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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | How much do you think she weighed?
Once again in all the excitement I spaced a girth measurement.
After words, we were talking about it and I got a tape out and guessed it to be 28", which using the MF formula would put her at almost 50lbs. I think that is a bit much. Maybe 26" which would put her at 42lbs.
One thing I know is that it sure was hard to hold her out. I had to rest my arm on my knee. |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Great fish Jo! |
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Oleejeeze, what a fish. Great job! |
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Location: Hartford, WI | Nice fish Jo. MuskieE I didnt even count them 2 lakes. Yes one has more fifties in it and the other one has very few. But now that brings the lake count too 5 instead of 3. Hmmmm Looks like big water he was on.
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| I think Jo's fish should be on the cover! |
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Location: Orland Park | Congrats, Joe. It's such a relief to get that 50"er.
Not too sure about that being 50 pounds, though. The 50" that I got to the left had a 21" girth, and was a pretty healthy spotted fish. It went around 31-32 pounds.
Great Fish! |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Awesome fish jo!!!! Feels great doesn't it!!!!!!!!! Keep it up! j |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | great looking fish, Jo. Congrats!
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | CONGRATS on a very nice fish. Nice to know she is still swimming to be caught by someone else or better yet someones kid. Great job !!! |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | Took me a while to post a congrats because I was too busy pouting because I didn't catch it. Great fish Jo!! |
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | The fish in the picture to the left goes 52lbs. She taped out at 57 x 27. This fish was a October Fattie. It takes a lot of fish to get to the 50#'s. Just trying to help you in your guess of the girth. Great pictures by the way. Spots are awsome fish. I went back and read the previous posts, thats why I posted this info. |
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| Til I saw that release flick I thought you cut your hair and the fish had more on top than you. What a great release picture! The eye in that pic tells the tail of a lucky fish. Talk to you soon about a few summer days killin time muskie fishin. After you come down. Congrats! |
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | I figured the weight to be around 40# after the catch. The 28 girth was a guess - obviously wrong. Like I wrote, probably more like 25 or 26 inch. I just thought I would ask for some input. |
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Location: Wausau/Phillips WI | Congrats on joining the 50+ club. Great pics of a beautiful fish.
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| I was a master at guessing the # of pinto beans in a mason jar as a tyke, and often won the prize at birthday parties; since nobody else will give you a weight, my guess is 4olbs./8ozs. Anyone else up to pinning the tail on the donkey? |
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