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Title: Massive Muskie
Post by: jrmPikeFreak on Jan 09, 2011, 04:08 PM
I was at Conesus today and got talking to a guy who told me that he was fishing Lamoka lake yesterday and one of the guys he was with landed a 50" 30lb true muskie not a tiger. here is the pic i want tou hear what you guys think.
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/JMinerAA/massivemuskie-1.jpg)
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Post by: o2rmk800 on Jan 09, 2011, 04:11 PM
two words....WALL MOUNT!!!
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Post by: mroy44 on Jan 09, 2011, 04:12 PM
Two words HOLY ****
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Post by: Flag!!Man on Jan 09, 2011, 04:13 PM
That would be a mind blower!   It's not in season though
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Post by: Nick94 on Jan 09, 2011, 04:14 PM
that would need a big hole!!!  where is lamoka anyways?
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Post by: o2rmk800 on Jan 09, 2011, 04:18 PM
two more words being it was out of season.... DAMN SHAME :'(
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Post by: townzee on Jan 09, 2011, 04:20 PM
Replica!
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Post by: hardwaterB on Jan 09, 2011, 04:23 PM
lamoka lake is in fingerlake region near watkins glen. awsome fish too.nice job.
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Post by: kodiak120 on Jan 09, 2011, 04:24 PM
My buddy just cought a 31.8 # Muskie sat. up here on the St.Lawrence river I will try to get the pic and post it later ... same thing true musky not a tiger.... Great catch Guys...
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Post by: NNYIceangler on Jan 09, 2011, 04:26 PM
Whether it is season or not...that is an awesome catch and it was well worth the pics.  I would get a replica done...even if it was in season, would be a shame not to let it grow bigger.
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Post by: Iceangler247 on Jan 09, 2011, 04:42 PM
Great fish!
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Post by: Cheeks13 on Jan 09, 2011, 04:43 PM
One heck of a fish!!! Cheeks out!!! @)
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Post by: beerbellybob106 on Jan 09, 2011, 04:45 PM
that is a MONSTERRRR!!!!!
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Post by: MGK on Jan 09, 2011, 04:46 PM
Wow thats a monster
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Post by: rjhulbert on Jan 09, 2011, 04:47 PM
Thats just a beauty wow
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Post by: #1bassfisher on Jan 09, 2011, 04:48 PM
I was at Conesus today and got talking to a guy who told me that he was fishing Lamoka lake yesterday and one of the guys he was with landed a 50" 30lb true muskie not a tiger. here is the pic i want tou hear what you guys think.
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/JMinerAA/massivemuskie-1.jpg)
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :'( :'( wish it was me :'( :'(
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Post by: fishgalore on Jan 09, 2011, 04:50 PM
I was at Conesus today and got talking to a guy who told me that he was fishing Lamoka lake yesterday and one of the guys he was with landed a 50" 30lb true muskie not a tiger. here is the pic i want tou hear what you guys think.
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/JMinerAA/massivemuskie-1.jpg)

It looks like a Musky to me not a Tiger. Many get confused by the bars thinking it's a Tiger but the following would be helpful to ID them. That's a real nice catch of a lifetime!!!

http://www.musky.ca/difference-between-muskie-tiger-musky-northern-pike.htm (http://www.musky.ca/difference-between-muskie-tiger-musky-northern-pike.htm)
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Post by: Raquettedacker on Jan 09, 2011, 04:51 PM
WOW........ :o
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Post by: Gamma Fish on Jan 09, 2011, 05:05 PM
  I'm going with Tiger Muskie on this one !      A true barred muskie has no markings on the cheeks and gill plates.
A Tiger Muskie does !   The muskie these guys caught has tell tale cheek markings of a Tiger Muskie.    The bars on a true muskie are consistent and not broken.   The markings on this muskie seem to be broken and not consistent.     A sure way to tell would be the tips of the tail !    A Tiger has rounded tips whereas a true muskie has pointed tips on their tail ;)
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Post by: MeatHunter737 on Jan 09, 2011, 05:11 PM
theres one that didnt get away......... must have one hell of a fight........ :P @) :o ;D
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Post by: Reel_Force on Jan 09, 2011, 05:13 PM
Epic !!!    :woot: :thumbsup: :woot:
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Post by: phishinXpress on Jan 09, 2011, 05:17 PM
Definitely a beautiful fish and congrats on the catch/release and the quality photo....i.e. no massive amounts of blood involved unlike a couple of unmentionable pics from last season.  The photo shows a bunch of very understandably proud fishing buddies, is done cleanly, and makes it much more believable that the fish was immedietly released.  I do without a doubt agree on the replica 100%.  Congrats again!!
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Post by: icedpapermouth on Jan 09, 2011, 05:18 PM
  I'm going with Tiger Muskie on this one !      A true barred muskie has no markings on the cheeks and gill plates.
A Tiger Muskie does !   The muskie these guys caught has tell tale cheek markings of a Tiger Muskie.    The bars on a true muskie are consistent and not broken.   The markings on this muskie seem to be broken and not consistent.     A sure way to tell would be the tips of the tail !    A Tiger has rounded tips whereas a true muskie has pointed tips on their tail ;)

I was thinking that was a Tiger for sure... I just didn't want to break the ice on that one.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: ConesusPikeCatcher on Jan 09, 2011, 05:19 PM
My buddy got this fish to the hole and I landed it. It was incredible. Only a 6in hole to. If it was any fatter and i mean any fatter it wouldnt have physically went thru the hole. The fish was released within a minute of being landed and swam very fast and powerful back to the depths. It was a fish of a life time thats for sure.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: ConesusPikeCatcher on Jan 09, 2011, 05:20 PM
  I'm going with Tiger Muskie on this one !      A true barred muskie has no markings on the cheeks and gill plates.
A Tiger Muskie does !   The muskie these guys caught has tell tale cheek markings of a Tiger Muskie.    The bars on a true muskie are consistent and not broken.   The markings on this muskie seem to be broken and not consistent.     A sure way to tell would be the tips of the tail !    A Tiger has rounded tips whereas a true muskie has pointed tips on their tail ;)

Its a true muskie. Tigers are not stocked in this lake only true blue muskie.
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Post by: MeatHunter737 on Jan 09, 2011, 05:23 PM
ok tell us CPC... was it caught on live or dead bait.... ???
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Post by: ConesusPikeCatcher on Jan 09, 2011, 05:59 PM
ok tell us CPC... was it caught on live or dead bait.... ???

