bassassin Posted March 1, 2009 Report Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) well my brother and I treked out to Simcoe in search of deepwater perch and maybe if were lucky a whitie. well we drove the truck out to 25' of water and setup my home made hut perhaps we shouldnt have drove out with a 2 ton truck but hey. All and all we caught about 50 perch, oh yeah and we unofficially broke the Ontario record for the largest burbot/Lingcod ever caught. Look up the record and compare. This beast was 39" and at least 16lbs. As you can see in the pic it hardly fit through an 8" hole!!!! Course fish or not it was great fun and a hell of a fight on four pound testand an ultra-light rod, total battle time was about ten minutes. 8" Hole (tight fit) the setup we have used all season (25' of water) we should of went out on skates!! Couple of videos of the mayhem, keep in mind I was trying to take a picture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AlxTlUaLlA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqINNSqb9nY Edited March 1, 2009 by bassassin
Ziki Posted March 1, 2009 Report Posted March 1, 2009 Thanks for the great report. Darn that ice is smooth.
Leecher Posted March 1, 2009 Report Posted March 1, 2009 Great report, pics and videos bassassin That is one huge burbot Congratulations Great job you guys and thanks for sharing Leechman
tdotfisherman Posted March 1, 2009 Report Posted March 1, 2009 What a giant! That's something to be proud of.
MCTFisher9120 Posted March 1, 2009 Report Posted March 1, 2009 A Record Catch! Thats a cool looking fish, now how do you enter the fish or get it to be the new record? Congrads let us know if it is indeed the new record.
Joey Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 Wow, what a beast. Beauty Good for you. Are you going to enter it for the record? Joey
irishfield Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 I think that's the first Ling that I've seen posted from Simcoe.. and what a hog!
Sinker Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 That IS a HOG!! Biggest I've seen, thats for sure. I've NEVER caught one in simcoe.......all I get are those silly whities and lakers all the time Did you keep it?? Nice work! Sinker
glen Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 They put up a good fight eh Bassassin. I have seen some around 8lbs. Congrats on a trophy fish.
Jigger Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 Wow man! Thats a huge ling! Congrats on that one. Record or not, thats a beauty!
northwood Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 Nice catch dude,,,,,,, there are no little ones in simcoe,
steverowbotham Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 nice! I've caught em up to 9 pounds. that is a giant!
profisher25 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 This is awesome! Congrats on the catch... I wouldn't be surprised if it is an official record! Congrats again!
kickingfrog Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 Nice Ling! Kind of a pain when they turn themselves into a question mark as your trying to get them through the hole.
OhioFisherman Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 Great catch! My dad used to fish for them on lake erie in the winter, I was too young to remember seeing any. He claimed they were excellent eating.
BassAsin Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 12.72 lbs is the current ontario ling record, that looks like it may have it beat. congrats on a beautie fish/creature for sure Matt!
hookerdown Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 I'm bassassin's brother, and the guy who caught the Burbot. I was a member a few years ago, and just signed back up today. I'm trying to figure out the set up of the board. In all my years of fishing I thought I would never be proud of catching a Burbot, but after catching that beast I am. The good news is after my brother took the pics and the video, We let here go, and with some sweeps of her tail she went into the depths of Simcoe. Unfortunately we didn't get a weight on it, but I am dying to find out more accurately the weight of the fish. When we brought it up the 8' hole it barely fit. The girth was about 20". I think for it to be an official record for starters, it has to be kept, which it wasn't. I checked the Ontario and Lake Simcoe fish registery and there is no catagory for Burbot. Does any one know how if or can get it be registered as a catch and release record? Thanks James I just want to thank my brother for all his help with the burbot. I have been lucky enough to have my brother by my side for all of my largest fish, a 48" muskie, 18lb Coho, 27lb Salmon, 12 lb rainbow and now the Burbot Thanks Jay for everything.
highdrifter Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 Wow lookit the markings on it!! Kewl pics. damn ugly fish though hahah
kerr Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 wicked burbot man they are the best sportfish goin. that rocked
ehg Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 WOW! What a huge burbot, definitely one of the biggest ever in Ontario. When there big like that there markings really standout. Congratulations!
richyb Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 Hope that slimy bugger swims on over to my hut. Definitly a fish on my TO CATCH list. Congrats thats a beauty
love2fishhave2work Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 I'm bassassin's brother, and the guy who caught the Burbot. I was a member a few years ago, and just signed back up today. I'm trying to figure out the set up of the board. In all my years of fishing I thought I would never be proud of catching a Burbot, but after catching that beast I am. The good news is after my brother took the pics and the video, We let here go, and with some sweeps of her tail she went into the depths of Simcoe. Unfortunately we didn't get a weight on it, but I am dying to find out more accurately the weight of the fish. When we brought it up the 8' hole it barely fit. The girth was about 20". I think for it to be an official record for starters, it has to be kept, which it wasn't. I checked the Ontario and Lake Simcoe fish registery and there is no catagory for Burbot. Does any one know how if or can get it be registered as a catch and release record? Thanks James I just want to thank my brother for all his help with the burbot. I have been lucky enough to have my brother by my side for all of my largest fish, a 48" muskie, 18lb Coho, 27lb Salmon, 12 lb rainbow and now the Burbot Thanks Jay for everything. When you were bringing it up before you saw the head in the ice, what did you think you had. Did you know what you had right away when it's head poped out? I would have crapped my pants.
hookerdown Posted March 2, 2009 Report Posted March 2, 2009 Yea we knew it was a bubot, but we couldn't believe the size of it. I always thought they might get up to 8 lbs but definately not as big as that one. When I saw its head the first thing i did was check for teeth cause I knew the only way I could get it in was by shoving my hand down its yap.
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