2009 Muskie & Pike Photos

Awesome fish Joe. Congrats. How big is that pig (besides REALLY)? Hope you’ve been saving some cash for a replica.

I’m sorry

I forgot the most important part of the story

The size

She was 49-1/2″

I didn’t get an accurate girth, but she was solid all the way down to the tail

Gary thought she probabally went 24″ girth

What kind of weight would that be do you think

Do you think 35-40 lbs

Let’s get down to brass tacks here…..
It’s dark, it’s windy, it’s been a BEE-OTCH with boat control!
Trying to do a controlled drift down a break line while hucking spinnerbaits into the weeds.

The boy hollers: GOT ONE!!!!
I look over, see the old brown-back……Yep, we got a ski!
I see the fish off about 15 feet from the boat, looks like a nice 42, maybe a 44″ fish. COOL!

A few battle runs and dances around the boat……finally in the net.
Got her secure, she is doing good. I’m hollering for bolt cutters, jaw spreaders, pliers…….Remember Joe: “GET ME AN F’NNNN PLIERS!!!!!!”
So, there she is in the bag, nice and calm, hooks out, camera ready, all set. I’m still thinking a 44″ pig, maaaaaaaaybe 45″ at best.
Then I try to lift the sow up over the side of the boat.
HOLY BALLS!!!!! SHE HAD SOME GIRTH!!!!!
Then I finally realized how long she was…..
I measured her 3 times. She was an HONEST 49.5″ Sorry Joe, maybe if she didn’t have the sag in her belly when I measured, she might have hit 50″.

Congrats plunge that’s a pig I would say 20-22″ girth we’ve got 5 49’s this season none bigger than 22″ should push low to mid 30lbs.

Thanks guys

I wasn’t sure on the weight exactly, but I know that I could hardly lift her

Gary I’m not to concerned about it being 50″, I’m just happy to be on the board finally

With a PB to boot

Hopefully I can catch up to you Timmy

Probabally wishful thinking though

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Remember Joe: “GET ME AN F’NNNN PLIERS!!!!!!”
So, there she is in the bag, nice and calm, hooks out, camera ready, all set. I’m still thinking a 44″ pig, maaaaaaaaybe 45″ at best.
Then I try to lift the sow up over the side of the boat.
HOLY BALLS!!!!! SHE HAD SOME GIRTH!!!!!
Then I finally realized how long she was…..
I measured her 3 times. She was an HONEST 49.5″ Sorry Joe, maybe if she didn’t have the sag in her belly when I measured, she might have hit 50″.

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Man I love it

It was a bit of a Clustie, I could just hear the Benny Hill music playing in the backround

I’m just glad it all worked out

1. We both got to keep our fingers
2. We wern’t stuck by any hooks
3. She swam away to fight another day

for Joe and Gary, way to go guys. Joe keep at it, fine example of how persistence pays off.

Tim Schmitz it was nice seeing you a few weeks ago at the ramp, keep up the effort, you’re a machine no doubt.

Hope to see a lot of fall fatties posted up during the next two months.

I need to quit creating myself projects around the house and try to do some fishing for once. Oh and then there are the kids, wife, job hunt….

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Congrats plunge that’s a pig I would say 20-22″ girth we’ve got 5 49’s this season none bigger than 22″ should push low to mid 30lbs.

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I got a 45.5″ pike with a 23.5″ girth on the wall. This pig had one helluva girth! I have to state I don’t think she was anything less than 22″, very easily more. Sure wish we would have measured her, because she was really thick across the back!

WTG Plunge and guide Gary!!! For sake of conversation, according to the formula at 22″ girth its close enough to 30# to call it 30# (29.95#). At 24″ girth, it comes in just over 35# (35.64#), so at 23″ girth it must be 32-33#’s. Plunge, do you want those Viper’s now???

Mark

A Lake Wissota 42-incher that my daughter and I CPR’d today.

Congrats

Very nice fish.

These are a couple caught this summer. The first one is a 47 that hit at boatside on a cowgirl. My PB. The second picture is my first ski’ of the summer that i caught in western MN on an Appealer.

Heres a better look at my PB 50 incher

Since my 50 on Labor day we’ve boated a 45, 43, 38, 41 and this fat 48×23 along with 20+ follows. Been a fun couple of weeks.

Some pics from the last couple weeks. pic 1 44” first cast at a school of sunfish pic 2 41” guppie pic 3 joes 46” pic 4 Joes new PB 51.5” last pic slob from the other night

Tim, what does this make for 09′ season numbers

29 and counting Whats realy funny about that is last year was my first year Muskie fishing and i got like 15 or so and my biggest was a thin 46” . O how things have changed

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29 and counting Whats realy funny about that is last year was my first year Muskie fishing and i got like 15 or so and my biggest was a thin 46” . O how things have changed

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I guess

Holy cow, that’s awesome

Couple from Iowa, 40″ for me and my buddy got his first,a 42 in the net after losing 2 on Saturday,

I LOVE this photo

Congrats Tim, you are having one hell of a year.

Both of these fish ate while Mike was stirring the pot ..

Pic # 2——-Yo Adrian

I can almost hear “Eye of the Tiger” playin in the backround

I had the day off today so I figured to heck with 45 degrees and wind and rain…was out for 6 hours and saw 6 fish. This is the only one that made it to the net. 39 inches.

Got to love them tigers. Congrats

Nice fish

Do you think this is a Tiger? I thought the same thing, but it is from Bald Eagle. Which according to the DNR has only had Leech Lake strain fish stocked since 1994, and the odds of a natural Hybrid occurring in Bald Eagle seem really low.

The tips of the tail are rounded….isn’t that one of the characteristic features of a tiger?

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Do you think this is a Tiger? I thought the same thing, but it is from Bald Eagle. Which according to the DNR has only had Leech Lake strain fish stocked since 1994, and the odds of a natural Hybrid occurring in Bald Eagle seem really low.

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No question about it, thats a Tiger

Beautiful fish, Congrats

That’s a big 10-4 on the rounded tail Jason tiger fo sure Bob Turgon told me that it is rare but dose happen.

Works for me, thanks guys!