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Location: lansing, il | ok guys when you give your totals for the year what are you basing the# of fish on??? please be honest!
Edited by muskihntr 1/20/2005 2:22 PM
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Location: lansing, il | one i forgot to put on there and i dont know if i can add it or not, is do you only count a fish, if its legal for where you are fihsing. but i dont know too many people who whould not count a nice 48" because they caght it on eagle lake with a 54" limit. |
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| I treasure them all... |
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Location: Contrarian Island | I go by the # of fish I register with M.I. which is 30" +....
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| I'm with Baldy..I treasure them all. They're all fun...and they're all muskie when it comes down to it. |
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| they are the fish of 10,000 casts big or small they all count in my opinion. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | I am not a Muskies Inc member, but I follow the same idea as stated above. To be recognized, it must be 30 inches or larger to go in the log book. I would think it would be generally accepted since many states have at least a 30" minimum.
They are all fun to catch...but size does matter...
For example...lets say you go to one of the small lakes in northern wisconsin that has loads of little fish that are abundant. Numbers will be higher in general due to the amount of fish that are potentially active. Compare that with say Leech lake where the fish ar big, but not as abundant.
Lets face it....we all look at the numbers. Its an Ego thing..
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Location: Lafayette, IN | Always targeting bigger fish (40 or longer) but smile on all of them. Even pike!!! |
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| Opps YOu have to love the last category, I have been a big catch and release guy for years now in all kinds of fishing. I'm not a fanatic but I mostly fish for species that are catch and release, Marlin, Muskie and Red Drum. I wish the muskie boards could continue to educate without crucifying any perceived infraction of musky handling edicate.
More to the point, I love to see these fish but do not try to catch fish below 40 inches. That is if a small fish follows that is enough and I enjoy it but will try to take the bait away from it if possible rather than hooking it. LIkewise i do not take small fish out of the water to take pictures unless there is something remarkable about thier markings etc.
This a great sport and there are a lot of really nice people in it but were all a little weird LOL |
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Location: Holly, MI | Bigger is better for the high fives but they are all a thrill.
I don't even count the number of fish caught each year. |
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| I have had the opportunity to fish out east where they consider a 48" a "shaker" and do not take them out for pictures. Sounds a bit odd, but once you spend some time out there it begins to make since, just different water with a whole different type of muskie..Ben |
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| As for what release said, "not trying to catch a little one" is a missed learning experience, every musky I have caught has taught me something that helps me out in the future when I encounter that situation again. Think about how many you screw up before you get your first fish, after that it all starts coming together and they become easier, so it seems.
I cherish every ski in the boat, brings a smile to my face, even if I didn't catch it.  |
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| As for what release said, "not trying to catch a little one" is a missed learning experience, every musky I have caught has taught me something that helps me out in the future when I encounter that situation again. Think about how many you screw up before you get your first fish, after that it all starts coming together and they become easier, so it seems.
I cherish every ski in the boat, brings a smile to my face, even if I didn't catch it. |
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