61" Muskie caught on Mille Lacs?

[dblock]

Heard it on the radio this morning. Can anyone else get any confirmation on this fish? Pictures would be even better if it is a fact. I've searched the internet and have found nothing about it. Just what they said on the news.

[CRAZYEYES]

This is going around on the mille lacs thread too but nobody seems to be able to find anything out about it.

[S.D. Ice Angular]

Have not heard a word...

[Nick Kuhn]

Probably someone who misheard 51". 61" is getting into ridiculous territory.

[dblock]

That is what I thought at first, but why would a 51" be on the news, especially out of Mille Lacs?

[RuKiddingMe]

My wife called me about this morning one of the DJ's on the K102 morning show was talking it up. She said her cousin caught it, his name is Garrett from

Int Falls, MN.

I suppose anything is possible (look at the size of the Shaq)but a 61" is way out there for sure, especially when nothing even close to that has been seen in recent years if even ever before. Leave the Spray fish out of this - we don't want to go down that road - real or false...

RU

[Gilgamesh]

Better call back the MonsterQuest team!

[JRedig]

Well there have been some 57's last year and the year before...not completely crazy...let the banter begin!

[TomWehler]

61" would be cool...no doubt one around some place in muskieville.

[Silver Scale]

61" and there's not even snow on the ground yet... Amazing....

[RuKiddingMe]

Well it's sounding like this could be real. I seen an email exchange on another board with the DJ that spilled the beans and apparently a popular muskie mag has bought the story, and mum is the word until they are ready to release pics and the story.

only time will tell now.

[crix]

I wonder if its the same fish smeese had bite through his stringer???

I would love to see pics of it I have always wanted to try mille lacs but im chicken

[Muskiefool]

Does anyone know if she'll see 62?

[TheHawgTrough]

Yikes, and she said not on Mille Lacs... Another musky fishery to get pounded once M.H. breaks the news?

[RuKiddingMe]

No kidding everyone and their brother will be out there looking for 60" fish... Because as we all know fish of that caliber are stacked in all MN lakes. Just we minnesotans don't talk about it.

[propster]

The fish is real, we'll know more soon enough. And John, as far as I know it has a chance to see 62

[eyehead]

Wouldnt suprise me at all.....I believe there are a few lakes in our great state that have 60"plus in there, but man that is just scary big

[mtreno]

you guys all need to go back out fishing and quit believing everything you here on the radio/internet. this happens every year the only difference is this time it started on the radio giving it for some reason more credit.

[10,000 Casts]

I can honestly say that I have never raised a fish that looked over 54"-55". I know of 2 57"ers caught in MN over the past 15 years but 62"? What kind of girth would that have to have in order to hit 54lbs? If this fish has normal girth it should run about 40lbs... It still needs 27" girth to hit the magic number. Anythings possible and I hope it came out of a metro lake and it could have come out of a river..

[JRedig]

you guys all need to go back out fishing and quit believing everything you here on the radio/internet. this happens every year the only difference is this time it started on the radio giving it for some reason more credit.

I did go out fishing tonight, even put 4 in the net...Still wondering though...

[Fish&Fowl]

She will live to see 62" and it wasn't on Mille Lacs. Just did the interview with Musky Hunter yesterday and it'll be out on their site pretty soon...I had a hard time keeping it under wraps this long but I'm glad I can finally share the story and photos!

[aanderud]

Nice fish, F&F! I'm no Muskie guy, but I do enjoy stories and pics of monster fish of any species. What was the girth? Did you weigh her in a net or cradle by any chance?

So are we to assume that you can't share the photos or the story here due to exclusive rights over at MH?

Is that her in your avatar?

[Carp-fisher]

Awesome!

[DTro]

Very cool! Congrats!

[thrax]

It will be very interesting to see these pics and hear the story. Wonder if we'll really find out what lake? If it was in MN I'd bet Vermilion (60in range fish are seen enough to know they are there), LOTW - its possible for sure, or a real sleeper could be Rainy Lake. Not to let a secret out of the bag for some in the know but that one really wouldn't surprise me, as population density may not be great, but what a lake to grow a freakish muskie on. And easier to keep it quiet long enough. And its in the fishermans backyard if I read the previous posts right. Wow, the wild speculation, MH better get this out soon if thats who we are all waiting on now.