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Bonny Bay Camp

Posted 7/24/2010 9:15 AM (#451628)
Subject: How big is this Muskie?

Posts: 5

We had a guest bring this fish up to the boat on a hot n tot and light line in early June on Wabigoon Lake but he didn't have the proper net or cradle to land it so he released it without getting a measurement or pic out of the water.
The width of the head figured roughly as follows,
Hot n Tot crank bait body 4" long
The width of the fishes head in the photo that I have printed is 1 1/4"
In the photo the hot n tot is 3/4" long
1 1/4" (head width) divided by .75 (length of lure) = 1.66"
1.66 x 4 = 6.66"
Therefore the musky is 6.66" wide from one side of the head to the other.
If so how long is this fish?
Being computer dumb I am trying to figure out how to post the photo, hopefully I can "attach a file after posting"
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cast10K

Posted 7/24/2010 2:31 PM (#451656 - in reply to #451628)
Subject: RE: How big is this Muskie?

Posts: 432

Location: Eagan, MN

The lure is angled at the camera, producing a shorter than actual image. I'd say mid to high 30".

Top H2O

Posted 7/24/2010 2:49 PM (#451657 - in reply to #451656)
Subject: RE: How big is this Muskie?

Posts: 4080

Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion

37-39"

MuskyRuss

Posted 7/24/2010 4:52 PM (#451669 - in reply to #451628)
Subject: RE: How big is this Muskie?

Posts: 181

Location: Valparaiso, Indiana

with the thickness of her... id guess 45-50"er

Edited by MuskyRuss 7/24/2010 4:52 PM

fishcrazed

Posted 7/24/2010 9:29 PM (#451703 - in reply to #451669)
Subject: RE: How big is this Muskie?

Posts: 171

Location: indiana

i would definitely have to say upper forties. large head and behind the gills is very thick.

Bonny Bay Camp

Posted 7/24/2010 11:25 PM (#451711 - in reply to #451628)
Subject: Re: How big is this Muskie?

Posts: 5

I wasn't in the boat with the fellow but he has been coming up here to Bonny Bay for years and every year including this year have caught numerous pike in the high 30's or low 40's as well last year he caught a 46" muskie.
So I am thinking that judging by how excited he was and he has regularly seen fish up to 46" that it could have been larger than 46".

SpencerBerman

Posted 7/25/2010 2:12 PM (#451756 - in reply to #451628)
Subject: Re: How big is this Muskie?

Posts: 202

44-47 would be my guess

Lightning

Posted 7/26/2010 4:56 PM (#451902 - in reply to #451628)
Subject: Re: How big is this Muskie?

Posts: 485

Location: On my favorite lake!

I would guess 44-48 in

stcroixmusky

Posted 7/28/2010 8:00 AM (#452158 - in reply to #451628)
Subject: RE: How big is this Muskie?

Posts: 157

45 plus or minus an inch.

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