walleyepro

I'd second Fittante's work. I had posted several pictures last year of my 52" at this link http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2332710/1 or search for "walleyepro" and click on the musky art in home thread. included picture of the original fish and also a friend's fish when we were picking up our replicas from the musky expo

This one didnt post the first time... I love the detail of the mouth/teeth/gills. Amazing attention to the details!

Here are a couple others that show the fish and then a buddy of mine was also picking up a fish at the Muskie Expo - his is a 43in northern.

Here's a replica of my 52" metro fish from two years ago. The markings aren't exact but I haven't seen one yet that is. I feel like he did a great job! What do you guys think?

butter - you muskie fish from a canoe? standing up? You must have really good balance. I think if I tried that i'd end up in the drink on my first cast!

I have a 8' XH Compre with a Saltist 30 that i use for big blades and plastics. I currently don't throw any pounders or bigger plastics, catch plenty of fish on the normal size bulldawg, and the smaller bulldawg sees a lot of fish too. I appreciate your help. When i pick it up at TB i'll ask the guys there too what they recommend. maybe i just need to change by retrieve with jerk baits, suicks, etc to bring the rod in more to the side vs. down towards the water. That's why i was going to go with the 7'6" over the 8'. I'll be fishing out of a lower profile yar-craft (1785 mille lacs) so i should be ok with a 7'6" on eights. I just bought it this winter and had it in the water over the weekend, i was surprised at how low it say in the water. Thanks

Why do you suggest at least 8 foot rods? Two years ago an 8 foot rod as "long" and now its on the short side??? Some lures are getting bigger and heavier, but I still fish "small" 8 and 9 inch baits with a lot of success. I think I'm going to go with the 7'6" XH Compre.

I was at the expo and picked up a Revo 60 and a Compre rod. Haven't yet decided what length rod I should get. and whether or not to go heavy or extra heavy. I have a extra heavy 8' compre with a saltist 30 for running big blades fast I'm looking for a good all around rod for throwing different types of baits. I really like the 8' but feel that a 7'2" or a 7'6" might be better. I was thinking extra heavy. What are your thoughts? I have two other 7' fig rig rods that I don't really care for, they are medium heavy, each with a cheaper abu.

Thanks for the responses guys. Pro-V my email address is ryan (dot) c (dot) schuh (at) gmail (dot) com The back story is that my wife's family does not fish for muskies and they don't believe that I have the ability to catch 50"+ fish, even with the pictures. Her uncle has this running joke where he fakes that he is "blowing" up the muskie and then posing for a picture. So I was going to try and find a blow up/inflatable muskie to play a prank on him.

Not sure what the best spot is to post this, but I need to find an inflatable or blow-up muskie, like a toy for a gag gift. The bigger the better. Anyone know where to find one or ever seen one? I've searched the web and can't find anything. Thanks for any help.

ryan (dot) c (dot) schuh at gmail (dot) com Thanks!

Does anyone know how to transfer waypoints from a H20 to a Humminbird 595C GPS Combo? I can "save" data on the H20 to a SD card, but I can't "load" them to the HB. Can you load waypoints onto this model? It has a SD slot. The Navionics Hotmaps work. This is the first HB unit I've owned, I've always used Lowrance units.

Airjer- Where is the DNR's main office? Do they have an office in the Cities? I also had a problem last time when dealing with the DMV. They tried to get me to register the trailer for a larger capacity than it was so that I would have had to get tabs for it each year.

I'm looking to purchase a boat through a private sale in South Dakota and register for use in MN. Do I need to pay tax on the boat? My past experience has been that I only need to pay tax on the trailer when I transfer the title and pay registration on the boat. However, I have not bought a boat out of state. Thanks

Hey Whitewolf - What kind of a boat are you fishing out of? that looks like a sweet set-up...