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| ToddM - 8/15/2015 2:41 PM
It never takes long for these threads to go south. The fish wasn't entered into a contest, won nothing, we don't know how it was measured. We can all agree it is a beast and an accomplishment. We can't leave it at that. Speculating it could be a mount brought out into the lake for a fake photo is a first. My god. Any time people post up a picture of a big fish, the rest of the content is thinking optional.
You are right, that does sound very silly. My apologies. |
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| was it released? any more info on this? |
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Location: Northern Illinois | Thank god they didn't bump that fish. can you imagine that thing
clanging around in the bottom of that aluminum boat, would of killed it
for sure. Awesome huge fish.... hats off to the gent that caught & released it.
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| first off congrats to the man that landed the fish . very big fish. 60 or not it is a tank, to all the disbelivers you have never seen a fish of that caliber |
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| Yes fish was released. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Giant.
Brad, one other 60" from back in the day from MN caught by a Halvorson if I'm not mistaken, comes to mind. Larry could chime in, but please, on a separate thread. I'd like to see this one remain dedicated to this fish.
One thing that hasn't been commented on much is how beatiful/clean this fish is. My guess is neither LOTW or Lac Seaul, but doesn't matter. Great photo of an even greater fish. Would love to hear the story first hand, over a few cans of Old Style some night. The beers are on me.
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Location: Minnesota. | Reef Hawg - 8/15/2015 8:24 PM
Giant.
Brad, one other 60" from back in the day from MN caught by a Halvorson if I'm not mistaken, comes to mind. Larry could chime in, but please, on a separate thread. I'd like to see this one remain dedicated to this fish.
One thing that hasn't been commented on much is how beatiful/clean this fish is. My guess is neither LOTW or Lac Seaul, but doesn't matter. Great photo of an even greater fish. Would love to hear the story first hand, over a few cans of Old Style some night. The beers are on me.
Nice post Hawg. The issue of the fish being so healthy and clean looking also hit me altho I didn't post in the thread. It's gone enough out of the way as it is.
Wonderfully healthy looking monster of a musky. Imagine what that bugger must've looked like in the water, coming in....man!!!!
Congrats. to the gent who took her.
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| I'll take one of what he is having...what a brute ! |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | I wouldn't even want to catch that thing! Too big! Haha! |
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| What I was told is the older gentleman is Glenn. He owns the gas station/ store Glenn's in Luverne Minnesota. Was walleye fishing on a fly in lake in Canada when he hooked into this fish. 57 inches. A quick photo and then released.
I saw this picture etc. on Monday morning and got that story. If it is wrong I apologize but that's what I was told before it was posted here. We all know how fish stories are and I don't personally know the guy. |
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| I'll wait til the photo is analyzed by the muskie god and he tells me the truth about how big it was really was . His family has to be interviewed , the lodge owner may comment , The camera inspected , the width of the boat , how they measured it , and on and on and on . |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | There was a bigger fish caught on Vermilion last week that got about 1/4 the attention of this fish....I don't get it |
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| i doubt it was bigger in weight. The sides of that fish were like a wall and the 84 year old angler aspect is just cool.
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Location: Uxbridge Ontario | This is clearly a super tankers. It is bigger in mass and length than most pictures you ever see. There is little in my mind that makes me not think that thing is 60". Some want to 60" fish to be an unattainable scale of measure I think... or at least sounds like it. First thing I thought when I saw that fish was cedar or Lac Seaul.
It is always a shame that it seems these huge huge fish are caught by walleye fisherman having no way to measure or having no inclination to prove it (ie a pic on a bump board or tape measure pic.
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Location: Des Moines IA | I just think its a great Pic... Just look at those big grins... I even think the fish is smilling  |
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| HomeTime - 8/16/2015 5:32 PM
This is clearly a super tankers. It is bigger in mass and length than most pictures you ever see. There is little in my mind that makes me not think that thing is 60". Some want to 60" fish to be an unattainable scale of measure I think... or at least sounds like it. First thing I thought when I saw that fish was cedar or Lac Seaul.
It is always a shame that it seems these huge huge fish are caught by walleye fisherman having no way to measure or having no inclination to prove it (ie a pic on a bump board or tape measure pic.
Glad it was for an 84 yr old. Imagine being 26 and trying to top that for the rest of your life.... |
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| Kill a 60 or your a liar,,,shoot a bigfoot or your a fake,,shoot a alien "wait" don't do that they have Ray guns!!!!
Side imaging,million pixels you would think these graphs could integrate a polygraph screen to be used with the results go pro'd |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | A true giant, even if all the doubter's have thier say. The photo is enough evidence for me. Congrat's on a great fish and even releasing her. It's no more spectacular if she was caught on a 18" lure or 3/8 oz. jig, the later would be much more difficult. Its something the the two of them will remember forever! Fish of this caliber leave memories, some sad, some glad! Great job to both the angler and his netman/helper!
Are you jealous? I am, like Bob M. and a select few, I've been on the sad side of the story. Although, it keeps you in the game! "Oh really, that big?" LOL!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fdcIwHKd_s
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