drtbk933
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| 14 Jun 2008 06:21 PM |
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Hey guys,
I caught this fish last November on the Allegheny River in East Brady pa and I don't know what kind of fish it is. I figure it is a Pike, but my dad thinks its a Musky. All help will be appreciated.
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FISHFEARME
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| 14 Jun 2008 09:45 PM |
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Spotted or barred musky[ some hatcheries hybridyze them for whatever reasons as to increase genetic diversity] pretty costly to stock too. cute little bugger though.
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wellsley
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| 15 Jun 2008 06:15 AM |
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Can't say I've ever seen anything like it.
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killsuckers
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| 17 Jun 2008 01:26 AM |
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I would say that it is a spotted muskie, which is just a color phase of muskie dependent on regions, not a hybrid. The only hybrid I know of is the tiger muskie, which is a cross between a muskie and a pike. This chart may help. 
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FISHFEARME
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| 17 Jun 2008 10:26 AM |
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Ok the chart takes the guessing away now! thats cool. I have "heard" that the hatcheries do a bit of experimentation w/ crossing strains of musky subspecies, trying to engineer a frak fish, but thats just talk too, but I wouldnt put it past one of those biologist to do such a thing.
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drtbk933
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| 19 Jun 2008 04:03 PM |
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Thanks guys! From what I see on the chart, it is a Spotted Musky. It was a fun fish to catch.
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wellsley
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| 27 Jun 2008 01:59 PM |
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Nice fish regardless. Its always nice to catch something differant. Lifemember and Bushwacker SMF http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u194/wellsleyny/NAFC_Life_Member1.jpg |
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Esoxaremygame
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| 21 Jul 2008 07:52 AM |
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how long was it and how much did it weigh
You didn't see the Musky but the Musky saw you ; ) |
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Esoxaremygame
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| 24 Jul 2008 09:35 AM |
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i caught something exactly like that
You didn't see the Musky but the Musky saw you ; ) |
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drtbk933
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| 24 Jul 2008 09:41 AM |
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Esoxaremygame wrote: how long was it and how much did it weigh
You didn't see the Musky but the Musky saw you ; ) It was 20 inches long and around six or seven pounds (that's just an estimate). |
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davesett2000
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| 26 Jul 2008 06:46 PM |
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Also...sometimes private crazys will plant fish of one type in an area that has different ones....then you can end up with various hybrid markings NOT to be blamed on the state. Floods in a large area can accomplish the same thing if fish move around alot. Life Member David BB Linkmeister
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Life Member David 2001 BB Linkmeister US Army 1978-1985 Western Wisconsin
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Esoxaremygame
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| 29 Jul 2008 05:33 PM |
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6 or 7???????? i caught a 21 incher that weighed 3 lbs. but i may be wrong it was a crappy fish weigher. thats still a Nice fish by the way
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parr_ryan
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| 18 Aug 2008 10:55 PM |
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drtbk933 wrote: Esoxaremygame wrote: how long was it and how much did it weigh
You didn't see the Musky but the Musky saw you ; ) It was 20 inches long and around six or seven pounds (that's just an estimate). not to be rude but thats no 6 or 7 pounds. probably round 1 mabey 2 i caught a little pike thought it was huge weighed less than a pound (24in.) |
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TRcarpcatcher
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| 06 Dec 2008 08:37 PM |
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I heard that a Northern had light spots on a dark background and a muskie had dark bars or spots on a light background. Maybe wrong through. Jason |
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drtbk933
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| 26 Dec 2008 05:27 PM |
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How's it going guys? haven't been on in ages. And yes, the weight I said was incorrect. It seems that my weigher was around 5 pounds off. I didn't think the fish could weigh that much, but I was to excited to really care! Sorry for the mishap, folks. Merry Christmas.
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pillman
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| 13 Jan 2009 03:47 PM |
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all is forgiven cuz we think you're a nice guy
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mr bill
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| 17 Jan 2009 08:06 AM |
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besides you fish don't ya????? |
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JoBarnard
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| 03 Mar 2009 12:08 PM |
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Yup, definately a spotted muskie. Different regions will offer different colors and patterns of muskies. The shape/eyes/mouth/tail prove that it is a muskie or at least an esox of some sort. that little guy should grow to at least 45" at 30-40 lbs by 20 years of age. |
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zaugrishak5150
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| 05 Mar 2009 12:02 AM |
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It probably is not it, but that pike kinda looks like an Amur Pike. Usually found in the Amur River in Asia by Russia and China. Weren't they stocked in PA in the 70s?
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BigGameHunter90
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| 05 Mar 2009 07:34 PM |
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Def a muskie. Just not a mature one yet. Look at the pointed tips on the caudal, pectoral and anal fins. Northern pike have caudal, pectoral and anal fins that are rounded off; so do tiger muskie. So its def a muskie!
Good luck.
My neighbor says it.
My wife says it.
But I don't listen to it.
I find the pattern.
I find the fish.
And luck has nothing to do with it.
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