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| My brother. He got me interested in fishing for muskies and there's no one else I'd rather have with me when I get my biggest than him. It would mean a hell of alot more if he was there than anyone who has a TV show or has written books. |
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| Take him out of his element and how good will he be? Ask Herbie how good Laz was about an hour into his Eagle trip...
Ask Ramsell who he'd rather fish with on about 15 different bodies of water... Laz
Which Muskyhunter shows are the best for big fish...
Casting... Trolling... Wherever you put him he will clean out the system...
I wish everyone had a chance to fish with him once. |
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| bn - 4/8/2009 3:17 PM
best is kind of a funny term...as others have said a guy like Lazarus might be the best on the body of water he fished doing the tactics he uses to put lots of 50's in the net, but take a fish out of water so to speak and how good will he do? adaptability on many types of waters from shield lakes, to lakes in MN/WI and throw in bodies of water like reservoirs and rivers . and see who can still boat fish...many guys are good at doing what they do over and over and over on the same body of water...get them on a new lake and how do they fare? "best" might to have "best on a specific body of water" added in...
I think guys like the Lindners are some of the most adaptable at finding and catching big fish...
thats why i vote for Jim Saric, thats exactly what he does, he goes to many different waters and consistently catches big fish? wonder why more are not voting for him? |
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| thats just because you have no idea of where he fish,and who is the guy behind all those show! |
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Location: Chippewa Falls Wisconsin | JASON MALONE AND JON OLSTADT
BOTH ARE THE BEST STICKS I HAVE EVER FISHED WITH AND I HAVE FISHED WITH MANY OF THE BIG NAMES LISTED BY OTHERS IN THIS THREAD IN MY DAY.
God knows you dont have to be a big name to be an awesome stick. Time on the water and knowing how to break down water when ever you get a chance to get on it...devines best to me. Showing up on a Saturday morning because thats the only day your wife lets you fish and going out and catching three muskies in a morning takes talent. Figuring out the conditions and getting quickly dialed in is half the battle.
Getting a call that a hot bite is on and jumping in a boat with someone dialed in on the water and shooting a video does not take much talent. Kinda like your buddy telling you to sit in his deer stand, because he had been seeing a monster buck there on a regualar basis at 7pm....its just easier to close the deal that way!
I know many awsome sticks that only get 5 days on the water a year! |
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Location: Michigan | Will Schultz - 4/8/2009 4:21 PM
The best? The guy that takes his kid(s) or other kids fishing and doesn't measure himself with other anglers by anything other than height...
I might have a good chance at winning that contest then  |
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| Al Lindner
Dan Sura
You can't spend time in the boat with those two guys and not learn a lot regardless of what you are fishing for. I spent years on the seminar trail with Dan back in the 70's and 80's, and I sat in the crowd and gave him my utmost attention every time that he spoke.
I'd also like to spend time in the boat with Rick Clunn. A bass guru, with an almost philosophical way about disecting a lake and chasing fish.
Most recent on the list is Mark Zona. |
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Location: Rockford Il | Al Linder |
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| Danny gibbons on lake of the woods gets my vote. |
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| Bob Mehsikomer! As of 2008 Bob has 97 muskies 50-inches and better to his credit.
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| Mike Lazarus
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| I really don't want to be ignorant here because I really don't want to offend anyone,but besides the guys that have had the luxury to have shared a boat with the LAZ man.I really don't think most guys on this site really know the INCREDIBLE number of 50" fish he has put in his boat over the last 18 years. Bob Meshikomer has 96 50" muskies to his credit and LAZARUS has well over 1500 50"ers to his credit... He keeps to his guys and that's it! You can put that man on any given body of water and he will outfish anyone on this earth! Hats off to the LEGEND! A.K.A. The Silent Killer...... Peace. |
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Location: Brookfield, WI | Slamr, because it's fun to be yelled at and denigrated. For Tigers? Clint Sieverson, hands down.
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Location: Indianapolis, IN | There are, in my opinion, many unknown great muskie anglers who don't seek money or fame. Their catches go undocumented as to limit the amount of info getting "out"! Having said that, I would love to spend a whole day with Al Linder! If it swims, the man can catch it!
There are many great guides, of which I have fished with a few. Gregg Thomas is an amazing fisherman, with a single focus, at such a young age, as I have ever witnessed!
Wil Schultz puts incredible numbers of fish in his boat! He's at the very top of MI's catch and release stats every year!
A more fitting category would be to perhaps list your top 50 anglers?
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| if you are measuring "the best musky fisherman" by performance, like # of fish and # of big fish, no wonder the guys who fish the best bodies of water in the world are at the top of the list. daaa.
if mike lazarus or anyone else for that matter, home waters were in ohio, neither of them would catch the number of big fish they do. If you know how to troll REALLY well, and you spend countless days on the best big fish waters in the world, you WILL catch a bunch of big fish. if you are good at trolling and troll the best the waters EVER, you will put up spectular numbers. if you have no idea how to troll and you fish troll the best water in the world, you'll only "luck" into a few nice ones.