Live minnow
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Post by: jrmPikeFreak on Jan 09, 2011, 06:04 PM
here is a more clear pic, definitely a true muskie!
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/JMinerAA/massivemuskie.jpg)
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Post by: redddog on Jan 09, 2011, 06:08 PM
http://www.fishermansbox.com/2010/07/21/are-tiger-muskie-sterile.html
http://www.gofishn.com/content/tiger-muskellunge
I say Tiger
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Post by: ChautauquaDawg on Jan 09, 2011, 06:10 PM
Great Catch!  Can't believe that came that came though a 6" hole....Wow
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: jrmPikeFreak on Jan 09, 2011, 06:16 PM
the top muskie is a tiger, the bottom is a true muskie. there is a big difference in the colors and markings.
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/JMinerAA/Buck_s_Tiger_muske_Jan_8_2011-1.jpg)
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/JMinerAA/massivemuskie.jpg)
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Post by: oldman50 on Jan 09, 2011, 06:20 PM
Looks like pure Muskie to me pikefreak. Lamoka has some big ones too. That is if you can put up with all the pickeral. I have fished a few Bass tournaments there. Waneta is right next to it and alot of big Muskies come out of there as well. Nice fish!
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Post by: ADKC on Jan 09, 2011, 06:55 PM
Congrats . thats one nice fish.
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Post by: daveyg17k on Jan 09, 2011, 07:30 PM
Thats my dream right there. I really want to take a big fish through the ice just to see what its like. Maybe one day.
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Post by: gumpy2 on Jan 09, 2011, 07:54 PM
It's a pure bred 'ski.  No tiger stockings exist on Waneta or Lamoka.  They (pure breds) can have slight barred patterns depending on color variation.

Only a matter of time before this thread blows up from a die hard musky hunter seeing this photo.  These fish are to be released without removing them from the water or undo stress while out of season....I.E.  holding it in the gill and taking pictures.

Great fish and catch none the less....
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: Icedog40 on Jan 09, 2011, 07:58 PM
two more words being it was out of season.... DAMN SHAME :'(

Naw man, it would be a DAMN SHAME to kill a fish like that. With the quality of replicas today, I don't believe there is ANY reason to kill a fish for the wall.

The thrill is in the catch, not necessarily in the kill.

Congrats to the lucky fishermen...
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Post by: oletimer on Jan 09, 2011, 08:04 PM
Thats a trophy fish!! Congrats to the fisherman who caught it!!
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Post by: fireman7 on Jan 09, 2011, 11:22 PM
where is lamoka lake? lucky for me, its literally right across the road from my house!! Ive seen muskie caught out of there around 50'' before but never through the ice.
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Post by: ConesusPikeCatcher on Jan 10, 2011, 11:29 AM
Definitely a beautiful fish and congrats on the catch/release and the quality photo....i.e. no massive amounts of blood involved unlike a couple of unmentionable pics from last season.  The photo shows a bunch of very understandably proud fishing buddies, is done cleanly, and makes it much more believable that the fish was immedietly released.  I do without a doubt agree on the replica 100%.  Congrats again!!

You hit it right on the nose man. thanks.
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Post by: bballs on Jan 10, 2011, 11:50 AM
Glad it went back.  Monsters like that are so rare, just the fact that it went back makes me fell better about my chances of ever catching noe.
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Post by: FROZENGOOSE on Jan 10, 2011, 12:28 PM
ware is the pic?
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Post by: goinhungry on Jan 10, 2011, 01:28 PM
Grumpy2 is absolutely right here. It's a great fish, but even taking it out of the water and snapping a pic is a violation of the regs. as any fish caught out of season must be immediately returned to the water (ie. no pics). Not taking away from the great catch and the fact that this is wonderful fish, or that what was done here is nothing compared to what happened last year, but the regs are the regs, and if it was me or i was with friends that caught it, then it wouldn't have been taken out for a picture, and certainly wouldn't end up on the web (as this is a major reason the guys last year were found/busted).
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Post by: Icedog40 on Jan 10, 2011, 02:14 PM
^^^Lighten up man. If you ain't EnCon, then let it be. That was a lifetime fish, I'd be damned if I ain't gonna snap a pic. Apparently, they felt the same.

Plenty of slobs out there would have taken that fish, and we would be none the wiser.
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Post by: bassinbrian_on_ice on Jan 10, 2011, 02:24 PM
That was a lifetime fish, I'd be damned if I ain't gonna snap a pic.

+1 to That ... make it quick and send it on it's way  ;)
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Post by: icedpapermouth on Jan 10, 2011, 03:09 PM
+2... pin a rose on you for not allowing a pic, if that was me and a friend of mine tried stopping me from snapping one they wouldn't be my friend anymore... that's rediculous mr. dec.
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Post by: FROZENGOOSE on Jan 10, 2011, 03:22 PM
3 had to have a pic to show of that fish for you and to gradafy that fish
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Post by: huletts1 on Jan 10, 2011, 04:20 PM
What a monster, whatever it is
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Post by: miked on Jan 10, 2011, 06:00 PM
Might be out of season ,but a picture is worth a thousand words.NICE FISH
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Post by: devo on Jan 10, 2011, 06:18 PM
Nice fish and good release.
The theory of leaving it in the water is ridiculous, most of us would have to take it out of the water to identify it and remove the hooks. Try doing that through a 6" hole with a thirty pound,thrashing fish. Good luck.
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Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on Jan 10, 2011, 06:31 PM
Def a muskie (not a tiger).  Nice fish!!    :o  @)
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Post by: TimberKing on Jan 10, 2011, 06:31 PM
^^^Lighten up man. If you ain't EnCon, then let it be. That was a lifetime fish, I'd be damned if I ain't gonna snap a pic. Apparently, they felt the same.

