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| Anyone know anything about this? Was just tweeted out by Pete Maina. Not much detail beside age of angler and length of fish.
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Location: US | That's a tank! |
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Location: Walker, MN | That is a beefy one. If it taped 60" then it's an awfully heavy fish.
Anyone know where in Canada? |
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Location: Ontario | Masqui-ninja - 8/14/2015 3:14 PM
That is a beefy one. If it taped 60" then it's an awfully heavy fish.
Anyone know where in Canada?
Someone posted LOTW |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | They are saying 57" now, don't think the lake has been named |
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| that thing should have a periscope sticking out of its back!! |
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Location: Contrarian Island | next person to catch a 60"er please take a pic of it on a bumpboard!!!  big fish no doubt |
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Location: Minnesota | There was a 57 on vermilion last weekend . |
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Location: oswego, il | muskyhunter47 - 8/14/2015 3:25 PM
There was a 57 on vermilion last weekend .
Not true, it was 57.5" |
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Location: Minnetonka | That head is absolutely massive! Excited to learn more about it. Curious to hear how they measured it. Looks like a lot of walleye gear in the boat, which usually adds a few inches. Don't mean to neigh say, but like BNelson said, why not show the measurement on a fish with a bold claim. Impressive nonetheless! |
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Location: varies | Forget the $70k Ranger, tranx on ten rods, 12" super electronics and a deck sized case of baits. All you need is an AARP card and a basic tin boat! Those old timers catch em big with style!
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Hell of a fish.
Old guys rule.
The young guys will argue with that as the testosterone and beer peaks the intellectual capacity, but eventually...they will be old guys and it will be their turn.
Steady as she goes, gents. |
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Location: FIB land | I'll guess a Lac Seul giant.. |
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| Sorry to be the pessimist but it does look like it could be a reproduction mount they are holding. I really hope not. It keeps me going to think there are 60" supertankers out there. |
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Location: varies | ^ look at old boy's south paw. Its putting a good dent in her. Its a real and solid old fish. no question |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | muskie-don58 - 8/15/2015 6:20 AM
I'll guess a Lac Seul giant..
My guess as well....
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| timhutson1 - 8/15/2015 7:29 AM
Sorry to be the pessimist but it does look like it could be a reproduction mount they are holding. I really hope not. It keeps me going to think there are 60" supertankers out there.
Are you serious? Yes, two guys in their 70s drug a repo out in a tin boat to stage a picture so they could impress all their buddies on the internet and FB. Why cant a guy just catch a big fish without all the BS comments from people and the scrutiny of every inch of the fish.
Congrats to the old timer, fish of a lifetime!
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Location: The desert | timhutson1 - 8/15/2015 7:29 AM
Sorry to be the pessimist but it does look like it could be a reproduction mount they are holding. I really hope not. It keeps me going to think there are 60" supertankers out there.
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | Saw one in 2006 like that in Lac Seul early in the day, came back later that evening and had it on for a few seconds = heart breaking...I'd guess east side, Lac Seul, just like the others above. |
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| sworrall - 8/15/2015 5:20 AM
Hell of a fish.
Old guys rule.
The young guys will argue with that as the testosterone and beer peaks the intellectual capacity, but eventually...they will be old guys and it will be their turn.
Steady as she goes, gents.
YES! |
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Location: NE PA | It makes no difference if that fish is 55, 60 or 65. It is a super impressive fish, the fish of a lifetime and awesome that the old timer got it. I hope for nothing more than to be able to take a pic of my dad with a fish that caliber when he's in his 80s. |
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Location: oswego, il | Looks like a chain saw wood carving to me. That boat isn't tin either, state of the art aloooo-minium! People bring chain saw wood carvings in the boat for photo ops all the time. Sometimes they bring a log and the saw with them to tailor the carving to what they are fishing for. I suppose it would be messy making a 10" bluegill out of a 60" log but they do it!
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Location: varies | ToddM - 8/15/2015 12:15 PM
Looks like a chain saw wood carving to me. That boat isn't tin either, state of the art aloooo-minium! People bring chain saw wood carvings in the boat for photo ops all the time. Sometimes they bring a log and the saw with them to tailor the carving to what they are fishing for. I suppose it would be messy making a 10" bluegill out of a 60" log but they do it!
also finger painted with crushed berries and various animal droppings collected in the forest for super realism. |
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| Good call bender, it does look like it is denting her good there. Sorry for expressing doubt. I hope to hear more about this fish, It looks to be just a monster. Congrats to the fishermen. |
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| Shoot2Kill - 8/15/2015 10:15 AM
timhutson1 - 8/15/2015 7:29 AM
Sorry to be the pessimist but it does look like it could be a reproduction mount they are holding. I really hope not. It keeps me going to think there are 60" supertankers out there.
Are you serious? Yes, two guys in their 70s drug a repo out in a tin boat to stage a picture so they could impress all their buddies on the internet and FB. Why cant a guy just catch a big fish without all the BS comments from people and the scrutiny of every inch of the fish.
Congrats to the old timer, fish of a lifetime!
I do think and hope it is real. I am happy for the fisherman. I am not calling him out or calling him a liar, just showing some skepticism for something that is a re-post from a facebook page with no story etc. to go along with it. I am in the habit of taking a skeptical look at most things on the internet, especially facebook (just my policy). Rodbender was able to point out something I didn't see though, which is a welcome response. I do not mean the fisherman any disrespect and I would love to hear the story them sometime. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | yes, it makes no difference to some degree, if it's 57 or 60..but has there actually been a verified 60"er ever? Maybe Larry Ramsell can chime in...60 to me and many others is the stuff folk lore legends are made of... just once I want to see a so called 60 incher on a bump board...not doubting it is or isn't but 60 is just so out there for a length that if someone is going to say it's 60 then prove it... congrats to the angler regardless... |
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Location: Iowa | Its real easy for us all to sit behind our computers and try and find any reason the fish wasn't as big as they are claiming, whether is was 55" or 57" or 60"...who cares (to me it just seems like jealousy and she can be an evil b!tch sometimes), this guy was out fishing at 84 years old still pursuing his passion and caught a fish of a lifetime he wanted to share...I can only hope I will still be able to muskie fish at that age...for once just congratulate someone on a hell of a fish regardless of the "story"...I get so sick sometimes of watching the posts after a big fish is caught its almost disgusting. Get out there and fish yourself instead of sitting behind your computer challenging everything you see. Congrats to the angler for catching such a big fish and continuing to pursue your passion as long as you can! Just my 2 cents worth!
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| I'm going to guess that guy doesn't give two craps what any of us think  that thing is AWESOME in the truest sense of the word. So thick!
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| Thank goodness you guys didnt see the pick of them holding it vertically
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Location: oswego, il | It never takes long for these threads to go south. The fish wasn't entered into a contest, won nothing, we don't know how it was measured. We can all agree it is a beast and an accomplishment. We can't leave it at that. Speculating it could be a mount brought out into the lake for a fake photo is a first. My god. Any time people post up a picture of a big fish, the rest of the content is thinking optional.
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