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Location: Sawyer County, WI | tundrawalker00 - 2/22/2016 11:34 AM
Wait, I was told Dadsons would be free if Bernie got elected!
I heard that there would be a 10% tax added to all Dadson trading. This evens out the playing field for the 99% that can only afford to use less worthy bucktails. |
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| That's not the same pic but I can't say for sure if it is the same fish as I didn't focus as much on the person holding the fish. All that I'm saying is that most die hard Musky anglers know that a 63" fish is work record class. A 53" is a monster as well but there is a huge difference between the two. A non- musky guy probably doesn't realize how much of a difference that is and can mistakenly tell the story and size of the fish. Not saying anything negative about anyone but just thinking that if it was truly 63" I'm sure someone on here would know about it especially if it was caught in IN. |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | how many non musky guys and musky guys have seen a true 63" fish? Bet not many.. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | fishhawk50 - 2/22/2016 2:43 PM how many non musky guys and musky guys have seen a true 63" fish? Bet not many.. Forget 63" find I'll bet the list is super short for anyone that has truly seen 58"
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| fishhawk50 - 2/22/2016 1:43 PM
how many non musky guys and musky guys have seen a true 63" fish? Bet not many..
I'd bet there might be one or two musky guys who have actually seen a 63" musky. I'd bet there are a few dozen who THINK they have.
As for the non musky crowd? Probably about the same for actual sightings, and probably hundreds who think they've seen one. |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | esoxaddict - 2/22/2016 3:05 PM
fishhawk50 - 2/22/2016 1:43 PM
how many non musky guys and musky guys have seen a true 63" fish? Bet not many..
I'd bet there might be one or two musky guys who have actually seen a 63" musky. I'd bet there are a few dozen who THINK they have.
As for the non musky crowd? Probably about the same for actual sightings, and probably hundreds who think they've seen one.
do we need a poll?  |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | MACK - 2/22/2016 8:57 AM
I'm not going to say it's 100% impossible...but...I'm willing to go out on a limb to say that I don't believe our Indiana waters are capable of producing a 63 inch musky.
A 53 inch musky from Indiana waters? Sure.
A 63 inch musky from Indiana waters? Highly Doubtful.
Gotta love these kinds of threads...all speculation (he said/she said rumor mill material) and zero facts to support, prove or disprove them.
The internet...in all it's glory...
You can leave the Indiana part out. It's unlikely anywhere.
But I'm not a registered musky guy. You know how friggon hard it is to get licensed at anything in NY? I thought my pistol permit was tough.. |
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| JakeStCroixSkis - 2/22/2016 4:52 PM
You can leave the Indiana part out. It's unlikely anywhere.
Oohhh...I dunno. I think it COULD be potentially possible in the bigger waters that has been both discussed...and Polled...many times over the many years on these forum boards...water such as Green Bay, Georgian Bay....the well known big fish producing rivers out East....heck....who knows...maybe even the now ever popular Lake St. Clair? Anyone remember the beast that came out of Torch Lake?
Catch and Release is helping these fish to potentially reach that size....as long as genetics play nicely with a fish's age and obviously a great food source.
Can't fully rule out a legitimate, proven, Officially witnessed 63 inch fish some day. Who knows...maybe one........or two.....has already been caught and release never to have been heard of by a modest angler that doesn't feel the need to post photos or detailed catch stories on the world wide web for the acceptance of others?
It wasn't long ago when the acclaimed goal was a fish at the even 50 inch mark. While many fish in the 40 inch range are still great caliber, quality fish...a 50 inch fish is still an amazing fish...but most seem to now dismiss that magical 50 inch mark now that they've learned they're more and more easily attainable these days due to C&R efforts. That bar seems to keep rising. Seems that fish of the 55" inch range are now what most are measuring themselves against the others. So at what point...when...does the 55 inch mark possibly...eventually...maybe get dismissed as the 50 inch fish are now...because 55 inchers have then become more easily attainable as well?
It's awesome to see some of the big fish potential that is out there in a lot of waters nowadays due to education and CPRing these fish. So....at this point...there isn't a ceiling identified just yet.
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Location: minocqua, wi. | i once saw a 63" laying on the bottom next to a 100 pound flathead catfish ... i couldn't decide which one i wanted to catch more. |
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| I've heard many non "musky" guys claim they have seen 55-60 inch muskies. If you haven't measured a lot of muskies your not going to realize actual size. It was a valid point. |
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Location: West Chester, OH | jonnysled - 2/22/2016 6:54 PM
i once saw a 63" laying on the bottom next to a 100 pound flathead catfish ... i couldn't decide which one i wanted to catch more.
