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| Tons of personal bests have been broken over the past several years... over and over and over again.
What is the longest Muskie you have caught?
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Location: Aurora | I'll start it off with an honest 48.5 |
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Location: Minnesota | My biggest is a 50" caught in 2006 since that only mid 40"fish this will be the year for a huge fish |
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Location: tHe LaKe Of PrIoR, mN | Just a tick under 53 the last fish in the boat the last day before ice up last year |
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Location: NE PA | 43" for me |
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| Mine was 46.5", however I consider a 43"er a couple years ago my "best"......very heavy fish for it's length.
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| 44" last opener |
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Location: oswego, il | 30.125 according to my calipers. |
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| 47.5 in February 2013
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| ToddM - 5/15/2014 9:02 PM
30.125 according to my calipers.
What did you catch that baby on? I'm betting a DCG or Pounder. |
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Location: Twin Cities | 51.5" last September on a black super model. |
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Location: Otsego, MN | 54" October, Minnetonka |
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| 45 in. The first one I caught, and still my longest! |
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Location: Naperville, IL | I'm yet to break 40" |
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Location: tamahawk,wi-elmwood pk,il | My personal best is 51 1/2 on a quick-set sucker rig in 1996. I am 62yrs young started muskys when I was 20 it took long time. But ya never know what or when ! |
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Location: Alsip, IL | 48.5 on 6lb test while panfishing. My personal best while actually targeting muskies was 45.5. |
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| I don't believe any of you. |
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Location: Canada | Last fall, second fish and it was 52". The next Muskie after the my new PB of 52" was 49.5" that day. Very last fish of the day I lost and it was big too, hit the outside planer board line and rocketed through the air like a tarpon and spit the hooks
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Location: Eastern Ontario | My longest was a 54" from an inland lake my biggest was a 52 from the Larry.
In my opinion when the record is broken and I believe it will, it won't necessarily be a long fish
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| 48" and then a 46.5" caught the same day like 4 hrs later. Far and away my 2 largest and best day musky fishing so far. |
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| 53.25 with a guide....47 without |
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Location: Minnesota. | 50". Two of them. |
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| 53.5 from LOTW on opener 2007. |
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Location: South-Central VA | A 42.5"- one of the downfalls of not having great musky water in Central PA..or maybe I just stink at fishing. If I didn't miss back to back 45-46" class fish on the 8 at the Cave last fall, my PB would be bigger! LOL
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Location: Illinois | I caught the same world record twice, but my phone was dead::)))) So far 48", but hope that gets beat this year. |
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Location: Planet Meltdown | 47" Not bad for a NJ fish. |
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| 54 was the longest... it girthed at 24. The biggest was a 53.75X27. |
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| ---- 48"er in northern Wisconsin ---- |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | 48" |
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Location: Tennessee | 49" |
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| 52 for me. 53.5 for the longest in the boat that I've netted. |
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| You mean I'm supposed to measure these things? Well, #*#*... |
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| 10,000 Casts - 5/16/2014 11:25 AM You mean I'm supposed to measure these things? Well, #*#*...
Funniest thing I have ever read. Ha!
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | 57x27 out East. Full moon late October. |
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| The ruler i have in my boat is 12"... I can only reliably say my longest musky is 12", even though there was a whole lot more hanging beyond that 12" mark like 39.5 inches beyond 12". I dont want people to critize how measured and call me a lier so my longest is 12" |
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| 52.5" |
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| 55.75 X 27.5"
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| Mikes Extreme - 5/16/2014 11:52 AM
57x27 out East. Full moon late October.
Holy Hannah!!! |
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| They get big out here,although you have to get em in the boat to measure em.Beat my previous pb of 50" with a pair of 50.5"s this year. Probly caught half a dozen or more right at 50 but can't seem to get one much bigger to the boat.netted a 53.5"and a52" for one of my buds. |
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Location: Detroit River | This LSC beast was so big she almost spooled me. 
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Location: On the O | Zib you need work on your EAP (extended arm pose), turn that sucker into a mid 30's no problem!
48.5 (casting) was longest 47 (trolling) was biggest, both last year.
