59x29 caught on Vermillion

[HooknHorns]

I seen story and pics on another HSOforum. Look around on some musky sites, shouldn't be tough to find. Nice looking fish and congrats to the person that landed it.

[10,000 Casts]

and they released it! awesome fish, I just hope that some better pictures surface, right now the pic only shows half the fish and it is an absolute monster.

[Silver Scale]

58 not 59.

[ryanmitchell]

A picture would be fun. Does somebody have it or a link to it?

[DTro]

From what I’ve read, the measurement might have even been a little conservative (maybe 60).

Just a beast and congrats to the hunters that boated it!!!!

Probably another state record released to make more memories. That’s the coolest part.

[jwmiller33]

wow that looks like a nice fish.. anybody have a link to the story?

congrats to them on braving those what look like naaaasty conditions! and congrats to them on the release too. gotta love hearing stories like that

[Jim Uran]

Cripes Darren, could you find a bigger picture... lol!!!

[mrklean]

haha if i had a fish like that i would make sure i have a better pic then that

[DTro]

Cripes Darren, could you find a bigger picture... lol!!!

Big fish/big picture

And if you look into that picture you can find the story too

[DTro]

haha if i had a fish like that i would make sure i have a better pic then that

Easier said then done with 2-3 ft rollers, gusting wind, and freezing temps, with a 50 pound fish in your lap

[Mike Stark]

nice fish.

[Musky Buck]

What a fishery and what a fish. MB

[bronzeback]

I really hope somebody bought the other pictures of this fish. Terrible photograph, waves or no waves. I'd hate to be dissapointed by another big fish story. and i KNOW they don't take the pictures for me, but if this kind of thing is going to go totally public you might as well have some good proof of the size. Sorry to bring this thread in that direction, but I've gotten better pictures in bad conditions by myself.

[DHanson]

Who's making it public? It looks like the people that are making it public have no clue about this fish.

[bronzeback]

from what I understand, the resort or lodge or wherever these guys caught this fish out of put it up. Not the fisherman themselves, but still. I'm sure they didn't expect it to make such a big splash all over the web, or maybe they did I don't know. Just a dissapointing photo is all. Story of the year for some big fish I guess.

[mrklean]

Originally Posted By: mrklean

haha if i had a fish like that i would make sure i have a better pic then that

Easier said then done with 2-3 ft rollers, gusting wind, and freezing temps, with a 50 pound fish in your lap

its called adrenaline i would be so pumped after catching a fish like that i would probably fall out of the boat

[ole matty]

Bad or good picture still a nice fish!

Bronzeback, if I catch a BIG fish I will make sure to take thousands pictures from every angle with/without measure board, me smiling,me no smiling, vertical, hortzional, on boat floor, in water to satisfy your needs...

[Musky Buck]

I could care less the exact size, I'm happy for what the fisherman endured to land em, looked a bit chilly and I am sure there are tons of lunkers in there and am thankful he shared with us what he could, it's a beauty no doubt.

[bronzeback]

hey ole matty like i said up there, I know they didn't take the pictures for ME. but if the story is going to be up all over it'd be nice if the pictures were more effective.

[urban cowboy]

I got your back bronze...

If a fish of that magnitude ever graces the bow of my boat I will ensure that my pics are of exceptional quality. You will only get one chance in your entire life to pose a fish like that. Regardless of if it goes public or not... I want a good pic of me and my fish of a lifetime.

Don't take it for granted. The first thing I do in my boat is teach others how to use my camera. I would have tied the anchor to this photographers leg and pushed him off the side of the boat for botching this one.

[riverkid21]

Yeah same here. I realize it is 50lbs and very windy... but if someday I catch a fish like that there will be multiple pics showing the whole fish. If I caught that fish in a hurricane I would make sure I had at least 1 pic of the whole fish.

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Yeah same here. I realize it is 50lbs and very windy...

actually, if it is 59"x29" it is 60lbs!

[waterbound]

I think I'm starting to notice a pattern...somebody catches a big fish, takes a picture or two and releases it. Sometime later the pictures end up on the internet and people pick them apart and criticize poor photography and talk about taking lots of pictures of big fish in adverse conditions. Meanwhile other threads criticize people who take too long to release a smaller, but still nice (say 40 inch or so) fish because they want to get lots of good pictures. Please don't get all "holier-than-thou" when somebody wants to take a couple pictures of a fish or handles one differently than you or, heaven forbid, keeps one and then run your mouth and say you would take lots of pictures of a trophy fish, even in conditions that would likely harm it if exposed for any serious amount of time. I think the anglers that caught this fish should be congratulated for their catch and it's quick release.

[luvin2fish]

I think I'm starting to notice a pattern...somebody catches a big fish, takes a picture or two and releases it. Sometime later the pictures end up on the internet and people pick them apart and criticize poor photography and talk about taking lots of pictures of big fish in adverse conditions. Meanwhile other threads criticize people who take too long to release a smaller, but still nice (say 40 inch or so) fish because they want to get lots of good pictures. Please don't get all "holier-than-thou" when somebody wants to take a couple pictures of a fish or handles one differently than you or, heaven forbid, keeps one and then run your mouth and say you would take lots of pictures of a trophy fish, even in conditions that would likely harm it if exposed for any serious amount of time. I think the anglers that caught this fish should be congratulated for their catch and it's quick release.

HAHAHA, I agree. Thats a BEAST!

[ole matty]

hey ole matty like i said up there, I know they didn't take the pictures for ME. but if the story is going to be up all over it'd be nice if the pictures were more effective.

i 100 percent agree that a better picture would be great but a picture better than no picture at all

we dont know their stories.. maybe they want us to vent our head off bashin and later on they post better pictures? or maybe their camera ran out of batteries after one picture? or they was fishing by rocks bar and dont want windy to push the boat against rock and they have to released it quick than they want to? who know really???????????

again even for a half of picture thats a really nice fish..