Goodday Gang - The Niagara Musky Association2024-03-29T15:02:53Zhttps://niagaramuskyassociation.ning.com/forum/topics/goodday-gang?xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJojo, please don't spend $200…tag:niagaramuskyassociation.ning.com,2021-09-06:6476506:Comment:1291792021-09-06T21:23:26.493ZScott McKeehttps://niagaramuskyassociation.ning.com/profile/0jxmnwr1l2drd
Jojo, please don't spend $200 for the Compendium. I have a signed copy you may have.
Jojo, please don't spend $200 for the Compendium. I have a signed copy you may have. I have an original from the 1…tag:niagaramuskyassociation.ning.com,2021-09-06:6476506:Comment:1291752021-09-06T16:34:12.815ZTony Scimehttps://niagaramuskyassociation.ning.com/profile/TonyScime
<p>I have an original from the 1970s which was written before all the frauds were disclosed. I also have the updated edition after the frauds were uncovered. The original is a classic book and my favorite muskie book ever written, but I don't think I'd pay $200 unless in mint condition and hard cover. And I don't think it was printed in hard cover. </p>
<p>Incidentally, I saw Ramsell in a youtube video where he stated that all the muskies reported over 60 pound were either frauds or in err,…</p>
<p>I have an original from the 1970s which was written before all the frauds were disclosed. I also have the updated edition after the frauds were uncovered. The original is a classic book and my favorite muskie book ever written, but I don't think I'd pay $200 unless in mint condition and hard cover. And I don't think it was printed in hard cover. </p>
<p>Incidentally, I saw Ramsell in a youtube video where he stated that all the muskies reported over 60 pound were either frauds or in err, including the O'Brian fish. He weighed the O'Brian fish 4 days after it was caught and it only weighed 56 pounds. No fish loses 9 pounds in four days. He believes that the fish had a belly full of water when weighed and that it was an honest mistake.</p>
<p>He believes the real world record is a 58 pounder caught in Michigan a few years ago. He weighed that fish 4 months after it was caught and it weighed the same as it was reported when caught. </p>
<p>I agree with him that there has never been a confirmed and legitmate 60 pounder. Muskie weights, especially with catch and release, have a tendency to be significantly over-estimated. Even the lengths and girths are subject to exaggeration due to bad and inaccurrate measuring practices. </p>
<p>He does believe the 61 pounder Georgian Bay fish may be legitimate, but the weight was never certified.</p>
<p>When I started muskie fishing a forty pounder was a huge fish. It still is. Much bigger than many realize. Now-a-days there seem to be a lot of 30 pounders being called 40s. A 30 pounder is a very big fish.</p>