GARRISON — This monster muskie found in Minnesota can best be described as the one that got away — again and again.

A couple fishing on Mille Lacs recently discovered a decaying 59½ inch muskellunge that likely is a state record. Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist Steve Mero says the fish could be 18 or 25 years old and is one the largest muskies he’s heard of lately, dead or alive.