Swimmer bitten by musky

Post by **TLunge** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:11 pm

This happened on the Rideau river on Sunday, I took these pictures on Monday. This guy was swimming near Manotick and swam under a dock in about 6 feet of water and something chomped his arm briefly and then let go.

Post by **Jimmy_1** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:14 pm

Sorry about that....thought it was the GF's bum.....

Post by **Fishing 24/7** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:16 pm

looks nothing like a musky bite.

more like a drunken guy ripping his arm on the corner of the dock.

Post by **Dore** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:47 pm

Fishing 24/7 wrote:looks nothing like a musky bite.

more like a drunken guy ripping his arm on the corner of the dock.

aha I'm thinking the same thing !

Post by **joco** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:52 pm

mmmmm

mabe a nail that was out off the dock..

but it did happen before could be a musky extremely rare but mabe took the arm for a wildlife..if it is...few inch bet the jaw..mmmmm 46 inch ski.

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mabe astory to make sher nobody swim in front off that house.hahha

joco..ho ya you can send me the adrrse off that dock by pm....

Post by **lapointeric** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:54 pm

Snakefish!!

Unless this musky had 3 rows of teeth, I would go ahead and chalk this up as dock scrapes.

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Post by **joco** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:33 pm

we need the MUSKY C.S.I here..take print on the arm and so on.

joco

Post by **bl8ant** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:39 pm

Why do you guys doubt everything?

Could very well have been a musky and I agree that alcohol probably was involved. Alcoholic musky have been known to let themselves go and over time lose many of their teeth (caused by poor dental hygiene).

Inebriated muskellunge experience mood swings can become unpredictable and frequently lash out violently. This looks to be the case in this situation.

My two cents anyway.

Post by **bm_attar** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:45 pm

lapointeric wrote:Snakefish!!

Unless this musky had 3 rows of teeth, I would go ahead and chalk this up as dock scrapes.

E

That, or it was 3 muskies biting in tandem!

Post by **Muskie4L** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:04 pm

Sure looks like it could be a bite, I would think that Muskie teeth leave that type of marks. Guess you had to be there to know for sure but why not the word of Tlunge ? Still cool to see that a fish may protect an area like that

Post by **joco** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:14 pm

people got bite before...so it could happen..and the space bet the litle holes look li it.

could hurt if so a few heads chake wit that.outch....

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yes sorry for the guy but kind off cool to.

i did see somes tories little guirls got hit on the ankle where she had that little silver chain...

again it could taught it was a duck or something and just snap.

a musky wit an atitude.

or LOCK NESS IS THERE.......

joco.

is this a promo stunt..for manotic fishing industry..ahaha

Post by **bucketmouth** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:51 pm

I've gotten chomped down on by an 18" pike while removing a hook that did more damage to my finger and thumb than that musky did to that guy's entire arm...

Post by **Eli** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:07 pm

reminds me of this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c9pqiA4JJw

Post by **Peppino** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:56 pm

Actually, we've boated a 36'' pike from the Rideau with marks similar to those on the guy's arm. Unlike pike they do have canine type teeth on the roof of their mouths. That would explain the middle marks. They are afterall the top of the foodchain apex predator and they are extremely territorial.

Personally, it wouldn't surprise me.

Interesting comments though, most of you who have replied probably never even caught a musky

Post by **bm_attar** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:09 pm

http://crankbaitcentral.com/Images/muskie-jaw.jpg