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Reef Hawg |
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| Been thinking about the great season so far, and all of the personal bests that people have been catching this season that frequent these boards. I think it is so neat when a Musky angler takes another person out and they get their personal best. I didn't get nearly as much enjoyment this year, breaking my best, as I did when my buddy or wife did. A few of my friends and relatives were able to best their biggest this year, and I wanted to share my wifes and brothers personal bests here. They were so happy, that it is really quite hard to explain unless you could have been with them in the boat. I don't think the actual size of the fish ever matters, because as long as it betters their previous mark, there is reason for a certain amount of special/unique celebration. If they break the mark by a large margin(like my brother did the other day here in WI) it is even more fun to watch the joy on their faces, and a bit more celebration may ensue. Whether they catch it casting, trolling, on the figure 8(like my wife did), topwater, crankbait, Canada, WI, MN, it doesn't matter. It is a priceless moment that I personally love way more than catching a big fish myself. The stories are always cool and they are told over and over, and never forgotten. Tell me/show a picture of the personal best someone caught while fishing with you(I don't want to hear about your own), the happiness that was exposed, and the shaking/trembling nature of their voices and body in the afterglow of the ordeal. Edited by Reef Hawg 9/6/2005 1:45 PM Attachments ----------------  joes best.jpg (61KB - 79 downloads) monicas best 002.jpg (72KB - 60 downloads) monicas best 001.jpg (58KB - 75 downloads) | |||
| lambeau |
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| a couple of the PB's that i've been lucky enough to witness in the past two years... - brother-in-law - buddy - father-in-law - father lots of smiles in the boat on those days!!! Attachments ---------------- timpb.JPG (44KB - 67 downloads) waynepb.JPG (104KB - 53 downloads) richpb.JPG (60KB - 70 downloads) dadpb.JPG (163KB - 72 downloads) | |||
| Big Perc |
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| marine_1 |
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Posts: 699 Location: Hugo, MN | |||
| joe m |
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| Grass |
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| sworrall |
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Posts: 32884 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I'd rather net a muskie fpr another angler anyday and really get a charge out of watching someone's reaction to a new personal best. great shots, everyone, keep them coming. Attachments ---------------- IMG93.JPG (40KB - 62 downloads) IMAG0050.JPG (84KB - 76 downloads) PANA0313.JPG (68KB - 69 downloads) IMAG0014.JPG (72KB - 67 downloads) | ||
| AFChief |
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| Great Topic, I agree with Mr. Worrell. I'd rather net a muskie for a family member or friend than the other way around, expecially if it is their 1st time out. I have been able to help several family members hook into their first or their largest. What a thrill. By the smiles you can see that size doesn't always matter. The 1st is a pic of my brother Jim during a day trip with Steve Cady -- we had a blast even though this was the only muskie we caught. THe second is of my brother Dave who's 1st muskie happened to be the longest ever in my boat even if it was a snake. the last is the largest in my boat being a stout 44 X 22 that my wife caught (even though she was having a bad hair day). Jerry Edited by AFChief 9/6/2005 6:33 PM Attachments ---------------- Jim's 1st Muskie.JPG (23KB - 65 downloads) Dave's 1st Muskie.JPG (26KB - 61 downloads) 44 x 22.gif (198KB - 61 downloads) | |||
| mm12463 |
