GIANT 54.5" Musky on Green Bay!!!

Larry takes Pike aficionados, Mitch and Cam, out in pursuit of a gamefish that make Northern Pike look like bait: The GIANT Musky of Green Bay. Also, Steve Hogler (Fisheries Biologist from the WDNR) shares a history of Muskie stocking on the bay, and some insight on the possibility of Green Bay holding a world-record Muskellunge.
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[@fishingwithjc8475]

Great video! Loved seeing the expression on the youngin's face. That's what makes it all worthwhile.

[@ski_slayer_614]

Great video larry ! Enjoyed the biologist as well!

[@joed3921]

Great Show awesome muskie!! Nice piece about he stocking.

[@slumpbustertackle3691]

What an absolute tank and so awesome that the youngest angler caught that fish. He will no doubt remember that for the rest of his life. You have created a next generation musky monster Larry!

[@LarrySmithOutdoors]

+SlumpBuster Tackle Thanks for the support! love when we can get the kids excited about fishing!

[@thegamingpigeon3216]

He made a great point a lot of people either don't know about or forget: when you catch larger fish like this, always remember if you're releasing them to handle them as little as possible, ease them back into the water and if you can, either get a net or a cradle like shown and let the fish rest. It helps to "pump" them in the water as well (hold them gently by the back and move them forward and backwards in the water to get fresh oxygen moving through the gills). It was bittersweet, I made the mistake of not doing that while fishing up at Star Lake near Minocqua. However as the 36 inch musky floated not 15 feet from our boat, an eagle swooped in and grabbed it.

[@johnpirowski8683]

Your the best Larry , enjoyed !! J.P

[@haroldfrank8067]

Wow great job!

[@bobwinkler8385]

The absolute right person on that boat caught that monster!!! Oh yeah,good net job Larry! Bet that kid could have walked on water after that. Once again,good job Larry. Bob

[@LarrySmithOutdoors]

Never easy getting out fished by a 12 year old, but his excitement made it all worth it! There is no greater joy in life than seeing that kind of excitement on a child! I cannot stress enough how important it is getting kids involved in the outdoors!

[@Efish3]

Awesome fish! Nice job

[@CdnPoli]

I had a 50" Musky in the boat last summer and it took almost 10 minutes to revive the Musky. I was worried she wasn't going to make it, but it was the biggest celebration when we saw her swim away out of my hands.

[@darol2005]

Great fish !!!!!!!

[@darkhorse1628]

Great catch I love catching Muskie my biggest Muskie is 45 inches 17 pounds

[@LarrySmithOutdoors]

Impressive. Where at?

[@darkhorse1628]

@@LarrySmithOutdoors pewaukee lake that’s one of my favorite places to fish in Wisconsin and they have a ton of Muskies there and a very good variety of other fish to

[@darkhorse1628]

@@LarrySmithOutdoors I highly recommend trying fishing there if you never been on Pewaukee lake before

[@LarrySmithOutdoors]

@@darkhorse1628 Will do. Thanks for the heads up

[@darkhorse1628]

@@LarrySmithOutdoors you are welcome 👍 I went back yesterday and caught a bass and some really nice perch the perch were almost 12 inches and I also had a Muskie break of

[@WesternPaAnglers]

good video thank u

[@molonlabe9785]

Wow! Great publicity for Wild Rose! I'm from Wild Rose and if you ever want to go check out the fish hatchery, they have tours and a welcome center and everything! Fun fact--I believe the Wild Rose fish hatchery is the largest one in Wisconsin and my dad's cabinetry shop provided their cabinets, drawers, and a lot of their displays! Also check out Lauritzen Sports in town! It's a great mom-n-pop gun shop/gas station--YES GUN SHOP/GAS STATION! Worked there for a few years and it's the best place on earth. Also LOTS of good lakes like Poygan, Round, Kusel, and Long Lake, all within half an hour! CHECK IT OUT!!

[@brockus35]

Looks like depthmaster planer board rods?!

[@thunderhead870]

I caught a 52 on the bay and I thought that was big....wow nice fish!

