Record Muskies FAKED?!? - Legends of Musky Fishing "Larry Ramsell"

[@bassproat17]

One of my favorite episodes! I love the stories, love the history brings me back to talking with my grandpa who like homer was one of the real St. Clair OGs. Keep doing these, keep Larry's and all the legends that are with us alive.

[@TodaysAngler]

🤘

[@MuskyJaeger19]

That was a great informative video! My favorite part was when he was talking about the study on eagle lake with transmitters.

[@TodaysAngler]

Agree

[@bradcarlton8665]

Thanks for that. I was zoned in and didn’t even realize how long this video was. Very interesting and educational. We must protect our natural environment for the future of the planet and our outdoor sports.

[@ericsfishingadventures4433]

BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS YOU'VE EVER MADE!!! I have so many things to say and ask about this video but I don't want to flood the comments section. Although I Want to! Awesome job guys!

[@Dbars19]

i could listen to you two for hours.

[@Bropritza]

Close your eyes. Now listen. It's Johnny Cash. And he's sharing untold stories of his hidden life as a world class musky fisherman

[@berbentonny8709]

I keep a close watch on this rod of mine 😁

[@thatsmallrockshop]

You guys need to do more content like this please. This was very interesting and very informarive. This would be a great series.

[@brentknutson608]

True.

[@alanbuvelot831]

Did a question about art bearfoot 59 pound 11 oz French river musky come up, seen the mount huge body but small head now you got me thinking about from the interview.

[@TodaysAngler]

No

[@connormartin281]

You guys should come to mill lake in Killarney, you guys got a good chance of catching a 52+incher and you guys can rent a cabin.

[@dianaworline7823]

Awesome video! Great information; Larry is the muskie encyclopedia! Loved it! Thank you!

[@benjaminjacobson1826]

Awesome informational video

[@slumpbustertackle3691]

Phenomenal conversation!

[@canadianphil421]

Thanks you guys that was the best video I’ve seen on KZbin keep up the awesome content

[@lukes.2014]

Please keep doing these. And also, please keep this more relaxing music in all your videos. We fish and watch these videos to relax. Not to feel like I’m at a skrillex club

[@TodaysAngler]

Thanks. Well, the more modern feel was necessary from the same old cliche outdoor show. As in any movie the music usually expresses the mood. Musky fishing is rarely relaxing. We appreciate your opinion.

[@philcarlson5313]

This video is badazz! Love history and knowledge is power!

[@sageroberts6923]

I’m from Michigan and it’s real cool to know the legit world record is held not too far from me

[@VG-913]

Nys record was Arthur Lawton 69lbs 15oz 64.5" out of the st Lawrence

[@adamstalsberg9947]

HANDS DOWN BEST VIDEO!!!!!!!

[@ronaldbradshaw3693]

World record musky, Niagara river 2010 64 inches, 72 lbs female. Detroit man 5 years ago caught a thinner 64 incher musky. Lake Nippissing biologists measured 3 different musky at 60 inches plus. Seen 60 inch fish in Niagara river.

[@R.I.P.]

I have always heard stories that Hartman and his gang was catching their fish when the dredging was happening in the St. Lawrence ...and they was fishing in front of the dredger while the fish was being pushed towards them ...

[@ajswails1969]

Love this video!! that effn clicking remote RUINS IT!!

[@TodaysAngler]

Sorry about that. We had no idea it was picking it up that much and our spot lock on troll was not working well

[@josephbiebert4567]

Super cool guys!

[@natehevs6092]

Please do a Musky Podcast 1 time a month!

[@brentknutson608]

I vote yes.

[@bushnerdbilly]

This is awesome!

[@vilsiran]

Georgian Bay. Fished there for more then 30 years. Caught Pike and Musky had fish that stripped all the line off straightened out treble hooks nothing claimed, but you had better ready.

[@mikejensen6533]

Hey Lee. What about that fish on your wall?? Is that from DUH!! Madison chain

[@TodaysAngler]

No MN

[@muskellungematter566]

Great piece 😂

[@GopherHayes]

Good stuff

[@River.Rambler]

Please sir, I want some more.

[@RJs_CC]

the NYS record is 69 lbs. Art Lawton

[@bold2013]

Sad when people spear or bow our trophies (carp guy here)

[@fusileer7281]

I’m waiting for Beavis and Butthead to get down and genuflect in front of Larry ram man, and say: not worthy not worthy….🤣🤣 By the way, where is Northwoods Barbie that you usually have her on your boat…

[@kevincrowe2404]

Its pretty much impossible to submit a world record.