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Posts: 207 Location: Mpls, MN | Well this is my personal best but someone took me out and said we do it and we did. On the way up to the LOTW for a week long trip I was with TroyZ for the ride and as we talked he asked what my personal best was. Well it was a 36" Tiger (or maybe it was 38. I don't recall now). He said we'll get your best this week. And we did. To quote Troy on the trip here is the low down. 1- Witnessed a real life rat belly at the Get-R-dun by Cady 2-Low 40 class fish hot mouthing Lily Tail, set hooks, did you feel weight no, a little premature @#$!@# 3-Fish hits, stop reeling and givem line and gone 4-42" pike, mike turns and tell me he lost the fish, as it has slack line again and is swimming to deep water. 5-Mike is trying his best to get his Fig 8 up by me so I can see the fish, I tell him get it in the boat that is were I want to see the fish. 6-Mike gets his 40 inch fish I making a cast and I have to ask him if has a fish, total lost for words for the first time. 7-Have decent fish hot on fig 8, suddenly disappears, look back and mike has dropped his bait in to 8. 8- Have hot fish, make another pass she is hot on the candy knew she would eat, first turn no, second turn mike tries the stop in the corner with a spinner bait(anybody else she's gone), third turn smokes bait, Mike set hooks one hand on the forgrip and the other on the buts, Mike is showing me how to make a 40" fish tail dance for 20 seconds at boatside. 9-Mike again tries the stop n go 8, on a fish that is shredding his candy the last half of the way to the boat, he make a circle the size of a donut for the fish to turn, gone. Blew a lot of fish, took a lot of crap for it but I did stick a 40" muskie and a 42" pike. Total blast and Troy got me my personal best for a ski and a pike. Oh yah and I do have a new name from this, Blowfish. When I buy a boat next year that will be her name. One other thing. The first muskie I netted for someone else was that weekend else. Wasn't a monster but I netted Troy's ski and that was cool to be a part of it. Not his a personal best but was cool to net someone else fish and be a part of it. Last weekend I was on Vermilion with my sister and brother-in-law. A few weeks prior I took them out to learn how to cast a muskie rod. They did pretty well and I was hoping to see one them hook into a ski or a good sized pike. Would of loved to see them poop thier pants when we took a pciture.. But we'll keep trying and I really can't wait for that day I can see my sister hold a nice pike or ski and send that pic home to our parents. Edited by mm12463 9/6/2005 8:04 PM Attachments ---------------- lotw-033.jpg (85KB - 66 downloads) lotw-029.jpg (104KB - 60 downloads) lotw-008.jpg (100KB - 73 downloads) | ||
| MuskieMike |
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Location: Des Moines IA | First big fish for my buddy Gordo , in my boat , what a rush!!!!!! Attachments ---------------- Gordo's 35.jpg (5KB - 77 downloads) | ||
| B.Schaeffer |
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Posts: 114 Location: Tomahawk, Wi | My buddies largest to date. 49" Billy McWilliams . But now he's thirsty for blood. 50 50 50 50 etc...... Attachments ---------------- IMG_0508.JPG (45KB - 63 downloads) | ||
| 2Rodknocker |
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| Karen's 43 and 46" The 46 came first and is her personal best, but the 43 nearly whipped up on her only 20 minutes later. The 46 came to the net like a puppy on a string, but the 43 gave her 3 water clearing jumps and 3 line stripping runs. After the second long drag screaming pull she told me "you're gonna have to take my rod" If I did, she would still be hacked off about it! Still my favorite day on the water!! Rod LaCaze Attachments ---------------- karen43donnycrying.jpg (60KB - 65 downloads) karens46no2.jpg (43KB - 57 downloads) | |||
| jmuskieking |
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Posts: 170 Location: Valparaiso , Indiana | heres some of my friends I 've put on their biggest fish. Attachments ---------------- jeremy-biggest.JPG (20KB - 58 downloads) jim-biggest.JPG (23KB - 60 downloads) joe-biggest.JPG (17KB - 67 downloads) kent-biggest.JPG (23KB - 63 downloads) ryan-biggest.JPG (17KB - 54 downloads) | ||
| Beaver |
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Posts: 4266 | muskieking, how did you manage to get Ted Nugent in the boat?  Uncle Ted needs some new drawyers! Beav | ||
| waldo |
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| This guy whom some of you know has taken me out fishing here in Madison a number of times. He's never been to Canada before, so this June we hit some Ontario trout water for the opener. Conditions had been stable for a number of days, but there was a decent wind blowing water into one of the corners of the lake where I've seen some nice fish in the past. We drifted the shoreline, and as we got closer to shore the water went from crystal-clear to turbid, just filled with pollen and other debris. To make a long story short, I heard, "Fish on. . . BIG FISH! BIG FISH!!" and was lucky enough to not knock out the hook with the net. 54" and the biggest fish I've ever been around. -d Attachments ---------------- 54inch.jpg (38KB - 64 downloads) | |||
