Has it finally happened?

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Has it finally happened?

Post by mtsiview » Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:27 am

I heard, from a fairly reliable source, that a 54" Tiger was caught this past week in Washington State!! I will be viewing a photo sometime this next week and will try to get as much info about the fish as possible. My main questions are whether it was caught by a chapter member and whether it was CPR'd. I will keep everyone posted as to what I find out. If this is true, it excites the bejeebers out of me!
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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by kevinb » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:16 am

I've heard this too. I have some doubts(not trash talking) I believe the world record is 54 inches and 51lbs. 3 ounces caught in Wisconsin.
I believe their has been a very big fish caught,maybe even 50 inches. I just have doubts if it was really 54. I hope we will see tiger sizes increase as time goes on. I'm very pleased with the 50 inch rule and as people become more aware and follow the law,I would expect our tigers become true trophy's.

I'm actually wishful that I'll be eating my own words. I'd love to know that we have some monsters out there.
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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by muskyhunter » Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:05 pm

Well mtsiview,
Hope you get good information and a really good photo with length and girth...would be awesome to see.
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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by Rollin with Rolland » Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:37 pm

That is one HUGE tiger!! I hope this is true...
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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by muskyhunter28 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:09 am

I agree with kevin here, Everyone keeps saying they have seen a 50!
Yet, Knowone has caught it??
So what your telling me is the Biggest fish in the lake, dose not eat!
I hope there is a 50! I really do!
But if I ever catch one the first thing I do is take many pics and post it on a Mayfield report!


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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by Kenster » Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:25 am

Looks extremely long and extremely thin. You be the judge.

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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by kevinb » Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:32 am

Its a nice fish for sure but it doesn't look like 54 but I have been smoking crack since 8AM...so maybe

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Post by Rich McVey » Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:01 pm

Anybody know this guy personally?

North End of "WHAT" Lake?
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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by muskie guy » Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:29 pm

This fishy came out of Newman Lake. I'm trying to track this lucky guy down to get his story. Maybe I can get him to post about it. Caught on a perch crankbait of the Rapala type. Looks pretty big to me; but 54 inches might be stretching the tape a bit. But that's just a better fish story is all....
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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by mtsiview » Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:46 pm

[quote="muskie guy"]This fishy came out of Newman Lake. I'm trying to track this lucky guy down to get his story. Maybe I can get him to post about it. Caught on a perch crankbait of the Rapala type. Looks pretty big to me]

Hey Muskie Guy, do you fish Newman often and what are some of the larger fish that you have heard of that have been caught out of Newman? Are there a lot is the upper forties or are they a rarity? I'm just curious because, I too think the fish looks a little short for 54". I'm told that Brian lives right in Newman Lake but I'm not sure how you can contact him.
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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by muskyhunter » Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:52 pm

Seen pictures of Kenster 49" true Musky. That one was nice. This Tiger looks close to that one. But, it could be legit. Look at the tail..looks pretty good which is uncommon for these ones. Nice fish though..congrats. Really butchered the name..muskee. Oh well, still a nice fish!
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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by muskyhunter » Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:54 pm

Hey Kenster or Muskie Guy, do you know if it made it in any of the local papers?
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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by muskyhunter28 » Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:11 pm

I don't think so!
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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by muskie guy » Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:24 pm

mtsiview: I don't work Newman over very often anymore. The boating traffic on this small lake is rediculous and I can avoid the head ache by hitting Silver. On the other hand, Newman is a good night fishing lake because of it's heavy boat traffic. It also gets active very early in the season because it's shallow and dark. So as soon as the ice is gone you can catch tigers out there. I've been seeing good numbers of upper 40's fish in Newman the last 3 years. Unfortunately a whole mess of them were taken out prior to the new 50 inch regulation by excitable anglers. I feel pretty guilty about that; I helped some of those people learn the basics and some good spots on the lake. Needless to say, I'm a bit more conservative about the information I give out. I need to locate the pic of the 51 incher I caught years ago, that would give us a good gauge to size the big ones up too. Ahhh screw it, I'll just run out and catch another real quick! LOL!!!! I didn't see any mention of it locally either. I just happened to see the pics when I went into the Newman Lake Resort to talk with the owners about having a muskie info and fishing day at their resort.
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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by Kenster » Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:39 pm

Well, now that we have had time to disect the slightly blury picture, I think that fish probably went the 54"'s he claims, it's just so darn skinny which leads me to believe that there is a lack of diet in the summer. Just looking at the tail as Todd points out, and comparing it to the fisherman's hand, tells me that is one hugh fish, IMO. If one was lucky enough to land that fish right now I'm sure it would be a New State Record! In the resort store there were pics of 2 different fish and both were very thin with hugh heads. We (mtsiview) managed 1 out of there (44incher) last weekend and it was nice and FAT (18.5")! If I had the time and $$ I'd head there this weekend too, heck I'd fish 'till the freeze over!

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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by kevinb » Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:36 am

Has anyone been able to track this guy down?

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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by muskyhunter » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:06 pm

That "Fun with Dwight" is awesome. Now go catch a 50 inch Tiger so you can be that guy!!!
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RE:Has it finally happened?

Post by Riverman » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:14 pm

This fish at the top of this page was measured at 53 inches for comparison...............

http://bikinibaitcompany.com/photogallery2008.htm

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