Poll: 50 inches

[Ifishskis]

Just a tad under 48" is my largest and not on the Chip. Matter 'o fact....I've never caught a 'ski on the Chip but it's still my favorite body of water in Wisconsin!

[Jax]

Largest is a 48" out of the Chip. Have seen a handful of 50"+ over the years in the Chip and actually saw a world class fish back in the early 90s on the West side. Also have personally lost a 52-54 inch fish from the Chip......that i netted by myself and that was witnessed by a few boats on the same spot that somehow was able to snag the lure on the net bag and back its way out of the net......heart breaking. There was also a big fish that i lost a few summers ago on the southeast section that straightened two treble hooks. Not sure on the size of that one but was a very hefty fish.

[andracke]

Only 1 fish over 50" 51" from the Flowage last fall.

[Big Don]

Big fish hate me...my largest is a 45" Tiger out of the Flowage. My wife has caught four 46" fish and a 48" (her largest), all from the Flowage. Ty guided Debbie to her first 46" fish and she took off from there. Debbie lost a very large (certainly at least 50") fish on a very famous bar a few years ago when it straightened out the hooks on her Ghosttail--it happened so fast that she did not have the time to either freespool or back off on the drag.

BD

[releaseher]

@Jax

just read your post and had to reply: the same thing happened to me last summer (fishing alone large fish frees itself in bag and swims away). i dont think my "swimmer" was a 50 (probably 45-47") but that experience is something that will stay with me for a while. serious question--how did you react? i thought about tossing out the loud F-bomb and kicking my rod but instead decided to drop to my knees and put my forehead on the front casting deck of my boat like a praying Buddhist--for 15-20 seconds. i could almost hear the birds and squirrels around me laughing. looking back at it i can laugh at myself but when you are in the moment--it's just a terrible feeling.

that kind of stuff makes fishing fun and keeps us coming back--and people that dont have our muskie chasing disease really "don't get it".

[BradD]

Only one over the 50 mark for me but she came on the figure eight when it was 30 degrees on thanksgiving day so it s still a vivid memory . That is the coldest i have ever been in my life while fishing . My biggest on the chip was a 45 inch tiger several years ago,

[Jax]

@releaseher

Well, I literally sat there for 10 minutes and thought about what I did wrong or if there was anything I could have done differently. Actually, there wasn't much i could have done. It seriously was so heartbreaking/disappointing that i just didn't feel like fishing anymore for the night so I went in. Thing is about 4 other boats saw the whole thing so that made it sting a little more especially since 2 of the boats I knew from the resort my trailer was at and had to endure questions for a day or so. There went a chance at a possible 40 pounder.

The following summer I had an eerie experience from a huge fish that actually towed my boat a little and ended up straightening two treble hooks before freeing itself. Never saw the fish as it was close to 10:00 at night and hit a globe about 40 feet from boat. had some real power and ALOT of weight. I regularly think about that fish and about how big it could have been........will never know.

[BradD]

I have to add my little expierence on to this i didnt loose mine at the net but had actually netted the fish and had the hooks out of her turned around for a brief second before i went to pick her up as i turned she gave a big push into the side of the net bag and made her own door and just swam away . i sat there with i garuntee was the dumbest look on a face you can imagine as i watched her slowly paddle away . Dont know for sure but i think that one would have possibly added one more to my 50 incher list . I wont mention a net company but we i switched brands that day hah