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Location: oconomowoc, wi | whats the story on that 56" pig from saturday in the big fish entry? HOLY GIRTHRA!!!
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| Hey there, thanks! It was crazy, I took the wife out for her first time and to ease her into it I figured we'd do some open water trolling just trying to hunt down schools of bait fish. I actually stopped the boat because I thought I had something going on with the other line and I hear the drag rip on the other rod and look over and it's bent in half. Guessing the fish was following it and ate it on the halt. Picked it up and had no idea the fish would be that #*^@ big. It was pretty acrobatic, too. Jumped about 3 feet out of the water about 20 yards boatside, looked like something outta a movie! Got her on the board and was 56" on the nose, did a quick girth check - 24". Let her go to get bigger. After that we raced to the watering hole. Usually I'm pretty die hard, but this one called for immediate celebration!! |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | Reggie54 - 6/30/2013 10:02 PM
Hey there, thanks! It was crazy, I took the wife out for her first time and to ease her into it I figured we'd do some open water trolling just trying to hunt down schools of bait fish. I actually stopped the boat because I thought I had something going on with the other line and I hear the drag rip on the other rod and look over and it's bent in half. Guessing the fish was following it and ate it on the halt. Picked it up and had no idea the fish would be that #*^@ big. It was pretty acrobatic, too. Jumped about 3 feet out of the water about 20 yards boatside, looked like something outta a movie! Got her on the board and was 56" on the nose, did a quick girth check - 24". Let her go to get bigger. After that we raced to the watering hole. Usually I'm pretty die hard, but this one called for immediate celebration!!
great story! congrats on that horse! replica i presume? |
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| Yah, someday anyways. I actually have been pretty lucky the last year and just got a 54x26 replicated. So, once I get the green light from the wife I'm gonna. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Such an awesome fish! |
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Location: N.FIB | great fish and great pic of it also,congrats |
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| Awesome story! Congrats !! |
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| Huge piggie , just massive ! congrats on the great fish ! |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Where's the picture? |
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Location: New Hope MN | Jealous! |
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Location: Ontario | We want pictures! ... or it didn't happen 
Congratulations! |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | horsehunter - 7/1/2013 2:33 PM
Where's the picture?
http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/catch-and-release/Other-with-Artifi...
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Location: Lake St.Clair | Woah^^^^ now thats a monster congrats!! |
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| Crazy that fish is 8 inches shorter than the GB monster;) |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | broad back on that thing ... congratulations! |
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Location: MN | Now if you really wanted to introduce your wife to this sport and get her hooked, you should have let her land that one! |
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| Yeah , here honey you take this one, ....... NOT |
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Location: Lakeville, MN | Geesh, that's a biggy! |
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| A true giant.. Congrats. |
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| Very Nice! Congrats. |
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Location: Central Iowa | Unreal...beast mode! |
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| user name change reggie56!! what a beast! |
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Location: SE Wisc and Vilas County | nice fish congrats. that's a good way to introduce your wife to musky fishing. with a giant!!!! |
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| wow! what a monster!i'd STILL be at the watering hole,well maybe.congrats!!! |
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| other big fish caught trolling? |
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| My goodness---umm...so thats what a 50 pounder looks like..
Congrats on an amazing Musky!!
Always love it when the measurement police don't even object when they see the picture LOL.... |
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Location: 31 | What a fantastic fish and excellent story too boot. I would llike to see some release shots of that beast! I'm not trying to take anything away from this spectacular catch, but it would certainly appear that the measurement police don't question every giant fish as some would have you believe. |
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Location: Walker, MN | That is what we are all after. Well done! |
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| Hey guys - thanks a lot, I'm still pinching myself here and the flashbacks don't seem to be going away anytime soon. Figured I'd throw out a few pics of her on the board and being released.
http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p645/Mervin56/mervinrelease_zps...
http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p645/Mervin56/Mervintopside_zps...
http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p645/Mervin56/mervinbumpboard_z...
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Location: West Metro, MN | Congrats!! That is a fish of a lifetime right there! |
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| Reggie;
That is a giant!!!!!
It's also one of the most beautiful muskies I ever saw!!!!!
Congrats on your monster!! |
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| Thanks for sharing the story. It's always nice to hear the story behind such a monster. Congrats! |
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Location: Wisconsin | That is a sweet fish! Nice!! |
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Location: Des Moines IA | She is so big that pinching the tail on the measuring board dosent really help out.
Great fish. |
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| Your other big one caught trolling? |
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| Yah, both caught trolling. |
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Location: Ontario | That's one of the nicest fish I've ever seen. Glad to see there's other troller s out there ! |
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| congrats!!! Many more big fish on the way... the art of trolling rocks..... |
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | Great job! That is one nice fish. |
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Reggie54 monster!