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Ottawa 'skie
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:50 pm
by muskymatt
As part of the Muskie study being conducted,
http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewtopic.php?t=35637 , this noble beast was caught today...
As Sean requested, if you catch one of these tagged muskies ...please record it and contact him..
48"...nice fish
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:01 am
by fishboch
Nice one Matt.
Still waiting for my first of the season.
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:55 am
by fatluke
Nice fish Matt... Nice photo also.
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:26 am
by Chevy Champagne
wow what a clean fish
so she was tagged eh cool
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:35 am
by marc613
Wow.. Nice fish! good work!!
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:46 am
by Tip-up
Good one Matt, a real nice Ottawa River ski
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:27 am
by DropShotr
Beautiful colors on that fish....congrats!!
DropShot'r
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:06 pm
by Gord
very nice!!
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:26 pm
by lifeisfun
Very nice
Would you have pictures of the tagging process ?
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:51 pm
by Fishing 24/7
great looking fish there matt.
your one musky master for sure!
keep up the freash water sharks commin.
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:05 pm
by muskymatt
lifeisfun wrote:Very nice
Would you have pictures of the tagging process ?
If you click on the link you can see Seans Blog and all his pics to date.
Pics and stories of all the action.
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:05 pm
by esox50
lifeisfun wrote:Very nice
Would you have pictures of the tagging process ?
So we've yet to get really good pictures of the transmitter attachment process (working on getting a better camera), but here are a few to help illustrate the following process.
We use a "backpacker" which is fancy terminology (lol) for two syringes and accompanying 18-21 gauge needles glued together. There is a small piece of rubber (bought in the plumbing department of hardware stores, not sure what it's actually used for) fitted over the needles. The backpacker is inserted just below the dorsal fin and pushed through the tissue and out the other side until the rubber is flush with the skin. The transmitters are all wrapped in wire (S-shape) with each end sticking out. Each of those tag ends goes through the needles and into the syringes. Once in the syringes, the backpacker is pulled back (holding the rubber against the fish) drawing the wires through the backing. The wires are pulled so the transmitter is flush against the fish with the antenna pointing towards the tail. The tag ends are wrapped six times, cut, and pushed flush against the backing and pointing towards the tail (so weeds don't get caught on it).
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:03 am
by lifeisfun
Interesting ! Thanks for the explanation.
What size/weight is the transmitter, what range ?
Is it commercial made device or custom order ?
Thanks
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:54 pm
by esox50
The transmitter weighs 2g out of water. Range depends on the receiver (I could hear a tagged fish from 1-2km away using Lotek's Biotracker receiver, but couldn't hear anywhere near that far using a less expensive hand-held receiver). Your ability to hear the fish from distance also depends on the antenna, how high the antenna is, and the depth of the fish (i.e., shallow fish are easy to hear from longer distances).
Not sure if the tags are commercial or if anyone off the street could purchase them. These transmitters are from Holohil Systems out of Carp.
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:54 pm
by lifeisfun
Thanks for the great info
Good luck with your project!