Nemo Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Haven't been able to do much fishing this year due to other priorities and a new job. Any ways got a few minutes on Saturday to head out on Kashagawigamog for a couple hours. I headed out to my spot and rigged up a worm harness with a nice dew worm. Dropped it down in 18 - 20 feet and began trolling it over some deep weed beds. The sun was high but there was a good chop and moderate wind that drifted me along. First off I connect with nice 15 incher which puts up a nice fight. I'm pumped as it looks like they are biting. Rebait and head back over the same drift. Halfway through I had a huge strike. Stopped the motor and started to fight it. Took a couple of minutes to get it off the bottom. From the weight I knew it was a good one. Made some nice runs. The neighbour kids trolled over to see what the commotion was. You should have seen their faces and mine when it came up. No camera with them either dang. It was pretty pooped when we got it up and made some small jumps. Boat side I was able to grab it (no net) and release the hook from the corner of it's mouth. Nicely hooked though. Measured it quickly on the tape I have in my boat and it was 31 inches. Got it back in the water and revived it for a couple minutes and it kicked off with a nice splash. Had the shaky leg and the sore arm so I was happy. Finished off with another 15 which I added to the other for some bacon wrapped pickeral on the BBQ. All in all a good trip. Thanks for reading. Nemo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) Hey -- no picture, but a great re-telling! Love the shaky leg!!! And congrats --- that is a really nice fish...destroys my pb picker-eye Edited July 21, 2008 by johnnyb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 At 31" it's something to be very proud of.....Great job Nemo and kudos for releasing her Thanks for sharing Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookslav Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Thats a beauty Pickeral bud!!! Especially with not getting out much this season so far...thats gotta bring your Average Size/number up HUGE lol! At least thats How I'd look at it Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Leavin' the camera at the house will catch you a big'un quicker than anything!!!... of course we don't believe ya... Congrats on the new PB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 wicked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Good for you that's the fish of a lifetime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutnMuskieHunter Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 congrats on your PB!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2kptbo Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 31 Beauty, congrats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 WOW!! 31" is a trophy size for sure! They don't really get much bigger than that. Congrats on a great PB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Congrats on the PB and an even better story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 That's a slob of a fish. Great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Thanks for the notes gents. Did some looking around and found some video of a fish of the same size. Of course I thought mine looked bigger (LOL) but it will give you some idea of size. "Jim Dicken, fishing out of Green Island Lodge hooks a gynormous Walleye. This walleye went 31 inches and weighed over 14 pounds. A top 10 Fish in Ontario in 2007, and the largest known Walleye from Lake Manitou" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 right on man, rates right up there with the pigs from BOQ or Erie, they don't get much longer than that, had to be at least a conservative 12 lber or so..we wieghed a couple lately while out with some buddys in the 29-30 incher range pushing between 9-11 lbs or so from Erie..so you gotta know that one you caught is a real hog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciceri Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 nice fish man! you got a guesstimate on the weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Just to give perspective...this is Bly's 15 pound Walleye. I believe it was 32" long....but very fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMike Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 good job on your PB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Sweeeet! Congrats on the new PB! I always get a bit shaky when I pull in something like that, not sure that feeling ever goes away, at least I hope not Congratulations again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Hey Bly I forgot about that fish. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookslav Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Here's another comparison for ya Nemo, She was 32" x 19" I did not take a weight measurement...but we estimated about 14lbs. Keeping in Mind this is a BOQ eye, your Kashagawigamog fish is WAY Impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Hey Cookslav thanks for the photo I was doing some googling and found this..hilarious March 15 / 2008 - New World Record Walleye Through The Ice I have no information yet but this might be a new world record Walleye for ice fishing. The Walleye is 23 pounds and was caught on Helen Lake near Steamboat Bay. If you have any information or more pictures of this fish, please email them to me at [email protected] Please Note: Some people think this picture might be a fake. Ontario Out of Doors Magazine is investigating the fish. Looks fake to me but maybe Terry can give his expert opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookslav Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I beleive this one came up as a fake earlier in the year? I seem to remember it had something to do with the shoulder position of the "hold" and a "suspect" shadow... or lack there of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_finder Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Haven't been able to do much fishing this year due to other priorities and a new job. Any ways got a few minutes on Saturday to head out on Kashagawigamog for a couple hours. I headed out to my spot and rigged up a worm harness with a nice dew worm. Dropped it down in 18 - 20 feet and began trolling it over some deep weed beds. The sun was high but there was a good chop and moderate wind that drifted me along. First off I connect with nice 15 incher which puts up a nice fight. I'm pumped as it looks like they are biting. Rebait and head back over the same drift. Halfway through I had a huge strike. Stopped the motor and started to fight it. Took a couple of minutes to get it off the bottom. From the weight I knew it was a good one. Made some nice runs. The neighbour kids trolled over to see what the commotion was. You should have seen their faces and mine when it came up. No camera with them either dang. It was pretty pooped when we got it up and made some small jumps. Boat side I was able to grab it (no net) and release the hook from the corner of it's mouth. Nicely hooked though. Measured it quickly on the tape I have in my boat and it was 31 inches. Got it back in the water and revived it for a couple minutes and it kicked off with a nice splash. Had the shaky leg and the sore arm so I was happy. Finished off with another 15 which I added to the other for some bacon wrapped pickeral on the BBQ. All in all a good trip. Thanks for reading. Nemo Excellent job lettin the big one swim!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Great Fish Nemo...thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Attaboy, Sal. Congratulations on a Kash trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now