53" Musky - July 2006

Nice 53" Musky caught in July 2006. Released. Wow! Musky was quickly measured at somewhere between 52 1/4 and 52 3/4 w/o pinching the tail. Upon review, the fishing party decided 53" was appropriate. In any case, it was more important to get her into the water than to mess around with measurements and extensive video. I attached a still at the end of the video - not sure why it is not uploading.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Musky
• fishing

[muskiesrock1]

Looks like a pretty small net when you are targeting muskies as you appear to be. You have to have the proper equipment if you are muskie fishing. Also, net the fish when it is played out at the side of the boat rather than narrating for the camera. This prolongs the time the fish has to struggle.

[muskiesrock1]

@Topdog9692 Yeah I probably would because both myself and my car would most likely be pretty fucked up. That is different though. The reason everyone is so upset with poor fish handling especially with muskies, is that they are the top predator in their food chain and as such there are fewer of them and even less when it comes to big fish like this.

[bubbaman76]

Invest in a "Bump Board" they will save you much time and a fishes life!

[fishingbreath]

July in warm water, not good for the fish

[RichardWing4130]

Thanks for killing her. Thanx

[tiredoftypical]

@Steussie

ACTUALLY... Muskie are an extremely aggressive preditor. When they are caught, they fight until they are absolutely exhausted as it is not natural for them to be chased and have to swim for extended periods of time. That is why after catching a large musky like this one they look "dead" as you put. This angler knows the difference between "worn out" and "dead", and he is taking time to revive it. My muskie took over 30 minutes to revive and swim away on her own power.

[SuperHathos]

Fish probably did die, should have kept it,,, if you're true in what you said, about it swimming away energetically, than cool, if not, that sucks, that fish needs to be alive and able to breed..... The more muskie we have the better.... Muskie are the best, and most sought after fresh water fish there is, I hope that fish lived.....

[buffalocountybucks]

@sengx set the hook as hard as you can, remember your hook has to go through bone.

[sengx]

hey do u know any setting techniques for muskies or any tech for setting the hook when a muskie bites, they seem to get off my hooks when i get bites

[Topdog9692]

Do all you tree huggers cry when you run over a deer too ?