OUTDOOR NEWS WEEKLY RAPALA WINNER

  • Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    August 27, 2004 at 4:20 pm #1286622

    FROM THE OUTDOOR NEWS
    Jessica Polston, age 17, of Excelsior caught this 54-inch muskie while fishing Lake Mille Lacs on Aug. 22. The fish hit a J18 perch-colored floating Rapala.

    Jeremiah Shaver
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 4941
    August 27, 2004 at 4:21 pm #319160

    WOW…nice fish…..What was the weight?

    Bob Bowman
    MN
    Posts: 3544
    August 27, 2004 at 4:45 pm #319167

    WOW….THAT IS A BEAST…GREAT FISH..

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    August 27, 2004 at 4:59 pm #319170

    James and I saw the actual fish…….too bad it was in a cooler……

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    August 27, 2004 at 4:59 pm #319171

    Awesome fish!
    I didn’t even know they made J18.
    Always thought the biggest was a J13?
    JWB

    ilbfishn
    Winona, MN
    Posts: 70
    August 27, 2004 at 5:57 pm #319178

    54 inch muskie in a cooler…

    gary_wellman
    South Metro
    Posts: 6057
    August 27, 2004 at 6:03 pm #319179

    Dang! I thought all you walleye and bass guys would be happy to have that tuna removed from the water!!!!

    I bet the walleyes and bass are happy…………they probably sleep a little better knowing that “creature” is gone…………

    To bad people can’t get into their minds CPR of trophy fish that are soooooo slooooooow to grow that big. That fish is probably 20 to 25 years old………..Older than the girl who caught it………….

    hooks
    Crystal, Mn.
    Posts: 1268
    August 27, 2004 at 6:22 pm #319184

    Man, That must be some cooler!

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    August 27, 2004 at 6:25 pm #319185

    I second that Hooks!

    What a shame though!

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    August 27, 2004 at 6:56 pm #319196

    I kind of figured it had not been released as Outdoor News always puts C&R right in the pic when they are released.

    hooks
    Crystal, Mn.
    Posts: 1268
    August 27, 2004 at 7:09 pm #319199

    Yeah, I know it’s her right, and Gene tries to get his clients to release the fish and make a replica but the customer has the choice.
    Wonder what it costs to mount that big a fish?
    Better question is where do you get a wall big enough to hang it on?

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    August 27, 2004 at 7:19 pm #319200

    According to some reports I read, they are having a coffee table mount made with the Musky chasing a Walleye, chasing a Perch. Sounds like an expensive project. Especially since every mount will have to be viewable 360°.

    I know what I would have done……FISH FRY!!!

    Just kidding of course.

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