Minnetonka Muskie

  • MFO
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1451
    May 31, 2005 at 11:13 pm #1338458

    While prefishing with my wife I caught this muskie. She hit a texas rigged 4 1/2″ flippin tube on a sandy inside weed edge. She taped out at just under 47″. Definatly a nice suprise fish.

    MFO
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1451
    May 31, 2005 at 11:17 pm #365602

    Here’s one more.

    MFO
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1451
    May 31, 2005 at 11:18 pm #365603

    And one last one of her swimming away.

    cherilovell
    Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
    Posts: 1495
    May 31, 2005 at 11:47 pm #365613

    Nice Musky!!!

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    June 1, 2005 at 12:47 am #365626

    Awesome Mike!
    Nice fish!

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    June 1, 2005 at 12:31 pm #365693

    Nice fish, even sweeter pics and release!

    gary_wellman
    South Metro
    Posts: 6057
    June 1, 2005 at 1:36 pm #365706

    Mike!!!

    Nice fish!!!!

    Care to divulge where you found her!?!?!?!?! I’m going to be ski hunting this Sunday on Tonka.

    What a beauty!

    BigDaddyEE
    Posts: 33
    June 1, 2005 at 9:13 pm #365828

    Great fish….can’t wait to get out and chase them this weekend!!

    Gentle reminder to all when handling big fish…throw a hand under her belly to help support her weight when taking pictures. I truly don’t mean to preach, but horizontal holds are definitely less stressful on these monsters.

    Again, congrats on the great catch….let’s hope they continue to be willing participants come Saturday.

    Eric

    MFO
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1451
    June 2, 2005 at 8:57 pm #366026

    Good point Eric. I didn’t even think of it, I just wanted to hold her up for 1 pic and get her back in the water. I’m just glad it turned out half way decent. I didn’t weigh her, but what would a 47″ fish weigh roughly?

    BigDaddyEE
    Posts: 33
    June 2, 2005 at 9:44 pm #366038

    Mike,

    I’m guessing that fish has approximately a 20″ girth (give or take), which would put it between 20-25lbs.

    Great looking fish….really like the release picture where she’s waving her tail.

    I hope to find a couple of her twin sisters on Indy this weekend.

    Eric

    Jack Naylor
    Apple Valley, MN
    Posts: 5668
    June 21, 2005 at 2:11 am #369317

    Mike,
    Very nice SKI.
    congrats.
    Jack..

    DaveB
    Inver Grove Heights MN
    Posts: 4443
    June 23, 2005 at 8:10 pm #369776

    You know, there is a thin strip of meat about 1/2 thick and 1″ high that runs right along the rib line. Just smoke it up and throw the rest away.

    Delicious.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    June 24, 2005 at 3:26 am #369832

    David… go to your corner.

    Quote:

    You know, there is a thin strip of meat about 1/2 thick and 1″ high that runs right along the rib line. Just smoke it up and throw the rest away.

    Delicious.

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