State record muskie killed in net

  • josh a
    Posts: 588
    #1276222

    True story. The tribe has succesfully gill netted and killed the would-be state record muskie on the east side of mille lacs. 56″ long 55#. Has anyone else heard this yet? I just found out a few minutes ago

    dank
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1123
    #1048049

    where did you hear this from?

    steve-fellegy
    Resides on the North Shores of Mille Lacs--guiding on Farm Island these days
    Posts: 1294
    #1056088

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    where did you hear this from?


    The Aitkin DNR fisheries office verified this to me today via email. 54.8lbs. 56″ long. Of course, caught via Tribal regime gill-net.

    drew-evans
    rochester MN
    Posts: 1099
    #1056090

    it wouldnt surprise me……. if true sure is a sad day for mn anglers….. i think i would hate to be the netter who killed the state record Ski i here the muskie guys are like the maffia, blood for blood…….

    Mike Klein
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 1026
    #1056092

    Sad story. Again tribes fail to protect nature as was taught in grade school that the natives we stewards of the land. The whites were destroyers. Times sure have changed. guess they will share the meat with all members. no reason to kill a fish like that.

    jiggin-rake
    inver grove heights, minnesota
    Posts: 857
    #1056093

    The dnr should stop stocking their lakes then….

    drew-evans
    rochester MN
    Posts: 1099
    #1056097

    I just passed this information on to another site and it was deleted by site management within 10 min. there were no reply’s to it so it couldnt have been because of a bad comment…….. what do guys think is going on there??

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    #1056101

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    what do guys think is going on there??



    Indian money sponsors?!?!!?

    Rob2001
    Savage, MN
    Posts: 83
    #1056103

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    I just passed this information on to another site and it was deleted by site management within 10 min. there were no reply’s to it so it couldnt have been because of a bad comment…….. what do guys think is going on there??


    Because they know it’s gonna get ugly and decided to nip it in the bud before it could….

    fishbizbob
    Posts: 198
    #1056104

    That really blows!!! Not a Muskie guy, per se, but I hate to hear a fish of that Caliber killed, by any means!!

    Brian Hoffies
    Land of 10,000 taxes, potholes & the politically correct.
    Posts: 6843
    #1056107

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    I just passed this information on to another site and it was deleted by site management within 10 min. there were no reply’s to it so it couldnt have been because of a bad comment…….. what do guys think is going on there??


    Depends which site it was on. If it was one of the Muskie sites it was doomed to be deleted anyway. If it was that site that had Minnesota in it’s name, they might not have liked the way the wind was blowing. If you aren’t “in” over there you have zero chance of having any kind of discussion.

    For what it’s worth, it has a better then 50 / 50 chance of getting locked up here to. Netting is a hot button, add in a Muskie and it’s as bad as politics. People can’t help themselves.

    ottomatica
    Lino Lakes, MN
    Posts: 1380
    #1056117

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    If it was that site that had Minnesota in it’s name, they might not have liked the way the wind was blowing.


    I heard China bases their internet control on that site’s practises…

    washburn
    Aitkin Mn
    Posts: 185
    #1056118

    Does that go in a sovereign record book? Hope they are proud, must have been a great fight

    life1978
    Eau Claire , WI
    Posts: 2790
    #1056133

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    The dnr should stop stocking their lakes then….



    If only.

    bigpike
    Posts: 6259
    #1056134

    We’ll if people would stop blindly throwing there money at the casino’s over the netting issue maybe we would get some where with this subject, money talks and empty casino’s will certainly get there attention. Of course every time I drive by a casino there are cars and bus’s everywhere – just stating an observation

    red89
    Hudson
    Posts: 918
    #1056137

    Did they eat it or throw it in a field is what I want to know…

    Paulski
    “Ever Wonder Why There Are No Democrats On Mount Rushmore ? "
    Posts: 1194
    #1056142

    First, keep in mind, it is up to the site you are on what they want to deal with, so no surprise it got yanked if I am thinking about the same site as you.

    That being said, I am pretty sure that this is not the first fish of this size to make it into the gill nets, it just happens to be one we heard about. There have been 2-3 other 56 inch class fish taken the last couple years I am just hearing about…

    muskychaser
    Prescott, Wi
    Posts: 372
    #1056144

    They probually threw it into the ditch also. Since it wasnt a walleye

    mossydan
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 7727
    #1056146

    Or a surcharge for the DNR restocking year after year and them being able to net some of those stocked fish, looks like thier on the receiving end. I’m sure everybody likes funding something that doesen’t come back to them but that goes to someone that abuses the resource, no heat under the kettle today!

    dank
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1123
    #1056179

    What a waste

    glenn57
    cold spring mn
    Posts: 11804
    #1056181

    Quote:


    We’ll if people would stop blindly throwing there money at the casino’s over the netting issue maybe we would get some where with this subject, money talks and empty casino’s will certainly get there attention. Of course every time I drive by a casino there are cars and bus’s everywhere – just stating an observation


    OHHHHHHHH SO TRUE!!!!!!!!

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    #1056185

    Quote:


    Quote:


    We’ll if people would stop blindly throwing there money at the casino’s over the netting issue maybe we would get some where with this subject, money talks and empty casino’s will certainly get there attention. Of course every time I drive by a casino there are cars and bus’s everywhere – just stating an observation


    OHHHHHHHH SO TRUE!!!!!!!!



    Except that it isn’t just fishermen that visit casinos. I highly doubt it would be enough for them to beg to have netting and spearing revoked.

    And a lot of the fishermen who visit casinos don’t care because spearing and netting does not affect them directly.

    JimmyClark
    Eagle Point Wi. USA
    Posts: 54
    #1056204

    If you have enough “public access” around the area casino, you could do some sort of “informational picketting” in that area. But, if you don’t have the information you want known by the public to hand out, it’d be a waste of time. Whatever you do, don’t do it like PARR did in Wisconsin.

    outdoors4life
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 1500
    #1056210

    It is sad to see yes BUT………
    Muskies are very common compared to many other native species that are killed often because people don’t know what they are and think they are invasive. That puts me in a worse mood than this.

    Fish that are not protected in MN that should be.
    Blue Sucker
    River Redhorse
    Greater Redhorse
    Black Buffalo
    Topeka shiner
    Guilt darter
    Crystal Darter
    Gravel Chub
    And there are more!

    ghost78
    Minnesota
    Posts: 22
    #1056221

    This news ruins my weekend

    roosterrouster
    Inactive
    The "IGH"...
    Posts: 2092
    #1056222

    Bob…I’m blind to this stuff so I have questions…1) What are they suppose to do with Muskies that are caught in their nets? Bring them in for the DNR to account for or throw them back…2) How do we know those were Musky and not Northern?

    DaveB
    Inver Grove Heights MN
    Posts: 4469
    #1056224

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    Bob…I’m blind to this stuff so I have questions…1) What are they suppose to do with Muskies that are caught in their nets? Bring them in for the DNR to account for or throw them back…2) How do we know those were Musky and not Northern?


    I think that this is the reason (one of many) that so many fisherman HATE gill netting. Unlike angling or spearing, you cant choose what fish get harvested.

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