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Muskybug

Posted 8/21/2009 11:51 AM (#395214)
Subject: Girth estimate???

Posts: 64

I recently caught and released my first 50+ here in Illinois and in all the excitement i forgot to take a girth measurement. I'm thinking of getting a replica done and i don't want to over estimate the girth. She was just under 51", what would you say the girth on this size fish would be approximately? Also, Lax, or Fittante, or others?
Thanks - Lance Z

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IAJustin

Posted 8/21/2009 11:53 AM (#395215 - in reply to #395214)
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Posts: 2014

22"

shotgunlew

Posted 8/21/2009 11:56 AM (#395217 - in reply to #395215)
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Posts: 254

Location: In the cabbage

21-22
Thats a beautiful fish! What lake where ya fishin?

Guest

Posted 8/21/2009 11:57 AM (#395218 - in reply to #395214)
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20 -21” tops. Nothin in her belly to hit 22.

k2muskie

Posted 8/21/2009 11:57 AM (#395219 - in reply to #395214)
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Posts: 138

Location: Utah

21-22"...Nice fish and congrats!!

FishBigMama50

Posted 8/21/2009 12:07 PM (#395222 - in reply to #395219)
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I recently caught a 49" mn fish with a 20" girth i compared the pics and they appear very similar just my opinion but in the case of a replica i would go with 22 or 23 nice fish congrats

By the way the look on the youngsters face in your boat is priceless looks like she just saw the boogy man!!!!!!!!!

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shotgunlew

Posted 8/21/2009 12:15 PM (#395225 - in reply to #395214)
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Posts: 254

Location: In the cabbage

Oh, Cute kid by the way!

Flambeauski

Posted 8/21/2009 12:39 PM (#395228 - in reply to #395214)
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Posts: 4343

Location: Smith Creek

22" I'd make a 8 x 10 of that pic. The look on your daughter's face is awesome!

Edited by Flambeauski 8/21/2009 12:40 PM

Sam Ubl

Posted 8/21/2009 12:50 PM (#395230 - in reply to #395214)
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Location: SE Wisconsin

I'm going with 22" girth.

Regarding replica artists, I'm a big fan of Fittante's work, through and through. No disrespect to Lax, Rick does awesome work, too, but there's something about Fittante's mastery in painting and body shape that pulls my trigger.

Baby Mallard

Posted 8/21/2009 12:53 PM (#395233 - in reply to #395230)
Subject: Re: Girth estimate???

21" +/- an inch

Oh and talking to Fittante at the show, he said he can pretty much figure out the girth from the pic?

Edited by Baby Mallard 8/21/2009 12:56 PM

Joe Vancora

Posted 8/21/2009 12:58 PM (#395235 - in reply to #395214)
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Lance,awesome fish.I saw Fittante's replicas at the Chicago musky show and I thought IMHO his was the best.

muskellunged

Posted 8/21/2009 1:39 PM (#395242 - in reply to #395214)
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Location: Illinois

21.625 (98% sure)

I would let the reproductionist estimate the girth.

Hunter4

Posted 8/21/2009 2:03 PM (#395246 - in reply to #395214)
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Posts: 720

Mike,

Whats the matter you must be slipping. 21.625" and only 98 percent sure. Not the guy I'm familar with.

JimtenHaaf

Posted 8/21/2009 2:47 PM (#395260 - in reply to #395214)
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Posts: 717

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

22" FITTANTE!!! Definately.

Musky Dawg

Posted 8/21/2009 2:50 PM (#395261 - in reply to #395214)
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Posts: 101

I caught a 47in fish that had a 21 girth and it appeared the same size as the one you are holding. I would think 21-22 is pretty close.
I'm 5'10" 230lb for comparison.
~Dawg

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JKahler

Posted 8/21/2009 3:04 PM (#395265 - in reply to #395214)
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Location: WI

21". Last month I caught a 49x20 and it looks like a similar build. Catch it again in a couple months when it's thicker!

MuskyStalker

Posted 8/21/2009 3:17 PM (#395270 - in reply to #395214)
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Lance, it was a big, beautiful fish. Go with 21-22" and be done. It doesn't need to be exact. No disrespect for Lax, but Fittante is the hands down best at capturing the play of colors and markings of a live fish. My 51" will be repo'd by Fittante!

ClintV

Posted 8/21/2009 3:29 PM (#395272 - in reply to #395214)
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Posts: 38

Location: Twin Cities Metro

21-22" Check out Artistic Anglers for a replica. I know one of the artist there and he does amazing work!!

Edited by ClintV 8/22/2009 11:20 AM

Slim

Posted 8/22/2009 11:57 AM (#395374 - in reply to #395214)
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idk here is a 23 inch girth fish.

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triton1

Posted 8/22/2009 2:05 PM (#395387 - in reply to #395214)
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Here is a measured 25" girth. Compare and you be the judge.

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muskellunged

Posted 8/22/2009 3:06 PM (#395392 - in reply to #395214)
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Location: Illinois

2% of me thinks it's 22.125 on the head.

Lance, don't let not knowing frustrate you any. Call it whatever you think it is, man is that a hawg! So what girth do YOU think it has, anyway? Inquiring minds want to know!

Another suggestion: have the above photo memorialized in a painting. That picture tells so much more of the story than a repro ever could! Awesome, congrats again, and good luck choosing a taxidermist.

muskellunged

Posted 8/22/2009 3:19 PM (#395393 - in reply to #395214)
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Location: Illinois

Autumn eyes the beast!

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Muskybug

Posted 8/22/2009 3:51 PM (#395394 - in reply to #395214)
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Thanks for the estimates guy's, Mike, i was thinking the same as most here 21, or 22. Honestly i don't think i would see much difference between the two so i just wanted to see what the average guess was and go with that. Yeah, my daughter was a little spooked by this 1. Hahahaha! But she was able to release three others for me that day so she was kind of prepared for this one even though she doesn't look like it. I think she was just spooked how big these fish can actually get. Thanks alot guy's! Lance Z.

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Roughneck1860

Posted 8/22/2009 5:48 PM (#395405 - in reply to #395214)
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Location: Southern Ontario, Detroit River and Lake StClair

Nice fish and pictures. those relase shots though are the best. Thats what its all about. Great work Dad!!!!

Good Fishin'
Tim

bryantukkah

Posted 8/23/2009 1:14 PM (#395480 - in reply to #395214)
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Posts: 295

20-21 sounds good,
give advanced taxidermy a look also!
theyre out of toronto, by far the best ive seen.
they can do awesome mounts with just a single picture and length.
a little more expensive than lax or fittante, but if you hit the exchange rate at the right time the price isnt that far off.
imho, these guys are in a class of their own, they just arent as well known in WI and MN because lax and fittante are everywhere.
their worth whatever they want to charge when its gonna hang on your wall for the rest of your life.
and by the way, they are very timely when it comes to their work so you wont have to wait forever to get it on the wall.
p.s. sweet fish bro!

Dirt Esox

Posted 8/23/2009 3:05 PM (#395491 - in reply to #395214)
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Location: Minneconia

Fittante. Nice fish!

Guest

Posted 8/24/2009 7:36 AM (#395582 - in reply to #395214)
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Here's another taxiderrmist. http://www.douglastaxidermy.com/gallery.htm

rpike

Posted 8/24/2009 1:24 PM (#395677 - in reply to #395582)
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Posts: 291

Location: Minneapolis

21". Here's a friend holding a 51" x 21" - looks much the same to me. I vote for Joe Fittante.

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MuskyFix

Posted 8/24/2009 7:52 PM (#395758 - in reply to #395677)
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I would go with 21.5 or 22 lance.

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