Cloudy15 Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) Hey there, two years in a row now I wasn't able to catch our fish dinner. Last year My GF saved the day last minute with an 8 lbs Pike use a little Cleo Spoon, I heard about it all year long! This year we book the trip with a few hour s before we left. She was pretty pissed I left it that long, but I'm pretty sure we got the best damn site in the park. Corner lot on the water right near the bathrooms,procrastination pays off! So Back to fishing, she is reading and we are miles from the park. I've stumbled into some pretty decent weeds and tell her this might be a good place to start fishing again. A few cast later she, I see her tugging on something like she is hung up. I give her the ole you got something, she says not sure. I watched for a couple seconds just looked like dead weight to me. I was going to take the rod and try to ripe though the weeds I assumed she had. Just before I was about to ask for the rod I saw something slowly raising. So after 15 minutes, with her stupid red Cleo spoon, 8 lb bread, no wire liter, or net we get this thing into the boat. We paddled to the nearest dock to take pics and get er back int he water. It was pretty beat up, so I didn't try any rough measurements. Any idea on what the length and weight might of been? She seemed pretty thick to me not a thin as some muskies ive caught in the past. So there wasn't any fish for dinner, but main concern is what will the taunting be like this year! Edited June 9, 2013 by Cloudy15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Djeep Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Congrats to your GF! Looks like a mid 40s fish that could be up to 20lb but likely a little less. A net is a good thing to have when fishing balsam, try not to rope em up next time but everyone learns with experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Beautiful fish, very nice !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy15 Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) Congrats to your GF! Looks like a mid 40s fish that could be up to 20lb but likely a little less. A net is a good thing to have when fishing balsam, try not to rope em up next time but everyone learns with experi Congrats to your GF! Looks like a mid 40s fish that could be up to 20lb but likely a little less. A net is a good thing to have when fishing balsam, try not to rope em up next time but everyone learns with experience. Thanks, I put him on the rope and paddled to the nearest dock. I was scared to take a pic in the canoe. I will try to avoid it thought Edited June 9, 2013 by Cloudy15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dontcryformejanhrdina Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Very nice fish, big head on it! I'd say it's closer to 50" than 45.Can hardly fault a person for not having a net big enough to land a fish that size when they don't target musky, they're not exactly cheap and would take up a lot of space in a canoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Nelson Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Nice fish! Id say 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Zoinks! Nice fish. Maybe 47 or 48? Either way its a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy15 Posted June 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Thanks everyone, sounds like its between 44 and 50. With that being said, when people ask how big it was I am going to go with 56 and hmm 44 lbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Doesn't matter the length ya give it today cause in 40 years it'll be double. lol Congrats Cloudy. Fine muskie for the Missus and yerself dood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) I'd say its pushing 50"... Maybe 47"-48"... How tall are you... 6 foot? Edited June 10, 2013 by Mike Rousseau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy15 Posted June 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 I'd say its pushing 50"... Maybe 47"-48"... How tall are you... 6 foot? 6 foot I am , Thanks for the guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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