Ottawa River Musky

[Seaweed]

Another big fish was caught in the Ottawa River this week.

 

 

The guys was Walleye fishing using spincast outfit. The fish was released and still swims.

[pigeonfisher]

I wonder what the frog is saying?

[lunkerbasshunter]

lol thats to funny i think the frog was saying "haha big bad musky aint eating me for dinenr tonight"

 

Beauty fish!

 

Cheers!

[addict]

nice fish,feel bad for the lunge looks like his heads gonna fall of from the weight of his body

[Snypa]

Nice ski !! and tell kermit to leave the fish alone !

[Moosebunk]

nice ski

 

OMG VERTICAL HOLD! OMG VERTICAL HOLD!! OMG VERTICAL HOLD!!! VERTICAL HOLD OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!

 

there it's said, now... nice fish once again. Thanks Seaweed for posting the big Ottawa muskie

[fatherof3]

wow,nice musky

[Bob Devine]

I think what some are trying to say is:Vertical holds like this one are NOT recommended. It is best to support the weight of the fish with both hands.

It is a very nice fish, congrats.

I am including a picture of a fat 42# musky and a proper hold so others can be better informed. Most anglers hold them vertically because of a lack of knowledge. Teaching others is what will help sustain a great resource for future generations.

[derekadam]

Nice fish seaweed!! Does the vertical hold mentioned above apply to all sizes of muskie, or only those over a certain length?

 

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[Guest Trophymuskie]

Nice fish seaweed!! Does the vertical hold mentioned above apply to all sizes of muskie, or only those over a certain length?

 

d

 

All of them but mostly on bigger ones as all that weight is held by the jaws and all the guts are pushed back toward the tail.

 

A proper horizontal hold will actually show off the fish better, much easier to see it's real size.

 

At least it's not a muskie guy abusing one of our big girls this time.

[canadianguy33]

Wow! What a beauty.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[silveradosheriff]

Thanks for displaying a proper hold Bob!!!