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This mornings catch
« on: July 29, 2009, 02:49:25 PM »
I went out this morning bass fishing at newman lake. My brother and I got on the lake about 7:00. At about 7:40 I caught a 17" bass on a hawg boss crank bait. About 20 minutes later i caught a 14" bass. After that we didnt catch anything except for a couple perch. So at about 9 we decided to make our way back to the launch because to boaters and jet skis were showing up and on my last cast i hooked a tiger muskey. I faught with him for a while and got him next to the boat but we forgot our net  :bdid: . My brother reached in and tried to pick him up and he just took off. He did this 3 times before he was tired enough that i could lift him into the boat. I didnt measure him but i think he was probably 26-30 inches. Not the biggest muskey but it was my first one! Here is a picture my brother didnt get the whole fish but you get the idea. The picture is a cell phone pic so its not very good.


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Re: This mornings catch
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2009, 02:58:38 PM »
Nicely done!  I'm still on a quest for my first tiger musky.




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Re: This mornings catch
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2009, 03:03:35 PM »
Nice fish! :tup: I have yet to catch a musky! :bash:
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Re: This mornings catch
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2009, 03:06:52 PM »
Thanks! Its only taken me 5 years!  :rolleyes: We used to only get out like 1 time a year but last summer i bought a little jon boat so we have been out quite a bit this year.

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Re: This mornings catch
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2009, 03:09:44 PM »
good times...

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Re: This mornings catch
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2009, 03:26:59 PM »
Wow!  We got Muskey's in this state? They good eatin?

I've never caught one.

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Re: This mornings catch
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2009, 03:29:10 PM »
Wow!  We got Muskey's in this state? They good eatin?

I've never caught one.

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They are tiger musky.  A hybrid of a northern pike and musky.  I have no idea if they are good to eat.  I believe the minimum size to keep is 50".




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Re: This mornings catch
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2009, 03:30:17 PM »
Sweeeet!

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Re: This mornings catch
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2009, 08:43:12 PM »
Ya i think it is 50"... Ive gotten a couple out on Mayfield lake but none keeper sized. Still fun though

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Re: This mornings catch
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2009, 08:46:33 PM »
50 inches is the legal limit. They started that this year.
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Re: This mornings catch
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2009, 10:21:04 PM »
most people recommend letting them go.  the state doesn't plant very many.  they're in the lakes more so for squawfish control than sportfishing.

i've heard pike/musky are a real pain to clean because of their "Y" bones, but good tasting.
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Re: This mornings catch
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2009, 10:38:20 PM »
Roger on the good tasting part. And also roger on the bitch to clean part. I've caught several out of Curlew and finally killed about a 40" one a few years back. Tasted great but was tuuuuuffffff to fillet.
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Re: This mornings catch
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2009, 10:39:41 PM »
Killed those ones the next year, caught them the same night in the same cove, about 10 minutes apart, a 37" and a 39".
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