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[lovesskiingpow]

Nice fish man, definitely seen my fair of skis this summer when I was back home on lake of the woods this past summer. For anyone who is curious about the post catch and release mortality rate of these beautiful fish when handled properly should definitely check out the results of this Catch and Release study led by Shaun Landsmond. There is some good info in there.

[badfishboys026]

@lovesskiingpow Thanks for the comment. We usually get to fish LOTW once a year, maybe twice. Quite a magical and awesome lake. We were there second week of July this year and struggled, hit the mayfly hatch and massive cold front. Caught a bunch of pike over 40" and had great walleye and smallmouth action. Love that place!

[thefinnishminnow]

NIce work ma dudes, always good to see anglers on youtube doing everything right! she was a beautie

[bassglx]

good job catch and release always me 2 always 4 another day

[Rightnut20]

I caught a 42" in Moose lake in Northern Wisconsin.

[sweetness34forever]

happen to go on big bass lake?

[davidjbartling]

Just loving it all. Manitowish Waters is better though. just great

[eatandsurf]

Never hold a fish behind the gills unless you plan on keeping it. This damages the fish.

[badfishboys026]

this is a safe hold we use. we grab the gill plate and never touch the gills, this technique is accepted and commonly used by guides and biologists when handling fish. thank you for the concern.

[aburgheim]

@badfishboys026 Indeed but it takes experience.

Which you have since you know a "gill plate" from the "gills" lol. Bravo on the release since most muskies just like pike or lake trout over 12 pounds are females and not as numerous as males.

[MUSBEMUSKY]

looks like a Vilas county fish, near boulder junction maybe? ..Keep 'em commin Mike- badfish videos simply fuckin rock...

[scottie56005]

fuckin eh' !!! you from canada or the u.p.? haha none the less nice catch!

[sengx]

wow nice job catching that muskie, good sportsmanship too, i always wanted to catch a muskie, tried for 2 days, caught nothing lol, nice job though

[atreyuIsTheTrueGod]

they say in some places you have to put in 100 hours of trolling to catch a muskie

[hartboy22]

depends where and whether u know what your doing.

[vivalaben247]

mark lewjeski is a beast!!! great fisherman, great fish, great release! keep up the good work and keep the videos coming!!

[darkmossie633]

good experienced fisherman, and above all, good release-respects fish

-take note amateurs

[fishermen450]

nice release

[c0ldfr33z3r]

Great fish.Even better release.

[mcculloch172]

fuck thats decent eh

[jakehousby]

Nice fish!!! Shes beautiful!!! I love musky fishing in Wisconsin. Nicely done.

[sammyd976]

gotta love fishing in northern wisconsin. i love fishing up in vilas county!

[porutchik1993]

Достойная щука. Рад за тебя!

[muskieman451]

nice fish, thanks for the release of that monster. Maybe someday you'll catch him again!

[MosiekPoland]

nice

[hebikni]

indeed nice to see catch and release

[Fishnflightbum]

Beautiful fish and release!

Great job!

[basschamp169]

Great Fish, and nice release! I gotta get me one of those pounders, you caught it on walleye with orange tail color?

[Eryyx]

Shame that we don't got any muskies in Europe, but we got Northern Pike.

Its really good that you release those fishes when you've catched them once.:)

[swimbait1]

Great job!! Beautiful fish!

[TroyaE117]

Beautiful creature, returned alive.

In the UK we don't have this Musky species, though we are blessed with the Northern Pike.

Good pike water is rare where I live, so most of us return them alive, when we can find them.

"To catch is greater then to kill".

Best wishes.

[0adrenochrome0]

catch and release 4 ever 5 stars

[kazam371969]

if the first muskie i catch is legal and i pay 100s of dollars on fishin stuff i have a right to keep my first 1 and thats the way its gonna be i dont care who talks trash about me because i do things my way its that simple peace

[pack4mylife]

that was a bull dawg. your video made me buy a bulldawg.

[jasonmurray8899]

holly fuck man

[tegieboy]

Im glad u released a fish like that.. it is a great fish but at least u r lettin some one else have a great day too.

[pacuraranca]

sa ma sugeti,si voi comentati mai mascaricilor,cei mai prosti din curtea scoli

[pikeman1952]

A good job releasing a fine fish, as opposed to so many videos here on youtube. Congrats!

[poopie466]

kool

[mntwinsfreak88]

Where is this

[esox66]

bulldawgs work good, but they are a pain in the ass to remove. Way to many hooks on them. I take off the trebles, or use a 10" FinS fish with an 11/0 hook in the same situation.

[MuskieMadness]

bulldawgs migh be a pain but they WORK!!!

