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| Back to the Ladies...this one is a guide! Patricia Strutz boated this magnificent 54 x 30 from Lake of the Woods. Attachments ----------------  Patricia Strutz 54 x 30 001.jpg (201KB - 721 downloads) | |||
| Will Schultz |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | |||
| Larry Ramsell |
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| Jody Dahms pulled in this massive 54 x 28 from Mille Lacs Lake fishing with Steve Jonesi. Attachments ---------------- Jody Dahms 54 x 28 001.jpg (126KB - 507 downloads) | |||
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This Mike Belz monster was also from Mille Lacs Lake. With a massive, full length girth, this beauty was easily well over 50 pounds!
Attachments ---------------- Mike Belz Mille Lacs Lake 001.jpg (81KB - 1883 downloads) | |||
| Larry Ramsell |
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| Let's toss in an Illinois fish shall we? Todd Clanin caught this dandy twice. The first time it was 49.5 inches long. Four years later he got it again when it was 54 inches long. Yep, catch and release works! It was a Mississippi River (Leech Lake) strain fish. Edited by Larry Ramsell 4/3/2014 10:39 AM
Attachments ---------------- Todd McClanin 54 inch Illinois! 001.jpg (322KB - 486 downloads) | |||
| Larry Ramsell |
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How about a couple from one of my favorite lakes, Lake Nip-issing in central Ontario. This first is an upper 50 inch beauty caught by Kevin Davidson and the second a monster 57 x 27 caught by Dave Zeller. Dave's fish was an unusual spotted color pattern for Nip. Most there are less visibly marked.
Attachments ---------------- Kevin Davidson Lake Nipissing 001_crop.jpg (328KB - 640 downloads) Dave Zeller Lake Nipissing 001.jpg (136KB - 590 downloads) | |||
| Larry Ramsell |
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| Fellow book author Richard Minch can also catch them. He wrote: "The sunset was at 6PM. The moonrise was at 6:15PM. The moon was full. A triple witching hour. I caught the fish at 6:10PM. 53 long with a thirty inch girth. Lake Erie." A typical late fall fish from the east end of Lake Erie and Buffalo Harbor!
Attachments ---------------- Richard Minch 53 x 30 Lake Erie 001.jpg (75KB - 498 downloads) | |||
| Larry Ramsell |
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Another late fall giant, this November dandy was caught by Jim Roerig from Lake Vermilion. It was 52 x 28.50!
Attachments ---------------- Jim Roerig Vermilion 52 x 28.50 001.jpg (331KB - 454 downloads) | |||
| Larry Ramsell |
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| Jim Saric caught this giant the day after I left the St. Lawrence River (a not uncommon occurrence where I'm concerned! It was the second time in as many years, the previous year Jody Mills boated a 53 pounder the day after I left. In 2011 Ed Barbossa did it to me with his 58 pounder and last year Big Fish Carlson did it with his 56 inch, 55 pounder! But I'm not always a bridesmaid...). Jim monster was 56 x 27.50... Edited by Larry Ramsell 4/3/2014 10:59 AM Attachments ---------------- Jim Saric 56 x 27.50.jpg (301KB - 411 downloads) | |||
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Let us not forget Graham Bristow's beast from Georgian Bay a few years back. Forgot to mark on the photo the size, but I believe it was either 56 or 57 inches long with an obvious large girth.
Attachments ---------------- Graham Bristow Georgian Bay 001.jpg (375KB - 682 downloads) | |||
| Larry Ramsell |
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And last but not least is one I picked off the net that was entitled "LowKey". It was 56.50 inches long and weighed 51 pounds. It was caught from the Rideau River, Ontario. It was caught on a Suick.
Attachments ---------------- 56.5 in. 51 pounds Rideau River 001.jpg (373KB - 444 downloads) | |||
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| Larry Ramsell |
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| lurenut: The oldest angler caught I know of is 29 years old. The oldest I know of was aged by the old scale method (very inaccurate in older fish and "underestimates age") was 33 years. More than likely it was a few years older than that. Very few however, live that long...kinda like a person over 100 years old. Got another "never ending" beauty to share. Bill Barber got a better photo of this massive 58 x 27 from the St. Lawrence River. Click on photo to see it all. Edited by Larry Ramsell 4/3/2014 10:28 PM
Attachments ---------------- 58 x27 Bill Barber St. Lawrence River_crop.jpg (31KB - 527 downloads) | |||
| Larry Ramsell |
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Ok, this will likely be the last one for this thread. I came across it while working on my Esox Oddities file, which I will begin posting a bit later today. In this thread we have seen two massive bellies on a Muskie and a Tiger Muskie that we from fish that were 48.5 x 28.5. This one may have them beat at only 44.50 inches long, this beast, with an obvious ovarian problem, weighed 43 pounds! No girth was given with this photo in the May/June 1995 issue of In-Fisherman magazine.
Attachments ---------------- 44.50 inches and 43 pounds 001.jpg (108KB - 445 downloads) | |||
| dfkiii |
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 Location: Sawyer County, WI | |||
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| It seems Mr. Ramsell may have an addition for this thread... Attachments ---------------- Ramsell top spot.JPG (26KB - 301 downloads) Ramsell details.JPG (39KB - 310 downloads) | |||
| Will Schultz |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | |||
| Larry Ramsell |
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| Great fish and great experience! My personal best for my 62 year career chasing "The Noble Beast"! Click on photo to see it all. Fish was weighed on a certified scale before release and the scale accuracy was verified last week by the Wisconsin Dept. of Weights & Measures. Scale showed "zero deviation". Fish weight was 54.40 pounds (54# 6.4oz). Time to retire?...hmmm, don't think so! LOL Edited by Larry Ramsell 12/18/2018 12:13 PM Attachments ---------------- Beast 15.jpg (192KB - 347 downloads) Beast 12.jpg (68KB - 306 downloads) | |||
| Will Schultz |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | |||
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Posts: 16632 Location: The desert | |||
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Location: Contrarian Island | here is a shot of the head.. other pics he was going to save for a magazine article or 2...great fish Larry, goes to show how truly hard it is to pass 55 lbs .... Attachments ---------------- head shot.jpg (94KB - 355 downloads) | ||
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Posts: 2327 Location: Chisholm, MN | |||
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Location: Contrarian Island | another shot Attachments ---------------- pic 1.jpg (37KB - 302 downloads) | ||
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