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muskycore
Posted 6/1/2006 10:54 AM (#194503)
Subject: Best looking Esox





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What lakes or regions have the best markings?
BALDY
Posted 6/1/2006 10:57 AM (#194504 - in reply to #194503)
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From all the pics I have seen, those Utah Tigers are hard to beat
World Traveler
Posted 6/1/2006 11:41 AM (#194512 - in reply to #194504)
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Prettiest muskie I've ever seen was a ~ 28" tiger from Wallum Lake in NW Rhode Island circa 1999. Absolutely georgous fish- wish I'd had a camera with. It had been hit by a boat prop & was struggling for survival right by the boat launch on the west shoreline. I hope it survived. Wallum was stocked w/tigers by the RI DNR( since discontinued)- RI doesn't have any muskie season, it's open all year.. Wallum is also stocked with trout. So most folks don't fish for muskies there. I'd like to see that fish today.

Al
muskypuke
Posted 6/1/2006 12:43 PM (#194523 - in reply to #194503)
Subject: RE: Best looking Esox




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Location: Elgin, IL
I love the way Tigers look too... but, I'm pretty partial to some of the vividly marked Upper Mississippi strain fish caught from the Leech/Cass/Bemidji area. Coloration is usually more pronounced in the 30 to 40 inch range too.
Bytor
Posted 6/1/2006 12:53 PM (#194524 - in reply to #194503)
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Location: The Yahara Chain
The really big tigers on the Chippewa Flowage are the prettiest that I have scene. The older they get the darker they get.


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JohnMD
Posted 6/1/2006 1:39 PM (#194537 - in reply to #194503)
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Location: Algonquin, ILL
All Tigers are Pretty, Here's one I got a few years ago on Palmer while teaching ny Son In-Law how to properly fig-8
She came off the reeds over my son in-laws left shoulder, Got quite a few fish of that reed bed over the years




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ToothyCritter
Posted 6/1/2006 3:17 PM (#194543 - in reply to #194503)
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Location: Roscoe IL
Wisconsin True Strain with that clear green translucent hue to them... Just my personal pref..... The thick (deleted) out of the river!
Bytor
Posted 6/1/2006 3:27 PM (#194547 - in reply to #194503)
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Location: The Yahara Chain
Here is one of those Utah tigers that Luke was talking about.


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Bytor
Posted 6/1/2006 3:33 PM (#194549 - in reply to #194503)
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Location: The Yahara Chain
Here is the prettiest natural musky that I have caught. It was very sunny so the picture doesn't do her justice.
The release shot gives you a better idea of how green she was.

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mskyhntr
Posted 6/1/2006 4:28 PM (#194554 - in reply to #194503)
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I will take the Great Lakes Strain on this one...This fish looked almost silver to the eye!


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muskycore
Posted 6/1/2006 8:38 PM (#194582 - in reply to #194503)
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Boy they are all awesome looking fish, but I have to lean towards the Georgian Bay fish. Any pure strain fish that have pronounced markings?
The Yeti
Posted 6/1/2006 8:39 PM (#194583 - in reply to #194503)
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some awesome looking fish here!!!

i love pike from europe, just soooooo cool looking

those amur pike are awesome looking too.

hell, they're all pretty!!!

keep up the good work guys!

G
MikeHulbert
Posted 6/1/2006 8:46 PM (#194586 - in reply to #194503)
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana
I really like this fish that we caught 2 weeks ago.

The silver sides and the very straight white belly is amazing. The belly was so white and her sides so perfectly silver and spotted. Gorgeous fish.


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Muskie Pat
Posted 6/1/2006 9:33 PM (#194595 - in reply to #194503)
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Location: Fishing the weeds
Mike,
That is a pretty cool looking fish. Almost looks like a mount. Pat
NM Tiger
Posted 6/1/2006 10:19 PM (#194604 - in reply to #194595)
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Location: Albuquerque
I like the markings on the New Mexico Tigers!


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Brett Carroll
Posted 6/1/2006 10:44 PM (#194609 - in reply to #194503)
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Location: Northern Illinois
Those are some good looking fish! So far I like the Utah strain the best, 2nd would go the Great Lakes strain and 3rd to the New Mexico strain. I'll have to catch a Wisconsin strain this weekend to show you their version!
kreegz
Posted 6/2/2006 2:40 AM (#194613 - in reply to #194609)
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Location: East Troy, WI
the chip puts out pretty fish... caught this one last year...


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Enterprise
Posted 6/2/2006 6:22 AM (#194627 - in reply to #194503)
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I'm partial to the GLS (spotted strain) but not all fish look the same. I see spots.


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hotlanta
Posted 6/2/2006 9:00 AM (#194650 - in reply to #194503)
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Enterprise
That fish, in the picture, has to be one of the most unique and pretty fish I have seen on the web. The small spots make it look like a Dalmation dogs coloring. Very Very Nice. Chris
BALDY
Posted 6/2/2006 9:05 AM (#194652 - in reply to #194586)
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MikeHulbert - 6/1/2006 8:46 PM

I really like this fish that we caught 2 weeks ago.

The silver sides and the very straight white belly is amazing. The belly was so white and her sides so perfectly silver and spotted. Gorgeous fish.


Love those bright white bellys. That is the first thing that caught my eye when I saw that fish.
gatoRRR
Posted 6/2/2006 9:11 AM (#194654 - in reply to #194503)
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I'm absolutely partial!!!
take a look at this "italian pure breed"...



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Enterprise
Posted 6/2/2006 10:14 AM (#194672 - in reply to #194503)
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Thanks Chris. Here's a couple more. Similar but not quite as spotted.


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Enterprise
Posted 6/2/2006 10:18 AM (#194674 - in reply to #194503)
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Whoops. sorry forgot to crop the pics. Rookie.
Will Schultz
Posted 6/2/2006 10:23 AM (#194676 - in reply to #194503)
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Like enterprise I'm a little partial to the spots...



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CiscoKid
Posted 6/2/2006 10:23 AM (#194677 - in reply to #194503)
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI
This is the only one I can find on my computer right now. One of the better looking WI Barred I have seen.

I am also very fond of the ones that look like the one Mike posted. Gotta love the crisp white belly line, and darker side markings!


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