7 World Record Muskie Facts
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1. The current world record muskie was caught in 1949, making it one of America's oldest IGFA records!
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2. Angler Cal Johnson was fishing on Lake Court Oreilles (Wisconsin) when he hooked the enormous fish.
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3. Cal's record muskie weighed an incredible 67lb 8oz. What an absolute monster!!!
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4. Several anglers have claimed bigger muskies, but none of them have been made official records.
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5. The longest musky ever caught was a fish of 52.36 inches.
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6. Angler Mike Stolte caught this musky on the St. Lawrence River (Ontario) back in 2016.
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7. However, an unclaimed new length world record muskie was caught on Mille Lacs (Minnesota) in 2021. That behemoth measured an insane 57.75 inches!
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