Plenty of slobs out there would have taken that fish, and we would be none the wiser.


 Maybe IceDog thought it was HUGE northern pike and just needed to get a better look at it.. And while doing so his friends snaped a pic...  IceDog That's one fine fish. I hope you did a shot or two.
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Post by: NitroMusky on Jan 10, 2011, 07:33 PM
Nothing wrong with your buddy snapping some pics while you are removing the hooks (gawd knows i'd be screaming at my buddy to get all that he could if i got one) but holding it up for the 'trophy pic' is indeed not immediate release.  

You can get pics during a catch and release only season, but this is a closed season for a reason. I do agree that in some cases those extra few seconds won't make a difference, but there is no way to know which is which...may swim off ok yet be belly up under the ice later, no way to know  :'(.  

Another reason for immediate release/no pics is to discourage those who hope to catch them 'by accident' (aka secretly targeting them) while using inappropriate gear that could ultimately harm the fish. No way to know who is truly catching by accident and who is secretly breaking the law, so no pics for one and all.

Fantastic fish though! Happy to hear it swam off.    
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Post by: ConesusPikeCatcher on Jan 10, 2011, 09:55 PM
Grumpy2 is absolutely right here. It's a great fish, but even taking it out of the water and snapping a pic is a violation of the regs. as any fish caught out of season must be immediately returned to the water (ie. no pics). Not taking away from the great catch and the fact that this is wonderful fish, or that what was done here is nothing compared to what happened last year, but the regs are the regs, and if it was me or i was with friends that caught it, then it wouldn't have been taken out for a picture, and certainly wouldn't end up on the web (as this is a major reason the guys last year were found/busted).

You think myself or my buddy who caught it could help if it got on the web or not? The person who caught this fish wouldnt have had any idea this pic was on internet if i didnt have an account. Who knows what would have been said if i didnt come on here with what happened from the start. This was posted by a random person. And in regards to that, i dont think anyone needs to post pics of other peoples fish OR get on here and tell everyone what they saw other random people catch. If they want to share a picture or get an account and give a report more power to them. Just about everyone who ice fishes has heard of the site and if they wanted to share there fishing with the world they would do so. Sorry this has always aggravated me.

When the fish got to the hole all we could tell was that it was huge. We took the fish out of the hole because it was the best thing to do to get the hook out. Because we knew the fish was so damn big our buddy was ready with the camera before the fish was even out of the water. It couldnt have been a more healthy catch and release. The fish took off like a bat out of hell into deep water she didnt act all funny and dazed and stay near the bottom of the ice. She was revived for a couple secs and took off on her own power. 
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Post by: beershanty on Jan 10, 2011, 11:25 PM
i got a pic of this fish from a buddy on the cell at lunch today and it said "54 inch outta conesus" hahahahahaha!! thats a great fish man. how many of you people talkin smack can say they even had an oppurtunity to put a fish like that back, let alone hook into one THROUGH THE ICE, Ive seen you musky fisherman in the warm sun doing your figure 8's, whats it to cold for ya?! great fish to who ever caught that, im sure that monster survived.
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Post by: PERCHKILLER30 on Jan 11, 2011, 08:03 AM
wow monster fish that would forsure go on the wall ive got a few in open water bout that size but that thru the ice is awsome
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Post by: northernnyice on Jan 11, 2011, 08:04 AM
nice one. they get much bigger though come up to the old st. laurent
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Post by: northernnyice on Jan 11, 2011, 08:06 AM
the top muskie is a tiger, the bottom is a true muskie. there is a big difference in the colors and markings.
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/JMinerAA/Buck_s_Tiger_muske_Jan_8_2011-1.jpg)
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/JMinerAA/massivemuskie.jpg)
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well its hard to say because the top fish is still small and still has its juvenile markings
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Post by: northernnyice on Jan 11, 2011, 08:10 AM
My buddy just cought a 31.8 # Muskie sat. up here on the St.Lawrence river I will try to get the pic and post it later ... same thing true musky not a tiger.... Great catch Guys...

lol he's my cousin.
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Post by: NitroMusky on Jan 11, 2011, 08:29 AM
well its hard to say because the top fish is still small and still has its juvenile markings

That top fish is def a tiger .those aren't juvenile markings...and it came from conesus. They don't have pures  ;)

Not so much the color as was mentioned earlier. that can vary by body of water etc but the distinctly alternating rows of dots and bars is a giveaway.
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Post by: SSminnow on Jan 11, 2011, 10:04 AM
Grumpy2 is absolutely right here. It's a great fish, but even taking it out of the water and snapping a pic is a violation of the regs. as any fish caught out of season must be immediately returned to the water (ie. no pics). Not taking away from the great catch and the fact that this is wonderful fish, or that what was done here is nothing compared to what happened last year, but the regs are the regs, and if it was me or i was with friends that caught it, then it wouldn't have been taken out for a picture, and certainly wouldn't end up on the web (as this is a major reason the guys last year were found/busted).

