loaftech
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Big MUSKY!!
Hey guys, I was fishing a bass tournament on mahoing dam this past weekend when this thing ate my jig. After an epic battle I got him to the boat and got a quick picture and released him. I had a coleman cooler that is 36" wide and he was about 4 or 5 inches wider than it on each side, i figured he was somewhere in the 44" range. I also had another one later in the day follow my bait to the boat, I am not a musky fisherman but any of you guys that are should check out mahoning dam it hardley gets any pressure from any fisherman and there looks to be some good fish in there! 
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Bigpikeguy
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 09:55:42
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OH! Shes a beauty! congrats dude! I was bassfishing a few weeks ago on gledale dam and i had a tidal wave come up behing my buzz bait and BAM!!!! big musky about that size i would say hit my lure and started pulling like a freight train! fought it for about 30 seconds till its teeth sliced through my line. Now i got a FEVER and the only cure is MORE MUSKY! im gonna check that place out! looks nice!
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 10:59:01
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 11:04:40
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Mahoning dam near New Bethlehem? I've had two on there, but due to an inexperienced net man lost them both at the boat  . Nice fish! How'd ya do on the bass?
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 11:20:00
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nice feesh thx for sharin
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 12:20:53
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Nice job!! Great looking fish
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loaftech
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 13:12:19
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ORIGINAL: bulldog1
Mahoning dam near New Bethlehem?
I've had two on there, but due to an inexperienced net man lost them both at the boat . Nice fish!
How'd ya do on the bass?
I ended up 2nd in the tournament
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 13:18:13
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beautiful fish man! and congrats
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 13:24:11
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bulldog1
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 15:17:54
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Nice job!
With the black hats down there I'm surprised you could catch any bass. Crappie have been decimated in there...
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loaftech
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 15:27:03
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yea there are some big bass down there, i wouldent exactly consider it a good bass fishery LOL but there are some there.
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 15:48:43
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Nice fish loaf....your on fire this year!
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 16:10:46
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nice fish it sure is fun hooking the frieght train.
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 16:27:53
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You should have been here yesterday.............. Streams are made for the wise man to contemplate and fools to pass by [Sir Izaak Walton]
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 16:37:38
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NICE ESOX----Thats how they're caught!!
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/01 19:12:00
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loaf sweet lookin SKI. nice catch. congrats on the tourney too.
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/02 00:14:48
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Since the Musky was legally caught does it count for the tournament?
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/02 00:57:25
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Wow ! You better slow it down our your face will freeze like that !! 
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/02 02:22:41
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Better too far back, than too far forward.
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Bigpikeguy
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/02 08:47:07
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Does anyone know if you are still only alowed 10 HP there?
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bulldog1
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/02 09:04:12
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Haven't fished there in a couple of years, but I'm gonna say yes it's still 10 hp. That lake being a flood control project can DRASTICALLY change pool levels with a good storm, I've been there when you could barely navigate because of all the logs and trees floating. Next time you're there look up in the trees and see how high the water has been, pretty amazing stuff...
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/02 12:42:48
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Yes, it is still a 10hp lake, it actually is more like a slow moving river... as bulldog said, it is a flood control project. They dammed up Mahoning creek...
2 wks ago there was a huge amount of floating debris near the lower launch, don't know what it's like now.
If you use the upper launch be prepared to put up with it smelling like a barn stall... and not in a 'nice fresh hay' kind of way!
Why is it that we are required to clean up after our dogs but they can do that to an area and nothing be done about it?
Oh well...
and by the way, last year we were stopped on the water there by an Army Corp guy to check the boat... we were OK, but remember that boats under 16ft mean you wear a life jacket! Army Corp lakes have their own set of rules.
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Ernie_420
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/02 19:49:21
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nice fish man. where is this place located?
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/03 00:13:29
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/03 07:48:03
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really nice looking fish there , my hats off to you nice job 
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/05 08:21:42
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Cool catch and something to remember Jeremy! Doesn't look to be a mid 40s fish to me though....judging by the photo, my guess would be 40 at best. The Mahoning Resevoir is known to hold some nice muskies. Congrats on that one!
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RE: Big MUSKY!!
2010/07/20 00:07:57
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Nice one... I caught a 32 inch pike at Champlain over the weekend. Did you fish that tournament too?
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