[Musk1e]

Pounder? That lure is a bulldog.

[badfishboys026]

It is a bulldawg, the model is called the Pounder.

[badfishboys026]

Due to compression for online posting, much of the video quality is lost. The fish was caught on a pounder, sorry you can't see it on this clip. You can on the digital quality footage. Sorry you have a problem with this lure.

[arcand88]

btw we canot see your stupid pounder in the fish mouth,who are you trying to caught?

[arcand88]

ah stfu you and you poor pounder

[gowolves4]

i went out today and caught a 30inch muskie and realesed it

[sgttractors145]

can u get a replica the exact siz eof your fish? and how much do they cost?

[badfishboys026]

Yes, you can get a replica of the exact size and coloration. I believe the cost is around $13 an inch, which is not much more that a regular mount.

[badfishboys026]

Kazam,

Large muskies are few and far between (in most areas) and need to be released. Many more educated anglers are out there today, and if everyone kept them the fishing would go down hill very fast. Here in N.Wisconsin we're experiencing our best fishing in 30 years due to catch and release. Replica mounts are available and look great.

[bkelley426]

thankfully most people who catch fish like that are not like you kazam and have realized the value of nature conservation. take a picture...get a replica...release them!

[kazam371969]

if i caught a fish like that it would have been on my wall throwin it back that wasnt no fun.

[Bonapart3]

What!? Dont you wanna caught it again when it's even bigger? If we all dig in, there will be alot more joy for everyone.

[spreadhead1489]

poeple like u make me sick, you are an embarassment to the sport, and an embarassment to the rest of us true fisherman who enjoy the sport of catch and release. get a fucking replica, lasts twice as long and looks a hell of alot better

[CatholicBiologist]

If people are reasonable with what they keep, there is no problem with keeping fish. In fact, in some cases it will promote fish to grow larger in the lake if there is less competition.

Especially when a large percentage of all fish released die anyway, especially the big ones, I don't think its that big of a deal if people are smart with what they keep.

I am not saying I don't support cpr, because I do. But to claim keeping fish is an embarrassment is kind of shocking.

[bkelley426]

a simple internet search will tell you the differences between pike and muskie. while very similar in many ways, they are definitely not the same. muskie grow much larger, but sadly are poor breeders unlike pike. also, pound for pound a muskie will badly outfight a pike. both fun to catch though once they get big enough!

[pikehuuhka]

god damn.. im from sweden and love fishing pike, whats the differens between pike and musky? I realize I sound like a rookie but I just got to know!

[sindreforfaen]

nice catch

[golfandfish93]

nice job! beautiful fish

[tufone]

Sweet Fish

[chaoticemperordragon]

huge muskie

[csthundercat]

beautiful. damn good job.

[kidcoulson]

AWESOME ski.Great job!!

[saspaddy]

a pike same dna and bone structure they came from the same breed thousands of years ago

[scarfaceshim]

its a muskie

[NoGuyComesClose]

Mark your father would be SuperProud! Congrats!

[benyangsta3]

dam, i wanna catch a fish like that soo badly

[saspaddy]

what type of fish is a muski then is it a pike can anyone tell me

[wiiguyboy]

it is a muskie

[saspaddy]

no sutch fish its a pike

[wiiguyboy]

how do you know?

[saspaddy]

same fish but in canada they no them as muskies but they are pike had a muski and a pike side by side the only differance is they grow bigger over there because of climate

[wiiguyboy]

ok i agree

[zacharygiddings]

im from canada and i know northern pike and musky look very similar but there is some more differences other than size.. the colour is different.. that was a musky (white no spots) northern pike is white spots on a darker backround.

[kevinbboy69]

lol my best musky was 40 inches and 15 pounds but its weak sauce compared to yours lol i got it in a small river

[FisherDouglas]

Sweet fish! I am a serious bass angler but I just getting into muskie fishing. Anyways nice fish and video!

[rockmanted]

Nice fish, nice release.

[danyeo]

Wow, that's like a freshwater shark!

[saspaddy]

yes pike are

[wiiguyboy]

nice fish!! holy crap!!

[Daskiequeen]

Nice fish! Good to see that someone catches fish when they are with Dennis!

[tedesco86]

NICE RELEASE! Oh boy, that strength the fish had!!!

[Soilwar]

very nice fish!

[FeldwebelWolfenstool]

YA, I'd say 30 lbs...yup. Glad to see that you didn't kill the old guy.

[esoxhunter951]

Mark Lijewski knows how to catch fish!

[chrismazerall]

Awesome fish

[Dellycat]

holy shit!!!!

[paullo19]

There are NO big fish in WI!!!LOL NICE muskie!!!

[rnelso]

NICE!