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| Thanks to all who answered my question about Mille Lacs compared to LOTW.
Anyway one gentleman said that he had about a 60"-62" musky short strike his spinner. Which by the way just happened to be between lil rasberry and big rasberry across from Red Wing Lodger where I caught my first Musky on LOTW (40incher).
So I got to wondering what is the LOTW record Musky???
62" would have to be a 60lbs + fish wouldn't it?
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| 58Lb-4oz ..back in 1932, and as we know the record keeping back then was extremely accurate. You can probably count on one hand the # of true 50lb muskies caught out of LOTW the past 20 years, but hard to tell with the popularity of C&R, there are about 5 people on this earth that I would believe when they "say" I saw a 60" muskie....and that's because they have handled several dozen 56-59" muskies...funny thing is none of them ever see 60" muskies.
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| I knew the doubt would surely come out on my encounter. But there's a strong possibility that my encounter of a fish of this size wasn't a fluke my PB is a 52" for LOTW That same week. And when you catch a 50" + fish you say it's BIG which was earlier that day and when you a see a beast of that size you just know that it's all of that. But it's only a sighting I never had hooks in it but it was about a foot from the boat and we got out the measuring tape and put them at the same place on the side of the boat that's what the tape read give or take a few that's why I said 60 to 62. |
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| IAJustin - 2/20/2013 4:50 PM
58Lb-4oz ..back in 1932, and as we know the record keeping back then was extremely accurate. You can probably count on one hand the # of true 50lb muskies caught out of LOTW the past 20 years, but hard to tell with the popularity of C&R, there are about 5 people on this earth that I would believe when they "say" I saw a 60" muskie....and that's because they have handled several dozen 56-59" muskies...funny thing is none of them ever see 60" muskies.
I completely agree with this post.
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Location: Contrarian Island | yup, something called "buck fever"! ;o) every inch over 50" the fish gain so much mass/size that even the most experienced guys aren't going to say they saw a 60-62 incher...... I know a guy who personally has caught over 50 fish over 50" and he had one up last year on LOTW and when asked how big he was honest and said "I simply am not sure" and he's been in the boat with 55-56 inchers... sorry guest but if your pb is 52... you probably saw a good 54-55... ; ) no disrespect intended.
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| U must have missed the part when I mentioned we put the tape on the side of the boat. Just curious |
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| Guest - 2/20/2013 5:46 PM
U must have missed the part when I mentioned we put the tape on the side of the boat. Just curious
I think we all read it, you should get a replica of the side of the boat. BR |
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| BenR - 2/20/2013 5:51 PM
I think we all read it, you should get a replica of the side of the boat. BR
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| Rueban, one of our guides, guided a guy to a 58 incher about 4 or 5 years ago. Our biggest last year was 54" and yes she was released. Our guest caught her 1 minute from our camp. |
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| Doug Johnson's biggest is 56", a few 54"s and a handful of 53"s.
Dick Pearson has a single 54" from two summers ago, and a handful of 53"s.
Those guys have more big muskies between them on LotW than any other two people on the planet, so it gives you a very good idea of what's realistic for ultimate size.
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| Bill Sandy has several over 55..up to 57" and a client got a 58" many moons ago. There are a few (very very few) muskie in LOTW in that upper 56-58" range....is ther a 60" fish in LOTW, given its size umm maybe? BUT.... catch it, bump it,... preferably video it......before calling it a 60"...since its never been done on that lake before. |
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Location: Hudson, WI | You never know. I have only seen a few fish over 50" on Cedar Lake in St. Croix County in 20 years of fishing it...and never caught any. But the walleye guys out there have apparently never caught one under 50 inches, with several reliable reports of fish "at least 6 feet long." |
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | IAJustin - 2/20/2013 6:49 PM
.since its never been done on that lake before.
While I do agree with you, saying its "never" been done before, may be a little far fetched. Not every person that has ever caught a musky on LOTW has recorded it, publicized it, or even measured it. Just sayin, we've all heard the stories of huge fish. "Never" may not be true. |
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| 5th lake Brad - 2/20/2013 8:54 PM
IAJustin - 2/20/2013 6:49 PM
.since its never been done on that lake before.
While I do agree with you, saying its "never" been done before, may be a little far fetched. Not every person that has ever caught a musky on LOTW has recorded it, publicized it, or even measured it. Just sayin, we've all heard the stories of huge fish. "Never" may not be true.
