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| With all the big muskies being caught I forgot about the fish from the French river caught by Art Barefoot weighing 59-11, I'm curious why this fish was not eligible for the modern day record. I know originally a fish had to weigh 60lbs to qualify but that was rolled back since so much time had gone by without a fish that large being entered for consideration.
I don't remember why the Barefoot fish was passed by in favor of the Seeberger fish.
Can somebody fill me in.....
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | fins355: Simply put, Barefoot's fish could not fulfill all of our rules. Remember, one of our Committee or a designated representative MUST be present before the fish is cut open (and re-weigh it prior to that happening).
Larry Ramsell, Chairman
Modern Day Muskellunge World Record Program |
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| Thanks Larry..... I may have forgotten the sequence of events...but weren't you there to reweigh the fish before it was opened?
Edited by fins355 12/7/2015 5:05 PM
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | No, not the Barefoot fish, although I did visit Art and the fish after it was caught and weighed. I did reweigh the current Modern Day before it was opened. |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | 59-11 ?
That must have been one heck of a fish fry. |
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| Thanks Larry...... |
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