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Message Subject: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours
Sam Ubl
Posted 12/21/2009 4:15 PM (#413722)
Subject: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Location: SE Wisconsin
I adore specific characteristics of muskies, and have on occasion seen all these characters built into individual fish that take my breath away when I see pictures. . . Some fish are orange-ish or greenish, and some are greyish. Amongst these colors are well defined bars, some spotted, some no-barred. What to you makes up the prettiest musky, and can we please see it?

I'll post one tonight, but I'll admit, the fish that trips my trigger has never met me face to face. . . I'll have to ask a couple guys to post their fish that I admire so much, too.

Edited by Sam Ubl 12/21/2009 4:17 PM
ski' patrol
Posted 12/21/2009 4:25 PM (#413724 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Posts: 280


Location: McFarland
Here is an awesome 45 I got this summer and the sun lighting up it's fins was what made it look so cool to me.


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50orbetter
Posted 12/21/2009 6:21 PM (#413737 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours




Posts: 5


Not much on size, but it was my nephews 1st.
Clean fish no scars or signs of abuse.


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Sam Ubl
Posted 12/21/2009 6:27 PM (#413738 - in reply to #413724)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Location: SE Wisconsin
ski' patrol - 12/21/2009 4:25 PM

Here is an awesome 45 I got this summer and the sun lighting up it's fins was what made it look so cool to me.


My friend, that surely is a gorgeous specimen!
JimtenHaaf
Posted 12/21/2009 6:39 PM (#413739 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Posts: 717


Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Sometimes, it seems that the smallest muskies have the prettiest markings. Here's one that is literally the smallest ski I've ever caught. And it happens to be my Dad's first that he's ever seen. The colors just seem to really pop on this one. Notice how even the fins have some spots on them. This strain of fish is actually a Northern strain and grows up to have only bars.


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Sam Ubl
Posted 12/21/2009 6:46 PM (#413741 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Location: SE Wisconsin
I like the white edging on the fins, it reminds me of a brookie. This fish is as pretty as I've had in my boat, but still not my ideal I especially like a fish with a very defined belly line where the sidewall color transitions into pure white belly.
mseybert
Posted 12/21/2009 7:01 PM (#413743 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Posts: 443


Location: Indiana
not my biggest but certainly my favorite
Medford Fisher
Posted 12/21/2009 7:02 PM (#413744 - in reply to #413741)
Subject: Re: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours




Posts: 1060


Location: Medford, WI
"I especially like a fish with a very defined belly line where the sidewall color transitions into pure white belly."

Couldn't agree more!!! I'll dig through some pics abd post one or two tomorow.
jake
ILmuskyhunter
Posted 12/21/2009 7:14 PM (#413747 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours




Posts: 41


Location: Oregon, IL
Got this pretty looking 43.5 1 year ago. I also caught this same fish this fall and was glad to see that eye healed up real nice. The scars have also healed up a bit.

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Udee2159
Posted 12/21/2009 7:41 PM (#413751 - in reply to #413722)
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Posts: 99


These are the two prettiest muskies that I've caught. The first was out of Monument Bay, LOTW and the second one wasn't too far away from there.


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JimtenHaaf
Posted 12/21/2009 8:26 PM (#413756 - in reply to #413741)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Posts: 717


Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Sam Ubl - 12/21/2009 7:46 PM

I like the white edging on the fins, it reminds me of a brookie. This fish is as pretty as I've had in my boat, but still not my ideal I especially like a fish with a very defined belly line where the sidewall color transitions into pure white belly.


Ok, so you're a belly man, huh? LOL! How 'bout the creamy belly on this one? My brother caught this 45"er this fall. Same lake as the last baby I just posted.




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sorenson
Posted 12/21/2009 8:59 PM (#413763 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Posts: 1764


Location: Ogden, Ut
These two have to be among the most nicely colored fish to visit my boat - both rank high in my list of favorites. One I got, one I didn't...