bull crap you wouldn't have taken a pic.  anyone that says they would not take an extra 10 seconds for a pic is full of bologna.  "regs are the regs" my ass.  catch a fish like that then tell me you didn't take it out of the water for a quick pic, whatever!!!!  oh wait, i'm sure you have caught one like that but you didn't take a pic so all you have is your BS story that you did catch one :cookoo:. 
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Post by: tigerwoodsmuskie on Jan 11, 2011, 10:21 AM
I'd like to hear from the guys that caught it that they were not targeting muskies, but probably won't. It would be too bad if a fish like that ended up with a gut full of treble hooks.
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Post by: Goatskin on Jan 11, 2011, 10:27 AM
Forget wall mounts you kill the fish and diminish the chances of having another muskie that size to catch again down the road. Replica's are the way to go. It may not be as detailed but you know how big it was and the details why does it matter?
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Post by: fireman7 on Jan 11, 2011, 12:15 PM
i vote for the replicas. last longer and the memories can only be mounted in your mind anyways.


but anywho. congrats to the guy who caught. great pic. i woulda done the same. great example of a trophy catch and release!
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Post by: FROZENGOOSE on Jan 11, 2011, 12:27 PM
I agree replicas and nice fish and congrates on the release.
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Post by: northernnyice on Jan 11, 2011, 12:33 PM
That top fish is def a tiger .those aren't juvenile markings...and it came from conesus. They don't have pures  ;)

Not so much the color as was mentioned earlier. that can vary by body of water etc but the distinctly alternating rows of dots and bars is a giveaway.

also the shape of the tail
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Post by: Phatpeoplerock on Jan 11, 2011, 01:57 PM
BEAUTIFUL FISH!!! Def would have a replica made!!! Not sure about the whole not taking pictures thing... If it were me I would have had a friend bust off a million of them while nursing the fish back into the water to make a more realistic replica! Sick fish, can't wait to get my hands on one like that open water some day!!!
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Post by: ugp685 on Jan 11, 2011, 03:30 PM
It's a chain pickerel...they get big out that way ;D

On a serious note....that is one amazing fish.  I would no doubt have taken a picture too...that is a once in a lifetime fish and they said the fish was released unharmed in less than a minute. I am not sure of the official regulations besides musky being closed but I see the only issue with this is if they were intentionally fishing for muskies, which should be a big no-no in anyones book, but since they didn't say that was the case I assume it was a lucky/incidental catch.

Beautiful fish....def. get a replica made!
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Post by: PerchSlayer123 on Jan 11, 2011, 04:30 PM
 :o :o :o Wow Amazing  :o :o :o
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: FingerLakesFisher on Jan 11, 2011, 06:32 PM
Nice fish and you did the right thing!   Take a picture and let it go. 
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Post by: Overly Hackled on Jan 11, 2011, 10:33 PM
 I recently caught a 75 inch 80 lb Muskie. Released it right away .No photo. You believe I caught the fish right?  ;D
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Post by: northernnyice on Jan 12, 2011, 07:09 AM
I recently caught a 75 inch 80 lb Muskie. Released it right away .No photo. You believe I caught the fish right?  ;D


definitely, definitely. no doubt about it.  :P :tipup:
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Post by: icemantwo on Jan 12, 2011, 07:12 AM
 :o :o  :clap:
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Post by: Goatskin on Jan 12, 2011, 10:17 AM
I recently caught a 75 inch 80 lb Muskie. Released it right away .No photo. You believe I caught the fish right?  ;D

Reminds me of when i caught nessi swiming in my pool
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: FROZENGOOSE on Jan 12, 2011, 11:12 AM
Where is the pic i dont see it on his first post
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Post by: devo on Jan 12, 2011, 11:32 AM
get out the popcorn, this thread is really rockin' now   :flex:  .....Thanks JRM!
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Post by: Irrgang131 on Jan 12, 2011, 01:17 PM
Wow :o  Nice monster you got there :tipup:
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: mroy44 on Jan 12, 2011, 02:44 PM
Grumpy2 is absolutely right here. It's a great fish, but even taking it out of the water and snapping a pic is a violation of the regs. as any fish caught out of season must be immediately returned to the water (ie. no pics). Not taking away from the great catch and the fact that this is wonderful fish, or that what was done here is nothing compared to what happened last year, but the regs are the regs, and if it was me or i was with friends that caught it, then it wouldn't have been taken out for a picture, and certainly wouldn't end up on the web (as this is a major reason the guys last year were found/busted).

Are you on drugs, anybody who wouldnt have taken a quick pic is insane :cookoo:.  If this guy gets in trouble because it was out of the water for ten minutes it would be a shame, the main thing is that he released it!!
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: goinhungry on Jan 12, 2011, 03:43 PM
nope, not on drugs and yes, it would be a shame if they were cited. it's a shame my post seemed to inflame so many - that wasn't the intent. There are many people that don't know that taking a pic with a fish that's out of season is a violation of the regs, that's the only reason it was pointed out. I've seen people ticketed by DEC for less. I also believe that the pics posted on the web last year is the main reason those guys got caught, and I didn't want anybody here facing a ticket for the same if this pic was left up - even though, as I already stated, this in no way rises to the same level of what happened last year.

So yes, for those that don't know and might want to know the information, it's a violation of the regs to do anything but remove the hooks and immediately return an out of season fish to the water. If a pic gets taken by an on-looker as the hooks are being taken out then that's one thing, but posing for a group shot is another. How sportsmen abide by and apply the regs is up to them - I'm not casting judgment on anyone here and I'm not apologizing either, that's just the law. 
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: NitroMusky on Jan 12, 2011, 04:04 PM
well said, goinhungry
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 09:10 AM
Here's what I would like to know ??What were they fishing for when they caught that fish? Pickerel ?? There are no other large fish like pike in that lake.. Targeting muskies out of season is illegal weather you plan to release them or not !! I bet they didn't know what they were fishing for..... I smell a ticket coming !!

