Crazyhook Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 This bass thing is just aweful and people are spending way too much time on it let see what a 25" girth looks like... or any FAT fish... post away
steve_paul Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 ah, Pete, he said 25" girth, not 52" girth
Hookset Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 Why did I click on that ? Why... Why... Why... I knew it wouldn't be good. You can see that it's gonna be bad even before you zoom in. But I did it anyway. So much for dinner lol. Hookset.
Crazyhook Posted July 20, 2007 Author Report Posted July 20, 2007 1" shy of that smallmouth 24" musky ( thanks TM!)
Crazyhook Posted July 20, 2007 Author Report Posted July 20, 2007 ONtario Out Of Doors Field editor Tim Allard with a 53 x 25 caught with me on opening days a few ago
fishindevil Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 Now thats a very interesting thread guys...lol..lol oh ya nice fish too...cheers,but not that 52inch first pic...man im gonna lose my corn flakes...lol..lol
Nemo Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 Rainbow Trout Angler: George Krumm Weight: ~18.2 - 20.8 lbs. live wt. Released Girth: 21.5" Length: 31.5" Area: upper Kenai River - Date: Oct. 15, 2000 George was using a 9'6" 8 wt. custom built rod he made, a System 2M size 8/9 reel, 11' of 8# Stren fluorocarbon; no taper, no indicator, and lastly a hand-tied Illiamna Pinkie on a #8 Gamakatsu glow bug hook.
Nemo Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 IGFA restores 50 year-old smallmouth bass record While fishing Dale Hollow Lake on the Tennessee/Kentucky line, July 8, 1955, David Hayes, Litchfield, Ky., caught the biggest smallmouth bass of his life. He brought it to a nearby marina which weighed the catch at 11- 15 oz and measured at 27” long, with a 21⅔” girth. Rest of the article http://www.great-lakes.org/Wkly_news/01-02-06.html
Greencoachdog Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 Not sure of the exact girth hee hee Does this car make my butt look big?
Greencoachdog Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 fish AND angler . I believe the angler has the fish beat by a mile!
Greencoachdog Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 Where's Fishdawgs Brown from a few weeks ago???
danc Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 Neither fish was measured, but there's some serious girth happening in these photos. First pic is of my Dad with a Laker and the second is of me with a Brookie. Pre digital. About 15 years ago.
camillj Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 Now thats what I call girth Dan ! And a fat fish too !
scuro Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 (edited) Now thats what I call girth Dan ! And a fat fish too ! Edited July 20, 2007 by scuro
Jigatollah Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 This largemouth measured out at 24 " and had a 18 5/8 girth and weigh 8.94 lbs
dustink Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 Rainbow Trout Angler: George Krumm Weight: ~18.2 - 20.8 lbs. live wt. Released Girth: 21.5" Length: 31.5" Area: upper Kenai River - Date: Oct. 15, 2000 George was using a 9'6" 8 wt. custom built rod he made, a System 2M size 8/9 reel, 11' of 8# Stren fluorocarbon; no taper, no indicator, and lastly a hand-tied Illiamna Pinkie on a #8 Gamakatsu glow bug hook. What a great looking fish!! "Illiamna Pinkie"...read a book called "Gamble at Illiamna" by the people who created a first class flies-only lodge up there in AK. Great Read and I haven't read it in sometime....thanks for jogging my memory. May have to go pull it out tonight and start reading it again! dk
Bly Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 Girth pics...... this one had a 25.5 inch girth....... and this one, 20.5 inch girth
Rich Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 That's Sleded working on his girth. Hehe.. thanks Fishmaster! I dont even remember the girth.. it was big tho!
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