Good St. Lawrence muskie caught?

Post by **Cancatchbass** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:36 am

Word comes from a reliable source that a Gananoque man pulled a 60", 57 pound muskie from the River a couple of days ago.

He and a friend were fishing from a

CANOE

Unfortunately, it was kept and is on its way to be mounted.

I'll post more info as it becomes available...

Post by **Tip-up** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:51 am

That's amazing

I can just imagine the boat side tussle

Any pics CCB?

Post by **joco** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:58 am

CANOE.........

must gave them a ride off there life time........nothing beat some muskypower...

a lot better then horse power...

keept it...

must be a huge femmal.....

.big reproducter...

cant wait to see the picture...

joco

Post by **muskymike** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:33 am

KEPT IT

Post by **muskymatt** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:43 am

I think you are refering to Duckboat Dave , it's a duck boat with a 30 hp on it . I believe it was a double eye hook and the fish died

unfortunately.I don't believe he would have kept it had he had the choice .I was talking to him at the MCI outing in Ganon. and he contacted the fish during the outing and vowed to catch it ,, but with better end results and the lenght girth conversion put the fish at over 60 lbs

Post by **muskiesRus** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:57 pm

The fish was actually caught by Sal Ratolo fishing
with Duckboat. It was 58"x28" [56.8lbs.]. I was
talking to Sal last nite and what MuskyMatt says
was true. They are both experienced,live release
fisherman and they agreed that the fish had absolutely
no chance of surviving if released. Sal felt pretty crappy
about killing the fish but I told him that these things can
and do happen even to the most dedicated and careful
live release fishermen!

Post by **wolfe** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:42 pm

I'm always sorry to learn of muskies (especially large ones) being kept, and I hope they definitely gave her a fighting chance and spent some time on revival before making the decision to keep her.

In any case, I can't imagine the absolute THRILL that fish must have provided. I would love to see pics. An absolute fish of a lifetime, I would think.

W.

Post by **Lookinforlunkers** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:13 am

Just because a fish swims away after being revived doesn't mean it will survive. Duckboat has caught more than his share of very large fish and is more than experienced enough to make the call, be it crap or otherwise

Post by **muskymike** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:49 am

You only can do your best to revive some of the big fish but if you take your time 99%of the time it will be ok

Post by **muskysean** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:16 pm

I believe this is the fish in question.

Post by **eddie43** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:51 pm

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **reel2reel** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:52 pm

if my gf saw that she'd never swim again haha....
what a monster!

Post by **Jebby** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:57 pm

HOLY CRAP

i wonder wut it was cought on.... a small dog possibly?

Post by **muskysean** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:06 pm

This is an action shot just before the fish hit.

If you look up and to the left you can see the musky.lol

Post by **Lookinforlunkers** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:45 pm

What size of treble would I use on a kitten that size?