Why would you want a replica made of a fish you caught out of season? Wow man nice fish you got on the wall !! Thanks !!it's a muskie and I caught it out of season !!  :flex: :flex: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: ChucknMel on Feb 02, 2011, 09:59 AM
My brother caught a 50" musky last year cut his hand on the teeth and gill plate the blood was his not the fishes took pic released fish somehow pic ended up on here and ticket was issued for failure to release the fish immediately people need to know the full story before they judge . oh yeah it was caught on 6lb test on a tipdown perch fishing.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: NitroMusky on Feb 02, 2011, 10:33 AM
people need to know the full story before they judge

can you elaborate?  your brother didn't release the fish immediately, broke the law and got a ticket for it. sounds straightforward.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: ChucknMel on Feb 02, 2011, 11:02 AM
everybody assumes the blood is the fishes when in fact it is my brothers that fish swam away unharmed other than a sore mouth and tired
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: goinhungry on Feb 02, 2011, 11:23 AM
chucknmel - no one on here was judging. Merely, just pointing out that the fish wasn't in season, and therefore by law even taking a picture of it out of the water is illegal. As Nitro said, your brother did technically break the law. The fact that the blood was his doesn't matter. It is true that if he harmed the fish and it was the fish's blood, then that may make things worse in the eyes of an enforcement officer, but the law was still broken nonetheless by not immediately releasing the fish (holding up and posing for a picture is not "immediately releasing a fish) and the fact that it was his blood doesn't lessen the technical violation of the law. That's the main point about what was being said here so that the poster or people in the picture could make an informed decision (if they were unfamiliar with the technical reading of the law) about whether to leave the picture up knowing that it may result in a ticket. They have, and that's their choice and I'm not judging - that's just the law.

Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: ChucknMel on Feb 02, 2011, 11:33 AM
the problem is it was not him or any of our group that posted the pic in the first place. we dont know who posted it but they should keep to their own buis. if he wanted his pic on here he would have posted it we just wanted a pic of the fish after all a 50" muskie through the ice on 6# test is the fish of a lifetime. now that memory is tainted cause people cant mind their own buis.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 11:41 AM
Great Catch!  Can't believe that came that came though a 6" hole....Wow
That fish probably has a 26" to 28" Girth. It would be scraping coming out of a 9" hole !! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: NitroMusky on Feb 02, 2011, 11:46 AM
I dont have a strong opinion, but regardless of my stance on whether people should or shouldn't post pics of other peoples fish, it still stands that the root cause of any picture getting posted is taking the picture in the first place and clearly that is solely within the fisherman's control.

not judging either, but as they say, if ya cant do the time, don't do the crime. ya have to decide for yorself if its worth the potential consequences. for me, it would be tainted right off the bat by it being out of season, as esox v said.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: pikedood on Feb 02, 2011, 11:51 AM
Very nice fish for sure and count me as one who would proudly have his picture taken with it in or out of season!

I also call BULL on the story about being ticketed for a picture posted on the net - unless you have your name & address & location on the pic I doubt the DEC is going to all the trouble of identifying the offender for such a non-sense ticket as then they also have to prove where\\what state the fish in the pic was caught.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: raate on Feb 02, 2011, 11:59 AM
  I'm going with Tiger Muskie on this one !      A true barred muskie has no markings on the cheeks and gill plates.
A Tiger Muskie does !   The muskie these guys caught has tell tale cheek markings of a Tiger Muskie.    The bars on a true muskie are consistent and not broken.   The markings on this muskie seem to be broken and not consistent.     A sure way to tell would be the tips of the tail !    A Tiger has rounded tips whereas a true muskie has pointed tips on their tail ;)
i agree! Tiger. and one hella nice one too!  ;D Notice the bars go over the back... ;) caudal fin looks rounded.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 12:00 PM
the problem is it was not him or any of our group that posted the pic in the first place. we dont know who posted it but they should keep to their own buis. if he wanted his pic on here he would have posted it we just wanted a pic of the fish after all a 50" muskie through the ice on 6# test is the fish of a lifetime. now that memory is tainted cause people cant mind their own buis.
Yea.. I can relate to that !! That Sucks !! It's very cool that you guys released it. It looked like it was in great shape. As long as that wasn't the target species.. I say no harm no foul .        
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 12:03 PM
i agree! Tiger. and one hella nice one too!  ;D Notice the bars go over the back... ;) caudal fin looks rounded.
Knuckle Heads... If it's a tiger.. than who put it there ?? No pike for it to be a natural hybrid.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: NitroMusky on Feb 02, 2011, 12:13 PM
Exactly! ;D
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: adam2000 on Feb 02, 2011, 12:14 PM
who cares if its out of season thats a monster, congrats, why are you all so quick to point fingers, anyone of you would be proud of that fish and would of took a pic, there are 100's of pics of bass on here and noone says anything, but a guys catches a monster and he gets the 5th degree, jealous anyone
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: sinkergurl on Feb 02, 2011, 12:23 PM
In season or out of season that is an Exceptional catch. Awesome !!! Awesome!!! Awesome!!!!
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: NitroMusky on Feb 02, 2011, 12:25 PM
Adam2k- Just pointing out the law...what folks choose to do is their own business.  

With veeery few exceptions, Bass are NOT out of season, you just can't keep them. That's why they call it a 'catch and release' season. The 'immediate' part of release doesn't apply to c+r season so pics ok
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: Loudmouth879 on Feb 02, 2011, 12:29 PM
Now here's a question: What if you leave the hook in the mouth pose for the picture and as your taking the picture take the hook out? Is that breaking the law?
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: goinhungry on Feb 02, 2011, 12:33 PM
Adam2k- Just pointing out the law...what folks choose to do is their own business.  

With veeery few exceptions, Bass are NOT out of season, you just can't keep them. That's why they call it a 'catch and release' season. The 'immediate' part of release doesn't apply to c+r season so pics ok

Exactly.

