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| Last night out on Tonka my boat partner caught a 40" musky that had a huge hump down near the dorsal fin, and it was bent. Anybody else ever seen this or have any idea why? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Mark H caught one last year on Cass. It actually had some of the dorsal missing, and almost all of the tail. Norm Wild got one in Canada this year with the same malady. |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | DDD,
Here's a pic of a Canadian 48" that I got earlier this month. You can see the hump and the deterioration of the dorsal fin. I called it cancer when I saw it in the boat and don't think I am that far off. Any ichthyologists out there that can offer an explanation?
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Location: ashtabula ohio | i got one last year at west branch, have heard of them in chautuaqua too... |
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| Nice pic NWild, mine was more of a hunch back, and the back third of it was bent at about a 30 degree angle like it broke it's back. I think it would have gone 42-43 if we could have straightened it out. I'll post a pic as soon as I get the pics developed. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | Take a look at the hump on this tiger I caught last year!
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| Frogger, what's happening? that's a bad a$$ tiger man! Hope WI is treating you OK...still having withdrawl from musky heaven? i know i am. |
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Location: MPLS, MN | Speaking of Tonka, I know it's a stocked lake but does anyone know if Natural Reporduction occurs on that lake?? |
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| Yup that's what it looked like. I've seen muskies spawning on tonka so I would think so. Lot of them out there. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | I had quite a fight with that tiger. She made a couple of nice aerials, which I thought had broke her back. She swam away fine, so hopefully she is getting bigger so I can catch her again!!
I am having major withdrawal from Canada Tomcat. Hopefully I can find a way to get up there again next year. |
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Location: Cudahy, Wisconsin | great picture frogger:) |
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| I might have caught the SAME fish last spring on Tonka, it had a significant bend about 2/3 back in its torso. Was about the same size caught on the west end of the lake. Hey maybe this CPR thing does work..........Bob T |
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| Turgeon,
We caught this one out in front of Carsons. It could have swam aways. |
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| Mine was near Brackets Pt. pretty good navigation job if it was the same one. Most likely not but still a good story..........
For whats its worth the one I caught fought like mad, legitimatly felt like a fish a half foot longer. I suspected the different angle of its tail gave it more leverage.
For what its worth I have had three (for sure) cases of repeat catches in Tonka in my boat. Keep letting em go kids..........
Bob T |
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