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==Length and weight== [[File:muskellunge weight length graph.jpg|thumb|250px|Graph showing weight–length relationship for muskellunge]] As muskellunge grow longer they increase in weight, but the relationship between length and weight is not linear. The relationship between them can be expressed by a [[Power law|power-law equation]]: :<math>W = cL^b\!\,</math> The exponent b is close to 3.0 for all species, and c is a constant for each species. For muskellunge, b = 3.325, higher than for many common species, and c = {{convert|0.000089|lb/in3|disp=or|abbr=out}}.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Richard O.|last1=Anderson|first2=Robert M. |last2=Neumann|chapter=Length, Weight, and Associated Structural Indices|title=Fisheries Techniques|edition=2|editor-first1=Brian E.|editor-last1=Murphy|editor-first2=David W.|editor-last2=Willis|location=Bethesda, MD|publisher=American Fisheries Society|year=1996|isbn=1-888569-00-X}}</ref> According to the [[International Game Fish Association]] (IGFA) the largest muskellunge on [[World record|record]] was [[Fishing|caught]] by Cal Johnson in [[Lac Courte Oreilles]] (recognized as Lake Courte Oreilles by the association), [[Hayward, Wisconsin|Hayward]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]], on July 24, 1949. The [[fish]] weighed {{convert|67|lb|8|oz|kg|round=0.5|abbr=on|order=flip}} and was {{convert|60.25|in|cm|0|abbr=in|order=flip}} in length, and {{convert|33|-|34|in|cm|0|abbr=in|order=flip}} in girth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://igfa.org/member-services/world-record/angler/Cal%20Johnson|title=IGFA World Records {{!}} Cal Johnson|publisher=International Game Fish Association|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.caljohnson.net/CalWr.htm|title=Cal Johnson's World Record Catch|website=www.caljohnson.net|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musky.com/Features/CalStory.htm|title=Cal Johnson's Own story|website=www.musky.com|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref>
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