70 inch Northern

[Muskie-searcher]

Did anybody hear about the 70 inch Northern that was caught in Manitoba? I saw a newspaper article about it, and I guess the Indian that caught it fed his family with it. Can't imagine it was the best meat in the world.

[MJR]

A friend of mine has a cabin on Ceder lake which is connected to lake winnepeg and he showed me a picture of a guy with a northern where the guy was by the head and then his three kids were also in the picture holding the fish and it went another foot past the kids not sure how long but this thing was probably 60+ pounds. Just think all of the mercury in every fish that that fish has eaten in its probably 20-30 years is still in this fish.

His kids probably made sling shots out of the Y bones.

[Guest]

hmmmmm........70" .......not sure I'd buy into that....6' northern....geesh!...i just don't know...there's some big fish out there but 6'?!...ufdaa!...stranger things have happened I guess...lol......jon

[Blackstarluver]

News flash! Several children in Manitoba are reporting symptoms of mercury poisoning. In an interesting side story. These children seem to be rising off the ground when the temperature rises. Only to come down as the temp drops. Film at 11!
God lyk!
JC

[This message has been edited by Rick (edited 07-26-2003).]

[Guest]

LOL, I hope it doesn't get too hot!

I still hate to see that big of fish getting eaten, but o well what are you going to do.

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[Steve Foss]

Sorry, no matter what the newspaper said, I don't think it's that long, judging by the picture.

I know the article said they used all the latest digital extrapolation techniques and all to estimate lenght, but the perspective just doesn't look right for it to be that long.

Being a newspaper man, I know how papers can get things wrong.

Anyway, it's a honking big pike, bigger than I'll probably ever catch.

As for eating it, if I shot a 22-point typical rack record white-tailed deer, I wouldn't waste the meat when I could be eating sausage. Yeah, I know, you can't release a dead deer, but people who subsist on natural resources naturally have a different viewpoint about those resources. Big meat means big meals.

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[Guest]

Also by judging buy the picture it looks like the fish could have been computer inhanced. When they are holding the fish that gut hangs down a Long ways in between hands.

I know I can and have done that to some of my fish that I catch. I send them fish to some of my buddies and they say WOW that fish was HUGE. LOL Then I tell them it is 1/2 fake.

But I guess on that northeran its your call.

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Fish ON!

[Guest]

still doesn't look like 70"...but one big arse northern for sure...lol!

[RuKiddingMe]

Well here's a picture of the beast.

http://www.sdlakesandstreams.com/special_events.htm

Not sure it's 70 inches, but it is one BIG PIKE.

Matt

[MJR]

Judging by the width of his hands 1/4" and assuming his hands are the same width as mine 3.5" and the length of the fish in the picture 3.5" that would make the fish 49". The 2x4 in the background measures 3/16" when they are 3.5"(I think), going by that then the fish would measure 65.33" and I think I am over, If a 2x4 is 3.75" then the fish is 70". I do not think they can accuratly measure a fish by something in the background cuz the farther back it is the smaller it looks, thats why they say to hold the fish out in front of you when you take a picture. Still a huge fish.

And yes I play with #'s all day here in my nerdery.

[Labby]

I have seen the picture in Esterville. The guy at the gas station claims it is legit as he knows the Indian that caught it. If it is real it is huge. I do know there are some monsters up that way.Pretty neat.

[Fish-on]

This has been going around the internet for a few years. The pike is huge, about 50-53 inches, not 70. It was never measured or weighed, but it is estimated in the 40-pound class. Too bad no one had enough sense to get a measurement and weight on it. Certainly is world class.