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Location: Athens, Ohio | Length: 43.5"
Weight: not real fat
State: of-Joy, being my second muskie
Lake: Pewaukee
Depth: 12 feet
Spot: trolling
Water: warm
Date: 7/3/03
Moon: up
Bait: Bagley crank
Boat: Extreme's Ranger
Conditions: perfect!
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Posts: 136
| Length: 50 X 28
Weight: 43-44 pounds
State: KY
Lake: Green River
Depth: 8 feet
Spot: Sand/Logs
Water: Stained
Date: Thanksgiving
Moon: Somewheres in the sky
Bait: Suick-Org
Boat: Ranger
Conditions: Mild late fall day. First day in 4 weeks that the lake wasnt flooded in the fall.
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| 2 48's , both caught on the manitou, 1st off a rock island point on a ac shiner black/silver 4-6 feet of water can't remember the conditions , 2nd was trolling a white bucktail willow bladed bucher 700 series in 1st week of august , patchy rain misty, middle of a channel with deep grass in 14-16 feet of water weeds 8-10 feet high, was fishing with my daughter and wife very cool ! |
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Posts: 2753
Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Length: +50"
Weight: ~35lbs (?) fishing partner thought she'd go +40
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: Katimiagamak
Depth: 10ft
Spot Type: Rock Reef Complex
Water Qualities: Clear- lake trout lake
Date: June 3rd (before they moved the season)
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Rapala Husky Jerk (Metallic Green)
Casting/Trolling: casting (twitching)
Boat Position (if casting): rear of the boat
Conditions: approx 65 degrees, post-frontal, light winds & sprinkles
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Posts: 1023
Location: Lafayette, IN | Length: 42"
Weight: 20+lbs (?)
State Caught in: Indiana
Lake: Tippy
Depth: 85ft (bait running off planner about 2 feet below surface while setting out lines)
Spot Type: about 150 feet off steep breakline
Water Qualities: GIN CLEAR
Date: mid-November
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Super Shad Rap (real perch)
Casting/Trolling: trolling at 2mph
Conditions: surface temp (45degrees) air temp (70 degrees)
30 minutes later while repeating the same trolling pass another fish swirled at the same bait on the same side of boat while the bait was stalled during a weave. WEIRD but I'd call it a pattern....  |
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Posts: 147
Location: WI - Land of small muskies and big jawbones | Length: 52"
Weight: 38 - 40 lbs ?
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: I dont think so!
Depth: 10ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: wet
Date: 10/5/01
Moon Phase: ?
Bait: Crane Bait
Casting/Trolling: casting/twitching
Boat Position: front of boat
Conditions: Cold, mostly cloudy and very windy from NW |
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Length: 48"
Weight: 28lbs (?)
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: Eagle Lake, Ontario
Depth: 15ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: Moderately clear
Date: LAte July 2000
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Jerko
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions: approx 55 degrees, post-frontal, light winds after a October like July day. |
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Posts: 2691
Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Length: 57-inch
Girth: 27-inch
Weight: Approx 52-53lbs
Caught in: Canada
Lake: Sorry, I swore SECRECY
Depth: 20ft
Spot Type: River channel
Water Qualities: Sewer-muddy-shwag
Date: Mid October
Moon Phase: Full
Bait: Custom something-crank
Casting/Trolling: Trolling
Conditions: Misty-rain-cold-windy, about 35 to 40 degrees(Brutal)
Picture to the left - Released to be caught again..................... |
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Posts: 642
Location: mount prospect illinois | davep - 8/28/2004 6:25 AM
Length: 48"
Weight: 28lbs (?)
State Caught in: ontario
Lake: Eagle Lake
Depth: 15ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: Moderately clear
Date: LAte July 2000
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Jerko
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions: approx 55 degrees, post-frontal, light winds after a October like July day. |
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Posts: 20229
Location: oswego, il | Here is mine and my dad's
Mine
Length: 46"
Weight: did not weigh
State Caught in: indiana.
Lake: Rhymes with dinner which is where most of the muskies in that lake end up being.
