Smokin Joe Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Talk about a monster. More about it here http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/galle...ught-torch-lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkapocn Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 hahah god damn, that thing is massive. thats what i need to catch... i think i need to take a road trip to michigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfisher Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Fish of a life time. Great link Joe, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Wow that's bigger than me !! The guy must have a strong arm to hold the ski like that ! It sure has a good girth and those fins are very red for a ski . What a freakin monster !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lushis Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Hey guys To me...that photo looks altered. Maybe it is something simple like the fish was close cropped and the curves (colour, contast, saturation) has been upped to make the fish look better then it did in the original. I am a graphic designer and this is something I do for a living and have been doing it a long time and normally if I see a photo and my brain quickly says "HEY" normally that means something is not right with the shot. I'm not saying this is a farce...but something isn't right here. For instance, look at how he is holding this fish up. Based on the photo it looks like he has his right index and next finger only in the gills holding this monster up. Plus his fingers would need to be almost straight out for him to be holding it up at that angle. Plus, near the bottom of the shot the fish seems like it is 4-5 feet away from him. Not sure if that is possible if the fish is not flexing or flopping. All that said, his biceps is pretty big and definitely flexed, so is his forearm so I might be way wrong here. Who knows but to me, the fish just looks like it was cropped and placed into this shot. The lighting is not the same as the guy holding it. Who knows. Later Lushis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 You should always use higher test line while fishing for muskie. Playing a fish out for sport is not what one should do while muskie fishing. There are other species for that that can endure long play times. The more time muskies are played out the more chance they have of dying. High test braid is highly recommended along with a beefy rod. Lighter line also causes break offs, and for a musky with a bait that size means death. This is the position of not only myself, but all muskie associations. Keep the fish in the water at all times in a deep net and remove quickly and horizontally for a pic if desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoeBaggin Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 It doesn't look real to me either. Playing the fish to utter exhaustion isn't giving the fish much of a chance by the time they get released, not to mention the hook removal and picture both being out of water. Stress levels need to be kept to a minimum in order to ensure the survival of the fish we catch. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsmooth Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Hey guysTo me...that photo looks altered. Maybe it is something simple like the fish was close cropped and the curves (colour, contast, saturation) has been upped to make the fish look better then it did in the original. I am a graphic designer and this is something I do for a living and have been doing it a long time and normally if I see a photo and my brain quickly says "HEY" normally that means something is not right with the shot. I'm not saying this is a farce...but something isn't right here. For instance, look at how he is holding this fish up. Based on the photo it looks like he has his right index and next finger only in the gills holding this monster up. Plus his fingers would need to be almost straight out for him to be holding it up at that angle. Plus, near the bottom of the shot the fish seems like it is 4-5 feet away from him. Not sure if that is possible if the fish is not flexing or flopping. All that said, his biceps is pretty big and definitely flexed, so is his forearm so I might be way wrong here. Who knows but to me, the fish just looks like it was cropped and placed into this shot. The lighting is not the same as the guy holding it. Who knows. Later Lushis It makes sense. I too am thinking of trickery to make something look bigger. I want to get a tattoo of a much larger schlong, on my schlong. To trick the ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafaflohi Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 It makes sense. I too am thinking of trickery to make something look bigger. I want to get a tattoo of a much larger schlong, on my schlong. To trick the ladies. Would that work?? I need all the help I can get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.T. Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 The head of this fish doesn't look real to me even though it would be a big fish anyways. It looks like a fibreglass repro. but still very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69norton Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 I'm convinced that all of the photos are legit, and not edited in any way. Photographs, especially high-quality, digital ones, can be deceiving at times... Field & Stream has been in existence since the late 1800's, and I can't see them deceiving a readership that consists of generations of anglers. That's one hell of a fish! Some serious chompers there! What's the biggest musky that has been pulled out of Gibson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfisher Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 I'm convinced that all of the photos are legit, and not edited in any way. Photographs, especially high-quality, digital ones, can be deceiving at times...Field & Stream has been in existence since the late 1800's, and I can't see them deceiving a readership that consists of generations of anglers. That's one hell of a fish! Some serious chompers there! What's the biggest musky that has been pulled out of Gibson? Agreed. Gibson.... over four feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69norton Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Agreed.Gibson.... over four feet. Photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth11 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 wow now thats what I call a muskie and some nice colored fins to boot and I agree with the over 4 foot muskie caught in lake gibson there are some big muskie in there for that size and that shallow of a lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfisher Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Photo? There are some prize fish caught locally that won't make it to an open forum. Most understand why. The fish in Gibson are more or less land locked. Except for the odd fish that gets pulled into the turbines at the generating plant. Even at that, I think there must be screens or something that prevents that. Being land locked and full of bait fish, some nice fish can be caught. One just needs to put in the time, as there is no such thing as a secret spot on the Gibson shores. Of course I'm talking about the larger toothie critters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Joe Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 I agree KF I've seen some of the fish that have been caught by fisherman that put in the time but didn't want to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69norton Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Without photographic proof, it sounds like just another fisherman's story... But I guess I'll take your word for it. If Gibson doesn't have any "secret spots" (which I don't entirely believe), then what's the harm in posting a photo of a musky that was pulled from her? I promise I won't harp on you if you black out the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybanff Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 saw one caught by the bridge on beaverdams road, if that helps, was just a lil guy though, around 10-12lbs id say, dude was just bass fishing. Ive never caught one out of there, but lotsa pike, and even a spotted gar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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