like it is pushing 50" maybe 49ish...". Beautiful fish, nice girth on her too. Congrats man.
it is not to far away from his body, and you can tell by how small his fingers look that the fish has some good size to her. I don't know exactly, but id say 50+
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| fat 45-46, possibly 47 |
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| 43-46 its girth beastly and throws me off |
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| I'd say mid-forties |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | 49 and very beautiful ! |
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| Nice, fat, mid-40's....44/45 |
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| It slightly depends on how big of a guy you are but I would guess around 45-47 inches |
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Location: Lockport, IL | I looked at the pic before seeing the other guesses and 45 was the first number that popped in my head. Regardless of exact measurement it is a beauty. |
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Location: New Jersey | SpencerBerman - 3/12/2013 5:47 PM
It slightly depends on how big of a guy you are but I would guess around 45-47 inches
I'm 6'1" tall, 210 lbs. and can easily palm a basketball. I was by myself, so the photo was taken by propping my camera on my cooler on the front of the boat and setting the time. The photo was taken about 10 feet away, but I cropped it.
Thanks for the feedback and the congrats everyone. |
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| 47 ish |
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Location: Minnesota | nice looking fish 47-48 |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | I'd say bigger than 47 and less than 50 |
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| 44-46 pretty fish |
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| Based on NJ fish, I am going with a 50.25 inches. That is a quick growing young NJ fish:) BR |
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Location: Oconomowoc, WI | I'd say she's right around 48. Very nice fish! |
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| Big enough to make me green with envy, proud of you for thinking of her survival over measurement! Believe me you will be rewarded for your concern, more big fish sure to come your way. You and people like you are what will preserve our sport!  |
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Location: Central Wisconsin | That fish is pushing 50" all day. I'm not sure what the majority are looking at?? Nice fish, congrats!
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Location: SE Wisc and Vilas County | i would say she is a four footer |
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| upper 40's. measure you hand width and estimate with how many widths of your hand fit. |
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| upper 40's. measure you hand width and estimate with how many widths of your hand fit it is long. if you hand is 6 inches across at your knuckles looks to be somewhere around 48ish. |
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Location: Missouri | Id say around 45
Great fish no matter how long it is |
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Location: Northern New Jersey | hope to get a Jersey fish this big this year! did this come recently? looks to be pushing 50 to me! |
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Location: New Jersey | It was last February, 2012. I just joined the site and was always wanted more opinions, so I put it up. |
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Location: Northern New Jersey | ive seen the fish before on another forum i believe, a stud for sure! |
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| Split the fish in half, you easily have 2 feet both ways. I'd say a solid 49 incher. Nice catch man. |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Measure the width of your left hand so that width is W.
Count how many hand widths you get for the length of the fish and call that L.
Solve for X where X=L * W.
Then solve for Y where Y=50-X.
Then solve for Z where Z=Y+X and that will be the length of your fish....congratulations! |
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Location: Minnesota | Compare it to the width of the boat ur in it looks like it would be close to the same length. |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | Cowboyhannah - 3/12/2013 8:28 PM
Measure the width of your left hand so that width is W.
Count how many hand widths you get for the length of the fish and call that L.
Solve for X where X=L * W.
Then solve for Y where Y=50-X.
Then solve for Z where Z=Y+X and that will be the length of your fish....congratulations!
is this what they were trying to teach me in geometry in high school?  |
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Location: Plymouth, MN | 46-47" |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | fishhawk50 - 3/12/2013 8:41 PM
Cowboyhannah - 3/12/2013 8:28 PM
Measure the width of your left hand so that width is W.
Count how many hand widths you get for the length of the fish and call that L.
Solve for X where X=L * W.
Then solve for Y where Y=50-X.
Then solve for Z where Z=Y+X and that will be the length of your fish....congratulations!
is this what they were trying to teach me in geometry in high school? :o
Yup, maybe algebra....if he does the math, he'll like the answer, though. |
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| Doesn't matter, you had fun catching it and let her swim. That's all that really matters! |
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| I'd say 46 minimum. What was your guess? You were there.
