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61" Muskie caught on Mille Lacs?

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Nick Kuhn Grand Master

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Is someone putting something in the water in central north america? 61" muskie, and a pair of world record trout (check the trout forum) all in the past 2 weeks? Maybe I should spend 16 hours a day on the water from now to first ice.

Edit: I also forgot a would be WI state record sturgeon (foul hooked and on no sturgeon fishing lake)...

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Is someone putting something in the water in central north america? 61" muskie, and a pair of world record trout (check the trout forum) all in the past 2 weeks? Maybe I should spend 16 hours a day on the water from now to first ice.

Edit: I also forgot a would be WI state record sturgeon (caught illegally)...

How was the sturgeon caught illegally?

The guy was walleye fishing, not sturgeon fishing.

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beautiful. absolutly beautiful. my favorite is the part about 'turn the head, turn the head''. i had an experience similar on the St. Lawrance so maybe that's why i understood it enough to get a good laugh (thanks BTW). had her twice, lost her twice. easy 57'' maybe more. fat as a cow and a head like a horse. the first time i maybe had her on for ten minutes or so. she did what she wanted when she wanted. i was pretty much just there to observe. second time was just a head shake at the surface and gone. but i know i'll never forget it. and she'll be there next time. nice job on the land man. awsome.

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Haven't heard location yet but leaning very heavily on Rainy Lake, and yes I get it, the Ontario side. I know some people who hit RedGut Bay each year and know there is some pretty decent water on that side. And likely the possibility to grow a fish like that in relative obscurity on the Canadian side. You can tell its not that large of a boat, probably took a little "local trip" and the guy is wearing a Rainy Lake sweatshirt or whatever.

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MuskyBrian Community Regular

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The article states the angler took a trip to "trout water"....I think it's pretty obvious on what lake system this was caught on, and I also don't think you will have anything to worry about in terms of pressure for this body of water and it's connecting lake(s)

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urban cowboy Community Regular

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Great fish, a thick bodied mean looking mother.

If that fish is 61 inches then I am 8 feet tall. I could barely sleep for 5 days waiting to see this 61 inch fish. It is pretty obvious now why Musky Hunter magazine hasnt done anything with the story or pics.

Once again, great fish, congrats, but not cool man. Not cool.

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UB - what's not cool is you questioning someone else fish, like you are the authority, the almighty internet fish length master.

You weren't there, how could you possibly have any idea what the size of this fish is. Leave the angler alone and let him enjoy the catch of a lifetime without being called a liar.

Just leave it alone, question people fish privately not on a public forum.

RU

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Why does everyone get so bent out of shape when someone questions the length of a fish??

When you go out and show to everybody a fish that you claim is 61", and hype it up like they did than you should expect comments about said fish.

Tell you what, I've heard way more comments about that fish not being 61" than people that agree it is.

The photo tells a lot if you know where to look.

I'll say it, doesn't look like a 60" fish to me.

Just my opinion.

JS

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Great fish, a thick bodied mean looking mother.

If that fish is 61 inches then I am 8 feet tall. I could barely sleep for 5 days waiting to see this 61 inch fish. It is pretty obvious now why Musky Hunter magazine hasnt done anything with the story or pics.

Once again, great fish, congrats, but not cool man. Not cool.

What is not cool is your behavior in this thread.

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urban cowboy Community Regular

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Leave it up to Rum River Rat to call someone out on thread behavior.... That's funny, why don't you go back to your past post in multiple treads and then get back to me.

The magnitude of a 61 inch fish is tremendous, tough to comprehend, and very important to the sport of muskie fishing.

I guess I apologize for my opinion.

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This was posted on another HSOforum.

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Steve Heiting

Hi:

Just to clarify because there's lots of rumors and misinformation regarding this fish and Musky Hunter's involvement. We did not buy the rights to the story. Our policy is we do not buy rights to any big fish stories.

Garrett first contacted Musky Hunter about a week and a half ago to tell us he caught a big fish. For a variety of reasons, I wasn't able to interview him until a couple days ago. The one photo that appears on our site is the best of the three that were sent to us.

It's a big fish, and Garrett and Josh are ecstatic. Is it a world record? No, but it's a very nice fish and the two anglers should be congratulated for the catch and for the release.

Steve Heiting

Musky Hunter Magazine

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