State Record Sauger?

  • Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59996
    April 9, 2014 at 1:44 pm #1361192

    John caught this sauger this morning while on Pool 4 with Guide Denver McKinnon.

    Take a gander at this 23.5 inch Sauger!

    I’m sure there will be more info on it once Denver gets back to Everts.

    CPRbigeyes
    Iowa
    Posts: 141
    April 9, 2014 at 1:53 pm #1402962

    Going to be close! What a fish!

    marbleyes
    Holmen, WI
    Posts: 302
    April 9, 2014 at 2:08 pm #1402963

    What a tank!!! Nice fish!

    wimwuen
    LaCrosse, WI
    Posts: 1960
    April 9, 2014 at 2:11 pm #1402966

    Whoa, what a monster. Denver is a stand up guy and a great guide. Somebody in his boat pulling a tank like that doesn’t surprise me at all.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    April 9, 2014 at 2:47 pm #1402977

    That is a great Sauger BK…There have been some over the years caught on P-4 larger but CPRed. Mike Anderson, I believe, caught one close to 9lbs. It was the Evrts banner pic for quite a while. I have caught a 24 (2006) and Al Erickson a 25.25″ the same November.
    I congratulate Denver and the lucky angler.

    .mnmike
    red wing, mn
    Posts: 165
    April 9, 2014 at 6:17 pm #1403011

    Nice Fish, have not seen one that big in awhile.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    April 9, 2014 at 8:26 pm #1403033

    Thanks BK, that was a typo… Never weighed my 24″ pot belly spawner…Als was just over 6 lbs…I’ll try to find those pics…

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59996
    April 9, 2014 at 8:34 pm #1403035

    John will have to keep on trying.

    Denver reported her at 5.8 lbs. Still a personal best that will be hard to come close too.

    walleyenordy
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 502
    April 10, 2014 at 5:12 am #1403061

    Nice fish and good guiding.

    youngfry
    Northeast Iowa
    Posts: 629
    April 10, 2014 at 7:17 am #1403088

    Huh… had no idea that was the state record. I caught one 24 quite a few years ago in Lacrosse… Didn’t have quite the bulging belly of the record but didn’t have a clue it would even be close.

    Fun to see those pot belly pigs! Keep up the good work

    Pig-hunter
    Southern Minnesota
    Posts: 600
    April 10, 2014 at 7:27 am #1403094

    Dandy! Nice to see some of those babies are still in there.

    Doubt it’s a state record though.

    If it is, that state record has been broken a zillion times down there. 22-23 or 24″ sauger used to be caught with some regularity, remember?

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59996
    April 10, 2014 at 8:02 am #1377710

    If records went by length only it would have eclipsed the WI State record.

    Quote:

    Weight: 6.42 lbs.
    Length: 23.25 inches
    Girth: 15 inch
    Bait: Jig and Minnow

    1/4 over length but a bit short at 5.8 pounds.

    sauger
    Hastings ,MN
    Posts: 2442
    April 10, 2014 at 8:10 am #1403113

    Hey E, you got a pick of that monster we cpr’d a few years ago? Wasnt that one 24?

    erick
    Grand Meadow, MN
    Posts: 3213
    April 10, 2014 at 8:51 am #1403123

    Quote:

    Hey E, you got a pick of that monster we cpr’d a few years ago? Wasnt that one 24?

    It was either 23 1/2″ or 23 3/4″ not positive and 6lbs. even.

    sauger
    Hastings ,MN
    Posts: 2442
    April 10, 2014 at 9:54 am #1403144

    I wonder how Big she is now?

    Fife
    Ramsey, MN
    Posts: 4058
    April 10, 2014 at 1:05 pm #1403242

    Nice fish! A few years ago we caught 3 out on the lake that ranged from 23-24 inches, but were all post spawn.

    Morel King
    PLAINVIEW MN
    Posts: 522
    January 8, 2022 at 10:20 am #2087906

    Didn’t take a measurement but I’m
    Guessing it was
    All of 21-22 inches huge belly on her pics don’t do
    It
    Justice , took
    Me
    For quite a ride

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    robby
    Quad Cities
    Posts: 2829
    January 8, 2022 at 1:50 pm #2087944

    That is a pig. Congrats!

    eyeguy507
    SE MN
    Posts: 5221
    January 8, 2022 at 2:33 pm #2087948

    Wow! I’m currently staring at a blank Helix screen on a southern lake. Where you got good ice on P4 i assume. Frontenac, maiden rock?

    Deuces
    Posts: 5272
    January 8, 2022 at 3:21 pm #2087965

    Beautiful fish morel. Pics do it quite well, she’s a tub

    Looks a bit saugeye to me but I rarely fish down there.

    John Kaus
    Posts: 27
    February 24, 2022 at 2:46 pm #2102855

    Caught and released 24″ 6lb 6oz pool 4 fishing with the pastor of our local church, figured he was a reliable witness. Enjoy she’s still out there!

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    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
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    February 24, 2022 at 2:59 pm #2102861

    It’s good to see some big girls again!

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