…from an unidentified caller.
It says: BIG FISH! 8:28 PM
I reply “who?”…
…and the response is “Dan’s teammate”.
Soo I’m thinking DTRO hooked into a hog of some kind…but no post? No PICTURES!!!
I’m starting to think too many cans were opened last night early…but I know those guys don’t drink on the river….so what’s up?? 
’twas a biggun. I saw some photos. I’ll let DTRO share the story, though.
Well come on DTRO…… 
ok ya sucked me in Brian 
Sorry about the vague txt. Once I sent out a couple the phone started ringing
Here’s the story with the pics:
Only in my dreams did I imagine myself catching a fish that rivaled my personal best that I caught a few years ago that was around 54lbs.
I guess lighting can strike twice.
Finally mananged to find some time to get out in the boat with WWG. He’s put a lot of big fish in his boat this year, and I was thinking that something good had to happen if we got out together. Well, it sure did.
We hit a spot that we both knew big fish were around, it was just a matter of being in the right spot at the right time.
As we approached our spot, there was another boat nearby and we politely asked if it was alright to set up nearby them. Without a second thought, they agreed. I tossed a large chunk of cutbait where I thought the big girls would be hanging out, and we kicked back and BS’d with the other boat for a while.
About 8:30, my baitrunner slowly started going out, no rod tap or bump, just a slow steady pull, strange I thought, WWG said, “that could be a fish”.
I gently loaded up the rod to let the circle hook do its thing. I felt the weight of something heavy, but that’s it. I had a ton of line out, so I start doing the reel pump, reel pump thing. No head shakes whatsoever. Aw, a big log had log had washed downstream and caught my rig I thought and announced it to everyone. I joked around with WWG and the other boat saying how I just wish the log would give me one pump back, even pumped my rod myself a few times to make it look good……nothing.
We were set up on sharp drop off that was very rocky. When your bait was near the boat you really had to hold the rod up and crank fast as to not get hung up. As the log got closer, that is all I could think about and how I was going to have to retie. Sure enough, as soon as the log approached the boat it stopped. I said, “here we go, break off time. I guess we don’t get to see the trophy log”. I jerked my rod a few times…..hoping to break free. Then it happened.
It tugged back….hard. My exact words were, “OH MY GOD, THIS IS A FISH!”
My heart started racing, and the excitement grew. I looked at the other boat and said, “this is a monster, a 40 for sure”.
I grabbed the camera so WWG could catch my excitement, I’m so glad I did, because it is captured nothing but raw emotion.
The fish went upstream, downstream, then showed itself and I just about wet myself. It made a couple more short runs and slid nicely into the net bag held out perfectly by WWG.
At that point, I slumped into my chair and said, “are you kidding me!?”
We did a double team hoist into the boat, removed the net and couldn’t believe it when it covered the entire middle bench seat. We lined it up on the 48″ ruler and did a double take as it spilled over the edge of the ruler!
Measured the girth and tossed it on the scale.
48″x30″ and 52lbs!
The size of this fish kind of makes me second guess my previous PB as it was only 46″ (didn’t get girth).
Either way, both are pretty big fish.
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ok ya sucked me in Brian
..and I’m glad I did! 
So you’re fishing the Horseshoe chain? Must be a bit cooler up that way. 
Don’t blame you for the ice background…must have picked up the sucker around 8 pm I’m guessing.
So, how big of a sucker are you using? Whole, half or less?
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ok ya sucked me in Brian
..and I’m glad I did!
So you’re fishing the Horseshoe chain? Must be a bit cooler up that way.
So, how big of a sucker are you using? Whole, half or less?
Actually that would be Mille Lacs, and with the hard water season approaching, I thought I’d let the cat out of the bag (pun intended).
The sucker question…..
Think back to your video last year
Dtro – isn’t that ice hard on the prop? 
Nice fish dude!
that is a nice fish 
Nice mudder D,
AWSOME FISH!! 
Awesome. A hardy congrats to ya dtro. Well deserved!
Nice Fish
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The sucker question…..
Think back to your video last year
CRUNCH!
That’s one nice cat!!!!
Thats a big one
That sir, is a beauty!!! 
congrats!!
Wow…..Nice fish! Lesson, never try breaking your line off a log coming in!
Now thats a cat!
Nice job! How long did it take to get her in?
Congrats.
FDR
Thanks!
Sweeeeet!!!! Nice fish Mate!
Your time on the water has been paying some very nice dividends.
38, 44, 52.
This season is most respectable.
Nice job with the Flathead. Very NICE.
Jack.
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Actually that would be Mille Lacs, and with the hard water season approaching, I thought I’d let the cat out of the bag (pun intended).
Dang good thing I took you up there last winter, eh? If I didn’t, the entire world would know where that fish was caught on P3. 
Hanson…the only fish on P3 is walleyes…if your looking for some real BIG cats…I know a couple spots on the Horseshoe Chain.
Let’s see, where are those pictures. 
you aren’t going to tell me you pulled that up through a 6″ hole are you? Nice fish!
That’s a huge flat. Nice job. What river did she come from?
It came from the MN.
Oddly enough, from what I hear, the same fish was caught again during the Belle Plaine contest on Fri and took first place.
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Oddly enough, from what I hear, the same fish was caught again during the Belle Plaine contest on Fri and took first place.
She’s cheatin’ on you dtro. Maybe I’ll go down next and try to get her.
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Oddly enough, from what I hear, the same fish was caught again during the Belle Plaine contest on Fri and took first place.
She’s cheatin’ on you dtro. Maybe I’ll go down next and try to get her.
Get in line Tim………. Were all taking a shot at Sloppy Seconds….Thirds…..Fourths…..Fifths!?!?!?!?
The depths Cat People will delve into…..
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