[@killingyouwithlogic5808]

for The Great Sacandaga Lake, Champlain,st. Lawrence , Ontario, Erie, stewrt's pond are large but more Pike with some having Musky but Cross Lake-Seneca River,Cassadaga Lakes,Otisco Lake,Bear Lake, Conesus Lake,Black Lake,Waneta Lake,Upper Niagara River,Chautauqua Lake,St. Lawrence River holding trophy Pike,musky,tiger musky all in NY state alone.. then known musky areas Muskellunge are found in oligotrophic and mesotrophic lakes and large rivers from northern Michigan, northern Wisconsin, and northern Minnesota through the Great Lakes region, north into Canada, throughout most of the St Lawrence River drainage, and northward throughout the upper Mississippi valley, although the species also extends as far south as Chattanooga in the Tennessee River valley. Also, a small population is found in the Broad River in South Carolina. Several North Georgia reservoirs also have healthy stocked populations of muskie. They are also found in the Red River drainage of the Hudson Bay basin. Muskie were introduced to western Saint John River in the late 1960s and have now spread to many connecting waterways in northern Maine. The Pineview Reservoir in Utah is one of three Utah locations where the hybrid Tiger Muskellunge is found. May not break a record but when the historical Record is so blurry and most likely not even Factual size best to get your trophy Musky on and maybe stumble on a record! Basically how i fish for Pike and Musky ,tiger musky and so on..

[@jeffcowan2667]

Manitoba length record for Northern Pike 60.50 inches.Crazy!

[@mikethompson5966]

im very glad he mentioned my home waters the Ottawa river, an amazing muskie fishery with some high pressure spots but most of it is barelly fished. if anyones interested in fishing the Ottawa for potential 50+ inchers contact *Mark Thorpe in Quebec or John Anderson of the Ottawa River Muskie Factory*

[@Snoekvisser1972]

Thank you for inviting musky legends, fascinating to listen to. Tight lines from a Dutch pike angler .

[@kirbybudrow5342]

Hopefully the MN DNR sees this and realizes that people care about the lakes and want to see them flourish like they used to. At this point they are letting the lakes die.

[@brentknutson608]

They probably want money in order to do so.

[@timlong1462]

@@brentknutson608it's too bad that they can't allocate some of the billions in tax revenue we already pay. But that all has to go to help other people who don't feel like working.

[@ChrisMcIntee]

great vid. curious about those fast growing spotted muskies though, they are stocked, but what strain are they that they grow so fast? leech lake strain?

[@robertk2672]

He is referring to the Leech Lake strain, yes.

[@josephdanny6956]

instablaster...

[@charlestonsharkandsurf]

Rarely do I listen to someone talk for along time but I was all ears and even rewinded to make sure I got some facts straight. I can kinda respect the one guy trying to do it to help the area but definitely like to know the truth. I could've give it two thumbs up so I gave it two comments.

[@tdtommy33]

Fantastic video guys!! I met Larry this August at Andy Myers Lodge on Eagle lake when he presented about his adventures tracking the radio tagged muskies. This guy knows more about muskies than all the musky "experts" put together. And, what a nice guy!! He is willing to share any and all of his wisdom that it has taken him a lifetime to amass to anyone willing to listen. Keep casting Larry, you are truly a legend. Keep these videos coming Robbie and Lee. Great start to this series!

[@chadburton3337]

That clicking is driving me crazy!

[@thetalentedmr.richie1725]

You 2 gentleman are extremely lucky to be in that man's presence. He's a living legend

[@TodaysAngler]

Agree

[@nathanratke1464]

I would think that somewhere there probably is a musky that’s over 70 lbs and over 65 inches especially in waters that have no pressure from anglers

[@1badbird150]

There was a 61.5" pulled out of mille lacs this year by the dnr doing walley counts

[@1badbird150]

Just search dnr pulls out muskie on mille lacs and u can find the article

[@alanbuvelot831]

Heard about it too. Al

[@sgangling]

Mille Lacs, St Lawrence, Eagle, Vermillion and great lakes areas probably all have one of that class.

[@danb340]

Yep, like you learned here, a 18year old fish weighing that much because it was sterile,just think there could be one 40yrs. Old double that in size, remember a fish continues to grow almost to any size if conditions are correct, I bet the new world record will be a sterile fish, probably big enough to bite your head off.

[@user-by6yc8yl7v]

They didnt mention how Ken's fish from 1988 (the Canadian record) was caught with a tiny rapala countdown crankbait while targeting musky for his first time. Also didnt mention the fish caught while electro fishing by the ministry on mille lacs lake 4months ago.