You must not have seen the 30# smallie! |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Who needs a 30# smallie when they have lakes in NY where the musky fight like 30# smallies ? |
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Location: oswego, il | I just heard the next US Census will have a check box for musky guy. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | I don't always catch 64" muskies.... But when I do it's from shore on a 3" mister twister while crappie fishing.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0OrY73nVxJE |
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| I would like to be a musky guy too but I certainly have not posted enough, so dare to dream. I'm going out fishing tomorrow with a 74 year old certified by many organizations as a "musky guy" maybe even musky dude supreme. If things go well and I don't fall out of the boat, hook his hat, #{€%?! A net job, lose his prize bait or whatever I will ask for his endorsement. Any way I guess we never know what lurks out there. I may be mistaken and I am not going to search but I believe in the salt water world in the last 20 years records for Marlin and other fish have been broken by 100s of pounds. So why could a musky substantially larger than any seen or caught to date not exist? There are some big waters out there. Look at Yao Ming |
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Location: central Wisconsin | jonnysled - 2/22/2016 5:54 PM
i once saw a 63" laying on the bottom next to a 100 pound flathead catfish ... i couldn't decide which one i wanted to catch more.
Seeing as how they are both scavengers unless you had some cut bait on your line you woulda been wasting your time.
Shoulda been sight fishing the basin. |
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Location: oswego, il | Well if you botch a net job your in good company. Seems like nobody on a musky TV show likes to control the net bag. |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | ToddM - 2/22/2016 8:03 PM
Well if you botch a net job your in good company. Seems like nobody on a musky TV show likes to control the net bag.
They are trying to give hope to the legions of aspiring "musky guys" out there. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Castalot - 2/22/2016 9:00 PM
I would like to be a musky guy too but I certainly have not posted enough, so dare to dream. I'm going out fishing tomorrow with a 74 year old certified by many organizations as a "musky guy" maybe even musky dude supreme. If things go well and I don't fall out of the boat, hook his hat, #{€%?! A net job, lose his prize bait or whatever I will ask for his endorsement. Any way I guess we never know what lurks out there. I may be mistaken and I am not going to search but I believe in the salt water world in the last 20 years records for Marlin and other fish have been broken by 100s of pounds. So why could a musky substantially larger than any seen or caught to date not exist? There are some big waters out there. Look at Yao Ming
Because the oceans are extremely vast compared to our puddles. And also because your comparing to a species of fish capable of reaching the size of small cars. A lot more room for record crushers..
Good luck becoming a registered musky guy. Don't be disappointed if you don't get it right away. You may need to crank out a few more cool posts as well. |
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Location: Oswego, IL | Castalot - 2/22/2016 8:00 PM
I would like to be a musky guy too but I certainly have not posted enough, so dare to dream. I'm going out fishing tomorrow with a 74 year old certified by many organizations as a "musky guy" maybe even musky dude supreme. If things go well and I don't fall out of the boat, hook his hat, #{€%?! A net job, lose his prize bait or whatever I will ask for his endorsement. Any way I guess we never know what lurks out there. I may be mistaken and I am not going to search but I believe in the salt water world in the last 20 years records for Marlin and other fish have been broken by 100s of pounds. So why could a musky substantially larger than any seen or caught to date not exist? There are some big waters out there. Look at Yao Ming
I heard fish by Lance Armstrongs house are abnormally huge too, he was told to stop peeing in there a few years ago. |
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| Oh man I've got to do cool posts to be a musky guy? This is way too tough maybe I will readjust my goals. It's much easier and takes far less energy to lurk than to post. Lurking is like trolling you can still have a beer in one hand. Just kidding calm down trollers I troll plenty. Yes of course the oceans are vast but with a musky we are only talking about few more inches and pounds. I was just saying there are some big waters like Georgian Bay that likely hold muskies that have never seen a lure and we have not seen.
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | Was the 63" fish handled with or without a glove? |
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Location: oswego, il | You substituted the word beer.:-) |
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| ToddM - 2/24/2016 6:52 AM
You substituted the word beer.:-)
Excellent delivery lol |
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| 63"...I'm not greedy...just show me a picture of a LEGIT 60". And a 60" out of Indiana? Come on!  |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | ToddM - 2/24/2016 6:52 AM
You substituted the word beer.:-)
Excellent repartee. ToddM. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaa...........
Have fun!
Al |
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