Loudmouth879 - you need to read the reg and decide for yourself. As I understand it you take the fish out, remove the hooks and immediately return it to the water unharmed. Anything that prolongs the process may be a violation. Now if someone snaps a pic while you're taking the hooks out then that's probably ok, but if you leave the hooks in simply so you can pose for a pic then my understanding is that it's a violation. The guys from last year DID get a ticket, based in no small part to the pictures posted here by others and that was the intent of pointing out the regs - not to bash these guys or judge them, but to inform on the law in case they were unaware and to also inform others that may not know. There's no bashing going on here, and that is a phenominal fish, it's just out of season.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: FishTank19 on Feb 02, 2011, 12:35 PM
Pulled this directly off the DEC website....
Catch and release means catching and immediately releasing the caught fish without harm. Measuring, weighing and photographing of the fish are permitted as long as the fish is not removed from the water for an extended period or handled in a manner that could cause it harm. Fish may not be placed in a bucket, tub, livewell, on a string or any other holding device.

so as long as it wasn't out of water very long he was legal...
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: Loudmouth879 on Feb 02, 2011, 12:37 PM
Or maybe they thought it was a tiger
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: goinhungry on Feb 02, 2011, 12:38 PM
fishtank, again, that's C&R - not out of season rules. That applies in areas like bass C&R season, not here where the season is closed.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: NitroMusky on Feb 02, 2011, 12:42 PM
Fishtank I'm not one to argue with the ECOs, they presumably know the regulations...pic taken during closed season, ticket issued.

pic ended up on here and ticket was issued for failure to release the fish immediately  
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: sinkergurl on Feb 02, 2011, 12:43 PM
Exactly.

Loudmouth879 - you need to read the reg and decide for yourself. As I understand it you take the fish out, remove the hooks and immediately return it to the water unharmed. Anything that prolongs the process may be a violation. Now if someone snaps a pic while you're taking the hooks out then that's probably ok, but if you leave the hooks in simply so you can pose for a pic then my understanding is that it's a violation. The guys from last year DID get a ticket, based in no small part to the pictures posted here by others and that was the intent of pointing out the regs - not to bash these guys or judge them, but to inform on the law in case they were unaware and to also inform others that may not know. There's no bashing going on here, and that is a phenominal fish, it's just out of season.


I for one didn't know that...thanks for the info...from now on the camera will snap as the hook is being removed before it's released back into its home.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: northernmaddness on Feb 02, 2011, 12:47 PM
i for 1 woulda took a pic also. Just wouldnt of posted it on this site so all the jealous fisherman wouldnt give me a hard time and so the dec that has nothing better to do than look for illegal pics couldnt give me a ticket
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: FishTank19 on Feb 02, 2011, 12:49 PM
i for 1 woulda took a pic also. Just wouldnt of posted it on this site so all the jealous fisherman wouldnt give me a hard time and so the dec that has nothing better to do than look for illegal pics couldnt give me a ticket
X2
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: NitroMusky on Feb 02, 2011, 12:53 PM
Northern, I think most people are smart enough. if you read the full thread, both the pic that started this thread and the one resulting in a ticket last year metioned a few posts ago were posted by someone other than the fisherman himself.  As I said before, that's the risk one takes when a pic is snapped...the illegal act documents itself, so to speak.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: northernmaddness on Feb 02, 2011, 01:00 PM
well not many people fish where i do so i wouldnt have that problem. Thats what i like about the canal. No one really fishes it. And my group has caught good size muskies and northerns in the past few years. And that is not targeting either species. But im glad no one is ever there to take pics of fish besides my buddies
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 01:11 PM
well not many people fish where i do so i wouldnt have that problem. Thats what i like about the canal. No one really fishes it. And my group has caught good size muskies and northerns in the past few years. And that is not targeting either species. But im glad no one is ever there to take pics of fish besides my buddies
Those are tiger muskies in the canal and the season opens and closes with pike. COMPLETELY LEGAL !! Photo all you want. Not sure why you don't get that !!
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 01:16 PM
i for 1 woulda took a pic also. Just wouldnt of posted it on this site so all the jealous fisherman wouldnt give me a hard time and so the dec that has nothing better to do than look for illegal pics couldnt give me a ticket
Jealousy !! Yea !! that's it !!  AND FYI....The DEC are always trolling Hunting/ Fishing sites like this.. catching people who break the Law.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: EarlyIce on Feb 02, 2011, 01:45 PM
Wow...imagine if you took several pictures, I mean the fish would be out of the water for like 5 more seconds! From what I've read, sounds like the law is clear cut (and a complete joke). Identifying the difference between a tiger muskie and a muskie doesn't sound too clear cut to someone who's not very familiar with them. So...the next time a novice posts a pic of a fish that they caught and released asking what kind of fish it is they should probably be tarred, feathered and shoved down their own hole in the ice. Sound rediculous?  Just as redicilous as fining someone for "taking the extra time" of getting a picture of a maybe once in a lifetime catch.

To the poster, thanks for showing us the pic...that's an awesome fish in season or out. If you do get ticketed, fight it. If the fine stands, please post again, we'll have a collection and it won't cost you a cent!
  ;D
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: northernmaddness on Feb 02, 2011, 01:45 PM
there is also true muskies in the canal. I have seen 2 caught in the last 3 years
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: northernmaddness on Feb 02, 2011, 01:51 PM
ive tried finding where it says it is illegal to take pic of a fish out of season in the dec hand guide. Could someone help me out with that. I believe you guys that say it is illegal i would just like to see it for myself. And i do understand essox. Not tryin to be a pain in the a**
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: jackie bushman on Feb 02, 2011, 01:54 PM
If a walleye is 14 1/2" but I wasn't aware of it .. not that I was "ignorant" of the law stating they have to be 15" .. which can only be confirmed if I measured the fish .. once I have it measured and confirmed it's illegal .. could I be "ticketed" .. for not immediately releasing an under-sized fish which is "technically" illegal? By measuring it, I didn't "immediately" release an undersized fish. Geeezzz-s .. always a few heros out there to right all that is wrong in the world .. Some people need to get a life .. either way .. the guys who take pictures or the guys who want blood from those who took a picture .. lol .. somebody needs to get a life .. you decide who you are in that scenario ! lol ..
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: EarlyIce on Feb 02, 2011, 02:08 PM
 ;D ;D

Yeah, I know someone who caught a nice sturgeon a couple years ago. Had his picture taken with it and was even hanging at gander. Having heard about this law, I'm surprised he's not in prison!  ;D Oh..that's right...it wasn't a muskie.

