Nice chinook tonight

[Fisherpete]

Snuck out solo for the evening bite after work, was not disappointed. Started out with a high teen, then just before packing up landed this beauty 39" in the dark. I caught a 39" last year that went 26.8 lbs... this fish was likely in the same ballpark. Just might have made the derby leaderboard this week... maybe I should have bought a derby ticket! Ah well, was a blast and she swam away to get even bigger. These were also the first two fish I have caught on my new mooching setup (Amundson TMX4/Rapala 10'6") - which is just amazing. So much fun fighting them like this. Seems like every time I get a decent chinook I am fishing solo and get lousy self pics!

 

 

[grimsbylander]

Nice going Pete! If I spent a week at LOTW and came home to go salmon fishing, well, let's just say I'd be bunking in the garden shed.

[cram]

Awesome.

[Joeytier]

Really good king. Good job

[manitoubass2]

Dood that first pic is really nice IMO.

 

Awesome catch!!!

[Roy]

A really beautiful fish, Pete. Congrats to you.

[Freshtrax]

Send some of those to the west end!

[spincast]

sweet fish. Nice going

[Sterling]

That thing is massive! Awesome fish, thanks for posting.

[Gnote]

Nice work pete, ive been hearing some big ones are coming around now. I guess ill find out for myself tommorow

[John Bacon]

Nice fish. I was out earlier. I caught a couple of shakers off a cheater spoon.

[BillM]

Nice shoulders on that thing!!!! Beauty!

[solopaddler]

Beautiful fish!!

[icedude]

Beautiful fish!!

Outstanding FP

 

Congratulations man

 

Paul

[fishnsled]

Sweet looking fish Pete! You have my number right? lol.

[davey buoy]

Have to agree,what a beast Pete !!!

[misfish]

Did ya bust a knuckle? Or even close?

 

Nice fish Pete.

[Fisherpete]

Thanks all. Gotta love the Lake O fishery, 10 minutes from my house to the launch. Even a couple bites per outing is a ton of fun. And is the fishing ever easy compared to the muskie grind!!!

 

And nope B - kept my knuckles a mile away when she peeled off line! The nice thing about the Amundson is that it has an amazing drag system, can even set it so precisely as to load the rod as the cannonball drops, but not pop the line from the rigger clip!

 

Pete

[misfish]

 

And nope B - kept my knuckles a mile away when she peeled off line! The nice thing about the Amundson is that it has an amazing drag system, can even set it so precisely as to load the rod as the cannonball drops, but not pop the line from the rigger clip!

 

Pete

 

 

You have a drag? What a drag. Cheater. LOL

 

I would love to try the pin (with no drag ) on a salmon out on the open pond. I,ll bet it,s a whole different world then these lazy lakers up here.

[Fisherpete]

Yessir, they certainly give you a workout!

[Fisherpete]

Sweet looking fish Pete! You have my number right? lol.

Haha yes Will I do - it was a last minute trip. My buddy texted me from the lake to get my butt down there - it was a sheet of glass. I'll keep you on speed dial for the next trip!

[MJL]

Beautiful fish! The past week I've been sharpening the trebles on my pier chucking lures in anticipation for a fish like that

[fishnsled]

Haha yes Will I do - it was a last minute trip. My buddy texted me from the lake to get my butt down there - it was a sheet of glass. I'll keep you on speed dial for the next trip!

 

No worries Pete, by the time I get home from work you've probably boated a couple. Weekends are another story.