Possible WR on a Fly rod

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wow......just wow

http://www.startribune.com/possible-world-record-muskie-caught-on-mille-lacs/346231112/

 

[fisherman38]

Crazy, that was such a short fight though. It just swam straight at the boat and was netted. Here's the vid https://www.facebook.com/BobMitchellsFlyShop/posts/1218627618163843

 

[Bow Man]

Awesome, and on the fly! Great stuff.

 

[ChromeAddict]

Definitely an awesome fish. Congrats to the angler!

 

[BERRRG]

Yeah that's an awesome fish. Really quick fight, can imagine how that would have gone differently had it ran haha. Good for them for not killing it, it's too bad that's the only way to qualify it in the record books.

 

[Michael Borman]

WOW!! Sweet catch.

Best part of the article, and props to them for making the right choice.

To qualify as a state record, the fish would have had to be killed and weighed on a state-certified scale. But killing the muskie was never an option, Hawkins said.

“That wouldn’t happen,’’ he said

 

[Dozer]

I'm liking the dudes attitude - he didn't even care if its a WR or not

 

[flandogg]

Catching a WR fish is a monumental achievement. To let the record swim away, that's next level respect right there. Well done, that deserves a Wiser's clap.

 

[rich_ace_G]

Lol at WR if it needs to be killed. The memory of catching and letting it go will always be better. Slaying the beast is so medieval...letting it go is sportsmanship at it's best.

 

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Lol at WR if it needs to be killed. The memory of catching and letting it go will always be better. Slaying the beast is so medieval...letting it go is sportsmanship at it's best.

i think its just the state records books that require the fish be killed and weighed on state approved scales, i don't think the igfa does though