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muskymike is a Madman!

Last post 11-27-2006, 10:03 AM by muskymike. 8 replies.
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  •  11-09-2006, 6:59 PM 193

    Hmm [^o)] muskymike is a Madman!

    Checkout out these monster muskies recently posted by muskymike.  I live near Lake St. Claire in Michigan which is one of the best muskie lakes in the country.  It's been a while since i have seen monsters like this!

     http://apexoutdoors.net/photos/catch_of_the_day/default.aspx

     


    "Chance favors the prepared mind" - Louis Pasteur
  •  11-12-2006, 7:54 AM 194 in reply to 193

    Re: muskymike is a Madman!

    Thanks,I'm glad you enjoyed the photos.I had a client this summer from your area (Ann Arbor) and he fished 2 half days with me.On the first day we got a 54" a 48" and 2x41.5".The next day was a little slower with a nice fish lost and an fat 45" boated ,as well as a bonus 19.5" smallmouth bass. Needless to say he was pretty happy.If you check out my website you can see many more monsters taken by myself and clients.Hopefully my 2006 pics link will be updated soon!   Mike

     


    Mike Phillips www.muskymike.com
  •  11-26-2006, 2:55 PM 226 in reply to 194

    Re: muskymike is a Madman!

    Musky Mike do you fish St. Clair?  If you do what do you think about the Muskies there compared to other lakes? and about how many punds would a 40" weigh because my brother caught one while fishing for northerns in the Western part of the UP.
  •  11-26-2006, 4:10 PM 230 in reply to 226

    Re: muskymike is a Madman!

    I've never fished lake st.clair,but from what i've heard it is a good lake for catching lots of smaller muskies(under 44").An average 40" weighs about 16 lbs ,but can be anywhere from 12 to 20 lbs depending on girth.
    Mike Phillips www.muskymike.com
  •  11-26-2006, 4:19 PM 232 in reply to 230

    Re: muskymike is a Madman!

    Thanks and we did release the fish because it was to small.  Those Musky can give an awesome fight, he was using a medium Heavy action rod with 30lb test Stren Superbraid and the fish still took quite a bit of drag.  What pound test do you use for 30+ fish and do you think wire leaders mess up a lures action too much?
  •  11-26-2006, 6:55 PM 240 in reply to 232

    Re: muskymike is a Madman!

    I only use braids(65lbs Fireline xds) and ( 80/100 lbs power pro).For leaders i use homemade 90lbs 7 strand wire or 120lbs Flourocarbon.I use large lures at high speeds so heavy tackle is a must.Leaders do not hurt lure action.I like fiberglass or composite rods in 7.5 or 8 feet for trolling since they are much more forgiving and tend to keep fish hooked better.
    Mike Phillips www.muskymike.com
  •  11-26-2006, 7:07 PM 241 in reply to 240

    Re: muskymike is a Madman!

    when trolling do you only use body baits because thats all i ever hear about.
  •  11-26-2006, 8:11 PM 244 in reply to 194

    Re: muskymike is a Madman!

    Yeah I would have to agree with Squirrelnutz when he says Muskymike is a mad man because that slide show on his website is insane.  But I was wondering if you caught those big walleye while trolling for musky, because I know people that troll for Walleye at 1.5 to 2 mph and Musky at 4.5 to 5 mph and that is a huge speed difference for the Walleye's to bite at.  Also what is the actual World Record Musky wieght because ever site keeps taking about pictures of the fish being exagerated and how long would a 60+ pound Musky be.
  •  11-27-2006, 10:03 AM 245 in reply to 244

    Re: muskymike is a Madman!

    Yes those walleyes were caught while musky fishing at speeds considered too fast for walleyes and on lures considered much too large for walleyes.At times high speed can trigger just about all predators and i also get some large bass(4lbs+) at times too as well as pike.I do troll a lot of body baits but not exclusively.As far as the world record is concerned,i believe that the relatively recent canadian record(1988),is the world record.At 56.5" x 30.5" and 65lbs it is much larger than any of those supposed world records from the 30's,40's and 50's.I was discovered that a lot of those 60 lbs+ fish were actually 45-50lbs and padded with lead weight .While still large fish ,they were not world records.Their dimensions were also exaggerated as can be easily seen in photos.I saw a picture of a claimed 64 inch fish in which the guys wife was standing behind the fish and it was shorter than her.Her known height was 5' 2"  (62"),thus making the fish was mush shorter than her.These days it seems a lot of people like too exaggerate girths of fish.Any musky with a girth of 24" or more is very fat and not very common and i've seen a lot of thin to average built fish with girth claims of 25 to 30 inches!Please. A 60lbs fish will need to be a least 54" depending on girth. 54"x30.5" / 56"x30" / 58"x29.5" or 60"x29" is the min. of what it would take to actually crack 60 lbs. A recent Georgian bay fish was caught an kept and at 55.5" x 31.5" it weighed 61.5 lbs. The fish in my avatar has a 25.5" girth so that should give you a pretty good idea of how fat a fish has to look to have a girth over 24".

       Mike

     


    Mike Phillips www.muskymike.com
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