walleyemen Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) Fish was caught yesterday by a woman named Jan on the upper niagara river during a charter with Paul Castanelo, measured 24 plus inches and came in on the scales as 8 pounds even, huge smallie! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1yU0WKkpEw&feature=player_embedded Edited August 25, 2011 by waynechute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Holy giant smallies!! Nice looking fish too, beautiful markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl0815 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 That is amazing, what an absolute monster. Man do I ever need to get my butt in gear and get out there, I have a cousin who lives in Welland, and has recently gotten into fishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistaredone Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 What a pig!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eman Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 what a beauty! I've seen that guide's name (Paul Castanelo) before, maybe on bob Izumi or something. I guess it was definetly worth paying for a guide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Awesome, and great shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Holy Cow !!! Congrats to ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleyemen Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Holy Cow !!! Congrats to ya I can,t take any credit as it was not caught by me but by the young lady in the pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp33 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 WOWWY! HOG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 INCREDIBLE!! Beauty fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 WOW speechless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Awesome fish!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-M Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 A true trophy indeed!! Nice colors on her too! JM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 WOW!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carp Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 SWEET !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beginner Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 that sure thing is a BIG MAMA!... nice fish!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Congratulations to Jan on hooking the bass of a lifetime! And way to go gettin' 'er there, Paul! A terrific day and some great photos to remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) what a beauty! I've seen that guide's name (Paul Castanelo) before, maybe on bob Izumi or something. I guess it was definetly worth paying for a guide! Yes Paul Castellano has been on Bob's show as well as The Fishin' Canada show lately. Cast Adventures And yes that smallie is a giant!!!! Edited August 24, 2011 by DRIFTER_016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Shirley Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Holy crap that is a huge smallie for Erie let alone the river! Paul looks happier than the woman who caught it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singingdog Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Beautiful fish. Congrats to both the guide and the catcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT8 smoker craft Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Thats a monster looks like their strapping on the feed bag already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eman Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Care to share your technique (live bait, drop shot, tubes)??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uglyfish Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 That's a beauty fish!! Anywhere u go that's a trophy! Amazing river fish, beautiful colors. Congrats to the lady who landed it, can't even imagine the pull that thing had!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenCanada Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Beautiful specimen! Hopefully they released that monster to allow it to get even larger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondar Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Fish was released unharmed to be caught and grow bigger in the fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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