Depth: 12ft
Spot Type: open water
Water Qualities: algae bloom
Date: early july
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: 6" tuff shad
Casting/Trolling: trolling
Boat Position: sitting on my butt
Conditions: 78 degrees, sunny
Dad
Length: 46"
Weight: 27lbs
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: fishtrap lake
Depth: 5ft
Spot Type: weed flat
Water Qualities: algae bloom
Date: august
Moon Phase: full moon rise/sunset
Bait: topraider
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions: very warm
Edited by ToddM 8/29/2004 2:38 PM
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Posts: 202
Location: Angola, IN | Here are the stats on my biggest one so far....but I hope to get a bigger one this fall.
Length: 55"
Weight: 40 pounds
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: Can't tell ya
Depth: 20'
Spot Type: channel
Water Qualities: bloomed
Date/Moon Phase: Full Moon in September 2003
Bait: Crankbait
Casting/Trolling: trolling
Conditions: sunset, partly cloudy, had a good buzz on
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Posts: 699
Location: Hugo, MN | Length: 47"
Weight: ??
State: MN
Lake: Mantrap
Depth: 12'
Spot/Type: Steep break, reeds to deep water to Sand Bar
Date: July 2002
Moon: Not a Clue
Pesentation: Manta
Conditions: Windier than Sh*t!! Prefrontal.
No picture all alone  Only one dumb enough to have been on the lake that day.
Edited by marine_1 8/30/2004 11:00 AM
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Posts: 3518
Location: north central wisconsin | good buzz?
Edited by Reef Hawg 3/3/2005 8:24 AM
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Posts: 827
Location: Minneapolis,Minnesota | Length: 48"
Weight: ??
State: MN
Lake: The Musky Nut Riviera
Depth: 8'
Spot/Type: Reeds to Cabbage
Date: Aug. 25th 2004
Moon: Full
Pesentation: The "why the hell are you throwing that thing" Buzzbait in duckling flavor
Boat position: In the back of the Duck mobile, then to the front and then to the back and then duck got her in the net.
Condition: Hungover, a little sleepy and kind of hungry |
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Posts: 239
Location: Madison, WI | Length: 47.5"
Weight: 25ish?
State: WI
Lake: Phillips chain
Depth: 4'
Spot type: wood/cabbage
H20 quality: stained
Date: June 15th
Bait: Homemade topwater
Casting/Trolling: Casting
Boat position: Front
Conditions: Cool/cloudy
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| 51.5 by 27/52 by 25
35lb 8oz certified (just spawned)/40lb est.
INDIANA/ONTARIO
TIPPY RIVER/ST CLAIR
3 ft/18 ft
strong current in spillway/suspended
stained/clear w/ 1-2 footers
MAY 2, 03/AUG 03
HR crappie little shaker/walleye believer
casting/trolling
from shore/trolling off planers
sunny, 60 deg w/ 52 deg water light wind/85, partly cloudy, 72 degree water, 5-10mph winds w/ 1-2 footers, quite a few beers down |
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Posts: 1243
Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | Length: 51.5" x 21.75"
Weight:
State Caught in: MN
Lake: Cass
Depth: 15 ft
Spot Type: Cabbage/break
Water Qualities:
Date: 11/07/04
Moon Phase: None
Bait: 10" Jake
Casting/Trolling: Trolling
Conditions: Strong NW wind, temp near 40, water temp low 40s, sunny; A 49" was caught 20 minutes later.
Aaron
Edited by AWH 11/28/2006 12:03 PM
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Posts: 326
Location: Plainfield IL | Length: 46
Weight: 24-25lbs
State Caught in: IN
Lake: Webster
Depth: 4 ft
Spot Type: Flat
Water Qualities:
Date: 11-17-04
Moon Phase: ?
Bait: Magic Maker
Casting/Trolling: Casting
Boat Position (if casting):
Conditions: 40's rain. |
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Posts: 1937
Location: Black Creek, WI | Length: 52.5 inches
Weight: 38 lbs?????
State: Minnesota
Lake: Vermilion
Structure: Island reef
Depth: 8 feet
Date: 9-18-04
Moon Phase: New
Bait: Bucktail
Casting
Conditions: Clear, cool, light winds
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Posts: 146
Location: Wayzata, MN | Got a new "biggest" this year
Length: 50" [26.5" girth]
Weight: around 40 lbs(?)
