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Location: Roseau | Anyone know anything about this fish, size when caught, etc.?
Looks like an absolute giant!!
Thanks
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Location: Smith Creek | That was (is) the current all tackle C&R record in Canada. I think... |
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Location: Smith Creek | You have to remember, French Canadians are extremely small. |
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Location: Ontario | Hehe, that's a good one !  |
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| BenR - 10/5/2009 6:36 PM
Surprised a photo when public...cannot wait for the muskie police to voice an opinion about the use of a gaff....
If I'm not mistaken this isn't a fish from this year. I think I remember seeing this picture in the past? |
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| So BenR, are you suggesting that it is ok to use a gaff to haul a fish in the boat? |
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| Wow....judging from your post he may have some competition
5-4-3-2-1 poof gone
thanks Mr Worrell....if you saw it you know why, if you missed it...you missed it
Edited by bturg 10/6/2009 12:02 AM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | He's baiting you, and you are lining up to get thrashed. Enough, already. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I watched many anglers use a trip-gaff for years and used one several times very successfully. I still carry my Dick G trip gaff although with the new fish friendly nets the last few years, I don't use it anymore because for me it's more difficult. It swivels, has a locking 'trip' on the hook, and basically holds the fish in the water by the jaw with no harm done at all.
You definitely were baiting, Ben....:) |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I used mine alot years past when fishing alone to get larger pike unhooked safely and quickly on the Goon as one can, on a good day, catch over 20. I can honestly say I never hurt a fish using that thing. A well made trip gaff's a tool that when improperly used causes harm and properly used doesn't.
Bob, how you liking that Just Encase? |
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Location: Angola, IN | Let's get back to the #*^@ topic. Who caught this fish?? Anyone freakin know?? I saw this same pic in an old wrinkly magazine sitting on the #*#*ter somewhere in Canada in my cabin...which means I saw it at least 4 years ago, and the story was old then.
From the pic, it looks like a freak of nature. |
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| that article is quite old. using a gaff is not something anyone should learn on their own. I have done it in the past, but it was shown to me properly by someone with 15-20 years experience in manipulating them, in fact if done right it's little damage at all to the fish. However mistakes with a gaff do not forgive. If you miss, you can seriously injure or kill the fish. Todays thick mesh nets are really terrific. even the craddle-net hybrids are enormous and have a combination of thick mesh and fin saving mesh on the bottoms. |
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| oh but as for te fish. the head is absolutely GIANT! 55 inches plus with most likely a massive belly for a december fish in freezing waters. |
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| not even close.fish was 60 1/4 |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | muskysam - 10/6/2009 4:32 PM
not even close.fish was 60 1/4
Not even close take out the 0 1/.
This was a December fish and probably a world record. I never saw a picture of it but rumours went away as fast as they apeared back then.
The head shot of that fish says it all, no trick photography there just a huge fish.
Now I wish I knew where to find that article and other pictures.
P.S. You may also notice that this gaff is specially made for C&R muskies. Extremely long and wide gap, I'm sure some still use them now and again. |
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| Might be a silly question but doesn't the artical answer your questions???? |
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| I think that was a picture taken by someone else of the magazine.
The angler, I believe, is Jocelyn Lapointe. You won't hear a lot of people talk about it... However, someone on here already posted the picture and another accompanying one so I'll go ahead and link it here (very bottom): http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=51... |
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| Story appeared in a french magazine called Sentier Chasse et Peche, October 1997 issue. 60 1/4'' caught in the Ottawa River by Jocelyn Lapointe December 8 1996.
Unfortunetly, the story is not anywhere online.
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Location: Roseau | Muskie 4life, yes that is a silly question, as I dont have the magazine, I just saw this online one day and saved it.
Thanks everyone for the info. |
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