4Ft. Muskie While Smallie Fishing. 2024
jignfule reply :
My son thought he would try his hand at muskie fishing while I was going for big smallies. He won, it was his first muskie trip ever. I would show you the smallies I caught but,........................ I don't want to.
A-Jay reply :
What a Gorgeous Ski ~
Congrats to him
A-Jay
Turkey sandwich reply :
Great fish! Looks like a tiger musky, and 48" is a monster!
OntarioFishingGuy reply :
Turkey Sandwich is correct, it looks to be a Tiger Muskie. Beautiful fish!
EvanT123 reply :
Beautiful fish. Congrats to him.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I thought it looked like a tiger muskie as well. Beautiful fish regardless!
Rob96 reply :
Beautiful Tiger! The color of the markings is outrageous.
FinCulture reply :
Beautiful T-musky! Almost broke fifty inches!
Lucky Craft Man reply :
Wow! Nice Tiger! That fish is huge for a Tiger Muskie. What did he catch it on?
Also, I hope you are planning a replica for that beast (assuming she is back swimming safely), because your son may go a long time before topping that.
Congratulations to your son!
MarkH024 reply :
Congrats. beautiful tiger! replica worthy fish right there. I hope your son remembers that moment forever. I know you will!
Dwight Hottle reply :
Trophy fish. Congrats to you both. Those tigers are beautiful.
Fun4Me reply :
Fantastic fish!!
nosdog2 reply :
Man!! That is huge!
Fisher-O-men reply :
Very nice! Now somebody educate this california boy. Is a Tiger Musky just a variation in markings and color, or a different species?
Lucky Craft Man reply :
On 8/23/2015 at 12:50 AM, Fisher-O-men said:Very nice! Now somebody educate this california boy. Is a Tiger Musky just a variation in markings and color, or a different species?
A Tiger Muskie is a cross between a Female Musky and Male Pike. They are sterile in nature, hence why a lot of places stock them (i.e., to have direct management over what's in a lake). Plus, Tiger Muskie are easier to raise in a hatchery (don't require live food like a Musky) and are a little more agressive in the wild. The most obvious way to tell the difference between a Musky and a Tiger Musky is the marking, however, I have seen some pure bred Musky in the barred phases look like a Tiger. So the second way to tell the difference is by the tail. Pure bred Muskie have a pointed tail where a Tiger Muskie (and Pike) have a rounded tail at the tips. There is a third way and that is counting the pours under the jaw, but you'll never be able to do that looking at a picture and only comes in handy when you are holding the fish and really don't know what it is.
Fisher-O-men reply :
Cool, thanks for the education! Can they cross Female Pike and male Musky?
Senko lover reply :
Dang.....what a gorgeous fish. I can only imagine the pulling power of such a monster.
jignfule reply :
On 8/22/2015 at 7:42 PM, Lucky Craft Man said:Wow! Nice Tiger! That fish is huge for a Tiger Muskie. What did he catch it on?
Also, I hope you are planning a replica for that beast (assuming she is back swimming safely), because your son may go a long time before topping that.
Congratulations to your son
It was a Tiger Muskie, I should have clarified that. He caught it on a huge 8'' lighter weight spinner. As far a a replica is concern, he is planning on catching it again when it gets bigger, lol, then make the replica. Knowing my son I wouldn't doubt that happening.
I should add, we were fishing out of a small 8' "Crawdad" type pond boat.
slonezp reply :
Did you eat it? 
Helluva fish
Rob96 reply :
On 8/23/2015 at 4:59 AM, jignfule said:It was a Tiger Muskie, I should have clarified that. He caught it on a huge 8'' lighter weight spinner. As far a a replica is concern, he is planning on catching it again when it gets bigger, lol, then make the replica. Knowing my son I wouldn't doubt that happening.
Do a replica now and one after he catches it again. Show the stages of growth.
Lucky Craft Man reply :
On 8/23/2015 at 4:59 AM, jignfule said:As far a a replica is concern, he is planning on catching it again when it gets bigger, lol, then make the replica. Knowing my son I wouldn't doubt that happening.
Not to be a musky snob, but let your son know that if he does want to catch that fish again (or any musky), I would advise against holding them vertically. With a fish that size, holding that way puts a lot of stress on it's neck.
MarkH024 reply :
I didn't want to be that guy LC but I agree. those big long toothy guys need support when held. I'd get that replica made now Jig. that's a beast of a tiger.
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 8/23/2015 at 9:31 PM, Lucky Craft Man said:Not to be a musky snob, but let your son know that if he does want to catch that fish again (or any musky), I would advise against holding them vertically. With a fish that size, holding that way puts a lot of stress on it's neck.
Not being a snob just helping to educate. Pike & musky over 20lbs need to be held horizontally.
jignfule reply :
On 8/23/2015 at 9:31 PM, Lucky Craft Man said:Not to be a musky snob, but let your son know that if he does want to catch that fish again (or any musky), I would advise against holding them vertically. With a fish that size, holding that way puts a lot of stress on it's neck.
Thanks for the info, I will let him know. Like I said this was our first muskie trip and his second muskie ever. We'll know better next time.
tholmes reply :
What a beauty! Get that replica made now, you never know when someone else will catch that monster and have it mounted!
Tom
Lucky Craft Man reply :
On 8/23/2015 at 1:57 AM, Fisher-O-men said:Cool, thanks for the education! Can they cross Female Pike and male Musky?
I just saw this. To be honest, I don't know. I would assume a Female Pike and a Male Musky would also produce a Tiger Musky, but in the wild, since Pike Spawn before Musky, naturally occurring Tiger Musky are almost always a result a and Male Pike coming late to the party and finding a fat Female Musky to take home vs. a Male Musky showing up early. As far as the Tiger produced in the hatcheries, I've heard that Musky eggs are easier to deal with (i.e., less adhesive) so they milk the female Musky and male Pike. If anyone else knows differently, I would like to know the real answer to this as well.
mnbassman23 reply :
That's a big Tiger. Congrats to him.
flyfisher reply :
i was trying to find the world record and it looks like it measured 52.5" so this was in that category. Beautiful fish
Bankbeater reply :
I caught a tiger muskie years ago, but nothing like that one! That is one great fish!
ned_riggins reply :
Tiger muskies are easily the coolest looking freshwater fish. That thing is gorgeous.
BannedForSpamming-1234555 reply :
Very nice markings
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