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Cancatchbass
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by Cancatchbass Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:35 am
Actually, from what I've read-
After one full year a muskie will reach 12-14" in length and weigh approx. 2 pounds.
It takes 5 years for a muskie to reach 30".
They grow fast
, but not THAT fast.
Maybe someone could do a web search and confirm? I gotta go to work now.
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by Guest Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:05 am
Relic
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by Relic Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:23 am
DV-8, Looks to be a small tiger maybe, spots on the tails and fins suggest so. Hard to tell being as though its so tiny.
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by BASSSTALKER Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:31 am
DV_8 - Looks like a Norther to me. They are real colourful when they are youngens.
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by Markus Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:02 pm
I agree with bassstaker, looks like a northern to me too. Actually it looks a lot like the one my neighbor caught.
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by Markus Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:03 pm
HW, thanks for the follow up info link about muski growth. That was a good read.
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by M.T. Livewell Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:41 pm
Taken from article HW posted
Theoretically female muskellunge can grow to 68 inches and 73.5 pounds?
Now, if that doesn't get your heart pumpin.
Reminiscing back a couple of years to the 54" I caught in Wendover, may have been 20+ years old ... WOW!
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by BASSSTALKER Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:51 pm
Just had to stir the pot again ah markus
You kill us all
lungelarry
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by lungelarry Wed Nov 03, 2004 6:21 pm
Caught this monster jigging for walleye in 22 ft....
ken & Jo
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by ken & Jo Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:44 pm
DV_8 wrote: Last summer my son caught what we thought was a small muskie.
But now I think it was maybe a pike or a hybrid muskie. Can anyone tell by the pic
Definitely not a pike. 99% sure it's just a regular Musky. Very cute. Kinda like Big-o's puddy tat
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by Guest Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:05 pm
That is a baby pike for sure... Or else I have caught musky in White lake!
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by ken & Jo Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:30 pm
A pike would have horizontal stripes would it not? Just looking at some of the pics in the galleries.
fishforfun
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by fishforfun Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:49 pm
Heres a pike with true pike colours
Ken I think you're right, note striped fins not spotted, spotted body not striped. That said the MNR says both fish can share these traits, so without seeing the underside of the jaw nothing is definitive.
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by Floatinator Fri Nov 05, 2004 7:51 pm
This is my smallest and biggest...lol.
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by wolfe Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:06 pm
Floatinator,
Thanks, Dad, for taking me fishing when I was a kid.
, but not THAT fast. 
But now I think it was maybe a pike or a hybrid muskie. Can anyone tell by the pic 
