I was debating between an avatar of my boat or that fish. I'm very proud of my classic 1979 Basscat boat, but I was even more proud of that fish, so the fish pic won out - biggest fish I have ever caught! That was a 46 inch muskie. I was a lucky man that day. Didn't weigh him, but I'd guess he was around 30lbs. or so. It took a good 10 minutes for him to settle down before I could get him in the boat, then quickly released. Bassy, you should come visit Wisconsin this fall. The musky bite is awesome in september and october.To some people, it does not matter jsfinnOriginally posted by jsfinn:<br /> Hey...I thought size didn't matter..??<br /><br />
<br />Does it matter to you???? <br />Just kiddin 
Thanks Basscat. I'll have to keep that in mind. My step-daughter lives in Wisconsin. Might have to surprise her with a fishing trip. A getting aquainted fishing trip just for us girls. I would love to catch a beauty like that fish you're holding. Are they always catch and release? Or is that just the nice thing to do back there?<br />BassyOriginally posted by BassCat73:<br /> Now just imagine if I had a white beard!
You could turn out a lot worse hehe <br />Nice fin for both of you.. and yes I would have done the fin pic also.. me isnt that lucky yet!<br />Whats a inch between friends?? <br />We are talking fish here people <br />Bassy & LadyFish & Mrs.SW need not to reply! <br /><br />OK this was a riskque post.. Nice feline!<br /><br />Bassy, yes, I always CPR those kind of fish. First, I'm guessing that fish was 17 yrs old and he's probably worked very hard to survive that long. Second, they don't make a good dinner. Third, I want to catch him again in the next few years, when he's reaches 50 inches! Oh and fourth, a picture is good enough for me I don't need to mount it. Besides, I couldn't afford the taxidermy fee anyhow... We have Tiger Muskeys (sp) in Mayfield lake down south of here but my fishing partner wont have anything to do with 4 to 5 ft fish with 2 inch fangs <br /><br />Hey your little feline will up all to fast. Our kits were born on the first of May last year and 3 are 10 pounds and the little male is 15 lbs..<br />Sorta like having 4 teenagers in the house 