[@kindredspiritzz66]

I loved the interview with the guy and hearing the history of the fishery and stocking program. I dont quite understand why theres only modest natural reproduction tho. If some fish are reproducing then why wouldnt most be reproducing?? I also think theres a world record swimming around out there now.

[@LunDriver90]

Larry, upgrade your rod holders to Cisco Fishing Systems.

[@skylercornell8198]

I like whaching your shows fun to

[@alsyoutube]

Not even letting your clients hold their own fish... interesting

[@thegamingpigeon3216]

Not to be mean but in my experience fishing for musky, a fish that size would weigh meh, 40 pounds or more. Nothing against that kid but no way he's holding that up. And if that fish decided to start flopping while he was holding it, someone is going for a ride.

[@markthumb5075]

The little one one would've killed that beauty. Same with the dad earlier....not interesting.

[@simondenis970]

Now that is a proper hog. Congrats!

[@MrSituAsian1]

Great video...and you have a kid on that isn't as annoying as the last ones :)

[@Scotter551]

Nah. Todays modern 4-strokes are bullets if you take care of them. Idling along with them is not harmful at all. I do a great deal of Trolling with my $17,000 Mercury 150 4-stroke motor. Have so for 35 years on the Lakes I live on. I have very good control at the Steering wheel, and catch a lot of Tiger Muskies this way. Slower speeds I use a Trolling motor. But for faster speeds, the main engine is just fine.

[@larryfishingwisco]

No tip if I dont hold the fish.. that's ridiculous. I understand the kid not handling a 54" fish.. but not letting pops hold a sub 50" for a pic? Cmon..

[@timmarkowicz779]

I didn't catch that fish, I just reeled it in....

[@Scotter551]

Why even bother with the kicker motor and the trolling motor. The big motor at idle will do about 3.5 mph and you can just steer wherever you need to with the wheel

[@LarrySmithOutdoors]

Thanks for the input

[@ChrisbyChickenMan23]

Why have a kicker and not use it? The kicker keeps hours off the main engine. Idling your main engine for hours on end is one of the worst things you can do. I'm guessing you don't do a lot of trolling because if you did you'd understand that keeping a boat straight with the wheel is a full time job and you can't focus on other things. Us guys that have $5000+ worth of bow mounts and kickers use them and get our moneys worth

[@wesr848]

$60,000 boat and a $25 net. jesus.

[@masomaf]

8 planerboards thats almost the same as fishing with a net 😜

[@walleyejim4349]

legally could have 9 in Wisconsin

[@mikekruger1570]

You probably have never done it. Lots of work

[@masomaf]

mike kruger yep i know

[@timmarkowicz779]

You have so little faith in your clients, they can't even hold the fish you caught for a photo....

[@jayr3019]

lol the fish was bigger than the kid was

[@armbender777]

u didnt need a net to land it.. that nylon net put a knock out punch to any old fish like that.. that huge fish came in dragging and tired out!

[@Schimmies]

Yeah, and as soon as you touch it, it tosses the hook into your hand.

[@SALMONSLAYER06]

northern pike will eat muskie

[@LarrySmithOutdoors]

Noted

[@patio87]

is there anything more boring that trolling? I'd rather catch a SINGLE 30 inch musky on my 8wt fly rod than 100 50 inch muskies trolling.

[@LarrySmithOutdoors]

To each their own

[@Asmodeus9919]

Was looking into fishing with this guy. I kinda don't want to do it after he is clearly in it for the views and not the experience.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

Every guide these days has at the minimum a Facebook page and a website. Get real and get current.

[@stevesweetwater2871]

We never cared for trolling, someone hands you a rod and say's this is your fish reel it in, great, so my 6 year old granddaughter can catch a 50" muskie, kind of makes the whole sport seem kind of worthless. Just my opinion.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

In Green Bay and Lake Saint Clair if you aren’t trolling you aren’t catching fish for a good part of the Season. The Shad and the Muskies spread out and you have to search to find them. Especially if you are running a Guide business.