Edit: before someone screams bloody murder because I didn't acually say it, YES he put the sturgeon back in the drink.

Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 02:12 PM
. Identifying the difference between a tiger muskie and a muskie doesn't sound too clear cut to someone who's not very familiar with them.   ;D
WEll !!  How about when your fishing on a lake that doesn't have tiger muskies. I bet you could figure that one out !!
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 02:15 PM
there is also true muskies in the canal. I have seen 2 caught in the last 3 years
  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: YEA... OK !!
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: northernmaddness on Feb 02, 2011, 02:33 PM
Esox- i have no reason to lie. 3 years ago i close to a 40" muskie. Didnt measure it. Just snapped a pic and sent it back. A few weeks after that my buddies nephew come out with us for his first ice trip and caught a little under 30" muskie. It to went back. Both fish were definately true muskies and had a real nice blue tint to both fish.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: shantysitter on Feb 02, 2011, 02:46 PM
I dont have a strong opinion, but regardless of my stance on whether people should or shouldn't post pics of other peoples fish, it still stands that the root cause of any picture getting posted is taking the picture in the first place and clearly that is solely within the fisherman's control.

not judging either, but as they say, if ya cant do the time, don't do the crime. ya have to decide for yorself if its worth the potential consequences. for me, it would be tainted right off the bat by it being out of season, as esox v said.
A FISH IS "TAINTED" because it was caught out of season, give me a break.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: shantysitter on Feb 02, 2011, 03:04 PM
Esox- i have no reason to lie. 3 years ago i close to a 40" muskie. Didnt measure it. Just snapped a pic and sent it back. A few weeks after that my buddies nephew come out with us for his first ice trip and caught a little under 30" muskie. It to went back. Both fish were definately true muskies and had a real nice blue tint to both fish.
[/quotofNMADDNESS you just incriminated your self. KIDDING.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 03:09 PM
Esox- i have no reason to lie. 3 years ago i close to a 40" muskie. Didnt measure it. Just snapped a pic and sent it back. A few weeks after that my buddies nephew come out with us for his first ice trip and caught a little under 30" muskie. It to went back. Both fish were definately true muskies and had a real nice blue tint to both fish.
Check the fins !! you can't go by coloration. I have caught tigers with all different coloration. And I'm not saying your lying.
 FYI... I probably would have taken the pic too. My Question was... what were they fishing for ?? There is only one other esocid in those lakes and those are pickerel . People get confused all the time with that lake.. and I wouldn't have been surprised if they went there specifically to fish for tigers. As it turns out that doesn't seem to be the case and that's great. No harm no foul..  Great fish !! Awesome pic !! And it's very cool that they released it !! END OF STORY !!  
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: northernmaddness on Feb 02, 2011, 03:18 PM
Esox-well now you got me curious about the muskie ive caught. I always thought it was a true muskie but ill have to show someone who knows a little more than me to find out for sure. Either way the blue in it made it a beautiful lookin fish
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 03:30 PM
Esox-well now you got me curious about the muskie ive caught. I always thought it was a true muskie but ill have to show someone who knows a little more than me to find out for sure. Either way the blue in it made it a beautiful lookin fish
Well to be honest it would depend on what Canal..If your talking about the Barge Canal... Then you would most likely be talking Tigers And they are WAY under fished  !!  
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 03:35 PM
Either way the blue in it made it a beautiful lookin fish
You got that right !! They are some of the prettiest freshwater fish that swim..
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: northernmaddness on Feb 02, 2011, 03:37 PM
Yes the good ol barge. There is only a few broken lines on the fish but there is also a few horizontal lines on the cheeks. Im just not so sure anymore
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 03:42 PM
Yes the good ol barge. There is only a few broken lines on the fish but there is also a few horizontal lines on the cheeks. Im just not so sure anymore
The pure bred would have sharp points on it's fins and tail. A tiger will have rounded off fins like a pike..
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: pikemaster9 on Feb 02, 2011, 03:48 PM
That's a real beauty man. Nice job on catch and release!!! You are a true sportsman!!!
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: NitroMusky on Feb 02, 2011, 05:17 PM
A FISH IS "TAINTED" because it was caught out of season, give me a break.

And snagging should be legal too, right? just kidding  ;D
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: woodroce on Feb 02, 2011, 05:20 PM
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I have lived within a short distance of Lamoka and Waneta Lake all my life.  Believe me, I have seen bigger muskie come out of these lakes than the fifty-incher you are all talking about here.  (Great catch, btw.  I say take the pic and put it back.  I do it all the time.)  They've gone over seventy inches out of these lakes.  Yet, the DEC will tell you there is NO POSSIBLE WAY that a Muskie can grow to such a size in such small, shallow lakes.  There is no doubt about it, if this is a Lamoka Muskie, it is a true Muskellunge.  It is not a Tiger Muskie.  They never stock Tiger Muskie in these lakes; there's no need to!  Tiger Muskie are sterile and cannot reproduce.  They put them in bodies of water to help correct imbalances in the eco-system and then the Tiger Muskie all die after one generation.   Maybe it just looks like a Tiger Muskie.  Or maybe someone isn't telling the truth.

