fishindevil Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/fishing/2013/10/new-state-and-world-record-tiger-muskie-caught-idaho. Hope the link turns out ?? Wow huge fish for sure !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) I have a 25 pounder hanging on my kitchen wall. I caught it in Skugog in 81', before I learned catch and release. The report states; "The tiger muskie was examined by a fishery biologist with the Idaho Fish & Game Commission before being certified as a new state record. The fish was certified as a new world record by the Modern Day Muskie World Record Program. For more information about Kalinowski’s record catch, " I would presume in order to be examined by the biologist the fish was killed. That is sad. Unless the post mortem examination can further the science of the species that is rare I have come to learn and it's death would not be in vain. If it's not rare I haven't seen any before or since. Are they rare? By the way the mount was done by Joe Martin from the Hamilton mountain that is an award winning taxidermist back in the day and did fantastic work. I hope Joe is still around and still doing his fantastic work. Fish Farmer if you are reading this you would probably be aware of Joe and his work. Is Joe still with us I hope? Edited October 16, 2013 by Old Ironmaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistaredone Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 53x25 man that's awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Talk about a trophy fish !! Thanks for posting that Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasinTails Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 thats huge, i once caught a 25lb tiger it was crazy and this guy did it on 12lb mono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) Great fish I may be mistaken but I think Tigers are a sterile hybrid, so it's death is not affecting the gene pool. I recall they are used to reduce populations of unwanted species in lakes , used because they can't create an established population. Esox's version of the splake Edited October 16, 2013 by dave524 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregoire Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 I have a 25 pounder hanging on my kitchen wall. I caught it in Skugog in 81', before I learned catch and release. I had no idea Scugog had tigers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasinTails Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 I have a 25 pounder hanging on my kitchen wall. I caught it in Skugog in 81', before I learned catch and release. I had no idea Scugog had tigers it does but few and far between Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Thats a sweet looking fish. Thanks for posting Shawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Dang what a awesome looking musky congrats to that guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 I am going to start muskie fishing with 12 lb test and a small baitv awesome fish for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 They stocked it? Crazy. I know a few lakes full of perch and suckers they can stock with Tigers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 A stocked fish, pretty great can't ask for something better than that. After a 1hr fight it wouldn't stand much chance as it is but what a battle. Kudos to those guys. Great read, what a trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Yes Hybrids are sterile, so harvesting is not really an issue or a concern, but they still are a musky, and the Zone rules that apply to musky also apply to hybrids, they are one beautiful fish for sure, the concern in the Kawartha's is the Kawartha musky have been identified as a unique strain of its own, and for thousands of years, have never had to share the same waters with Northern Pike, which are now present in the Northern K Lakes namely Balsam Lake where a 50 1/2 inch hybrid was caught by a MCI member in 2011, and also more recently 2013 to be exact in the Otonabee river below lock 19 where 4 Northern Pike have been caught and confirmed. In waters where Musky and Pike have co-existed its usually a non-issue, but in the Kawartha's it could and can be devastating, with the more aggressive and dominant Pike winning the battle for both food and spawing locations. Crowe Lake in Marmara is a prime example of this, and one project that the members of MCI K Lakes Chapter have been working on PIP (Pike Invasion Project) is to help identify true esocid spawning sites namely Musky, by seine netting and trap netting potential spawning sites for YOY (young of the year muskies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormdunker Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 That is an awesome fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 I think some of these guys highly over estimate those fight times.. 1hr? Really? It was probably more like 15mins, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 I think some of these guys highly over estimate those fight times.. 1hr? Really? It was probably more like 15mins, lol!Yeah no kidding! Was thinking the same thing, but it wouldve felt like an hour to me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 I'm not doubting it felt like forever, especially with a monster like that on! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshS Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 I've read that some Tiger's can in fact reproduce, but it's rare. Apparently males are always sterile but some of the females produce egg's and can reproduce as normal and spawn again with pike. That Tiger is ridiculous... wonder if any Canadian waters have a beast like that swimming around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasinTails Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 I've read that some Tiger's can in fact reproduce, but it's rare. Apparently males are always sterile but some of the females produce egg's and can reproduce as normal and spawn again with pike. That Tiger is ridiculous... wonder if any Canadian waters have a beast like that swimming around. with all the un fished lakes its highly possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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