[@samwills8056]

He was walleye fishing He cut the throat so the fish wouldn't hurt him flopping around in the boat

[@FoxFishing4K]

I was just witness to a 57.5" caught last week and it weighed mid 40lbs. I live here on Georgian Bay. The next world record will come from here or the Saint Lawrence i believe.

[@averyvanja6555]

Next record is coming from Green Bay thousands over 50 inches

[@michaeldonohue9173]

Louis Spray” s fish IS the world record. This guy made a rep by casting doubt on by Cal ,Louis’s, and Art Lawson’s fish. The conversation regarding computed weights is ridiculous! The only way to establish weight is to weight the fish! The rest is pure guess work! For those who question the above check out the stats from the Vilas County musky marathons. Thirty years of record keeping NO fifty pounders. Thousands of fisherman, decades of record keeping few 50” fish! Now everyone has a fifty inches. Read Tony Rizzo on this topic. For what ever its worth: North and SouthTwin lakes ,Phelps Wisconsin has produced two Fifty pounders. Both weighed on certified scales. The last one was just a few years ago. Gin clear, a few miles long, all mid lake structure. This lake will humble you. Be carefully of the weather in smaller boats with 10hp engines or less. one more point this is a real good smallmouth , walleye and pan fish lake. Big boy fishing.

[@tonyrizzosghost844]

Good video, lots of information. Lot's of bogus fish it seems. What about bogus anglers claiming fish they didn't catch? The Tennessee State record Musky is highly contested and stories abound who the real angler was in question. Steve Paul is the claimed angler where as in many circles the fish was caught by Dylan Gano. Why hasn't Larry Ramsell looked into this record? Is it because the weight was official and all other details are irrelevant? It seems Paul is reaping the rewards of which....isn't fraud for financial gain a felony?

[@TodaysAngler]

No kidding

[@sengx]

58lbs is insane. Filled my sturgeon tag in September, sturgeon weighed at just under 51lbs by the DNR. Was 61" long. Just imagining a muskie that heavy is crazy.

[@bc5208]

Lol way to personalize this and try and make this about yourself and your own catch. Completely different type of fish & really for no reason at all? Weirdo.

[@sengx]

@@bc5208 what? I was using my recently harvested sturgeon as reference because I was shocked how big this musky was....I was giving props to the angler and his big musky. Heck it wasn't even my biggest sturgeon....I'm surprised you got offended 😂

[@MsPrincesspaulina]

This was a fascinating conversation.

[@nobsrc]

I live 30 mins from Hayward.. im kind of disappointed i always thought the world record musky was there.

[@TodaysAngler]

Sorry, still cool area

[@brucearchambault3945]

Excellent stories w a legend. What’s the distracting clicking sound?

[@TodaysAngler]

Stupid trolling motor remote, didnt have an anchor

[@gregoryhunts3006]

I have no idea how much it weighed and it was released but in 1993 on Trout Lake I caught a 54.25in musky. I was 17yrs old in High School in Minocqua. We fished all the time for em back then and caught some damn big fish.

[@TodaysAngler]

I remember hearing about that fish. Please feel free to share a pic with us if you want, would love to see.

[@richardcisney9711]

Wish we would have heard his take on the st Lawrence musky record. Supposedly 69lbs 15oz at 64.5 inches long.

[@user-by6yc8yl7v]

Didnt he confirm 3 separate occasions of observing musky eating adult waterfowl in one of his books? :-O Imagine the things that man has seen on the water over all those years musky fishing....

[@resto-proinc5191]

How annoying was the clicking for 45 mins??? Otherwise amazing work

[@TodaysAngler]

Yeah, sorry. My spot lock hasn't been working and didn't realize the mic would pick it up that bad. 🤷‍♂️ Thanks

[@avidbassangler]

Ken O'Brian fish my late uncle George place was where the fish was caught its called woods bay I promise u guys my uncle would never in any way of cheated he was so proud of that fish being caught there we lost him last yr a legend in fish world George Grisdale was his name he loved telling stories bout that fish

[@donpfeiffer2001]

Waiting on your commentary on Live Scope an similar technology and what it means to the fishery. What the future technology will mean for it and when it will have to stopped or banned

[@jonshepfishing]

Ottawa River HAS SOME GIANTS ! I'm truly blessed to have that in my backyard

[@jdean1851]

Lucky YOU""" THE MUSKY FACTORY!!! Cheers from "tigers are a bitch 2 catch Idaho!