| Bukes |
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Beaver - 9/7/2005 7:08 AM muskieking, how did you manage to get Ted Nugent in the boat? Uncle Ted needs some new drawyers! Beav LMAO | |||
| C.Painter |
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Posts: 1245 Location: Madtown, WI | Netted two personal bests this year.... My Wifes Eagle lake 46 and my buddy Dave's WI 46 two weeks ago (Dave is a voyeur of the board...I know your out there Dave!) My wife knew it was a big fish...and had a MAJOR crack in her voice during the fight "DON'T LOSE IT! DON'T LOSE IT!"..... Love netting big fish for people! Cory Attachments ---------------- lisa 46 incher 7 05.jpg (9KB - 62 downloads) daves 46 incher 8 05.JPG (29KB - 61 downloads) | ||
| esox50 |
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| TForcier |
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Posts: 174 Location: Wis. Rapids, WI | Over the years I’ve been able to net a lot of fish for clients, friends and this year I was even able to net Norm Wild’s personal best a 51 ½-incher from LOTW. However, nothing gave me greater pleasure of netting my daughters three muskies. Her first was a 36-incher at 4 years old; the second came last year…38-incher (personal best) at 5 years old. This year I was honored again to assist her with a 34-incher at the age of 6. The smile on her face is PRICELESS. Attachments ---------------- Copy of DSC01187.JPG (51KB - 54 downloads) Copy of DSC01948.JPG (49KB - 64 downloads) Copy of DSC02368.JPG (45KB - 59 downloads) | ||
| Slimeball |
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Posts: 332 Location: Michigan | Netted my Dads PB last year in Ontario. He had that smile the rest of the trip. Makes me feel good when I think back on it. Jason. Attachments ---------------- lunge lodge 001.jpg (37KB - 49 downloads) | ||
| greenduck |
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| ulbian |
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| Trophymuskie |
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Posts: 1430 Location: Eastern Ontario | That's the best part about been a guide in muskie heaven, most leave here after releasing their personal best or at least one of their biggest. Here are a few from this season. Attachments ---------------- 06-23-2005Walter54X23Zz.jpg (53KB - 47 downloads) 07-15-2005Mase51.5X19Zz.jpg (47KB - 36 downloads) 07-18-2005Bob52X20.5Zz.jpg (42KB - 41 downloads) 07-21-2005JC53.5X20.5Zz.jpg (40KB - 49 downloads) 08-21-2005Elmo47x20Zz.jpg (32KB - 43 downloads) 08-27-2005Yannick52x22Zz.jpg (46KB - 45 downloads) 09-01-2005James49x20Zz.jpg (42KB - 37 downloads) 09-03-2005James50Zz.jpg (60KB - 40 downloads) | ||
| Mark H. |
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| My wife's personal best from this spring, and my buddy Sluggo's Wisconsin best from last summer. Attachments ---------------- 2330488-R1-034-15A.jpg (45KB - 46 downloads) Mike 49.jpg (22KB - 37 downloads) | |||
| mikie |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | I got this one with Gene up at Sab Bay's first outing, I still smile when I recall how uptight he was about me netting it on the first pass. He had on a little Mepps 3 and knew the fish wouldn't last long. We got 'er! m Attachments ---------------- sabbay0008.jpg (46KB - 42 downloads) | ||
| Reef Hawg |
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| Very cool entries!! Two WI pb's for dad an hour apart back in 02'. I am particular to the aftershock shot. Edited by Reef Hawg 9/9/2005 11:49 AM Attachments ---------------- Dads pretty fish.jpg (58KB - 40 downloads) Dads pretty fish 003.jpg (80KB - 38 downloads) Dads pretty fish 002.jpg (61KB - 41 downloads) | |||
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| Commanche Jim |
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Posts: 335 Location: Orland Park | Here's my 2 year old's accomplishments........ The first picture is Jimmy's first catch. I thought I would start him off with catching small fish. But after watching daddy casting for muskies, he wanted to try. I threw out the surface bait for him, and he reeled in. Would have been something else if he had something hit. Maybe next time. Edited by Commanche Jim 9/10/2005 9:20 AM Attachments ---------------- IMG_0053.JPG (80KB - 45 downloads) IMG_0060.JPG (80KB - 38 downloads) | ||
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