Muskieman Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Now I'm not gonna divulge the identity of our potential Record Holder.... You're gonna have to wait for his post The current record is 22.2 and this specimen is 27.5 Can you guess who this is?? Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleyemen Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Now I'm not gonna divulge the identity of our potential Record Holder.... You're gonna have to wait for his post The current record is 22.2 and this specimen is 27.5 Can you guess who this is?? Randy I'm going to say Arron!!!lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tknohpy Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 I heard about this fish on the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Congrats MR. Shirley! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Congrats MR. Shirley! x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Wow, what a great fish! And it looks really cool for a drum! Nice colour on it. Congratulations to the record holder!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Holy cow....errr sheep!!!! I thought my 17.4 lber was big!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdotfisherman Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Unreal! congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistaredone Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Holy crap!!! I had no idea they got over 10lbs. Congrats on the potential record fish!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Incredible!!! I would have loved to catch that fish!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Dang that must have been a great fight I guess Phil is no longer the sheepshead master but he can still catch them. Congrats on the monster stone head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Awesome, that is actually a nice looking sheepie. Seems so many of the larger ones have lesions, cysts tumours, incredibly clean looking for its immense size, perfect fins and a nice colour too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Sweet. Nothing like "shattering" a record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Have no clue who it is Randy but congratulations to the potential record holder Very healthy looking Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 I hope you kept it for a skin mount, I don't think too many taxidermists will have a 27lb sheephead replica! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 I just went off soft!!! I caught some 10lbers from Nipissing and I thought those were big...but man, this thing is ridiculous!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 That is one BBBAAAAAAd fish! Whomever it is CONGRADS!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT8 smoker craft Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 That's a monster - be interested to know how'd they got it in the boat without swamping it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregoire Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Wow...what a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rippinlipsfishingteam Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Wow...cant wait to hear the story. What was he actually fishing for when he caught that thing ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigger Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 I had no idea those fish got to that size. Incredible! Congrats to the lucky angler!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Shirley Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Didn't take long for some of you to guess correctly lol. Yes, I am the one who caught the 27.5 pound freshwater drum. I caught it trolling with fellow OFNers TonyB and Bunk in Adolphus Reach at the Bay of Quinte on Saturday October 23rd. It just happened to be my turn at a rod when the giant hit. We had a triple header at the time, and my fish peeled line like a salmon! We slowed the boat down to a crawl, but I still wasn't making much headway. The fish was just staying deep and heavy, and every once in a while peeled line again. Bunk cleared lines and stopped the boat after his fish was in so Tony (fighting another good drum) and I could get our fish in. My fish still fought hard and had me wondering what the heck I had on, thinking it may be a salmonid. When my fish finally breached the water's surface near the boat, all three of us yelled "whoooooaaaaaaaa" at the same time. It was really a sight to behold. I forget who netted it in all the excitement, but thanks to both of you on the team work to help me get my fish in! We weighed the fish a couple of times on Tony's Rapala digital scale to make sure the exact weight. It was exactly 27.5 pounds. We didn't know if it was a record fish or not, and I held it in the water while Tony tried to find out what the record was on his Blackberry. He found a 54lb drum as a world record, and I ended up releasing the fish. We didn't even get measurements, as Tony didn't have a tape on his boat. I wondered about what the Canadian or Ontario record was, and after talking to some buddies on the radio, realized it could have been at least an Ontario record. I'm not sure if it would have been a Canadian record or not (can't find any info on Canadian record fish), but it would have shattered the Ontario record had I kept it. I really didn't realize just what I let go until after. I was still trying to confirm if it was an Ontario or Canadian record today, and still am about the Canadian record. I know it really doesn`t matter as I let the fish go, but it would just be nice to know for sure. I really wish that I had kept the fish now, and feel bad I didn`t. Even though it will not be an official record, the three of us know what we put in the boat and Tony`s scale is accurate. It was a true giant fish that put up an unbelievable fight. TonyB, Bunk and I will always have the photos of our special day on the water, and the memories will last a lifetime. I`ll post a seperate report with some details about our weekend Quinte trip. Thanks for the suspence Randy lol. Here are pics of the beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1965 Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 That is bloody insane!! It is a freakishly big fish. When you put it on Facebook I was wondering what it would look like. Must be Tony's boat...JewelBee and I had out best outing together ever with him . Awesome fish!! Now this will be viral soon, I bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'mHooked Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Man, we were catching 12-14 pounders out of Picton last weekend and they put up a fight! I can't imagine one the size of yours! Nice catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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