Agree.. If you would of asked anyone last year or most of this years that Michigan had 55# muskies in it 99.9% would of said no.. If you would of asked the most experienced Musky guys in Michigan that Lake Bellaire would produce a musky that size 100% would of said NO.. Same goes for that MN state record tiger musky.. No one would of believed there was a tiger that big in MN but there was.. |
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Location: MN | BenR - 2/20/2013 5:51 PM
Guest - 2/20/2013 5:46 PM
U must have missed the part when I mentioned we put the tape on the side of the boat. Just curious
I think we all read it, you should get a replica of the side of the boat. BR
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| I think its just a waste of time to talk about a "sighting" of a Muskie that is 60-62"
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| I am giving up musky fishing to hunt for Bigfoot! With a Bulldawg of course! |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | Ray - 2/20/2013 10:15 PM 5th lake Brad - 2/20/2013 8:54 PM IAJustin - 2/20/2013 6:49 PM .since its never been done on that lake before. While I do agree with you, saying its "never" been done before, may be a little far fetched. Not every person that has ever caught a musky on LOTW has recorded it, publicized it, or even measured it. Just sayin, we've all heard the stories of huge fish. "Never" may not be true. Agree.. If you would of asked anyone last year or most of this years that Michigan had 55# muskies in it 99.9% would of said no.. If you would of asked the most experienced Musky guys in Michigan that Lake Bellaire would produce a musky that size 100% would of said NO.. Same goes for that MN state record tiger musky.. No one would of believed there was a tiger that big in MN but there was.. LOL! Really? You might need to evaluate who you think is an experienced guy in Michigan. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | No reason to doubt a 60 being in one of the quality Canadian lakes, but claiming you saw one and know it's that big because you measured your boat is just outrageous. Actually made me laugh! |
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| where's Larry R?..how many non-controversial (this is key) 60" muskies have ever been caught? I personally doubt there is a 60" muskie in LOTW, right now..not impossible just extremely unlikely! - and I love LOTW, have had conversations with Pearson,Johnson and Sandy... Sandy "saw" a beast that he will look you in the eyes and say for sure was 60"...but that was 12+ years ago.. that fish is most likely dead, and while I believe him how do you know it wasn't 59.5" until you measure the #*^@ thing?
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Location: new richmond, wi. & isle, mn | " I think there's a squatch in these woods " |
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Location: Janesville wi | Saying there isn't a 60 incher (or 70 pounder) out there in one of the big fish lakes is almost as silly as saying you know there is because you measured your boat. |
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| Original poster....
Never ment to stir up so much passion, but here's the real deal....
I KNOW that there is a 60"+ musky in LOTW without a doubt...
You know how I know, because I'm going to catch it this summer, just sayin'
Fish on boys.... |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Well said... |
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| I was just joking around with the bigfoot comment. But I too believe there are plenty of giant muskies out there. It's water, we don't know what's under there. CPR hasn't been around that long and isn't exclusively practiced. If we keep the fisheries healthy, some of those 50 inchers are much more likely to make it to 60+ in lakes with big fish genetics and good forage. Now, catching them is another story. |
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Location: Dixon, IL | Monster 60" musky might be old fish and see many lures for years! Might grab large sucker and not eat for a week. Throw size 20 double cowgirl or 18 inch Suick! Ha! Ha! |
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| Ray - 2/20/2013 9:15 PM
5th lake Brad - 2/20/2013 8:54 PM
IAJustin - 2/20/2013 6:49 PM
.since its never been done on that lake before.
While I do agree with you, saying its "never" been done before, may be a little far fetched. Not every person that has ever caught a musky on LOTW has recorded it, publicized it, or even measured it. Just sayin, we've all heard the stories of huge fish. "Never" may not be true.
Agree.. If you would of asked anyone last year or most of this years that Michigan had 55# muskies in it 99.9% would of said no.. If you would of asked the most experienced Musky guys in Michigan that Lake Bellaire would produce a musky that size 100% would of said NO...
Apparently you don't know anything about musky fishing in Michigan. |
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| There are no 60" muskies in LOTW...They are all in Eagle!!! |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | IA Austin wrote: "where's Larry R?..how many non-controversial (this is key) 60" muskies have ever been caught? I personally doubt there is a 60" muskie in LOTW, right now..not impossible just extremely unlikely! - and I love LOTW, have had conversations with Pearson,Johnson and Sandy... Sandy "saw" a beast that he will look you in the eyes and say for sure was 60"...but that was 12+ years ago.. that fish is most likely dead, and while I believe him how do you know it wasn't 59.5" until you measure the #*^@ thing?"
LR: Heeere I am...while I published a list of over 40 historical references of muskies over 60-inches (up to 74-inches, which I do NOT believe) in my book and I know of a couple since publication, I can honestly say that only a small handful of them aren't controversial or highly questionable. None of them were from Lake of the Woods, in my opinion, one of the most prolific bodies of muskie water on the planet. Likewise, there has never been a verified 60-pounder from there either (as with MN, LOTW anglers must be more honest than those from other past record-claimed waters!).
To say one that size doesn't exist in LOTW would be a mistake without draining the lake. Who knows what evil lurks out there?
And by the way, I agree that "If you don't measure it, you shouldn't say it"! Did I tell you about the one I lost two years ago?.... |
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Location: plant earth | A lot of us play the lottery in hopes to win big 1 in 70,000,000 or so odds. I believe your odds of catching a fish that size are better than that. Fish like that are rare but winning the lottery is to but theres that possibility. Ask the fellas that have caught fish that size. I guess when the PERFECT situation arises anything is possible. |
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