Record musky questioned

[tonka-toy]

Some of the Muskie boards are abuzz with a challenge of the canadian record fish.Maybe someone younger and smarter could link or post or paste?(wife and kids have gone to bed)If all three of the fish were disqualified,what would the next fish be?

[lew]

I think if people stopped worrying so much about who caught the biggest fish, they'd have more time to enjoy fishin'

[Terry]

yeah

 

I wish there was no need for records of who gets the big fish..then there would be no lies

 

but there is so lets catch the guys trying to commit fraud and take away their records

 

or make it even harder to get a record.......

Edited April 7, 2011 by Terry®

[Roy]

If you were to luck into a record muskie, you'd be wise to let her slip back down to the depths. Sure take a pic and measure if you can but let her go. Unless you really need the notoriety and the few dollars, it really is not worth it. Regardless of how honest you were, from that time on, your integrity would be questioned forever.

It's like any other sport or pastime, as soon as money/greed enter the equation, it's dead.

[lew]

And you definetely don't want to ever post the pictures on the internet cause all the so-called "experts" will tear you apart.

[OhioFisherman]

Pictures of them record size fish sort of shoots the old adage " a picture is worth a thousand words " dead in the azz. A picture now seems to start a million questions.

 

I was always able to find better things to do with my time than worry about people believing my fish stories! Maybe they will require the fish to produce a birth certificate?

[Billy Bob]

Even before opening up this thread I wondered if all these records are worth it...

 

Roy, I REALLY see your point....my old fishing partner's father had a saying when anyone started to brag about the fish he "may" have caught and it went something like this "All fishermen are liars except You and Me and I have my doubts about You"....great line to use when the bull is flying.

[umKthxbye]

"All fishermen are liars except You and Me and I have my doubts about You"

 

I like that lol.

[Cast-Away]

Ho can anyone dispute this? Look at the photo:

 

[Mike Pike]

Pictures of them record size fish sort of shoots the old adage " a picture is worth a thousand words " dead in the azz. A picture now seems to start a million questions.

So true Paul!

[The Urban Fisherman]

I think if people stopped worrying so much about who caught the biggest fish, they'd have more time to enjoy fishin'

 

yepp

[umKthxbye]

Ho can anyone dispute this? Look at the photo:

 

 

Could have been a guy holding a kid or his girlfriend an some one photoshoped a musky lol.

[Nipfisher]

Could have been a guy holding a kid or his girlfriend an some one photoshoped a musky lol.

 

I think they whitened the anglers teeth too . Photoshop is lame.

[Nipfisher]

yeah

 

I wish there was no need for records of who gets the big fish..then there would be no lies

 

 

Maybe this has something to do wit it? This is from my grandpa's place. He was not a drinker and this cup held toothpicks.

It is called the Fisherman's Nite Cap

 

 

Edited April 7, 2011 by Nipfisher

[TJQ]

The guy is only 4 feet tall!!

 

 

Ho can anyone dispute this? Look at the photo:

 

[chris.brock]

I know it's been said before, but it would be pretty hard to budge that fish on 8lb mono and pretty lucky not to get bitten off with a 4" rapala

 

A buddy hooked what we assumed was a sturgeon on the French, with 10lb mono all he could do was slowly bring the fish up off bottom and then watch as it slowly peeled line for awhile only to settle back down on bottom, he had to give up after an hour and a half and 2 liters of blood gone to the mosquitos

[glen]

"Some of the Muskie boards are abuzz with a challenge of the canadian record fish."

 

 

And the challenge will go something like this.

 

In this picture this fish looks way smaller then this other picture of this fish. So the one with the best picture wins.

Nice work.

[Crazy Ivan]

Could have been a guy holding a kid or his girlfriend an some one photoshoped a musky lol.

 

I don't think photoshop was around in 1988?

[Guest gbfisher]

There's a lot more to it than any fish picture will tell.

Finally someone may have let the cat out of the bag and put this story to rest.

A lot of people should be ashamed. Lots have been fooled.

[cram]

There's a lot more to it than any fish picture will tell.

Finally someone may have let the cat out of the bag and put this story to rest.

A lot of people should be ashamed. Lots have been fooled.

 

What's the story?

[Roy]

There's a lot more to it than any fish picture will tell.

Finally someone may have let the cat out of the bag and put this story to rest.

A lot of people should be ashamed. Lots have been fooled.

 

That's exactly it. There are facts in most of these stories that have never been told, shown or proven in public. Just keep an open mind without criticizing the current record holders 'til some of these stories get debunked. Personally, aside from my curiosity, I have no stake in the outcome nor do I care.

[jjcanoe]

Could have been a guy holding a kid or his girlfriend an some one photoshoped a musky lol.

 

photoshop was the best selling software in 1986 wasn't it????????

[Billy Bob]

Personally, aside from my curiosity, I have no stake in the outcome nor do I care.

 

I can't agree more no matter what kind of record fish it may or may not be....

 

Bottom line if I didn't catch it, it doesn't matter to me...and perch taste better anyways..

[glen]

"Taking measurements from the image with O’Brien I get 52.3” +/- 1”."

http://worldmuskiealliance.com/WMA_OBrien_Summary_Report.pdf

 

The picture they use for this measurement has the fish hanging with the gills cut. They say nothing about the cut gills though. Take off 2"-4" for the cut gills.

 

These people cant measure anything.

[Roy]

Here we go again.