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| It's cool to cruise thru nothing but big fish in this thread. Thanks again to Larry for having the passion to keep track of these historical fish. |
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| Congrats Larry! The look on your face in the pics says it all. Dandy fish! |
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Location: WI | Great fish Larry. I'm sitting here, hearing the Bunchman's voice as I read the story behind your catch in the Lunge Log. |
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Location: Already Gone | Yes Sir, great fish Larry. Congratulations.!
And Merry Christmas!  |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | Baby Mallard: Following is a statement I made in an earlier post in this thread regarding girth:
"Here is another St. Lawrence River monster caught by Bill Barber. It was 56.25 inches long and first girthing was 28, but Bill said to wait a few seconds and do it again and the guys could actually see it deflate. The second measurement was 26.25 inches! Girth is a fickle "tool" to be using to estimate the actual size of these great fish...If you don't weigh it, you shouldn't say it."
Having said that, I don't wish to promote the weighing of muskies except for the special giants.
And thanks and Merry Christmas to all as well. May Santa bring you a coupon for your giant in 2019!!!
Edited by Larry Ramsell 12/19/2018 10:49 AM
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | Larry Ramsell - 12/19/2018 11:47 AM B Having said that, I don't wish to promote the weighing of muskies except for the special giants. And thanks and Merry Christmas to all as well. May Santa bring you a coupon for your giant in 2019!!! Thank you for saying you're not promoting weighing muskies!! To each their own but I really don't see a point in putting a scale to anything less than 50#. Merry Christmas to you too!
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| tks larry.it laways make me laugh evry time i say another giant from thousand islands tried to released giant.it look like the guys from that area love to keep the big one |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | Will: Concur with your point on weighing.
supertrollr: My fish was released and it didn't come from the Thousand Islands. |
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| Congratulations on a beast !! Thanks for sharing 
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Location: new richmond, wi. & isle, mn | Congrats Larry! A true Queen! |
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| Congrats on the great catch. |
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| On occasion all I do is to weight the fish in the net. Only takes a sec and no worry about jaw distention or holding vertical. Using a fish friendly tangle free net helps as well. |
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| Congrats Larry , you have been on a roll fishing with Mike , keep up the good work ,,,on to bigger and better in 2019,,, Bill |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | Trophyhunter1958: No doubt, my roll in the capture of the giants has merely been to "reel them in". Mike is the genius behind it all!!
I could not in good conscience compare my accomplishment to the likes of Tom Gelb who "did it the hard way" in capturing a 50+ pounder from inland Wisconsin waters, row trolling in winter conditions, by himself! THAT, is a superhuman accomplishment. |
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| Don't sell yourself short Larry , remember i've seen you out there fishing covered in ice , shivering and shaking like a dog passing pine cones , you have earned it and it is well deserved ! |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | Thanks Bill. Probably the worst part of the day is the time it takes to put on all the layers of clothing before starting out. Of course setting the rods and cleaning the lures multiple times per pass in 35 degree water takes a bit of a toll on the hands too. And of course no top on the boat and no heater in zero degree wind chill adds to the "fun"!
Recall one time in zero degree wind chill and a strong west wind, the ice build-up on the sides of the boat added at least 400 pounds of weight to it and we weren't out more than a couple of hours. Certainly a time of the year to be extra careful.
Edited by Larry Ramsell 12/22/2018 9:41 AM
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Location: Eastern Ontario | supertrollr - 12/19/2018 1:12 PM
tks larry.it laways make me laugh evry time i say another giant from thousand islands tried to released giant.it look like the guys from that area love to keep the big one
Could you direct me to all of these fish that you say are kept in the Thousand Islands. Not sure if your hinting at people saying they tried to release and couldn't . I spend a lot of time out there and know and am in constant contact with many others that spend more time than I from both sides of the border. This is not something I'm seeing or hearing about. Dr. John Casselman told me if I had a big fish die on me that he wanted it for research. Fortunately to this point it hasn't happened. |
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| Great fish, most appear to best any of my bigger fish, not that it's a contest, Some real bruisers wow. BTW merry X-mass all. |
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| Anyone see the 59 1/4" on the Musky Hunter Facebook page ?
What you think ?
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| ^ i thought it was awesome and legit too. finally i might be able to believe in a 60 |
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| Looks like a world record release right there. 56.8lbs. Congrats to those guys is in order. What a beast!!!
Edited by 4amuskie 12/25/2018 7:42 AM
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | 4amuskie: While definitely a near 5 foot giant, it falls a bit short of the "MuskieFirst" Release World Record and wasn't properly documented. See:
https://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=10... |
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| Maybe not a "muskiefirst" world record, but, certainly undisputable length would put it right up there on top. Not many have been past that mark!! Stuff a 10lb walleye or some other bait fish down her and boom, winner winner chicken dinner...lol |
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| A lot of people fish trophy waters who never post a picture. We’ve caught some absolute giants - A lot of people are after a 60lb fish and you won’t here about them until they catch it. It’s not worth the Having more pressure on the water or criticism on the internet. |
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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | Ok, 2019 and time to go back into history over 100 years; 1907 to be exact. Unfortunately, this will only be a story as no picture was available. This was sent to me by Robert Gollonik, thank you Robert. It is a story from the July 20, 1907 and was printed in the Eagle River newspaper:
"Hooks 67 Pound Fish"
Judge Bailey of Eau Claire, (WI) lands big muskellunge after water king had upset his boat. Hayward, July 20, 1907"
Pitting swimming powers against those of the monster fish in an hour's battle Judge W.F. Bailey of Eau Claire landed the monarch muskellunge of Sand Lake. A sixty-seven & one-half pounder and won the championship of the region for his club the Kingfishers. The Judge was trolling when the huge muskie struck and the fight was on. The line caught the bow of the boat and it was overturned but the Judge in spite of his 65 years, tied the line around him and started for a companions boat. A life line was tossed to him, the Judge pulled to safety and the fight renewed. C.W. Wilson of Tuscola, Ill, the rescurer lending his aid. For half an hour the water king kept up his fight before he could be drawn near the boat & shot.
In its mammoth jaws were found imbedded, two Skinner Spoon Hooks evidence of struggles in which the muskie had escaped its human foes after being fairly hooked.
The last duty of the former ruler of Sand Lake was to furnish dinner to seventy-five guests in the hotel in Hayward, after he had been placed in a place of honor where all the towns people could gaze upon him."
Wow! Reverse deja vu. That last part sure sounds familiar for Hayward "record muskies" later in that century... |
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| Court judge or tournament judge? Either way, sounds fishy |
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| Lol...love the water king story...thanks for posting Larry
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