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| I'm from Cincinnati and have caught several musky in my lifetime (im 35)I try to fish Clair at least once a year in the fall and the 40 pounder is my white whale. Question legit chance at a 40 pounder in Ohio? Home lake is ceasar Creek? Stick with Clair or worth the extra 6 hour driver the the Bay of GB, or somewhere is within a reasonable drive. Fished mill lacs and a little farther than I wanted to go. Thanks for the feedback. |
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Location: NE Ohio | st. Lawrence and i'd hire a guide there. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | You may find a few - few - thirty pounders in Ohia lakes, look elsewhere if you're stuck on forty. Now, if you're a Muskies Inc member, you may be able to query the Lunge Log on particular waters to see if your pound-class is being reported. You can also check Ohio DNR's Muskie Anglers Log for Ohio reports.
Or, you can just go fish Kentucky! m
http://www.espn.com/outdoors/fishing/news/story?id=3716816
Edited by mikie 10/14/2018 7:14 PM
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Location: Duluth | Just moved from Cincinnati. Kentucky is likely your best shot at 40. St. Clair, Niagara and St. Lawrence are all reasonable drives that I used to do and have way bigger fish potential than anything inland.
Ceasars Creek is show potential to kick out some bigger fish. |
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| One a side note , how inflated in the state record Ohio musky? OMG. A50 pounder just over 50 inches. How does this even hold up.And the pics of that fish 35 at best. |
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| mikie - 10/14/2018 6:47 PM
Y Now, if you're a Muskies Inc member, you may be able to query the Lunge Log on particular waters to see if your pound-class is being reported.
I'd put in fish >50 inches. Reporting by weight is pretty low, and understandably so.
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| 50+ " 40 lbs.... Big water is best shot.... Great Lakes-- St Clair.-- Many, Many of the big Musky lakes in MN and Canada..... Wisconsin--- Not so much for a 40LB fish.. |
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Location: Elk Grove Village, IL & Phillips, WI | When did we revert back to calling out fish by weight? Sounds to me like someone wants to thump a wall-hanger. |
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| Ken must be musky savant or read tea leaves or have a crystal ball, to make a idiotic statement like that when a guy simply states " I'd like to catch a 40 pounder " Well know , he obviously must want to kill it .. because he referred to its weight. Thats a dumb take . |
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| I'd like to catch a long skinny ass muskie , can anyone help me out ? Obviously I'm going to release it since I referred to it length not weight . |
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| And the chances of sticking a 40 pounder in Ky is like hitting the lottery . 1 in 100's of thousands |
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| Agreed no sense knocking a guy for desiring a big one. A fish's weight can be approximated by length - girth. Also one can weight it while it's in the net. Although I must admit I've never seen a 40 lber. |
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| Kinda right.. wall hanger but a fittantte replica. Wife's first was a 49 1/2 incher. Definitely not killing one for many reasons. |
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Location: oswego, il | Find a shoepac lake you can catch 40 pounders there.
If you want a 40 pounder, your best shot is the st Lawrence or the Ottawa, hire a guide.
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| ToddM - 10/15/2018 5:00 PM
Find a shoepac lale you can catch 40 pounders there.
If you want a 40 pounder, your best shot is the st Lawrence or the Ottawa, hire a guide.
3x15 =45 |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | The St Lawrence , Georgian Bay, and I would assume possibly Green Bay being big Great Lakes water. you may get it in 20 minutes or it may take 100 hours or MORE. I know a guy who waited 4 years fishing out of the port side of a boat while his partner was regularly taking big fish out of the starboard side with the same lures. If you fish with a guide you have all the rods and get to wind the string. |
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| Lake Holiday, IN .......lots of big ones there..... |
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| Green Bay over saint Claire anyone? |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | Craig Holland - 10/16/2018 8:08 AM Green Bay over saint Claire anyone? Green Bay. Stated with zero hesitation. The fish are built differently.
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Will Schultz - 10/16/2018 8:29 AM
Craig Holland - 10/16/2018 8:08 AM Green Bay over saint Claire anyone? Green Bay. Stated with zero hesitation. The fish are built differently.
i would love to sample Green Bay |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | JakeStCroixSkis - 10/16/2018 8:42 AM
Will Schultz - 10/16/2018 8:29 AM
Craig Holland - 10/16/2018 8:08 AM Green Bay over saint Claire anyone? Green Bay. Stated with zero hesitation. The fish are built differently.
i would love to sample Green Bay
Why, we're in the Yankee Stadium of muskie fishing and get to sleep in our own beds. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | horsehunter - 10/16/2018 8:49 AM
JakeStCroixSkis - 10/16/2018 8:42 AM
Will Schultz - 10/16/2018 8:29 AM
Craig Holland - 10/16/2018 8:08 AM Green Bay over saint Claire anyone? Green Bay. Stated with zero hesitation. The fish are built differently.
i would love to sample Green Bay
Why, we're in the Yankee Stadium of muskie fishing and get to sleep in our own beds.
Just to try something different, I guess. Or Georgian even. Ever fish Georgian? |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | JakeStCroixSkis - 10/16/2018 8:53 AM
horsehunter - 10/16/2018 8:49 AM
JakeStCroixSkis - 10/16/2018 8:42 AM
Will Schultz - 10/16/2018 8:29 AM
Craig Holland - 10/16/2018 8:08 AM Green Bay over saint Claire anyone? Green Bay. Stated with zero hesitation. The fish are built differently.
i would love to sample Green Bay
Why, we're in the Yankee Stadium of muskie fishing and get to sleep in our own beds.
Just to try something different, I guess. Or Georgian even. Ever fish Georgian?
Caught my first muskie in Georgian bay before I actually started muskie fishing. Now it's too far from my bed. I have a good friend that has guided the Bay for over 25 years and he comes to the Larry couple of times a year. |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | Craig Holland: The Ohio record is legit...April caught fish when it was full of eggs.
Manitou Dan: If you like long and skinny, you'd love the 65-incher caught on the Ottawa River near Ottawa this year...it weighed only 38 pounds!
Horsehunter: Is your boat pinstriped like the Yankee uniforms? You are indeed in HUGE muskie heaven! |
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Location: Contrarian Island | 65 incher...yowza... pics? is that longest ever verified Larry? |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Larry Ramsell - 10/16/2018 9:20 AM
Craig Holland: The Ohio record is legit...April caught fish when it was full of eggs.
Manitou Dan: If you like long and skinny, you'd love the 65-incher caught on the Ottawa River near Ottawa this year...it weighed only 38 pounds!
Horsehunter: Is your boat pinstriped like the Yankee uniforms? You are indeed in HUGE muskie heaven!
Great idea Larry I'll have to get a price on wrapping the boat |
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| 50 incher at 55 pounds? Full of eggs no way she goes that heavy. If you see a pic of a 50 pounder out of gergian or mill lacs they could eat that fish. Sarcasticly speaking.
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| No never Georgian bay. Mill lacs, St Clair and some lakes in Ohio. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | LR - Was the O fish killed? I would love to know if the gonadal development was normal on that fish. My gut tells me no way. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | horsehunter - 10/16/2018 8:49 AM JakeStCroixSkis - 10/16/2018 8:42 AM Will Schultz - 10/16/2018 8:29 AM Craig Holland - 10/16/2018 8:08 AM Green Bay over saint Claire anyone? Green Bay. Stated with zero hesitation. The fish are built differently.
i would love to sample Green Bay Why, we're in the Yankee Stadium of muskie fishing and get to sleep in our own beds. Horsehunter is correct on this one. Why would you travel away from a place with a legit shot at a 60#er? |
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