Can't wait! |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Zib that's a great fish, that's the future. and it's pretty
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Location: Aurora IL | Netted many over 50, but my biggest is 49.5 someday |
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| 5 over 50 for me, biggest 52". |
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| My longest fish caught on a MX6-54"
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Location: Chaska MN. | 50 twice |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 56.5. |
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| 53x fall fat |
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Location: oswego, il | Zib what's the girth on that one? Inhaled a bondy no doubt. Probably had to cut the hooks out of her gill takers. What a beast! |
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Location: West Metro, MN | 52 for me. |
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Location: SE WISCONSIN | My best is 18 inches it was a tiger cought on silver lake wi i'm hopeing to catch a real one this year at least a legal would be nice.I learned you can buy boats fancy locators boxes of lures but you cant buy fish! |
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Location: Central Wisconsin | 49.25" with a guide, 48.75" on my own |
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| I'm embarrassed to say but the biggest is 38". I hope to change that this year. |
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Location: South Central Wisconsin | 52.25 on LOTW. I caught it on a figure 8. My first "50". Got my second 50 the next day. That was a fun week! : )
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Location: Cedar Falls, IA. | 46" On a Hawg Wobbler |
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Location: St Paul, Minnesota | 47 inches is my longest, though I caught a 46'er last August in Wisconsin that was way heavier. I can honestly say I've caught what I believe to be the biggest fish I've had on or seen follow. I guided my fishing partner to a 50 incher during the Frank Schneider Tournament last year that was cool, and then shortly after he missed what I would say was an honest 53 incher, which also may happened to be one of the three largest muskies I've ever seen. |
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Location: Iowa | 52" for me! |
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Location: Minneapolis | sworrall - 5/16/2014 6:57 PM
56.5.
Was that in WI? Nice fish |
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| longest 54.5 on a woodie bait. st clair |
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Location: The desert | Big enough to impress my wife  |
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Location: Michigan U.P. | Last year was my fist season muskie fishing and I was fortunate enough to catch a fat 44.5in in October. I am hoping to top that this year, I have spent this never ending winter doing a lot of research and reading. |
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Location: Thief River Falls MN | 51 twice, here is the most recent
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| 54" true 46" Tiger. Hope to improve on both those numbers this year. |
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| 43.5 from the Allegheny River. Retiring real soon and hope to break that PB. |
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| 52" on topwater |
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| 54" in 2008 (Guided) & 53" in 2011 (Unguided); both from Eagle Lake Ontario. After joking about "I'll probably never get one bigger" (than my 54") heading into the 2009 season...I lost one in 2009 that was maybe a little longer (I would say 54-56") but with a surreal girth. That was the lake's way of letting me know..."Oh yeah, I got bigger Muskies than your little 54, boy." |
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| 49.5" Easiest fish I have ever caught. Also one of the most boring. I was busy talking, not paying attention. Looked down and there it was. Made half a turn, fish ate the lure, set the hook, short fight, in the net, hooks came out in the net. I think the whole thing between when I saw the fish and watched it swim away was probably less than a minute. |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | 57 inch longest and another (shorter) 51 pounds heaviest...guided.
54 inches longest caught on my own. |
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| 58" no tail pinch , still working on the magic 60! You guy's that are looking to catch the fish of a lifetime should hook up with my friend Dave Curtis of Fishing Fanatic Guide service we have fished together for many, many years and Dave gets on big fish every year , being retired now and a full time guide he has lot's of time to pattern the big girl's and he makes a hell of a net man.
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Location: SE Wisconsin | 45" last year. I seem to be better at netting big ones than catching them. The fiancé says she caught a 44"er because she netted for me. By that rational I've caught bigger. |
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Location: New Jersey | Unfortunately I don't know. It was the 5th fish I ever caught, I caught it by myself 2 years ago and it gave me a lot of trouble in the net. I decided that the time it was going to take to measure it would've been the difference between it living and dying. I opted to get a quick pic and let it go. Took awhile, but she swam away. I got a 47" last year, it was most certainly bigger than that. Both NJ fish. |
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Location: WI | I've been stuck on 44.5" for over 6 years. Lost 2 in 1 season that were both bigger, 1of them was over 50". but this is the year, again........ |
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| Mark I just hope you get a bigger one so you can relax about that fish. It was a nice solid fish but certainly you will get a bigger one sooner or later. Your a young man and have plenty of time to get one. Most Muskie fisherman have let big ones go without a good measurement for one reason or another. You will most certainly lose a bigger one that will bother you more! |
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| 48" in Vermillion and 45" tiger in Wisconsin. |
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| Emptynet - 5/18/2014 7:27 PM
I've been stuck on 44.5" for over 6 years. Lost 2 in 1 season that were both bigger, 1of them was over 50". but this is the year, again........
