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| Any predictions for the biggest fish in 2011? Which Minnesota Lake will it be, and what will be the surprise area this year? |
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Location: Mn | Its wonderful that this question has so many options...My pick is Vermillion in the fall when their weght is up. Surprise area Grand Rapids,MN. |
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| Shoepack lake, 27.25" |
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| I think Mile lacs is back,,,were gonna see a 59 |
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| mile lacs never left, biggest fish will probably come out of this lake, couple inches shy of 60" No suprises |
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Location: Wayzata, MN | Tonka will kick out a 60" fish this year. Whether we see a picture of it and know it's from Tonka is a whole nother deal.... |
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Location: Otsego, MN | Mille Lacs will do it, closer to the metro and people won't be as eager to pay nearly $4.00 a gallon to head to vermilion. With the added pressure someone will find that needle in a haystack fish, and it will be a giant! |
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| I think Mille Lacs is going to produce that 60 inch fish this year. I'd love to be on it, but will only get up to bemidji this year. Who knows, the fish up in Bemidji are huge too..... |
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| 61 from Vermilion! |
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Location: APPLETON, WI | 'tonka. |
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| 58" by some walleye angler from iowa |
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| 60 X 30 by some retired guide from Iowa. |
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | I doubt we will even here about the largest Muskie caught this year. And I also expect a few will not be quite as large as advertised. Same as every other year.
I do expect that there will be many large fish caught this year and more than a few will top 55 inches. And I also expect there will be more big fish caught in WI and Iowa as well.
I expect big things out of many of the guides and especially Steve Jonesi. He rocks!  |
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| Steve-
Will that be in Iowa?? Or are u ficially back in the game? Lots of luck to ya, retired or not. And if it is Iowa I'd be impressed with a 33"X10"...haha. |
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| C'mon guys Tonka?? Really?? I love the lake as much as anyone but she simply doesn't have the ecosystem to compete. I can't make a specific size prediction but...the record will fall this year! I know we've all heard that for years; but with multiple fish caught right at or just over the record in 2010 it appears to be time! I'd say it's about a 50/50 pick 'em as to if it's the Pond or Vermi. Steve, I would have had you on her last year!! I happen to know where one lives that could eat a 60x30! If you want a shot at her you'd better get your a#s in the bow of my boat next fall! |
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Location: Aurora IL | Lake X kicks them out pretty consistant. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Tonka,....????? No way, never happen.
The Larry gets the Largest fish in 2011.......65.5 lbs,....The Biggest in MN. will be 60" and 58-59 Lbs.
Mille Lacs or Vermilion will be the place to catch this Giant !
PS..... Ben, you've seen way to much.....................................On the other hand,.... The biggest fish in WI. will be about a 54"-//38.8Lb muskie!!!!!
Sad, but true.
Jerome
Edited by Top H2O 5/25/2011 9:37 PM
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| Let me know when your up Jonesi I'll run the net for ya.  |
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| jonesi you have the size right but it will be in a red ranger |
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Location: Minnesota | I wouldnt count Jonesi out... Remember that Big Momma he guided a client to right before he retired??? He knows where she lives... and from what I know, nobody caught her since then, let alone fished for her... I wouldnt be surprised if she has been biding her time, eating as much as she could, waiting for her soulmate to finally return to Mille Lacs... I wouldnt be surprised if that happens this summer...
I wouldnt count out Tonka either... Size seems to be increasing each year... and I wouldnt be surprised if theres currently one or two "Mille Lacs" caliber Muskies in Tonka... But then again, its always the dark horse lakes that gets the fame!!!
Edited by Rebel9921 5/25/2011 10:43 PM
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| I am with Ben. I love Tonka as much as anyone, but there is no way she will produce a fish with the same build as the pond or vermilion or lake x.
There are fish in the lake that are long. That's not the problem, but no cisco,whitefish or sheepheads(urban tullibee ) means no "special" fish.
Joe |
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| I forgot about the surprise part of the question! Though it shouldn't be a surprise, I think a super fish out of Winnie is a distinct possibility; and don't forget Leech, both are the historic home to super tankers. Joe, I love the "urban tullibee" thing...how about "city cisco." |
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| Sorry Tonka...no 60's
Much as I love the local pond 55 is about as big as have been caught...and if it lives there it's been caught.
Fish recyling at it's best here in town !!!! |
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| There are some special Tonka fish are as big as any Vermilion, Mille lacs or river system fish. The key on Tonka is table scraps. People are feeding their own dock muskies to enormous proportions. Protein is protein. Why would a fish eat sheepshead when she can eat leg of lamb? Baby ducks or foie gras? Three meals a day and they only have to swim out from under a dock.
A client of mine installed a buzzer from the dock to the house for when their dock beast wants to eat. Big fish can't live near the metro? The biggest deer in the state lives around Minnetonka right? How do you think it got so big for so long?
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| One thing is for sure a record class fish will not be gracing my boat this year. I will just cut the line I don't want all the criticism that frequent the internet when such claims are made. I will be happy with a couple 40's this season just to stay low key. Lol |
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| It could come from tonka for sure. But my guess is vermilion in the fall. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Jerome,
The largest Wisco fish will be in the 56" to 57" range, and heavy.
Largest MN fish...58.5". Love to see a 60. Vermilion or Mille Lax. |
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| Hahahahaha. Looks like I need to put in for some time off this season. Mike D and Bennie O, I'll be there. Just like old times dudes. And Johnny U, I still need to play net man on the 621!! That lake of yours has 'em too! |
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Location: Hudson, WI | I would guess it comes from a border water, somewhere between Osceola and Prescott. It breaks the current MN record by 5 pounds, but comes about 10 pounds short of Ol' Louie of course. |
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | I would strongly disagree with the idea that Minnetonka doesn't have really big fish. First, the fish are of the same strain and have plenty of forage. Secondly, there have been Muskies much larger than 55 inches caught there. They just don't get advertised. No resorts and people don't want their fish questioned. The fish by my login was caught on Minnetonka and I have seen and had on much, much larger fish there. I have fished Mille Lacs and Vermillion and have never seen fish as large on those lakes as I have seen on Tonka. And its not like I haven't seen big fish on Mille Lacs and Vermillion.
The whole thing with the big fish on Tonka is that they are very hard to find. They rarely hang around the smaller Muskies so if you are fishing areas where you've seen a lot of Muskies, you probably won't see them. I have learned that the really big Muskies are loners and keep to themselves. I have a couple of big fish spots that only hold big Muskies if the smaller ones aren't there. I have never see a big Muskie on those spots if I see 40 something inch fish there. I only see the really big ones when the smaller fish are not present or won't show themselves. And I've learned that there are very specific times when those big fish come in from open water. Wind, weather, moon phase, and time of day all play a role.
I have spent the last three years chasing the largest fish I have ever seen on Tonka. I have had her hooked once and have seen her many times. I really don't know how big she is, but she has to be at least four inches longer and is much thicker than the one by my login name. 60 inches - maybe. Upper 50 - definitely. Weight - no idea.
The big fish are in Tonka. They are just much harder to find than the other lakes and much, much harder to catch. But they are there. |
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