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| I would have to say a fat 46/47 the head just dosn't look like a 50 to me. |
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| I'd give it a good 46-47, I'm the exact same size a guy as you so I'd put it right in that range. Beautiful fish. |
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| You know what... the longer I look at her I might actually go 48 on her. She has a small head but a lot of body. |
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| I think upper 40's, beautiful fish though that's for sure! |
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Location: New Jersey | Honestly, I think it was 50. I had caught a mid-40 on the Allegheny River a couple months prior and there was absolutely no comparison. The main reason people tell me they don't think it was a 50 is because of the head. My buddy was out this summer and they landed a 48-incher (that they measured) and the picture he sent me was taken from about the same distance. I actually took a piece of string and ran it down the back of the fish they caught (in the picture) and then ran it down the back of my fish (in the picture) and just the string was an inch longer. Not sure what that translates into actual inches, but it made me confident enough that this fish was 50 inches.
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Location: New Jersey | Cowboyhannah - 3/12/2013 9:03 PM
fishhawk50 - 3/12/2013 8:41 PM
Cowboyhannah - 3/12/2013 8:28 PM
Measure the width of your left hand so that width is W.
Count how many hand widths you get for the length of the fish and call that L.
Solve for X where X=L * W.
Then solve for Y where Y=50-X.
Then solve for Z where Z=Y+X and that will be the length of your fish....congratulations!
is this what they were trying to teach me in geometry in high school? :o
Yup, maybe algebra....if he does the math, he'll like the answer, though.
Using this formula, it's no less than 50 and no more than 51. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | hot dammmmn that is a nice one...i'd give it minimum 47, max 49 on a bump board... thick fish! |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | catfishonthelake - 3/13/2013 9:27 AM
Cowboyhannah - 3/12/2013 9:03 PM
fishhawk50 - 3/12/2013 8:41 PM
Cowboyhannah - 3/12/2013 8:28 PM
Measure the width of your left hand so that width is W.
Count how many hand widths you get for the length of the fish and call that L.
Solve for X where X=L * W.
Then solve for Y where Y=50-X.
Then solve for Z where Z=Y+X and that will be the length of your fish....congratulations!
is this what they were trying to teach me in geometry in high school? :o
Yup, maybe algebra....if he does the math, he'll like the answer, though.
Using this formula, it's no less than 50 and no more than 51.
Exactly, hence the congratulations! You get the prize for doing the math....all the math is just a joke, of course. |
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Location: Grand Forks ND | There's a big bend in that fish, so it's taking up some length. I say 49-50. |
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| Very curious how many inches the seat is on the the boat..... Id give a call and ask her for a measurment! Regaurdless im jelious! My question is what is the weight on that fish!? Possible state record?
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Location: New Jersey | I'm definitely gonna get that seat measured Matt. New Jersey State record musky is 42 pounds. Anyone want to guess the weight on this fish? |
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| It is a very nice fish, but nowhere near 42 lbs. |
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Location: Northern IL | A great looking fish with a nice girth, congrats! Greenwood? However, with its small head and flawless body this indicates a younger fish. I'd guess 45" maybe 46", 27lbs tops. Not trying to rip on you but what's up with the spinning reel and the small pliers? By beefing up our equipment and practice, we become more efficient at landing. When your next biggie comes you'll be ready. Nice picture and one you may never forget!
Have you met Jeff Loy yet? A fun guy, knowledgable and one of the very best in the NJ/ NY area! |
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Location: New Jersey | I had been musky fishing for less than a year when I caught this fish. The reason for the spinning real was that I had read that some anglers scale down their gear throw very small baits in the early Spring. I've learned a lot since then and would never use a spinning reel to cast for muskies, but even at that the fish was caught with the casting set-up sitting next to me. I did have a set of small pliers with me, but I also had a hook-out and the hooks ended up needing to be snipped anyway. |
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| Spinning reels are fine and have purpose in muskie fishing. I have a dedicated creature/jig rod that is rigged spinning all the time. Creatures/jigs were killer on greenwood for me. I never fished the lake you caught this one on, but it is good to see the muskies are doing well there. BR |
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| The head threw me, but I'd go 50 after hearing all the other comments. This sure has stirred up a lot of discussion about your catch. I recall my first years and how exciting it was, and to get such a nice fish is a great feat. Enjoy this fish and memory of it all. She was a nice one. Have a great 2013.