[@thatsmallrockshop]

Not to mention the old spring scales lets face it if you have ever used an old spring scale even from the late 60's early 70's after a few years of using that scale the spring stretches out. They are so far off.

[@sgangling]

Great stuff. Larry is unbelievably knowledgeable. Could listen to him all day!

[@brentknutson608]

Me to.

[@PJHaley2448]

So happy I watched this video...I have struggled to convince people of my big fish, but Larry's formula for fish 50 lbs and above comes out to the same weight calculated by 2 other methods. 52"x28" and around 49.5 to just over 50 lbs. Thank you for this video...I just ordered Larry's volume 2 book...looking forward to reading it.

[@mikerude5073]

That was one giiirthy fish you had there!

[@ajswails1969]

So any Muskie that wasn’t done by LR is Bogus!! Bottom line u believe what u wanna believe!

[@-TheGreatWhiteBite-]

Makes you wonder what the ACTUAL record is. I'm sure it was caught, respected and released.

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

This is fascinating, hearing "The Compender" and his knowledge from all his musky Mileage out there, really good to see him still out fishing

[@mpwilderman]

My dad's caught a 60" musky. He also has a 55", 57", and several other giant fish.

[@johnkozlovich5519]

I fished with Larry years ago. At the time he still believed Spray's fish was legit. He later admitted to me it was bogus.

[@chris302fur]

So cool to learn from a legend. Loved this episode and watched/listened to it intently. The tracking portion was highly interesting. I wish you would've got him to expand on Wisconsin inland trophy waters. I expect Round, Grindstone, and LCO to be a part of that conversation.

[@jonnydanger7181]

Louie spray broke the World record once, no twice, no three times! What a great fisherman lol!

[@samwills8056]

Odds of winning the lottery three times

[@kyleanderson9453]

I was lucky enough to meet him at a Muskies Inc banquet and won his book series compiled set which he signed. Great guy for a good cause.

[@ryanrosenick2233]

How do I get my hands on that shirt LARRY was wearing. OG

[@sgangling]

Was thinking the same thing😂

[@philcarlson5313]

Amazon ebay etc

[@ryanrosenick2233]

Phil Carlson you find me a hoodie with a musky and bald eagle I’ll buy you one too

[@philcarlson5313]

Ryan deal!

[@philcarlson5313]

Ryan google fincognito musky hoodie...very awesome but eagle still looking lol

[@jamesmcdaniel5537]

I watch all your videos and this was one of the coolest ones yet. There's so much to learn from the old timers. Might not have been the most action packed but definitely one of the most interesting.

[@riggedupfishing361]

You guys need bob mashikomer on the Chanel

[@joshjacobs4948]

This guy is real treasure of muskie knowledge. Brilliant! 👍

[@markwithers9468]

What a great episode, incredible information one of the big things from this episode was how catch and release works. Great stuff

[@jhansen6180]

The button clicking was killing me.

[@TodaysAngler]

We're sorry as we said before, the spot lock on troll sucks and we didn't know mic would pick it up that bad. 🤷‍♂️

[@johnlukasik8045]

84 inch musky .... Chernobyl musky .... green glow.... watch your teeth for rot ?

[@TtotheK83]

Awesome video guys! Such a bummer that people feel the need to cheat the length and weight of fish. Just let it be what it is and be happy!

[@ggallin713]

there are 70 - 80 pounders out there lurking. someone is gonna land one one day

[@bluehornet6752]

Larry! I love this man. He's stayed at my house a couple of times, and we've spent hours and hours and hours and hours talking about these old record fish. And I've bored him half to death with all kinds of mathematical calculations...and even wrote some software to estimate musky weight, with his help. Simply put, there is not one person on this planet who has expended as much effort as Larry Ramsell has, in pursuit of Esox masquinongy. The man is a legend. Period.

[@TodaysAngler]

Awesome

[@20x20Ghost]

what about Lake Of The Woods Ontario giants are there when you leaving?

[@charlestonsharkandsurf]

I caught and released a big red drum between 57-63 in Charleston SC around 2008, state record size or bigger and most the people I tell don't want to believe it, it even angers some that I've caught such a Giant and they haven't. The red drum is our trophy fish. People around here don't even lie about fish that big. It's like the equivalent of a 60 inch musky. Some of the formulas are surprisingly accurate. I love a good fish tail. We need people like Larry Ramsell. Much respect . Excellent video.

[@ManicMindTrick]

I bet it put up one helluva fight.

