Laura knows where that fish is.
Nice fish. Tough to tell from the picture but could it have been an eagle or something that tried to grab it?
Nice fish. May have been a prop scar. Big esox like to sun themselves in open water after the spawn and chase bait. Can be a dangerous venture.
Laura knows where that fish is.
Hilarious. I about spit my Kinetico water all over my iPad.
That fish is not in good shape. I think carter may be on to something with the eagle thing. Or maybe osprey. Look more like talon scars than fish jaw scars.
That said, I know big pike and muskies will take a swing at just about anything in distress, despite size… sooo. Who knows
I don’t think it was prop wounds, hard to say if bird or another fish. He was pretty beat up on both sides of him.
I should have taken a better picture. This picture was taken by my 12 year old. So between my phone being junk and my kids photography skills, this is what I get lol
I’d also guess it was from a bird. It most likely happened during the spawn when the fish was up in shallow water.
I was just thinking it would have to be a pretty big musky to leave some wound that wide. There are definitely fish of that size around depending on where you were at… so could be.
I’d also guess it was from a bird. It most likely happened during the spawn when the fish was up in shallow water.
Well we both know there are plenty of eagles right in this same spot
I was just thinking it would have to be a pretty big musky to leave some wound that wide. There are definitely fish of that size around depending on where you were at… so could be.
Few years ago the now ex caught a 51 while throwing a wacky worm in the Lilly pads.
Trust your hands on visual, but from pics it looks more like a bacterial viral lesion.
Nice catch either way 
Trust your hands on visual, but from pics it looks more like a bacterial viral lesion.
Nice catch either way
It looked like it was a pretty fresh war battle, he was ripped up on the otherside as well. He got blood all over the carpet from where I set the net down. I did cat a walleye that had alot of nastiness on him but it was 2 spots the size of a half dollar.
I’ve seen muskies early in the year with soars on their sides that I was told was due to spawning.
I’ve seen muskies early in the year with soars on their sides that I was told was due to spawning.
I have seen this also. Those spawning bruises look way different than this.
I caught a musky on a 20″ walleye I was reeling in on ML, and the bite marks were about 14″ apart. A couple bites could easily do that much damage imo. Tough to say without a better picture but feel like talon marks would be more noticeable. C’mon son you’re 12 now make sure the fish fills the frame and no one can see the background! 
It is hard to guess what happened with these marks.
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I caught a musky on a 20″ <strong class=”ido-tag-strong”>walleye I was reeling in on ML, and the bite marks were about 14″ apart. A couple bites could easily do that much damage imo. Tough to say without a better picture but feel like talon marks would be more noticeable. C’mon son you’re 12 now make sure the fish fills the frame and no one
Damn kid can fortnite with the best of them but give him a camera and he usually gets half the fish in the pic. This was one of the better ones he’s taken
I caught a 32″ laker in Sag one year that had escaped a raptor. Deep talon tears in both flanks. This guy got skinned. Definitely a prop hitting him perpendicularly.
I caught a 32″ laker in Sag one year that had escaped a raptor. Deep talon tears in both flanks. This guy got skinned. Definitely a prop hitting him perpendicularly.
Both sides looked like this. That’s why I assumed it was a fish grabbing him. But honestly I unhooked it snapped a pic and released it with out to much more investigation
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