50" St. Clair Muskie

Post by **Todd B.** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:33 pm

A nice 50" muskie was caught on Lake St. Clair today. The full article is below.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/ ... 91609.html

If this is indeed a +50lb muskie, it's pretty thin. Just imagine when it fills out around the belly!

I was good to hear that he released it, though from the picture it appears as if it suffered some gill trauma given the blood. I'm sure the muskie angers are also cringing at the fact the he's holding it by the head rather than craddling it.

Post by **katch moore** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:45 pm

For a second Todd i thought you had caught that girl!

yeah doesn't really look like a 50 pounder to me!! a 50 pounder is a beast of a fish...

his fish was nice, but no beast!!

Post by **slop** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:13 pm

half hour battle + verticle hold = dead Muskie.

Thank you.

Post by **katch moore** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:23 pm

slop wrote:half hour battle + verticle hold = dead Muskie.

Thank you.

forgot to add the amount of pictures he said he took!!

Post by **Fishing 24/7** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:35 pm

that musky will end up beeing washed up to shore with a broken back and a sad story behind it!

Post by **lifeisfun** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:45 pm

Yup, very sad

Post by **Sportspal** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:48 pm

I'm not an expert, but isn't the new canadian record from a fish caught this past fall on the St.Lawrence?

Post by **joco** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:12 pm

nice ski.

will die if not already..

weight they said.mmmmmmm not sher.

i realy dont think so.

sorry...not impress by that article.

joco

Post by **troutnmuskiehunter** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:16 pm

What a pile of CRAP!!!!

A 52 year old guy catches a 50" ski that weighs 52lbs.....the editor sure likes to use the #50 alot

GARBAGE REPORT!!!!!!!

Post by **Trophymuskie** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:54 pm

That fish be lucky to be 30 pounds when it was alive.

Funny the crap they will write in articles makes you wonder if anything you read about something you know nothing about can be just as untrue.

It's just like the story of the 61 inch fish on muskie hunter, it took two months for the fish to grow 10-12 inches as the picture is of a low 50 inch fish.

Post by **slop** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:20 pm

Sportspal wrote:I'm not an expert, but isn't the new canadian record from a fish caught this past fall on the St.Lawrence?

The fish you are referring to is the Dale McNair fish. The giant was measured...not wieghed. The fish was 57" x 33" and make this LSC guys' fish look like a toothpick!!

Post by **Mr.J.** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:22 pm

Doesn't look 50 to me.

Post by **Wallyboss** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:49 pm

Doesn't even look like 50", let alone 50lbs.
the guy says he 5' 4" 130 lbs.

Post by **slop** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:35 pm

Dale McNair....length 5.11" X girth 300lbs =.....case closed!

Post by **Bass Addict** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:27 pm

A hundred and forty pound man holding up a fifty pound Muskie with one hand...........