Ottawa 'skie

Post by **muskymatt** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:50 pm

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

Post by **fishboch** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:01 am

Nice one Matt.

Still waiting for my first of the season.

Post by **fatluke** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:55 am

Nice fish Matt... Nice photo also.

Post by **Chevy Champagne** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:26 am

wow what a clean fish
so she was tagged eh cool

Post by **marc613** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:35 am

Wow.. Nice fish! good work!!

Post by **Tip-up** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:46 am

Good one Matt, a real nice Ottawa River ski

Post by **DropShotr** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:27 am

Beautiful colors on that fish....congrats!!

DropShot'r

Post by **Gord** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:06 pm

very nice!!

Post by **lifeisfun** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:26 pm

Very nice

Would you have pictures of the tagging process ?

Post by **Fishing 24/7** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:51 pm

great looking fish there matt.

your one musky master for sure!

keep up the freash water sharks commin.

Post by **muskymatt** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:05 pm

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.

Post by **esox50** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:05 pm

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).

Post by **lifeisfun** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:03 am

Interesting ! Thanks for the explanation.
What size/weight is the transmitter, what range ?
Is it commercial made device or custom order ?

Thanks

Post by **esox50** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:54 pm

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.

Post by **lifeisfun** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:54 pm

Thanks for the great info

Good luck with your project!