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For a fish like a muskie, you need to support its body weight. Holding it with the gills puts massive strain on it, and its internal organs can be damaged. They are designed to be horizontal.JAZII
NOT ACTUALLY ICE FISHING, BUT I WAS STANDING ON ICE.(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)JAZII
ok ok ok this might sound stupid, BUT i've seen too many people tell other people not to hold a fish verticle. WHY. I'm not trying to be a d***. I've just never heard of that before.
I doubt any true muskie guy is jealous he caught that, I'm not. What burns us is the public mishandling from someone who claims to be somewhat of a muskie guy, kept or not. We treat our fish better than that even in the event they die on the hookset. As far as age, we net fish every spring and find many in the 15-20 year old class and muskies do have up to a 30 year life span. If you have so many summer floaters I would think your DNR would realize it's wasting money ( and lots of it) missmanaging a non or under utilized fishery. I also know from living in PA the attitude I found was, if it's not trout its trash.
HARDWATER347,I was trying to stay out of this rant, but I just could not!I was not targeting Muskies, I was casting stick baits for walleyes, after dark none the less.1ST off the muskie was bleeding allot.2ND I did not have a measuring tape with me to take measurements for a replica. I did know that it was the biggest that I had ever caught. In my 25 years of fishing THE RIVER, I have caught 25 to 30 muskies that all have been released.Did you ever hear the saying? "If you do not have anything nice to say, say nothing at all."By the way, I'm Northeast Hawg Haulers bass club president and tournament director. I fish local, regional, and national bass tournaments. I would never post negative things about people posting pics of harvested bass, that is their right.HAVE A NICE DAY!Joseph A. Zombek II
JAZII did you ever hear the saying " in one ear out the other"? Nevermind Hardwater, he's jelous! It's in season!!! End of story!!! Personally I would have kept it too, IT'S A FISH OF A LIFE TIME!!!!!! With that said...... CONGRADULATIONS!!!
What a joke you are JAZII. Why lie about the fish and say it was bleeding so bad I just had to keep it. Why don't you just say "I wanted to put it on my wall". People would have more respect for you if you didn't lie. The fish is laying on the snow without a drop of blood anywhere near it, and the lure is still in it's mouth. Where's all the blood? The proof is in the picture, you can't even find a fishing partner who would go with you because you're such a tool. It's funny, all of your pictures are from a tripod mounted camera. It must be an enjoying experience to catch such a large fish and have to post it all over the internet because you don't have any friends that even care to look, or better yet go fishing with you. By the way, very nice muskie! They always said it's lonely at the top. It's too bad you didn't have a fishing buddy to share the catch with.