nice muskie

[JohnWester]

Bill McDaniel, 74, of Fergus Falls, pulled a 47-inch muskie out of the Otter Tail River.
 
"At the happy age of 74, I finished mowing the grass, and with my boat motor being repaired, I thought it would be nice to go fishing," McDaniel said.
 
"I decided to go to the Orwell Dam and fish from the bank.
 
"I was told that there were walleyes being caught, so I rigged up with a lead-headed jig and a worm and 10-pound line.
 
"On the first cast I was hung up on a rock; on my second, I thought I was hung up again, but this time the rock started to move up the river toward the dam!
 
"You bet I had a fish -- it went up the river and down the river and across the river.
 
"Another angler with a net helped me land it.
 
"It took two of us to lift it.
 
"I tried to weigh her, but she broke my scale. We took photos and released her.
 
"This is the largest fish I have ever caught.
 
"I tell people I have fished 70 years for this one. It was a once-in-a-lifetime fish."

[guythathunts]

WOW! that is awesome!

[Outdoors Junkie]

That is a great story.  thanks for sharing it John.  That is awesome!

[Mayfly]

http://www.wcco.com/video/?id=43773@wcco.dayport.com

[repoman]

excellent fish      glad to here it was released too 

[Cody Gruchow]

were was that fish when i was fishing that river excellent fish and it was released so if its caught this fall i think it will give the record a run for its money

[ChrisWallace]

were was that fish when i was fishing that river excellent fish and it was released so if its caught this fall i think it will give the record a run for its money

not even close 55x30 would give the record a run....

[Cody Gruchow]

do you not see how round that fish is

[repoman]

i cant even see  his right hand

[ChrisWallace]

He really did wait a lifetime for the fish, well almost.

Nice fish but no way even close to a statey.