Trophy Muskie -tough question

[2 tone z71]

after putting the docks in today and looking over the open water thinking about fishing,say I where to catch my Trophy Muskie possibly world record say 60 inch or better,Hey my Dad got a 57 2 yrs ago so its possibly,anyhow my question WOULD IT HAVE TO BE KILLED to be legit for weighing purposes pics verification etc,how would ya go about such a task

[irishfield]

Yes current criteria = dead.

[MoriaRiverMan]

what is the world record for a musky?

[2 tone z71]

Yes current criteria = dead.

 

thank you sir

[irishfield]

Someone did a good post last season on the steps/hoops. Beleive it was Marc Thorpe or could have been Maina. IMHO, not worth the heartache after the fact ...substantiating your catch every time you turn around.

[HTHM]

Is there not a catch and release record as well?

[Crazyhook]

Is there not a catch and release record as well?

 

 

3 / 4 of one

[irishfield]

http://www.worldrecordmuskiealliance.com/

[Gerritt]

Unless it is bigger then this..... let it swim...

 

 

G

Edited April 11, 2008 by Gerritt

[muskymike]

I would have to say, I dont think its worth it. take a pic, measure let it go. just think, next year you could catch it again.....or somebody else can (but will probably kill it for the glory)

[irishfield]

I was just gonna say G... O'Brien's is up next for scrutiny.

[Gerritt]

you got that right Wayne....

 

G

[Kerry]

I thought there was an article on a released musky from Nippissing last year that was considered for world record status/live release?That would be my choice even though I do buy a sport license just in case I ever catch one and couldn't revive it.

 

Kerry

[irishfield]

It was "considered" that it could have been big enough to be a new world record. I don't think they even actually measured it completely. They definitely didn't weigh it.

[danc]

I was just gonna say G... O'Brien's is up next for scrutiny.

 

Is there any weighed Muskie that isn't in dispute these days? A never ending battle it seems.

[irishfield]

Doesn't appear to be Dan.. once they discredit the two ahead of O'Brien.. then he'll be next. Why I've always said.. I'd let her swim!

[danc]

Actually Wayne, an old neighbor of mine when I was a kid, is in that mix. His name was Robert Malo. If you look it up, he's just another controversial potential world record holder. Sadly, he passed away a few years ago.

[irishfield]

The unfortunate part is.. it seems they wait 'till you're gone to discredit the catch. No live witnesses make things easier maybe?

 

http://toothycritters.com/malo.html

Edited April 11, 2008 by irishfield

[danc]

Thanks for the link Wayne. His wife use to babysit me when I was a child. I had no idea of his potential fame until many years later. Quite a story, however it turned out.

[kickingfrog]

The question is easy, the answer is another matter.

 

I don't know if I ever would keep a record Musky. I don't fish for self-worth.

 

If someone wanted to keep a record... First, on the boat there is no way to know for sure it is even a/the record (I'd feel even worse if I killed the 2nd biggest musky ever). Second, if you keep it as the O'Brian fish and others have shown, there will be detractors.

 

Having said that, if the season is open and the angler possesses the proper license he or she has every right to keep said fish. If you don't like that, then get the regs changed and leave the angler alone.

 

The feeling among many is that the next record musky is going to be caught in a lake that has a catch and release only season, which of course means that it won't be the official record.

Edited April 11, 2008 by kickingfrog

[muskymatt]

No dead muskie is a good muskie

[OhioFisherman]

I fished to gamble, for fun, for education, to get away from work(real job). Just can`t imagine a reason that would make me want to keep any fish any more except to give the wife and kids a fish dinner once a year or so.

[outllaw]

just fish. have fun. enjoy the outdoors. the trophy record thing has created wars in the past. . there will always be a dispute on musky records. even dead fish are scrutinized.

[Roy]

It's what happens as soon as money is thrown into the equation.

[fishinggeek]

I've caught a few muskies and never kept one. And I wouldn't even if I was fortunate enough to catch a 50 pound one. But if I caught one that I thought had a good chance as a record, I'd definitely keep it. It'd be neat to tell the grand kids I had a world record!