[@charlestonsharkandsurf]

@@ManicMindTrick it got hung up in some structure at one point so I thought it was a stingray that sucked to the bottom for a minute and tried to break it off and it came out with some scrapes on its head. At that point i had locked down drag and had been going super hard on it to get it loose and kind of stunned it pulling it in to the concrete structure. A fight for sure but not its best.

[@howiefisher]

The williamson Musky and ken obrian are both caught 40 mins from my house . I believe the O brian musky is legit from the research iv'e done . Haters are gonna hate . I also believe there is a bigger musky then both of those right now swimming in the georgian bay . Just a matter of time till its caught .The georgian bay has all the top food to make a record musky

[@muskyman3238]

I happened to see mount of that giant fish in tackle store over 15 yr ago.

[@jadenmetzler3846]

Sickest episode of TA so far, I watch every episode and this one truly is amazing

[@MsPrincesspaulina]

Lee and Robbie, you guys should attend the yearly Larry Ramsell event on Lake Vermilion at Vermilion Dam Lodge. This event is held in October. Check out the lodge webpage for more info if interested. It would make a great episode of Today's Angler. I haven't fished it myself due to life reasons but it's on my bucket list. I like the fishing legends concept.

[@Redlineracer12]

I've attended a couple times, and you hear lots more stories just like this from Larry. :) He is a great storyteller!

[@ManicMindTrick]

A 61-1/2 inch fish was caught by accident electrofishing at Mille Lacs in 2019 if that is correct. Not a super chunky fish though.

[@williamsmith3960]

new world record caught in West Virginia in summer 2022

[@thatsmallrockshop]

Dambbbb 58 pound musky that's scary who wants to go swimming .

[@philcarlson5313]

Lake bellaire about 2.5 hours north of my house and about 45mins north west of my fav inland lake here in michigan. The torch chain of lakes in michigan is a beauty skegemog,elk etc small population but can produce some real big ones. Torch is the deepest and the water is amazing tropical looking! Torch put out the record first then the bellaire muskie beat that michigan record shortly after

[@fisher6924]

So am I understanding that the only way to make a claim on a world record muskie is to kill it? And I mean the question as is it is. Nothing more. 😅

[@TodaysAngler]

Correct

[@robertk2672]

Really fun to watch this one. More "Legends" please!

[@ManicMindTrick]

He should star in the reboot of Grumpy Old Men :D

[@TodaysAngler]

🤣

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

Awesome!!!

[@TodaysAngler]

Thanks Jason!

[@9mikko4]

This was very intresting, 50 minutes felt like 20!

[@TiggsTailsFishing]

I used to fish big Sissabagama in Stone lake Wi. 10 miles from Hayward. This really brings back good memories. Thanks y’all! Texas bass is what I do now.

[@digiprez77]

I once had a strike and follow from a musky so big my that my first thought after I regained full consciousness was that if I actually hooked it there was no way I was going to be able to get it in the boat... Quickly following that was the realization that I didn't actually want it in the boat with me. I was legitimately afraid of it. Thing had a head the size of a watermelon and teeth like a crocodile. I won't remark on how big I estimate it to have been other than to say that Larry would have needed to add a new chapter to his book if I had by some miracle managed to catch it.

[@paulziebell2479]

This might be the best episode yet!!! Thank you Larry.

[@jadeddragon4254]

Haters gonna hate ! Wisconsin is the true home of giants and the new record will be from there soon too, deal with it

[@NightwingGR1]

Honestly, no. The Only real chance Wisconsin has to produce a world record is Green Bay. As pointed out in this video, the "giants" from years back in Wisconsin were almost universally hoaxes. Currently, the most likely place to produce a world record is Ontario, and the state most likely to produce a world record is Michigan with Minnesota a close second.

[@jadeddragon4254]

NightwingGR1 yup, even though they fyke netted a certified record from Green Bay already. Anyone who knows anything knows Wisconsin is the best Muskie producing region period. It almost seems like jealousy or insecurity that you can’t admit it. What do you people smoke ?

[@yourbud123]

Like he said except greenbay i love wisconsin michigan and minnesota but as muskie fisherman we all know Canada michigan minnesota is hiding the biggest ones we@jadeddragon4254

[@kevingodin]

my favorite episodes -Awesome

[@razmoe2000]

I saw this video and spoke with the person who weighed Ken O'Brian's Moon river fish in 1988. I told him what Larry had said and he laughed in my face. I know the feeling of fishing for musky for 50yrs without a confirmed 50 pounder. I think Larry is simply jellous.