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1:20 pm
just got word that a guy kept a 59 incher out of the st lawrence two days ago. I am suppose to get a picture when the guy returns. i was told that he had to almost fight his way out of the parking lot. people were pissed
chris gatley
4:54 pm
March 22, 2004
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I, personally, have mixed feelings on keeping a monster of that size so I will not add my two cents worth there. But just out of curiousity, how long would it take for a fish, on average, to grow to those dimensions?
DL
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6:46 pm
March 22, 2004
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Thanks Arch
DL
DL
1:44 am
March 19, 2004
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This is a great subject, Wheather or not your going to keep a potental record, When Mike Kopp and myself went to Georgian Bay we purchased non-conservation licenses figuring if we caught a world record it was going to the scales, This was something we had talked about before going up there.
As for NJ if I caught a State record (It would have to be a definite record) I would be calling Craig from the Hatchery and seeing if he can bring out the hatchery truck to keep this fish alive, I have a 50" livewell to keep the fish in until the truck arrived.
I would do everything I could to release the fish after weighing.
After talking to alot of Muskie fisherman there are not to many I know that would release a record.
Jeff
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2:38 am
I always figured i would release all fish no matter size.But a guide i was talking to gave me a different perspective to that.A potential record fish is a big fish and most likely an old fish.There is a good possibility that fish will not live much longer even if you didn't catch it.So why put back a record fish if it might die in 3-8 months any way.Keep it and get your recognition.Dont know that i agree but that was the thought process.Bob
11:48 pm
September 9, 2014
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I would hope someone catches a world record would brings her to the scales ,then we can put all those old records and the shady facts that go along with them to bed. The stories of filling fish with sand and god knows what else. 😛 You know it's just a matter of time . 😮
Let'em Go and Let'em Grow
12:32 am
The bigger the fish the older the fish, young fish have a tough time surviving a photo opp so the odds of a old guy making it are less than 1/2 I love my replica mount except for the mouth if you have a real one you know what I mean great subject
2:10 am
September 9, 2014
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So ,I'm still waiting to see this picture of this beast 8)
Let'em Go and Let'em Grow
5:02 pm
i am trying to get it. last i heard was that the guy gaffed it and he is from allentown, pa.
2:00 pm
the guy is back and my friend that has been filling me in on this stuff thinks he is prepping himself to extract as much money as possible from tackle compnaies in case its a record. Problem is that these fishing companies don't have the money like they use to. we'll have to see what happens here. maybe the fish never made record status and the guy is just sitting on it till he mounts it. who knows.
like i said to bob jones, it is all hear say till i see the picture.
11:09 pm
I just got this week's copy of PA Outdoor News and on the front is the picture of Barry Lichvar of Johnstown and the 59 1/2", 47 pound muskie he caught. The headline said he caught it on a tube jig while fishing the Niagara River. It also said he released the fish. It's a beaut !
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