BassMan11 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 If you haven't seen it. A story from the Ottawa sun. http://m.ottawasun.com/2011/11/17/huge--muskie-unbelievable-catch And i know I know. The hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I'll start it off. That's not a 70lb muskie, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djeep Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 No net, but a hand scale that goes past 50lbs? Something smells a lil more fishy then even that muskie could muster lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Urban Fisherman Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I'll start it off. That's not a 70lb muskie, lol. He could just be a really big dude... hah But seriously, you can't knock the guy.... it's his first Ski, and he likely genuinely thought it was that big.... with the excitement of the battle, the minutes it took to land likely felt like an hour to him... haha I fished for close to 20 years before I joined OFC and really got into the sport...and if somebody showed me that picture 7 or 8 years ago I'd have believed out of shear ignorance that it was 70lbs... And let's just assume for a second that they put it on two rusty old 35lb spring scales... it could have bottomed them out, even though it wasn't actually 70lbs... those scales are garbage, and not designed to weigh something that big.... At the end of the day, I say congrats to him for catching a fish of a lifetime... hopefully the fish lived despite how it's been held and weighed. I'm sure he's been told enough times by how that you shouldn't hold a fish like that, and will hopefully learn a lesson or two about musky fishing and getting your facts strait before telling stories of grandeur... Cheers, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbay Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 This has all the makings of a classic..... :jerry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishing4Tails Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) But he did get his picture in the paper !! Lol .. Not even close to 50 lbs .. Sad to see them print that with again no proof photos measurements proper scales etc. Gotta love the hour long fights , of course the way he holds it . Edited November 17, 2011 by fishing4tails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 But seriously, you can't knock the guy.... it's his first Ski, and he likely genuinely thought it was that big.... with the excitement of the battle, the minutes it took to land likely felt like an hour to him... I've been guilty of the same thing! You get so excited your brain stops working 70lbs or not, that's a nice fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 WOW!! Monster fish!!! I just went to the ofah weight caluclator...and a 54" muskie would need have a girth of 34" to weigh in at 69 pounds. Either way, it was a fish of a lifetime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmer Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I mounted a 59" muskie out of the St Lawrence for a guy about 20 years ago and it weighed 49 lbs. So, I would guess that fish was around 35-40lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt bruce Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 He didnt grow up to lie , do we have to kill eatch fish to make you guys stop yapping . dare anyone here to produce a fish of even 3/4 of those proportions, wow so many haters !!???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunkerhunter Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 lol no way 70 lbs and what a brutal hold. gotta love how people think it takes hours to reel in big muskie. nice fish either way i suppose. doubt it lived after being held like that, fought for an hour and weighed and pics taken. lol ah well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 It's a nice fish and who really cares how big it was. Only thing I'm wondering though, is who uses 100# line to fish for pickeral ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 The fish could have been over 40 pounds. Can't really blame the dude though for being excited. He's a newbie and just learned a very valuable lesson. Never take your enthusiasm to the press...it'll haunt him for the rest of his life. For the sake of this thread though, I'm glad he forgot the net and remembered the camera instead of the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) He didnt grow up to lie , do we have to kill eatch fish to make you guys stop yapping . dare anyone here to produce a fish of even 3/4 of those proportions, wow so many haters !!???? what? it was 54 inches... my friend boated a fat 52incher this fall that weighed about 40lbs... you actually think a 54 inch musky can weigh almost 50% more... i think this is a bit of a prank... or the guy is a bit new to the game ... Edited November 17, 2011 by Musky Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Definately the worst kind of vertical hold! And definately not 70 lbs. Kudos to the angler for releasing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Very nice muskie no other comments, its all been mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_F Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 ya, do you believe the nerve of this guy. accidently catches a trophy fish and wasnt even an expert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 My biggest musky was a Wolsley Bay/French River monster that was 53 1/2" long and weighed in a 42#'s. That is a really nice looking fish though. Too bad about the hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 ya, do you believe the nerve of this guy. accidently catches a trophy fish and wasnt even an expert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Come on guys, he's 7'3" and 425lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 who uses 100# line to fish for pickeral ...not to mention 600 feet of it! Gotta love the guys face, but I guess if I had my hand jammed up in a big musky's gills I'd pull an expression too. Perhaps another angler bit by the musky bug now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I have compared some musky pics and have acaught a few good sized musky, I would say its in the 54-58inch range... Looks bigger than this one and its a 54 similar hold and angles... 70 pounds? I don't think so, but if its over 54" it could very well be over 50 pounds. Stuff like this does happen, my cousin caught a big ling on nippising and they took a picture and tossed it down the hole. They weighed it and it turned out it was a half pound under the ontario record ling according to his spring scale. They had no idea at the time. http://www.musky.ca/muskiestore/mattmuskiebig.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 And this is why you keep your mouth shut or you just kill the musky or no one will ever believe you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregoire Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I find it funny that most news stories need to go through vigorous fact checking, yet anyone can send a picture of a big musky and claim it weighs a ton and the paper will print that story no questions asked. Regardless it is a catch of a lifetime, and at least he tried to release it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryC Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 ya, do you believe the nerve of this guy. accidently catches a trophy fish and wasnt even an expert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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