State Caught in: Minnesota
Lake: Lake Minnetonka
Depth: 12 ft
Spot Type: weed edge
Water Qualities: Stable, 'tonka green'
Date: Sept 30, 2004 [3:05pm]
Moon Phase: 2 days after the full moon
Bait: Ghosttail
Casting/Trolling: casting (burning it in)
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat [alone]
Conditions: Pre-cold front, approx 70 degrees, windy clouds/haze coming in |
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Posts: 723
| length:49
weight:35lbs
state:wisconsin
Lake:Michigan tributary
depth:7ftdown over 30ft
spot type:rock shelf
water: pretty clear
Date:June 22nd
bait:ugly depthraider
Trolling
conditions:hazy humid,light rain
fat slob
Edited by dogboy 3/3/2005 8:00 PM
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Posts: 619
Location: Verona, WI | Length: 54"x27"
Weight: 49lbs (?)
State Caught in: Ontario
Lake: Rowan Lake
Depth: 8ft
Spot Type: Rock
Water Qualities: Clear
Date: June 18th
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Pink Lillytail
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): front of the boat
Conditions: 80 degrees, clear, 20+ MPH winds
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| 55X23.5
Sanford Lake Michigan
Jack Pot
June 6th 01
clear with light south east winds
with in 3 minutes of a full moon rise
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Posts: 2024
| This is actually my old man's personal best...
Length: 49"
Weight: 30 lbs?
State Caught in: MN
Lake: Mille Lacs
Depth: 2.5'
Spot Type: Sand
Water Qualities: 2-3' visibility
Date: July 27, 2005
Moon Phase: no clue
Bait: Red Mag. Stomper
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position (if casting): back of the boat
Conditions: partly cloudy, 6:20 am, very light N wind |
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Posts: 1185
Location: Iowa | Length: 49" x 21"
Weight: Est. 32 lbs.
State Caught in: Wisconsin
Lake: Lake Namekagon
Depth: 14 ft
Spot Type: Under water Saddle
Water Qualities: Stable, Dark
Date: October 23, 2005 around 1:30 pm
Moon Phase: 2 days after the new moon
Bait: Magnum Bulldwag
Casting/Trolling: casting low and slow
Boat Position (if casting): Front of the boat casting from deep to shallow
Conditions: Snow/Rain/Sleet post-cold front. Air temp around 40 degrees |
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Posts: 138
Location: Aurora IL | length:49.5 weight: 30? where:ontario depth: 6 ft spot type: mid lake reef water: clear date: july 5th lure: homemade bucktail casting time:midday conditions:light rain light wind |
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Posts: 281
Location: Girdwood, Alaska | Length: 48.5"
Weight: 30 maybe?
State Caught In: Wisconsin
Lake: --
Depth: 3 ft
Spot Type: Bulrushes
Date: June 6th
Moon Phase: New
Bait: small bucktail
Casting/Trolling: Casting
Boat Position: Back of Boat
Conditions: Post frontal, light NE wind |
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Posts: 111
Location: Big Lake, MN | My biggest was caught this year
Length: 51.5" (no tail pinch)
Weight: approx 40lbs (?)
State Caught in: Minnesota
Lake: Miltona, Douglas County
Depth: 18ft
Spot Type: break
Water Qualities: mostly clear
Date: 14 June 06
Moon Phase: post full moon
Bait: Bucktail
Casting/Trolling: casting
Boat Position: front of the boat
Conditions: mid 70's degrees, water temp 68'ish, about 1-2 hours prior to high winds.
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Posts: 16632
Location: The desert | Length: 43
Weight: unknown....around 20 lbs.
State: WI
Lake: Kings Dam, Wisconsin River
Depth: Unknown
Spot: Outside current below dam
Water: Stained/Dark
Date: 07/27/06
Moon: Unknown
Bait: Jailbird weighted 9 inch Suick
Boat: None (shore fishing)
Conditions: Warm/Summer Evening
A very thick fish. Was chasing herds of minnows.
Edited by Pointerpride102 8/16/2006 9:42 PM
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | Length: 41
Weight: almost 20 probally
State: UP MI
Lake: Emily
Depth: 5-6
Spot: scattered weeds
Water: clear
Date: 8/11/04
Moon: Unknown
Bait: mepps musky marabou, black hair, gold blade
Boat: front
Conditions: very cold for august (around mid 50's), rainy and windy. |
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