Potential World Record Muskie photos…!

  • In-Depth Webstaff
    Keymaster
    Posts: 2756
    July 18, 2003 at 2:34 am #1243385

    This photo, sent out to us by “Garrison” shows Ken Hunt with a MONSTER muskie he caught over the 4th of July weekend while fishing Mille Lacs Lake. The complete story, along with another pair of photos of this great fish, are located in the Mille Lacs Lake forum at this link — > Muskies on the Mud

    A huge thanks goes out to Garrison for taking the time to track down these photos and getting them out to us while the news of this great catch is still fresh. From what he tells us… Based on what we’ve learned the fish may be a Minnesota and a world IGFA line class record!

    What a fish!

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    July 18, 2003 at 2:36 am #270998

    That is a huge fish !!

    Nice Catch !!

    wade_kuehl
    Northwest Iowa
    Posts: 6167
    July 18, 2003 at 2:52 am #271003

    Goodness! What a great fish! Hey James, is there any way I can get permission from you to post that pic on my website?

    In-Depth Webstaff
    Keymaster
    Posts: 2756
    July 18, 2003 at 2:57 am #271004

    In this instance I am not able to give permission for that photo to be placed anywhere else as I am not the owner of the photo… the user Garrision is. Sorry. You could always link to the post though!

    mike t
    St Paul, MN
    Posts: 127
    July 18, 2003 at 1:46 pm #259742

    Great Fish, a little sad to see it’s still not swimming around though…….I’m wondering if with the light line she didn’t revive so well.

    Mike T

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    July 18, 2003 at 3:57 pm #259431

    Definitely a great catch! I wish there was a way to register record fish without harvesting them…………but as I’ve been made to understand it, there isn’t at this time.

    On the flip side, while many of us would love to know the fish is still out there, I hold nothing against anyone who chooses to keep one. “One” being the key word. The decision to go with a replica is my choice only………….but I wouldn’t get a crack at the record books for making that choice. It’d only be a “potential” record holder that inevitably someone would challenge I should’ve kept.

    This is a chance to get the name in the books and for some people, that’s a dream come true. Here’s a big for possibly seeing one dream come true.

    2Fishy4U
    Posts: 973
    July 20, 2003 at 5:34 pm #271050

    The guy may have been forced to keep it. A few years ao I caught a 22 lb Musky on six pound test line and a crawler while fishing for Walleye. It took so long to land it that once I got it to the boat there was no way I could revive it. I wonder if that wasn’t the case in this situation.

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    July 20, 2003 at 6:26 pm #271053

    Way to Go !!! Nice fish. Thanks for sharing. Bill

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