I've seen Muskies get hit by boats on these lakes many times.  They like to sun themselves and quite frequently they get hit.  There are many Muskies in Wanteta and Lamoka Lakes!  But the big ones are sure hard to get.  The old timers will tell you stories; and how!  I knew this old timer over there that fished for Muskie 50-60 hours a week.  Let me tell you, he used some big bait and big lures.  He had one contraption that you put a baby duck in, like a little cage with hooks on it.  What a riot.  I love talking about these "fresh water gators" with the old  timers over there on these lakes.  

If you are ever driving through there, between the lakes, stop at Ray Dann's Trading Post and step back in time.  Immediately upon entering, look to the left a little and you will see a monster musky mount, the work of a close, personal friend of mine. Believe it or not, that fish on the wall is the fish you see in the picture below.  He did one other mount that was even bigger, it currently hangs in the lobby of the DEC HQ in East Avon, NY.  These fish were all small compared to another that was taken out of Waneta.  That was the one the DEC said couldn't have come from that lake.  I will have to find out some more information about that fish and let you all know.  I can't remember the details other than that baby was 72" long.

I am so glad that while typing this post I happened to remember that I had this picture in my computer.  I knew you Muskie-heads would dig this!



(http://www.fingerlakeswinesociety.com/images/iceshanty/MUSKIE.jpg)


This is what was written on the back of the actual picture that I scanned-

November 1978

Muskie caught by Dick Fleet in Lamoka Lake.

46 lb 5 1//2 oz

54" Long

26" Girth


If you were standing in the exact place that Muskie is in the picture (today), you would be able to see him mounted on the back wall through the right window in the background.  I can't drive by Ray Dann's Trading Post without stopping in for a soda or a pack of gum for the kids, or something.  I just like the way the place smells and the friendly smiles I get and I always like to look up at that Muskie Mount on the back wall.  What a beauty.


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Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: jrmPikeFreak on Feb 02, 2011, 05:26 PM
Just for the record,
i didn't catch this fish. The pic was being sent to many peoples phones and it was sent to me.I thought it was an awesome fish so i posted the pic.If i knew it was going to cause controversy i would have never posted it.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: fisherhahn on Feb 02, 2011, 07:44 PM
If I caught that thing I'd have plenty of pictures too!  Send me all the tickets you want.  Guarantee you argue a little bit in front of a judge and your off the hook.  Too many what if's to actually get in trouble over taking a couple pics....I vote pure muskie...
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox_magnum on Feb 02, 2011, 07:58 PM
It's a pure, even pures can have markings on their gill plates, I have a few to my credit like that. Color and markings vary from fish to fish, we have caught 50" full spotted to almost clear ones off the same lake, and it's a small lake.
 

 A few variations from 1 lake, last is a tiger...


 (http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh402/esox_magnum/WO41.jpg)

(http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh402/esox_magnum/AvatarMuskie-1.jpg)

(http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh402/esox_magnum/Picture518.jpg)

(http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh402/esox_magnum/Picture166.jpg)
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: SUNYESF on Feb 02, 2011, 08:42 PM
awesome fish.....i woulda taken a pic too.....some people question if he was targeting muskie but it was said it was caught in a 6 inch hole, why on earth would someone target muskies using a 6 inch hole? must of been targeting something else like pickeral
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 08:46 PM
awesome fish.....i woulda taken a pic too.....some people question if he was targeting muskie but it was said it was caught in a 6 inch hole, why on earth would someone target muskies using a 6 inch hole? must of been targeting something else like pickeral
There aint no way that fish came out of a 6" hole !! That fishes girth is way bigger than 19 "
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: mlake4 on Feb 02, 2011, 08:50 PM
thats a slam pig :o
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 08:54 PM
It's a pure, even pures can have markings on their gill plates, I have a few to my credit like that. Color and markings vary from fish to fish, we have caught 50" full spotted to almost clear ones off the same lake, and it's a small lake.
 

 A few variations from 1 lake, last is a tiger...


 
How do you like your Tuffy ?
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox_magnum on Feb 02, 2011, 09:21 PM
We don't own a Tuffy, the 2 boats in the pics are a Tracker Targa 17 and an old tiller 16' Alumacraft, mines a Skeeter S-135, built on the same hulls as todays new 17' Tuffy
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: fishgalore on Feb 02, 2011, 09:29 PM
Just for the record,
i didn't catch this fish. The pic was being sent to many peoples phones and it was sent to me.I thought it was an awesome fish so i posted the pic.If i knew it was going to cause controversy i would have never posted it.

Hey dude I did the same thing......I'm not criticizing you either so don't take it that way. Fish of a lifetime sent to my phone so I posted it after editting to preserve private info since I don't personally know the guy who caught the fish. He's a friend of a friend of a friend.....etc. You get the picture I'm sure. Why would anyone object to posting a fish of a life time like this is beyond me. There are other factors but some people just like to stir the pot. Don't sweat it man. This fish was caught recently.

Here's the one I posted in NJ's site and yes there are fish that big in NJ  :roflmao: :roflmao::-

Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox v on Feb 02, 2011, 09:51 PM
We don't own a Tuffy, the 2 boats in the pics are a Tracker Targa 17 and an old tiller 16' Alumacraft, mines a Skeeter S-135, built on the same hulls as todays new 17' Tuffy
With your screen name and the windshield in the last pic looked like it was from a Tuffy. Most people out here have no Idea what a tuffy even is. Skeeter makes a nice boat !!
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: esox_magnum on Feb 02, 2011, 10:31 PM
Never gave the name thing a thought LOL now those are ugly but a great casting platform. The wind screen in question is on the Targa.
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: Ronix 51 on Feb 03, 2011, 11:33 AM
awesome fish glad it was unharmed! great catch
Title: Re: Massive Muskie
Post by: frank9pt on Aug 12, 2011, 07:54 AM
Don't worry he made it...caught him last weekend
(http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz231/frank9pt/2ndmuskey-1.jpg)