Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

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Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by KUP » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:06 pm

Hi Muskie Fans:
Send some congrats to Mike Floyd for his winning muskie at the Chapter 57 Tournament on May 30, 2009.:cheers: :cheers:
She measured in at 44.5 inches in length and 20 inches in girth. Fish was released unharmed to make some other angler happy down the road. WTG, Mike!

The next picture is Dan's 43 x 20 caught on a bucktail.
Followed by Buddy's 40 incher. (C & R the day before the T.)#-o
This was the TIGER PAC's first Tournament of the Year and it was great to see all the old smiling faces. Did I say old?:-"
Last picture shows President Buddy presenting Mike with the winning plaque.
Zoom in on the plaque and you will see that we borrowed an idea from Jim Owens and the C.A.S.T. for kids Events:
Instant personalized plaque!
LOL Curlew may not have cell phone service or TV, but the laptop and the printer worked just fine!

For more pictures of the fun Curlew Tourney: see here: http://www.nwtigermuskies.org/curlew09tourn/index.html
That lake is such a blast; always good times, even if the fish are stubborn, they are so amazing to see!
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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by davidwat1 » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:59 pm

Congrats guys! Great job and those are some beautiful fish!
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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by Dex » Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:20 pm

Great job guys... I glad to see that someone figured out that lake. I felt like I was on a Musky site seeing event. Oh well, I'm waiting for my next chance at Mayfield on June 27. I know that lake holds some real wonders.

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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by Dex » Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:30 pm

Oh, and one other thing I just saw.

THanks for the bunny ears Kenster. Nice touch...LOL


Biggest fish at Mayfield will return the favor. Whatcha say Ken? Deal.....


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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by mav186 » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:10 am

Great job everyone...looks like a great event at one of my favorite places! Awesome pics too.
Bunny ears...they're great!!! :albino:
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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by Rich McVey » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:20 am

Agreed, Nice fish! Congrats Mike.

Cute Bunny Ears Dex... :albino:
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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by KUP » Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:38 am

Mike Floyd sent the owner of savage gear lures a pic of the fish from Curlew that
he caught on one of his lures and he posted it on the front of their
site. Thought you'd all like to see it. WTG, Mike.
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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by KUP » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:09 am

So, Mike, was that the best lure for Curlew???
Dang, now do I have to go buy that one, too?

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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by Riverman » Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:31 pm

Beautiful fish, great job!!!

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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by seament head » Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:14 pm

Nice fish, look at all those smiles, somebody was haven fun, great wheather too!
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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by jigman » Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:28 pm

13cm Savage gear lipped 4 play in Rainbow trout. Had a lot of follows on that lure tournament day, I believe I counted 8. Mike.
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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by Kenster » Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:47 pm

Dex wrote:Oh, and one other thing I just saw.

THanks for the bunny ears Kenster. Nice touch...LOL


Biggest fish at Mayfield will return the favor. Whatcha say Ken? Deal.....


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You had to point that out! You know, if you would have said noting, no one would of known but you and I. Kup had the opportunity to post the 1st pic but she liked your ears so there you have it!! NICE EARS!!!!!!!!!

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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by KUP » Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:26 am

Exactly. :albino: :albino:
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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by racfish » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:06 am

Those are beautiful fish.Nice going all.Congrats to Mike. Do those fish mouths have teeth like Gar have?. Wire leader or mono leaders?
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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by mtsiview » Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:29 pm

racfish wrote:Those are beautiful fish.Nice going all.Congrats to Mike. Do those fish mouths have teeth like Gar have?. Wire leader or mono leaders?
Teeth.................LOT'S OF SHARP TEETH!!!! Wire leaders or heavy flourocarbon leaders are the only way to go. Personally, I like the flourocarbon leaders because they don't kink up so bad. I use 80# Pro-Line and a 125# Charlie's leader most of the time. I have started making my own leaders over the last year and have had great success with them. If you are just looking for something to do with your hands, while your watching Oprah (because your wife has 60 episodes recorded on your DVR and there is no space left for recording any fishing shows), you can make them for about $1 each and save some serious money. Use only great quality ball-bearing swivels and make up a variety of lengths to start with. After you decide how long you like them, for each type of bait that you are throwing, you can make about 20 leaders in an hour. This would last the average musky fisherman about 3 years, but I have found that when I fish with my wife, it's easier to cut her line and leave them behind than to climb another tree every half hour to retrieve one! Oh well, gotta run...........Oprah's on!
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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by Riverman » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:36 pm

jigman wrote:13cm Savage gear lipped 4 play in Rainbow trout. Had a lot of follows on that lure tournament day, I believe I counted 8. Mike.
I bought one a couple years ago and the lure is so flimsy I have been afraid to try it for musky. I have caught a bass or two on it.

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RE:Picture of winning Muskie at Curlew Tournament

Post by jigman » Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:32 pm

They can handle a Musky no problem. They catch giant Pike in Europe with them all the time with no problems. Other than a few tooth marks the lure is just like new. Mike.
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