Hang in there. I've seen this scenario before. You're gonna break through real soon, and then they're gonna just keep coming. It's just the way it usually goes... |
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| 55.5" for me, but it was very skinny! Wouldn't come close to making my top 10 heaviest fish, even at that length. |
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| 52" true - LOTW, 45.5" tiger - small WI lake. |
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| Mid 40s is the biggest I caught. 48.5 is the biggest Ive netted. The largest Ive had on the end of my line made the 48.5 look small but it broke off. That fish has cost me a lot of money, in boats, proper muskie gear, and trips ever since I had him on last Aug. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | This is interesting to read. Sometimes it seems like everybody in the musky range has caught numbers of 50's. Shows that they aren't all that common. I'm still looking for one. My longest at 49 was also by far my heaviest. I've been targeting muskies for probably 8 or 9 years now and I don't believe I've seen a 50 yet. I've caught every inch of musky from probably 26 or 27 up to 49 inches, but that 50 has not shown itself yet. Hopefully this year!
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| 1999 55" incher June Lunker of Month, Ontario home made brown bucktail gold blade immediately after t-storm, 50"Blk orange 1oz ace spinerbait 3.9 mph, Southern MN in 2 inch downpour! 50" Deer lake Wi trolling 2 inch downpour pig jr.
( they can bite during storms if you noticed!).
I haven't figured out how to post photos but I bought two VIO cams for me and the boat for this year!
Hopefully my young buddies will show me how to edit and save them!
I hope everyone gets their personal best this year!
The best pattern and moon phase is being on the water! |
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Location: Contrarian Island | Curleytail better head over to MN! ; ) My biggest is 54.5 x 26". what I am just as happy for though is the many PB's that many of my buds have caught out of my boat ... and helping 3 buddys all get their 1st 50s (2 are their PBs)... those moments stick out as much or more than my own biggy..went over 50 over 50" out of my boat last season...
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Location: Tulsa, OK | 51", also have a 50" and a 49.5" all from Eagle Lake. |
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| 53 from vermillion |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | 48" Pymatuning. PA. |
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| 52.5", Minny!!! They sure do grow them big up there...:) Thanks to BradN & BrettW for helping me stick that biggie. |
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Location: Chicago, IL | 51" Eagle Lake 2012 |
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| 54" Minnetonka.
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| Longest by month 
June 52.5" DDD
July 52.5" DBL Cowgirl
August 53" Lee's Chopper
September 51.5" DBL Cowgirl
October 50.5" Dbl Cowgirl
November 57" Pounder
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| Justin, ONLY way I would believe a 57 on a pounder is if i saw the video. Wait a second, I do have it on video, congrats on a great fish. I has to be one of the biggest fish caught while fishing solo!!!!! |
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| Musky Face,
I have handled that exact fish! We wrangled her up Aug 2012. The tail tipped me off but upon closer review, all of the other markings match up exactly. Love me some CPR! |
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| 48.75"x25" tiger hybrid, 41.5" true muskie
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Location: Bloomer, Wi | 55x26 inland Wi |
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| ^^ that is very cool guys. I often wonder sometimes how many times some of these pigs get caught.post the pic so we can see and keep up the good CPR.
Edit, wrong spot in the listings, was aimed at the fella that caught the 54" Minnetonka fish
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Location: Birchwood, WI. | 52.5 X 22 LOW BEST... 49X 23 TIGER WIS BEST.... |
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Location: Muskegon Michigan | 55 for my wife and 53.5 for me ,both Lake St. Clair fish.
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | 55 1/2" by 28" for my client and 54" X 26" for me |
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