I don't remember many things, but I have distinct memories of lures, fish, where and what I was doing at the time I caught fish. I can imagine this has been a very motivating and memorable fish for you over the past months. I congratulate you on releasing her healthy, above your desire to get a measurement.
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Location: Maine Township, MN | Nice, thick 48"er. Beautiful fish! |
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Location: New Jersey | muskediem - 3/14/2013 7:54 AM
The head threw me, but I'd go 50 after hearing all the other comments. This sure has stirred up a lot of discussion about your catch. I recall my first years and how exciting it was, and to get such a nice fish is a great feat. Enjoy this fish and memory of it all. She was a nice one. Have a great 2013.
I don't remember many things, but I have distinct memories of lures, fish, where and what I was doing at the time I caught fish. I can imagine this has been a very motivating and memorable fish for you over the past months. I congratulate you on releasing her healthy, above your desire to get a measurement.
Thank you very much. I shall surely never forget this fish. I didn't even own a boat last year, so I was fishing off a rental boat with no trolling motor. The water temp was 36 degrees and it was crazy windy that day. I wanted to fish the shallows, but since it was such a warm winter they were still choked with weeds. I found a good looking spot on my Navionics App on my phone, motored to the North end of a weedline and let the wind blow me down the weedline. I had to start the outboard a couple times to pull me back off the weedline, but after about 10 minutes I felt the fish on. She barely even fought. It took me a minute to get her free, but she eventually swam off and I stuck around to make sure she didn't come back up. I'm really looking forward to 2013, my first year with my own boat. I already landed an incredibly fat 39 in January, but that was on a walleye jig so I guess it doesn't count.  |
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| Your story behind the fish is great! I remember my 14' aluminum. I hacked the seats out with a sawzall and put in a plywood floor. I had a bowmount trolling motor rigged to the front somehow and bombed around in my 25 Evinrude tiller. Likely very illegal, but I was free and casting skis. The nicest fish we put in that boat was a solid 44. I got into an old Tuffy and had 10 good years with it. Now I'm in a Mirro Dual Impact and didn't put a fish in it last year, but we tubed with the kids an awful lot.
Good chatting, and lucky you to be getting out on the water in winter. We have another two rounds of snow coming this week in WI, and no thaw in sight, except it has to sometime, gee I hope. |
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Location: Black Creek, WI | I think the fish is as big as you want it to be. Don't worry about what others think..... |
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| LMAOOOO!!!!! HOWWW UUUU DOOIINN!!!
Never hide ur jerz priide! |
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| Nope, a musky on a walleye rig counts for two. |
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Small head, big fish. Young upper 40's for sure. Congrats on a quality fish. My hat is off to you for thinking about the release before personal reasons. Truely a "Good Carma" thing. Many more fish comin your way. Atta Boy!!!! |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | over 50" IMHO |
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Location: Minnesota. | Hello Mark,
I certainly don't know for sure how long she is and I don't care really, much against many of our ilk here. I've taken a few measured 50's and only one nearly as thick as that one.
Anyway, you have one wonderfully healthy, well-colored fish here and if I took anything close to the beauty of that one I'd be talking and showing forever!!
Healthy. Thick. Colorful and a super specimen!
If it still matters I'd give you a full 50 inches b/c a fish that thick belies it's length...if that da*mn length thing is so special. I really don't care and I'm betting you're still on Cloud 9!
One of the best looking fish I've ever seen.
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| That would be an early generation fish in that lake by the way. My guess it some pretty impressive fish swim in that pond. |
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Location: New Jersey | Thanks man...that's pretty cool of you. It's been over a year...and yes...I'm still on Cloud 9. |
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Location: Red Wing, Minnesota | Whatever size it is, it is a beautiful healthy looking fish. Congratulations on a Nice catch! |
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| You are in a great area, the NJ lakes have 50 plus inch fish and you are only 6-7 hours from the best muskie fishing in the world. Some seriously quality people there as well! BR |
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