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| Great fish, great job, also pretty clear proof that when the pics really do the job at convincing the crowd, the proper respect is given and given in abundance. Marty Forman |
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| The definition of the word epic is as follows:
"noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style:"
Although not a poem, the first word that came to mind after reading your story was epic.
Dang dude...not much I can say that hasn't been said, truly a fantastic fish. One of the other cool things about this post is that not one person has been a jacka** to you like what typically happens when a monster gets posted!
Nicely done man! |
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| NICE FISH! The picture of you in the water with it says everything that needs to be said about the size. Must have been pretty cool watching her follow and eat!
Congratulations, Jake! Nice job.  |
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| Junkman - 8/4/2010 7:59 AM
Great fish, great job, also pretty clear proof that when the pics really do the job at convincing the crowd, the proper respect is given and given in abundance. Marty Forman
I second that Marty, well said!
Take note you naysayers who think that musky fishermen are jealous or too quick to question some of these other fish with questionable pictures and measurements. Heck, not one negative post or even anything remotely questioning the length because it was actually 57". I find it nothing short of amusing when people say they would not put a photograph of a 60" (or whatever) because people would just rip on them and cut down their achievement. LOL, it's only if it deserves questioning!
Congratulations to the angler and his remarkable solo achievement at any age! |
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Location: APPLETON, WI | Absolutely amazing... congratulations!! |
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Location: Lafayette, IN | Beautiful fish! Beautiful memory! Great job Mr. Jake!
Vermilion has some tankers, for sure! |
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| jealousy is a stinky calogne that i believe a lot of us are wearing right now! hehe
awesome fish. that thing looks bigger than you 
my question is did you have a 10ft rod in order to make a big enuf
8 for that fish to turn around in? |
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| Amazing, incredible, &.... Fill in the rest of the blanks! Congrats on a beast of a lifetime, thanks for sharing!!
Chas |
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| Right now I'd take one half that size!! |
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Location: New York | beautiful fish congrats man. |
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Location: MI | Congrats man! |
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| Marty said it!
...amazing fish buddy! |
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Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania | holy crapola......what a fish.....congrats from PA my friend! |
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| Dude, that fish is bigger than you! lol
Seriously, congratulations on a great musky. That is truly a fish of a lifetime. Great pictures to! |
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Location: Appleton | Amazing fish. Amazing pics. Great job |
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| congrats man! |
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Location: Medford, WI | Thank you for the story and pics! It's truly amazing to see something like this. As someone who fishes by myself quite a bit, I congratulate you on getting this pig in the bet by yourself; especially after a hit so close to the boat.
There's absolutely nothing I would change in the pics...as mentioned above, the shot of you in the water with her truly shows how big she is. If you've ever seen pics of a mid-40's in the water with a person, they make the fish look tiny.
Congrats again, and don't stop looking to top it, I know you won't!
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| nice fish bud and it's nice to see someone put back a fish like that. many people would have killed her and mounted it. |
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| Holy Cats Major Muskie!!!
Jake~
Uncle Dave & I just listened to your Radio Interview! Way AWESOME!!
Im sure you're so excited! We are too! Enjoy! Have Fun! Keep on fishing!
Many High 5's!!!!
Love you! Aunt Sandy & Uncle Dave |
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Location: Muskegon Michigan | WAY TO GO!!!! AWESOME FISH. Kingfisher |
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| nice fish man wtg!! holy crap:) my record pike is down 20 an ½" of
that Ski Sweetttt:) The release was good idea yes... Bet in the back of ur mind
u want her on ur "wall" lol I would good job holy crap again dude!
"Hugeee" ya baby... landing it by urself even better! Thats a life memeroy for sure.
"sigh" lol WTG:) |
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Location: SE Wisconsin | Congrats man! Incredible fish and pictures! |
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Location: North Central Illinois | I will ask again...maybe it was overlooked??.......what color Glittertail did she go after??? |
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Location: North Central IL USA | ILGreenhead - 8/5/2010 8:53 PM
I will ask again...maybe it was overlooked??.......what color Glittertail did she go after???
Or maybe it's a secret? |
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Location: Aurora IL | I liked the radio story. |
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| wow, that's a very nice fish dude!
Congrats!
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| Jake; Great job and congrats!!! Unbelievable fish!!! You also, by the looks of the fish, took care of her release.
Wonder how old this monster was? Did you take a scale sample? I would think a fish this big would be at the end of its life cycle soon.
Be interested to see how many boats are lined up to fish the area you released her.
Lake association will have to put up a sign...heavy undertoe...from all the Dbl 10's and Dbl 12's thrown in that area the next 3 months...LOL!!! |
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| Congrats Jake - I was the guy on the dock - I'll post some more pictures once I load them off of my camera. I couldn't believe it and we are still talking about it. I still am amazed at how quickly you landed it. Well done! |
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| #*^@ jake. that 57" looks WAYY bigger than my 52". great fish! it was pretty awesome getting to fish with another kid thats crazy about muskies too. i cnat wait to get back to Spring Bay! |
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| Yeah it was fun!! A 52 is still a HOG! |
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