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Location: Forest Lake, MN & Bemidji, MN | EsoxRoss
Posted 11/28/2011 2:06 PM (#526264 - in reply to #526167)
Subject: RE: 60x29.5?
Biggest legit fish of all time. Hands down.
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Edited by jfreborg 11/28/2011 2:10 PM
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Location: Smith Creek | Capt. Rich has about a dozen fish on website that could eat looey's fish. Amazing catch. You don't need to exagerate the size of fish like that. |
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Location: The desert | dfkiii - 11/28/2011 11:44 AM
"First time Musky angler Daniel Polniak Jr. of Ogdensburg, NY was fishing with his friend Jeordi McEwen aboard "Sign Man" when history was made. Capt. Rich achieved his personal best when he guided Daniel to this GIANT 60" x 29-1/2" Musky. She was safely released after the photo. "
The paragraph raises a question - who caught the fish, the guide or the client ? Was it the guide's PB guiding or catching ? When somebody guides a client, I guess I am led to believe the client caught the fish but the "PB" verbiage kind of threw me off.
Regardless, the fish is absolutely a tanker. Congrats to all involved.
"Capt. Rich achieved his personal best when he guided Daniel to this GIANT"
Daniel caught the fish. Rich guided.
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | part of me is happy it is still swimming, but I'm sure this fish would have been a legit World Record ??????
Edited by PIKEMASTER 11/28/2011 2:21 PM
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Location: The desert | PIKEMASTER - 11/28/2011 1:20 PM
part of me is happy it is still swimming, but I'm sure this fish would have been a legit World Record ??????
The weight estimation calculator on this site puts it at 65.27 pounds. Louie's was 69 lbs 11 oz.
An estimate is just that, and the error could be high or low. So, certainly this fish had the potential to break the 69 lbs mark. What is curious is if this guy has a scale on his boat. With the number of big fish he's guided people to, one would think the would have something.
Either way, Louie just popped another bottle of champagne as his record still holds.
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Location: where the fish are... | wow..... big fish period |
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| And it was caught on... ? |
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Location: St.John, Indiana | Incredible fish , Congrats to both.
I bet he was happy he hired a guide !!!!
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Location: Kansas City BBQ Capitol of the world | The biggest fish always have and always will be caught in the mighty St. Lawrence. Sorry Wisconsin. That fish is truly a beast! And contrary to what the record books say. Dale McNair's fish should be the new benchmark. I wish he would have kept that pig and put this record thing to rest. Art Lawton's probably slammed down a shot right now flipping off Louie saying I'm gonna win yet!
Way to go Capt Rich awesome fish One of the biggest ever! |
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| WOW...Two big fish stories in two weeks.
cheers |
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| Incredible Fish!!!! and it is amazing what the St. Lawrence kicks out.... V and/or Mille Lacs should kick one out that size in the near future - IMO |
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | Wow! That is a huge fish and certainly one of the largest Muskies ever caught. This fish is legit all the way.
"Either way, Louie just popped another bottle of champagne as his record still holds."
Say what? Why bring that controversy into this discussion? What purpose is that going to serve - except maybe to give yourself some kind of bogus WI is better nonsense? No way was Louie's fish even close in size to this one. |
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| Wow! I had to smile at Sled's description. When I looked at it, I thought what does that thing remind me of? When I read Sled's post, I thought, that is it! I used to work with a lady whose office had lots of manitee photos, drawings, etc.
Edited by North of 8 11/28/2011 6:56 PM
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| Herb_b - 11/28/2011 5:39 PM
Wow! That is a huge fish and certainly one of the largest Muskies ever caught. This fish is legit all the way.
"Either way, Louie just popped another bottle of champagne as his record still holds."
Say what? Why bring that controversy into this discussion? What purpose is that going to serve - except maybe to give yourself some kind of bogus WI is better nonsense? No way was Louie's fish even close in size to this one.
It seemed like a clever use of humor to add to the discussion. H |
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Location: Michigan | jfreborg - 11/28/2011 3:09 PM
EsoxRoss
Posted 11/28/2011 2:06 PM (#526264 - in reply to #526167)
Subject: RE: 60x29.5?
Biggest legit fish of all time. Hands down.
+1
+2 IMOHO, It's the biggest fish to hit the net... Ever... |
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Location: The desert | Herb_b - 11/28/2011 4:39 PM
Wow! That is a huge fish and certainly one of the largest Muskies ever caught. This fish is legit all the way.
"Either way, Louie just popped another bottle of champagne as his record still holds."
Say what? Why bring that controversy into this discussion? What purpose is that going to serve - except maybe to give yourself some kind of bogus WI is better nonsense? No way was Louie's fish even close in size to this one.
Louie is untouchable! |
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| Pointerpride102 - 11/28/2011 7:45 PM
Louie is untouchable!
Nothing to do with this thread, IMO. |
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| Chasin50 - 11/28/2011 7:39 PM
jfreborg - 11/28/2011 3:09 PM
EsoxRoss
Posted 11/28/2011 2:06 PM (#526264 - in reply to #526167)
Subject: RE: 60x29.5?
Biggest legit fish of all time. Hands down.
+1
+2 IMOHO, It's the biggest fish to hit the net... Ever...
+3 and truly a great fish. |
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Location: Central Minnesota | I love that that fish was released. That is what muskie fishing is all about. Congrats. |
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Location: St.John, Indiana | That fish would be on my wall .
You only get one shot at a fish like that . If you choose to release it good for you, if you choose to keep it, also good for you. My choice would of been obvious and I'm sure allot of guys feel the same. |
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Location: The desert | CanadaChris - 11/28/2011 6:48 PM
Pointerpride102 - 11/28/2011 7:45 PM
Louie is untouchable!
Nothing to do with this thread, IMO.
What does this thread have to do with then?
A big fish? Yes
A great catch? Yep, truly an accomplishment.
A fish that could have been a world record? You bet, and I didn't even bring it up.
Does Louie Spray's musky come up in world record consideration? Yep. |
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| Helluva fish! Unreal. Breathtaking. A HUGE congratulations to the Guide and to the angler.
I'm surprised that no one has asked the sixty-five thousand dollar question: What lure was the fish caught on?  |
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Location: The desert | MACK - 11/28/2011 7:05 PM
Helluva fish! Unreal. Breathtaking. A HUGE congratulations to the Guide and to the angler.
I'm surprised that no one has asked the sixty-five thousand dollar question: What lure was the fish caught on? ;)
Actually someone already has. Esox69.
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Location: Duluth, MN | Someone mentioned a Believer on FB.... |
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| Incredible fish! +4 for biggest fish to ever hit the net. |
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| Goliath.... |
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Location: Bemidji | They dont get any bigger than that. |
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Location: VA | Monsters do exist. WOW! Glad he shared. |
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Location: MN | Nah, I've seen bigger fish in Tonka.... NOT!!
What a COW!! Congrats to the guide and angler. For some reason every fall I find myself paging through Capt. Rich Clarke's photos... that man is dialed-in to catching giants.  |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | WOW ! What a Piggy. Congrats.
So ,....how many more boats will we see on that body of water next Fall ??
Not me.
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