S.

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BNelson
Posted 12/21/2009 9:02 PM (#413764 - in reply to #413763)
Subject: Re: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Location: Contrarian Island
sticking w/ the tiger theme..this one my buddy DanO got this past year...probably one of the prettiest fish in the boat...a close 2nd was this spotted MN fish

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Pointerpride102
Posted 12/21/2009 9:09 PM (#413766 - in reply to #413764)
Subject: Re: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Posts: 16632


Location: The desert
Sorno's mustache is the coolest thing in this thread.
Ifishtolive
Posted 12/21/2009 9:18 PM (#413768 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Posts: 81


Location: Van Buren, Indiana
Here is a pretty one from June!


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Musky Dawg
Posted 12/21/2009 9:19 PM (#413769 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: Re: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours




Posts: 101


here's 2 that I liked alot this year..


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missourimuskyhunter
Posted 12/21/2009 9:40 PM (#413771 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Posts: 1316


Location: Lebanon,Mo
Not my largest, but was very clean with lots of fat for being a 43..I think she's puurrty...


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Ben Olsen
Posted 12/21/2009 9:55 PM (#413774 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours


This is a fish I chased for a few days two years ago. It was a healthy 51 caught on a metro MN lake by Hammskie. I have never seen another like it! It had tiny spots all the way up to the cheeks and was almost completely silver with a very light greenish/teal back. There is almost no contrast between the white belly and the main body silver. Also the fins were more orange than red. By far, the most beautiful muskie I've seen and very unique.


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ttrap
Posted 12/21/2009 10:48 PM (#413779 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours




Posts: 279


This has to be my favorite one that i have got to touch...


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jasonvkop
Posted 12/22/2009 1:19 AM (#413780 - in reply to #413779)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Posts: 618


Location: Michigan
I really love the tigers, but I also like when the colors fade out on bigger fish.


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CASTING55
Posted 12/22/2009 1:40 AM (#413781 - in reply to #413779)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours




Posts: 968


Location: N.FIB
heres a nice muskie with good markings,I think it was my first double 10 fish.

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muskycrazy65
Posted 12/22/2009 5:45 AM (#413783 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours




Location: New Albany, Ind.
here is one from ky his head is almost all white. enjoy ron


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muskymeyer
Posted 12/22/2009 7:46 AM (#413785 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Posts: 691


Location: nationwide
Big tigers rock!!!!!!

Corey Meyer


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Hammskie
Posted 12/22/2009 7:49 AM (#413786 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Posts: 697


Location: Minnetonka
Thanks again to Ben O. for the guide work. Here's another link to the cool dotted one.
http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/cnr_images.asp?view=detail&photoid=...

... and John Hoyer with Miss congeniality 2008.



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Jimbo
Posted 12/22/2009 8:02 AM (#413788 - in reply to #413722)
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Posts: 222


Father-in-laws that I netted. Forget about the date.

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thedude
Posted 12/22/2009 9:03 AM (#413795 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours




Posts: 469


Location: Downers Grove, IL
Here one my brother got last year. Good looking fish from a pretty heavily pressured lake.

td


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Landry
Posted 12/22/2009 9:15 AM (#413796 - in reply to #413795)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours




Posts: 1023


here is a nice spotted ski from st. clair - not a mark on her.
Landry
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Edited by Landry 12/22/2009 9:19 AM
muskie24/7
Posted 12/22/2009 10:10 AM (#413800 - in reply to #413796)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Posts: 909


Isn't she Purrdy!

Brian


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Cheech
Posted 12/22/2009 10:58 AM (#413808 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours





Location: Suburban Chicago


This fish is pretty clear. Early season, northern IL Chain Of Lakes
Dirt Esox
Posted 12/22/2009 10:58 AM (#413809 - in reply to #413722)
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Musky - Show Yours




Posts: 457


Location: Minneconia
This V fish is my favorite markings-wise from this summer.


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