3yr old catches 42" 20 pound Muskie

[ccmtcanada]

Tiny Tot Reels In Massive Muskie<BR>10/11/2007 <BR><BR>

 

EAU CLAIRE, WI (NBC) -- A Wisconsin toddler has a whopper of a fish tale to tell. Nicolas Phillips recently reeled in a 42-inch muskie.<BR><BR>

 

His parents say that fishing is one of the few things that will calm down the rambunctious 3-year-old. <BR><BR>

 

"He doesn't get bored until around two hours go by," said Kelly Phillips, Nicolas' mom.

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In the final minutes of a father-son fishing trip this weekend, Nicolas pulled in a catch worthy of any angler.

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"I catched a big one!" Nicolas said, arms up showing just how big.

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It was a 42-inch, 20-pound monster of a muskie, caught on the same pole the tireless tot now casts into branches in his backyard.

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"He said 'Dad, I have a fish,'" said Nicolas' dad Wesley Phillips. "I could see the bobber next to the boat, and I waited for him to pull in the little fish. Then, I looked down and it was a big muskie."

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Wesley wasn't really ready to reel in a fish the same size as his son.

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The pole he was using was small, and was sporting a six pound test line.

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Lucky for the father-son team, some nearby boaters lent them a hand and a net.

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Nicolas knows where his muskie is headed.

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"It's dead, we're gonna put it on the wall in our house," Nicolas said.

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NBC

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[Terry]

it's a great story

 

but to me it looks about 36 inch. long and 10lbs

[ccmtcanada]

it's a great story

 

but to me it looks about 36 inch. long and 10lbs

 

It's the exchange rate....this was a US story....LOL

[Bly]

Hey Cliff...Syd just watched this and wants to know when we can go fishing again??

[fishnsled]

Well here's a 44 inch muskie that I caught recently and weighted in at 17 pounds.

 

 

And this one was 46" and weighted in at 20.5 pounds.

 

 

 

 

You maybe close on your guessimate Terry. I was going to be generous and give it a 15+or- pound weight but it does look shorter then 42". Hard to tell with the fish curled up. Great to see the little guy getting a fish of that size though!

 

Cliff, you're too funny! lol!

Edited October 12, 2007 by fishnsled

[b2kptbo]

Great story Cliff...

[bassmastermike]

That was a great story!! Props out to the little guy!

[camillj]

Yea I saw that on MSN yesterday ... too bad the last shot of the curled up dried out musky on the pickup truck bed was'nt a release shot ... oh well the kid's definitely hooked now

[fatherof3]

nice story,good for him

[Rizzo]

Better not let my 3 year old see that, he's always asking to go fishing so he can catch a "big pike". Naturally his idea of big pike is the ever-so-plentiful snotrocket which we can catch every few minutes. If he gets hooked on musky (like his dad) we'll never see mom.

[ch312]

If he gets hooked on musky (like his dad) we'll never see mom.

 

and the problem with that is....

 

people always have to rag on someones catch. seriously, why bother bickering oh i think its this long or that long or mine was this big. who cares? thats a nice fish for anyone let alone a little kid

[Terry]

who is bickering

 

I was stating what I believe to be a fact......the fish is not the stated size

this was a second hand story...if the kid or his family posted it, I would not say a word

 

but it seems it is you coming on and bickering

or stirring the pot

[Tarzan's Jane]

Cute...and now Dad has to put out some $$$ to get it on the wall. lol Should have got him hot wheels instead.

[fishindevil]

Well its still a big fish for a little guy like him. ...so at least he will remember that forever.....

[Marc Thorpe]

What trully fishing is about

The age of innocense