58" caught on Leech or Cass

[AWH]

The issue here isn't that he kept this one monster fish. It's that he goes to Cass for about a month every year to pursue muskies and is very good at it, and keeps each and every legal sized musky that he catches.

I caught 15 muskies out of Cass last year. If I would have killed all of those fish, this would without question have an impact on the Cass fishery. A big impact? No, probably not. But if I did this year after year after year like this individual does, it WOULD have a big impact. That is the issue here.

If every musky angler on Cass kept every legal fish he/she caught, how long would the musky population be able to sustain itself out there? Not very long.

AWH

[Walleye_GFA]

I catch one over 50' and its going on the wall...

However, its a tough question as to when it comes out of your limit... will be intersting to hear what teh interprataion of the law is... PLEASE BE SURE TO POST WHAT THE CO SAYS...

Can you keep 20 in a year as long as they are stuffed ??? Would have to be selling them in that case...

Very interesting question...

Wally

[Mightymuskie]

The bashing of this muskie fishing person definitely is geared towards his many kept fish. On this same site a guy gets praised for catching and keeping a 53" 46# North Dakota state record. Not one person Bashed this person. How would we react if this 58" was the Minnesota record? I think we would be disgusted that this individual with his ethics was the lucky person to land that fish. I would thoroughly back following Ontario and implimenting 54" limits for trophy waters. I have fished the Ottawa River and this limit is adequate in allowing numbers and trophies abound.
I don't have a trophy mounted on my wall yet since I haven't met my personal goals yet. If I do It will be a tough decision on the fate of that fish, it may come down to the fish's condition.
We all desire that mighty muskie and we can all obtain it if we all fish hard, often, and ethically.

[can it be luck?]

Walleye_GFA, that all depends on if the musky is stuffed with foam stuffing or sage stuffing! To keep every large musky is unthinkable, and could deplete even large lakes in a hurry. To keep a fish for mounting if so fortunate is just fine by me. I have no mounted musky, never caught one that was worthy of this prestigous position, but I'll know it when I see it and I may ask you for a hand throwing it in my truck, cause it's comeing home with me! I need a centerpiece for my Wall-A-Walleye.

[Guest]

The fish that was caught by Schillinger is in the Pioneer Press newspaper, August 21, 2003 issue. Aritcle can be found on their HSOforum too, but the picture was not available.