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Title: Personal Best
Post by: Lunker Larry on August 02, 2018, 01:11:55 PM
Got my personal best muskie at 56.75 inches along with a nice 52 incher. All live released to be caught another day.
Title: Re: Personal Best
Post by: Lunker Larry on August 02, 2018, 01:13:07 PM
OK. Can anyone flip these pics around? Don't know why that happened.
Title: Re: Personal Best
Post by: Keta on August 02, 2018, 01:17:49 PM
I did not know there were musky south of the equator  ;)  Nice fish, my one and only musky looked like a hammer handle northern.

You will have to edit the photo to get it turned around.
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Post by: thorhammer on August 02, 2018, 01:23:34 PM
wow, lunkers indeed!
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Post by: Donnyboat on August 02, 2018, 01:33:43 PM
Good photos Larry, upside down or not, better than what I can do, nice fish, cheers Don.
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Post by: Swami805 on August 02, 2018, 01:41:38 PM
Wow. That's fishing right there! Nice
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Post by: Maxed Out on August 02, 2018, 03:34:25 PM

Click on pic and it shows the picture upright

  Nice fish Larry and kudos for letting them swim away
Ted
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Post by: Reel 224 on August 02, 2018, 03:55:59 PM
Larry: That is a great catch, and what makes it so much more. You released them back to be perhaps caught again.

Joe 
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Post by: xjchad on August 02, 2018, 04:01:33 PM
Awesome catch! Those are bucket list fish for me! Congrats on the new PB!!  8) 8)
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Post by: Benni3 on August 02, 2018, 04:17:04 PM
That's a big one,,,great job man
Title: Re: Personal Best
Post by: Lunker Larry on August 02, 2018, 04:36:26 PM
Quote from: Keta on August 02, 2018, 01:17:49 PM
I did not know there were musky south of the equator  ;)  Nice fish, my one and only musky looked like a hammer handle northern.

You will have to edit the photo to get it turned around.

I'm in Ottawa Canada. Well north of the equator

On the bodies of water I'm fishing they're trophy waters with a minimum size limit of 54 inches. Can't eat them as they are old fish and full of mercury, led, what have you in todays waterways from eating contaminated fish for 25/30 years. A replica would be the way to go if you want a trophy. I'm good with a picture and a memory. Not as dusty (though you may argue that point about my memory)
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Post by: Marcq on August 02, 2018, 04:39:40 PM
Wow!! Nice  8)

Marc..
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Post by: Tightlines667 on August 02, 2018, 06:38:38 PM
Well done!

That is a true trophy fish.
If the musky is the fish of 10,000casts, I wonder how many casts it takes to catch a 57" fish!?

I supose that fish was nearly 60lbs?

I have spent my fair share of time musky fishing MN and Canadian side of lake of the woods, but never caught anything that big. 

My uncle was a serious musky fisherman and active member of muskies inc throughout the 70s and 80s.  He wrote a book on musky fishing, not sure what his biggest fish was, but it may have been slightly smaller than this guy.

John

Title: Re: Personal Best
Post by: Marcq on August 02, 2018, 09:08:01 PM
Quote from: Tightlines666 on August 02, 2018, 06:38:38 PM

If the musky is the fish of 10,000casts, I wonder how many casts it takes to catch a 57" fish!?
John
It used to be a fish of 10,000 cast, now days most fish it by trolling, in Quebec anyways

Marc..
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Post by: Gobi King on August 02, 2018, 09:33:56 PM
Epic musky! trolling stick baits or spinners is very common in St Claires
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Post by: STRIPER LOU on August 02, 2018, 10:16:27 PM
Wow, that's a big dog! Caught on bait or artificials?

.........................Lou
Title: Re: Personal Best
Post by: Lunker Larry on August 02, 2018, 11:38:50 PM
Quote from: STRIPER LOU on August 02, 2018, 10:16:27 PM
Wow, that's a big dog! Caught on bait or artificials?

.........................Lou

Artificial
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Post by: Shark Hunter on August 03, 2018, 03:52:08 AM
Congrats Larry.
Hoy Cow! What a Muskie!!! ;D
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Post by: xjchad on August 03, 2018, 06:20:47 AM
More like personal BEAST!
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Post by: Alto Mare on August 03, 2018, 11:26:59 AM
Nice catch and release, Larry...congratulations

Sal
Title: Re: Personal Best
Post by: Lunker Larry on August 03, 2018, 02:08:09 PM
Thanks for all the comments but the main reason I posted is because we're all fishermen (fisherpersons) and we like to see big fish. You just gotta love it when it all works out for you.
Tight lines all.
Title: Re: Personal Best
Post by: foakes on August 03, 2018, 03:13:36 PM
Thanks, Larry —

For sharing this trip...

Great fish, and great releases.

A Pro in action!

Best,

Fred
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Post by: mo65 on August 03, 2018, 04:23:39 PM
   I missed this yesterday! Sheesh! What a fish! Awesome catch Larry! I have hooked one like that...yet have not landed one like that...it is a rush like no other! Congrats! 8)
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Post by: gstours on August 31, 2018, 01:49:46 PM
Thanks for the great musky picture,  it must have been a hoot landing that fish so long and holding it live for the great pictures.  Thanks also for whoever uprighted the rotation of the pictures.   Kudos to all...   Great fishin to all. ;)
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Post by: Tiddlerbasher on August 31, 2018, 02:49:57 PM
Wonderful fish Larry - thanks for the ride :)
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Post by: Dominick on August 31, 2018, 11:59:08 PM
You have now officially earned the name "Lunker Larry."  You the Lunker Man isn't quite as sexy a sobriquet as the Butt Man.   ;D Dominick
Title: Re: Personal Best
Post by: bhale1 on September 01, 2018, 04:10:49 AM
Awesome job...and congratulations on your new PB!..... now you have a new goal to top ;D
And, Dominick, still trying to figure out "sobriquet"...... think i got it tho..
Lunker= Larry
Dominick= Speedo.... ???
Brett
Title: Re: Personal Best
Post by: gstours on September 01, 2018, 02:27:49 PM
Thanks for the great big musky picture Larry.  Thanks to our administrators we are now expanding our horizons using big words.  So big me the dummy had to look this one up.   We know how to fish,   others use big words to describe us!    Everybody is happy! :D
sobriquet
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so·bri·quet  (sō′brĭ-kā′, -kĕt′, sō′brĭ-kā′, kĕt′) also sou·bri·quet (so͞o′brĭ-kā′, -kĕt′, so͞o′brĭ-kā′, -kĕt′)
n.
1. An affectionate or humorous nickname.
2. An assumed name.
   Question.   Can a Leopord change his spots?    Maybe we just have to live this way?   Ha Ha. ::)
Title: Re: Personal Best
Post by: Lunker Larry on September 01, 2018, 06:41:06 PM
Quote from: Tightlines666 on August 02, 2018, 06:38:38 PM
Well done!

That is a true trophy fish.
If the musky is the fish of 10,000casts, I wonder how many casts it takes to catch a 57" fish!?

I supose that fish was nearly 60lbs?

I have spent my fair share of time musky fishing MN and Canadian side of lake of the woods, but never caught anything that big. 

My uncle was a serious musky fisherman and active member of muskies inc throughout the 70s and 80s.  He wrote a book on musky fishing, not sure what his biggest fish was, but it may have been slightly smaller than this guy.

John. Just reread your post and picked up on your uncle writing a book. Guess it didn't click the first read. What is the name of the book and your Uncle's name?

To everyone else. Thanks for all the nice comments.

John