Tom, best guess is that they run heavier. Mine was 36" and it was near 15 lbs. My son says a 50" can exceed 60 lbs. Caught mine on a 8 1/2 foot light salmon rod and it put up one heck of a fight.
One of my coffee buddies brought a picture of a Musky his son caught and released out of the Fox River over at Depere this past week. 51" and 38 lbs. He's having a graphite mount made.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except for bears. Bears kill you.
