Im not shy ... i have kept a few trophy fish ... and one thing ive noticed is that their reproductive organs arent that good lookin anymore.. At fleming college they told us that every fish has an optimum age range that they will reproduce the best , so the old " torphy" fish dont reproduce like they once did... Hence the slot sizes on walleye and other species.
And besides , If you were that big momma muskie and a little ( in that case even 15 pounder) male came swimmin up do you think she would think hmmmm spawn time or is she more apt to say mmmmmmm LUNCH !!!