So...i bet there are a lot of people on this board that believe catching fish over 50" casting is harder than catching 50" trolling. I do believe this is a popular opinion. If this is a popular opinion, lets remember the Mille Lacs and MN guides 4 years ago who were catch over 20 muskies over 51" each season, ALL CAUGHT CASTING. does that make them a better angler than a troller who gets a few more 50's than the casting guys? maybe...maybe not. but those guys were fishing the BEST casting bite in the world at that time.
Spend every day of the season, on the best water in the world, and you'd be amazed what kind of number you could put out too.
So, who is the best musky angler in the world? hard to say. I really think you can only say who is the best musky angler on a particular body of water. There are plenty of guys who could fish circles around Lazurus if he was forced to cast in northern Wisconsin. Mike L is also in a league of his own when it comes to trolling in eastern ontario/western quebec. So..who's the best? i honestly think you can only say "who's the best in 1000's Islands?". "who's the best fisherman on Vermillion" etc... |
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Location: Brookfield, WI | Everyone knows trolling and sucker fishing are a level below casting. It's just that everyone won't admit it. There are specific math formulas that breakdown how a trolling or sucker fish compares to a casting fish. They can be found on this forum using the search function.
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Location: West Chester, OH | MuskyHopeful - 4/9/2009 7:15 AM
Everyone knows trolling and sucker fishing are a level below casting. It's just that everyone won't admit it. There are specific math formulas that breakdown how a trolling or sucker fish compares to a casting fish. They can be found on this forum using the search function.
Kevin
The Green Jacket
Now here's a guy who can stir the pot!! (Is NASCAR really rigged?) |
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| "Everyone knows trolling and sucker fishing are a level below casting."
Wow, I would strongly disagree with that statement. All (3) forms of fishing require precision boat control. I am a caster who uses suckers in the fall. If that sucker is not right on the break, tickling the weeds, etc. the chances of getting bit is minimal. I am sure some trollers here would have the same opinion. Please show me the link where this has been proven.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Steve,
He's pulling our collective leg. |
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| Just for the heck of it, I decided to “Google” some of the names mentioned here.
A few names that gave a return: Jim Saric, Al Lindner, Jim Lindner, Larry Ramsell.
Among those that did not: Mike Lazarus. Go figure... |
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Location: Twin Cities | musky man - 4/8/2009 11:05 AM
Bob Mehsikomer! As of 2008 Bob has 97 muskies 50-inches and better to his credit.
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I can think of a guide that does that in two seasons. |
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| it's not too often you get to shake hands with 2 guys at once who have _released_ likely state record muskies. i've had the good luck to do so with Kent Sorenson and Jody Dahms as they were both at the MuskieFirst outing on Vermilion last year. it's a true honor to call them both friends.
they're not on anybody's "top 10 greatest" lists, but their decision to release fish like these makes them hands-down the "best" among us - these are the guys we should be honoring and emulating. Dale McNair obviously joins them in that elite category.
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| This thread is hilarious!!! Grown men or women making claim on who the best fisherman is ??? It's a little silly to even care if there is a "best" Maybe "favorite" or "dream fishing date" should have been used instead. I can't help to think the original poster had an agenda (especially after reading a few follow up responses) to anoint Mike Lazarus "King"
I like the comment "Great waters make great fisherman" It could probably be argued that every name listed so far can probably do something muskie fishing related a little better than everyone else. Let's Party!!! |
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| it is a valid question, just like who is the best golfer, who is the best baseball player, who is the best poker player.
all the answers are just opinions, as there really is no way to say who is the best.
even the guy who a majority think is the best can probably still learn a lot from some of the others, no one guy knows it all. |
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Location: University of Hartford | I know that lazarus is King on Georgian bay.... Also I would throw Scott Jager into the ring just because its always a blast in the boat with him, Steve Herbeck as well, I have learned more from that man in 5 min then in 3 years on my own.
Thats my 2 cents,
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Location: Southern W.Va. | It all depends on where your fishing. Take any of the "big names" out of their home waters and I'm sure a local "pro" will probably have better success. If I was to fish say LOTW then my vote would probably be Bill Sandy or Doug Johnson, they know these waters like none that I can think of and their records speak for themself. Out east, probably Lazarus, same reasons. Wisc., probably Jim Saric or Tom Gelb. Minn. then my vote would go to Greg Thomas. Kentucky, probably Tony Grant. It all comes down to this, "Who is the best allround stick?" My vote would be Steve Jonesi, he's the best that I've ever had the pleasure to fish with and a blast to fish with. No offense meant to anyone because I fished with some pretty good fishermen over the past 6 or 7 years, but Steve has shown me more big fish then anybody, so he would have to get my vote.
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| I have to put a plug in for my home boy....Mike Hulbert....this man can catch fish!!! |
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