Drop the period off the end of the link and it should work.

This guy pisses me off, how can you take 2 fish like that in one year. Complete lack of respect for the species and the fishery up there. Id love to meet this guy and tell him how I really feel.

I also hate hearing how we can't discriminate against the "meat" fisherman who are just looking to catch/spear a meal. He's not doing this for the food. He's doing it for the thrill of killing something and getting recognition from his buddies and the news. It's all about ego.

The worst part is the local media makes him out to be some kind of hero. Perhaps a few polite emails explaining the age and importance of those large females in such a low density system would be helpful, but probably not.

"Steve S" said:
Why don't we go spearing with this guy and use him as the Decoy!! 😯

See, as mad as I also get thinking about this, you can't even really blame the guy spearing the fish. He is doing what our state tells him is legal and ok to do. Our frustration and anger should be directed at the state of Michigan for being the ONLY place you can get away with this nonsense, and pretending like this is a vital part of our heritage. Its no wonder our state is in the sad shape it is in nowadays.

I think now is the time to bring up the mirror… placing blame on this person isn't the right thing to do.

If the media up there doesn't know about muskies, it's our fault.

Would this angler still have speared both fish if he had been made aware of the impact on the resource? Maybe… maybe not but if he's unaware that these were both prime age breeding females then it is our fault.

"Steve S" said:
Is someone going to write to this newspaper or TV stations and explain the other side of this, or will that come back to bite us!!

Write anything you feel you need to say, just don't make it sound like you are speaking on behalf of MMA. Sorry… that wasn't supposed to be poetry.

I'm moving this to the members area.

"Will Schultz" said:
If the media up there doesn't know about muskies, it's our fault.

Would this angler still have speared both fish if he had been made aware of the impact on the resource? Maybe… maybe not but if he's unaware that these were both prime age breeding females then it is our fault.

Agreed! Changing the "Old fishing culture and mentality" through education. We, MMA, need to continue you to do a better job of bringing awareness throughout the state. It can happen. Look at the group "Sturgeon for tomorrow" and how they've come together to protect and educate about a fragile resource.

yea seeing this dude in everything from TV to newspapers and magazines about how this was a state record 40 lb+ fish lol give me a break

This is a 40 lb fish

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yea exactly, and that guys muskie was suppose to be 50 lbs or w/e it said in the articles.. ha ya right more like 30 maybe?