Quite wasting all your $$$ on the latest fishing gear...

[TarJak]

As the well known saying goes, lures have caught many more fishermen than fish.

[1480]

And all I was going to add was, thats TINY for a channel cat. The state record too, spoiled in the midwest I guess.

ML you're absolutely right, getting a hit, setting the hook, and the battle, nothing like it in the world. Some days you're the bat others you're the ball......

[geetrue]

Originally Posted by StdDev

ahem.... :p
Aside from the fresh water stuff (fishing for bait that is.. )
Back in the murky grey days before time was actually counted (1979-1980 abouts) I worked on a commercial salmon boat out of Ucluelet BC.
Later in life I started long Range fishin from Sandy Eggo...
about 4 years ago I got my (so far) "fish of a life time"

I'd like to see somethin like this caught on a barbie pole!

Is that a pack of cigarettes in your pocket? That's a no no ...

Plus you look a little trimner than you did in 02

[StdDev]

Originally Posted by geetrue

Is that a pack of cigarettes in your pocket? That's a no no ...

Plus you look a little trimner than you did in 02

I'll have you know that cigarettes SAVE lives!! yup.. I havent had to kill anyone yet.. just go have smoke...

As for lookin trimmer... I prolly dropped 10 lbs just on that fish! :p

[Platapus]

Sheesh, if I ever saw something that big in the ocean I would get its AoB and put a few torpedoes into it.

That is one big fish!

What did it weigh?

And how is it it being supported or are you just that fricking strong?

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Sheesh, if I ever saw something that big in the ocean I would get its AoB and put a few torpedoes into it.

That is one big fish!

What did it weigh?

And how is it it being supported or are you just that fricking strong?

He is hiding that he caught it with a Barbie Pole! :p

jk!

-S

[Task Force]

I also fish Biggest thing I caught in freshwater was on are boat, It was a 8 pound Bass. Thing was cought on a cricket and a hook that was smaller than a penny. In salt water Ive cought some big fish that was green and silver, that was alittle over a foot long, And a croaker that was the same size. Smallest thing ive caught was a croaker that was three inches long on a hook the size of a quarter.:rotfl:

[StdDev]

Originally Posted by Platapus

That is one big fish!

What did it weigh?

And how is it it being supported or are you just that fricking strong?

280 lbs
Still on page one of http://www.independencesportfishing....es/records.php
look at #19

The fish is actually leaning against the boat rail.. still was tough to hold it up though.

[Platapus]

So is a fish that big good eatin or is it tough?

[Task Force]

I think it would taste like tuna. Youd need a strong wall to hang it on.

[StdDev]

Originally Posted by Task Force

I think it would taste like tuna. Youd need a strong wall to hang it on.

Yup!

[SUBMAN1]

I need to try that! How do you eat such a massive fish? Buy a freezer for it and it alone?

280 lbs. I bet that went on for a couple hours!

-S

[StdDev]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

I need to try that! How do you eat such a massive fish? Buy a freezer for it and it alone?

280 lbs. I bet that went on for a couple hours!

-S

You only get a bit over 40% of the weight back from the processers in filets.. so thats about 120 lbs of filet...
and yes.. I have a coffin type freezer in the garage.

On that trip we were releasing anything under 150 lbs (this is still a big fish!).. I kept only 8 fish for the whole trip.. the unprocessed weight of those 8 fish was just under 1100 lbs!

[longam]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Sheesh, if I ever saw something that big in the ocean I would get its AoB and put a few torpedoes into it.

That is one big fish!

What did it weigh?

And how is it it being supported or are you just that fricking strong?

That is the Foam Fish they bring out at the end of the trip for the poor guy that didn't catch anything, thus the one hand hold...lol

JK, dang that's a big fish.