C.P.R. Green Bay Muskie a Possible Record

Anyone hear of this story?
http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/catch-and-release-green-bay-muskie-a-possible-record/

Sorry for the long link. I’m sure one of you guys smarter than me will shorten it.

Wow, what a great story. Number one priority to get it back in the water safely. Good for him and what a replica that pic will make.

Yup it’s been circulating around. No way that fish is even close to 64″ .

It is an awesome fish, but I don’t think it could be a candidate for a record if it was caught out of season. If I caught a fish that was 64 X 30 inches and it was in season, the fish won’t be so lucky. I don’t think we have to worry about that though.

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Yup it’s been circulating around. No way that fish is even close to 64″ .

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X2, Huge musky but nowhere near 64″

Nice fish

But IMHO I would expect a really heavy fish would require some bit of straining to hold up like that.

Come to thing of it an 8 inch gill can be a workout

Unless that guy is Andre the Giant, that fish isn’t 64″ long and not even close to a 30″ girth. Look at some pics of mid-to-upper 50″ Mille Lacs fish that are caught in the fall with 27-28″ girths and you will see that they are cartoonishly fat.

Without a doubt, it’s a great fish and the fish of a lifetime for most anglers. But it ain’t no 64 x 30.

I have no reason to doubt it is a 64″ or at least within the margin of error. The fish is bowing a bit.

I don’t understand why people have a hard time believing him and his story. Is it because all fisherman lie except when we are talking about ourselves? Is it envy?

I watched most of the video and I can’t find a reason to doubt him.

If I ever catch a real trophy fish I am keeping it off the internet…I know, that’s a big if.

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I watched most of the video and I can’t find a reason to doubt him.

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Where did you find the video?

I know you’re a cat guy so you don’t see a lot of muskies, but almost every muskie guy I’ve talked to agrees that he may have been using a generous tape measure. I’m not saying he’s lying or anything, just that he may have mismeasured. Unless he’s an absolute giant of a man, that fish is probably not as advertised.

Like I said before, though, it’s a huge fish and would still be the fish of a lifetime for 90% of fishermen.

The current world record muskie* is even thought to have been exaggerated on the scale and had it’s measurements enhanced by the taxidermist to meet the fisherman’s claims.

*There is a dispute about which fish is the world record. Some recognize Spray’s fish, others recognize Johnson’s fish, while a lot of guys recognize neither. There is actually a movement going on in the muskie world to take photo analysis techniques to determine the size of these two fish and determine the real world record. The evidence does not look good for either of the current records.

Sorry, I didn’t click the link. I thought the link might be an article I saw that had the link.

Interview

I’ve held and seen plenty of 40″+ pike. Seen 60″ sturgeon being held. I have also measured a 60″ piece of plywood.

Admittedly I am not very good at eyeballing things be it weight or lengths or distance.

I don’t think the picture does the fish justice. The camera is too close to the subject and the tail is being cropped.

I am sure it wasn’t 64″ on the nose, but how far do you think he is?

I am fascinated how when people post on the internet huge fish, people seem to quick to dispute it. Some seem down right mean spirited. I don’t know why people seem out right offended…well I have an idea in some circumstances. Many fishermen are poor sports, more concerned what other people think of their fishing skills than just enjoying the sport.

I do know there are circumstances where guys need to be called out on blatant lying. I just don’t think that is the case with this musky.

I think if a person wants to claim or even suggest they caught a record they need to produce the body.

I know for dam sure that fish is over 55″

I measure it as 9 3/4 inches. That’s on a 24 inch monitor and I can’t bend my wooden ruler to follow the curve in the body, so it probably would really be over 10″.

It really doesn’t matter. Nobody will ever know. It is a big fish, and if I caught it, I would be happy.

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Admittedly I am not very good at eyeballing things be it weight or lengths or distance.

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Yeah, that’s what your girlfriend told me.

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Yeah, that’s what your girlfriend told me.

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Its huge but the St Lawrence river has the world records. Can’t wait for December.

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Its huge

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That’s what she said.

I don’t believe he posted the picture… he showed it to a bait shop dealer in the GB area and that dealer was the one who posted it. Apparently he was looking for more advice on catching catfish…

Mark

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Its huge

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That’s what she said.

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lol indeed

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Yeah, that’s what your girlfriend told me.

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That’s not very neighborly. Don’t make me cross 100.

It was all over Muskie first

Unfortunately he’s already been put through the ringer

I hope people realize that you can’t catch muskies, when you’re sitting on your computer, ripping on other people for catching them

LOL, good point Joe. How big is that one you are holding in your avatar?

It was measured 49-1/2″, but we were using one of those crappy floating sticks to measure it. So if I would’ve had a proper bump board, it probabaly would’ve been at least a 50″

So due to a technical error on the part of my boat partner, I’m still in search of my spot in the 50″ club

No way that fish went 49 1/2 Joe.

looks low 40’s to me, 45″ at best

I can’t fool you guys

That’s exactly what my boat partner said when I asked him how big he thought it was

He said 42″ – 43″ maybe 44″.

I’m like NO WAY look at the F-ing head on that thing, it’s huge. There’s no way it’s a 43″.

So when he measured it I was holding it ( probabaly what cost me the 50″ measurement) He called out 49-1/2″ and I’m like hell yeah

Then we let it go, and he said, it probabaly would’ve gone 50″ cause when he measured it, there was still some sag in the belly