Huge walleye?

  • Mocha
    Park Rapids
    Posts: 1452
    February 4, 2014 at 6:41 am #1356855

    Received this email from a buddy. Not sure if it is real or not. The guy in the picture looks like John Gillespie?

    Has anyone else seen this or am I just behind the times?

    “Now I know the rumor is that there are no fish in Lake Erie.….but…….the one fish that was still out there just got landed yesterday.

    This 41 inch monster Walleye (weight unknown) was caught thru 14 inches of ice just north of Catawba Island in 27 ft. of water by one lucky ice fisherman. A buddy of mine who is an ice fishing guide on Put-In-Bay sent me this picture today.

    Estimated weight is 20-22 lbs making it one of the largest Walleye ever caught in the entire country. They are waiting for the weight to be officially verified but it looks to have completely smashed the previous state record of 16 lbs 3oz.

    This is fantastic news and speaks volumes for our fishery.

    Please share with your fellow fishing buddies.”

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 4, 2014 at 6:48 am #1385766

    LOL!

    That piece of cut bait gets larger and larger each time it’s posted!

    Stink, he did have that fish in his hands but it was around 30 inches. I’m sure googling it would come up with the right dimensions. And a host of larger ones!

    John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    February 4, 2014 at 6:49 am #1385769

    Yes, that is Gillespie. He did catch the fish on Erie. The numbers given are completely false though. I don’t remember specifically what the weight or length were, but certainly not 41 inches and 20+ pounds.

    FryDog62
    Posts: 3696
    February 4, 2014 at 6:53 am #1385771

    I’d venture to guess they’re selling quite a few of those CastMaster spoons these days…

    Mocha
    Park Rapids
    Posts: 1452
    February 4, 2014 at 6:54 am #1385772

    Thanks guys! I kind of figured it was incorrect info.

    nhamm
    Inactive
    Robbinsdale
    Posts: 7348
    February 4, 2014 at 7:04 am #1385775

    Beautiful fish though!

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    February 4, 2014 at 7:20 am #1385780

    The US record is 22+ lbs caught out of Greers Ferry Res, Ark back in 1982 on a Bomber crank bait. There have been bigger ones caught but they have been disallowed because of illegalities…

    record walleye

    belletaine
    Nevis, MN
    Posts: 5116
    February 4, 2014 at 7:54 am #1385794

    GET THE FRABIL!!!!!!!!!

    mark-bruzek
    Two Harbors, MN
    Posts: 3863
    February 4, 2014 at 8:50 am #1385818

    If that is JG holding it someone else probly caught it and he ran up to them, shook the heck out of them while they were trying to reel it in. Then took the fish a began to parade around with it hollering about some lure and brats…

    pasullivan
    Member
    NULL
    Posts: 24
    February 5, 2014 at 12:10 pm #1386187

    Get the Frabill! Get the Frabill! Slobosaurus!

    Zach H
    Posts: 374
    February 5, 2014 at 6:30 pm #1386294

    Quote:

    If that is JG holding it someone else probly caught it and he ran up to them, shook the heck out of them while they were trying to reel it in. Then took the fish a began to parade around with it hollering about some lure and brats…


    This is a true statement! I cant watch his shows…he is WAY over the top!

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