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| I heard he caught another monster yesterday, close to 50 pounds, Anyone have a picture? |
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| If he did...he be 'da man! :thumbsup: This be his time of year... |
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Location: The desert | His son has posted on another board.....a 48 lber. 52.75x27.5
A big fish! |
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Location: Elgin, IL | He did. Huge fish again, congrats Tom. |
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| I know Rick posts on here too, so he may add to this later or start his own, but here's what I posted elsewhere:
Tom Gelb's 48.0 # 52 ¾ “ Length 27 ½ “ Girth Musky - 11/27/07
My dad doesn't get on these boards, but since his fish last year I've spent some time on here and other boards reading what people have to say.
He gave me the ok to post these pics. (The specs in the subject are from Lax's and his certified scale.)
As a heads up to all who will question it, he tried for ~ 2 hours to revive it in 24 mph winds, 12 degree air temp (probably ~ 0 wind chill), and snow - by himself - and once he actually blew to shore he actually stood in the water while still trying to revive it... I'm sure Heiting will share the whole story when he gets back as he did with the first fish... or possibly Lax on another board.
Matt Gelb
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Location: Des Moines IA | Was it the 50lb blue DR again? |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | After getting the opportunity to meet Mr. Gelb and talk with him numerous times this past summer, all I can say is what an incredible fisherman. Congrats to you Mr. Gelb! |
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| Congrats Tom......Nice fish......... |
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| Congrats on another WI monster. Tom has proven again that his row trolling methods(just a guess) are the way to go in the cold weather. He seems to have this figured out as I know he has taken many, many big fish over the years. Great Job !!!! |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana |
Gorgeous fish for sure. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | I do... He caught one heck of a nice fish, tried his best to release it, and was unsuccessful...simple as that.
Great fish Tom!!
Edited by VMS 11/28/2007 7:55 PM
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Location: Brookfield, WI | And here I've been going around all proud of my belly.
WOW.
Kevin
Potato soup. |
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| Why is it when someone can not successfully release a fish do some people act like they've killed a human being ! It's a fish, a fish ... not something that matters so much that it should cause such an uproar ! I love the sport as much as anyone but I would never point a finger at another angler and try to belittle them for taking a trophy .Fantastic work Mr.Gelb , I admire your guts for fishing in weather that would keep most people indoors. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | girth looked more like 27 instead of 27.5 |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Envious, thanks for saying what needed to be said.
'Why is it when someone can not successfully release a fish do some people act like they've killed a human being !'
Keying on the fact he tried to release the fish up to and including standing in the water with her. |
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| huge fish if some one like gelb says he did all he could for the fish i believe them. huge fish |
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| If someone with Tom Gelb's experience can't successfully release big fish row trolling by himself in late Nov. no one can. Maybe it's time to modify that technique somehow........ |
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| Awesome fish!
I’m just curious if he caught it on Tuesday night? I was supposed to row with Adam on the same lake that very night, but the weather was too intimidating for me (not Adam) to even consider putting it on the line. What an EXTREME fisherman is all I have to say!
Congrats
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Location: Ogden, Ut | Amazing fish Tom. My congrats to you; simply a fantastic accomplishment.
S. |
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Location: Boulder Junction | Congrats to Tom on a great catch. Luck is the meeting of preparation and opportunity! ...and literally thousands of miles row'd during November cold since 1985! Nobody deserves it more and I'm happy for you. |
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| listen folks. the guy did everything possible. getting in frigid water attempting to revive a big girl shows. the man has a standup character period. i know if i got wet in this time of year id be dead. congrats on a true tropghy and a grand effort. thats all any true musky hunter can ask for. |
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| in response to the post above:
"If someone with Tom Gelb's experience can't successfully release big fish row trolling by himself in late Nov. no one can. Maybe it's time to modify that technique somehow........ "
..the same 'row trolling in extreme weather alone' method questioned above was used by tom just the other day (11/15) to release a 48 x 25 pig ... and he has been successfully releasing fish in extreme october and november weather for years and years |
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Location: Appleton | It's a legal fish and he can choose do with it as he sees fit. Nobody should judge someone for keeping a fish. You can disagree (as I do) but it's up to the angler. Congrats on another huge fish. Most of us only dream of getting ONE that big and now he's done it at least twice. |
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| Congrats Tom on another HUGE fish! |
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Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | Im not trying to start anything, but I have a quick question simply based on my lack of experience in the musky world. Was he not able to revive it because the fight was so long, because it was badly hooked, something with the fish's bladder system or what? Again not trying to take anything away from him because that is an amazing fish and well within his rights, but I was just curious. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | I'll just come out and say it: if you bash the angler for this fish not being put back in the water, it's going to be deleted. Rules is rules is rules. |
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| Mike he choose not to release the big fish from last year, this one he did try to release. |
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| Congrats Mr Gelb!
1 of the 10 guys that I will never question.
Period.
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Location: Davenport, IA | Very nice fish...to people questioning the release.....older bigger fish are harder to release....its pretty simple. Obviously this fish was about as big as they get. They aren't going to swim off like a 30"er...give the guy credit for trying to release it. |
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| Amazing fish from a guy who is a true steward of muskie fishing, C&R, and a great representative our sport. Hats off to you, Mr. Gelb.
Talk to a fisheries biologist. Some of these obese fall fish are in fact essentially sterile, meaning the energy a typical female would be expending to generate eggs for the upcoming spring spawn is not used, resulting in the excess girth/fat. Kinda like me sitting on the couch watching football. Last year's Gelb fish had almost not eggs in it, supporting the scientific theory. So, it's not like the lake's reproductive supply was diminished. Above that, he tried to release..... 'nuff said.
One point not mentioned......score another for Wisconsin in the "big fish" race. Nice to see the neighboring state score one. Now, just stay over there all of you! 
Chris |
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