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World Record Muskie Controversies

It never ceases to amaze me the length John Dettloff will go to try and validate the bogus Hayward record muskies from the 30's and 40's from Louis Spray (3) and Cal Johnson (1).

I took him to task in my book "A Compendium of Muskie Angling History" Volume I, 3rd Edition in 2007, and now find in 2010 I have to do it again because of his blatant slanting of the facts and outright bogus defense against a scientific, peer reviewed report from the World Record Muskie Alliance (WRMA) released to the public in December of 2009. (see: www.worldrecordmuskiealliance.com) for the Cal Johnson 1949 "world record".

​To make it easier for all, I have included here on this website all of the pertinent information from my book covering all of the previous world record muskies that Dettloff single handedly tried to debunk in order to pave the way for his hero Louis Spray to have had three world records (all of which were bogus), as well as additional information not in my book in rebuttal to Dettloff's attempts to control the press and slant the facts and information regarding the Johnson Muskie.
Chapter 5 - Revisionist History
Chapter 8 - World Record Controversies

New information since publication of the current compendium edition.
Updated Information - Ken O'Brien "Record"
Muskie Impossible? Cal Johnson "record" Information
Percy Haver 58-14 Lake St. Clair, Michigan - 1939
Louis Spray 59-8 Grindstone Lake, Wisconsin - 1939
John J. Coleman 60-8 Eagle Lake, Ontario - 1939
Percy Haver 62-8 Lake St. Clair, Michigan - 1940
Louis Spray 61-13 Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin - 1940
Alois Hanser 64-8 Favil Lake, Wisconsin - 1947
Cal Johnson 67-8 Lac Court Oreilles, Wisconsin - 1949
Louis Spray 69-11 Chippewa Foliage, Wisconsin - 1949
Robert Malo 70-4 Middle Eau Claire Lake, Wisconsin - 1954
Arthur Lawton 69-15 - 1957
Ken O'Brien 65-0 - 1988
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