1st Walleye Sets the Bar High!!

  • customrodfan
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 82
    July 10, 2009 at 1:52 pm #1263586

    My 7 year old newphew, Benjamin caught his firts walleye yesterday. It was caught off the dock at his parents cabin on a “un-named” Brainerd Lakes area lake early in the morning, while still wearing his PJ’s. The monster walleye measured 29″ long with a 17-1/2″ girth weighing in at 11 pounds! The fish took the Gulp-Alive minnow and bobber combination hook-line-and sinker, the battle ensued until Benjamin’s mom got the net and landed this beautiful fish. The fish is being mounted as it did not survive after all the excitement.

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    July 10, 2009 at 1:55 pm #789584

    Nice, he will fish a long time before he beats that. Heck, that is bigger then anything I have caught in about 33 years of fishing.

    Congrats to your nephew!

    Another one hooked for life!

    JasonP
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 1368
    July 10, 2009 at 1:56 pm #789586

    havent seen a smile that big in a while.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    July 10, 2009 at 1:57 pm #789587

    That photo is mountable!!

    Too bad it’s too late to enter it in the Beckman contest. I’m thinking it would have place very high.

    Nice catch!!

    Jami Ritter
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 3067
    July 10, 2009 at 1:58 pm #789588

    Wow!! Congrats to the little man, hopefully it gets him “hooked” to this great sport! Good luck Benjamin, hopefully it doesn’t take you as long as lip to catch another one!

    Jami

    dylan-gravenhof
    Worthington, MN
    Posts: 190
    July 10, 2009 at 2:03 pm #789595

    He got me beat!! my first ‘eye was just over 5 pounds

    farmboy1
    Mantorville, MN
    Posts: 3668
    July 10, 2009 at 2:08 pm #789601

    Quote:

    Thats a great picture!

    Right on, I love that picture

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    July 10, 2009 at 2:10 pm #789604

    Awesome!!!

    A walleye guy for life I’m sure!

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    July 10, 2009 at 2:13 pm #789609

    That is a great photo. Now you said gulp under a bobber? Looks like I may have to give that a try.

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    July 10, 2009 at 2:14 pm #789611

    Great story and picture. My 4 year olds are hitting the lake on Saturday for some pannies. Hard to top that picture though.

    pickeral_boy
    Posts: 162
    July 10, 2009 at 2:14 pm #789613

    A great start of his fishing career.

    Pete Bauer
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2599
    July 10, 2009 at 2:16 pm #789614

    Quote:

    That is a great photo. Now you said gulp under a bobber? Looks like I may have to give that a try.

    No Doubt!

    Who’da thought Gulp under a bobber and 29″ fish that go 11lb’s in July!

    Tell him congrats on an awesome fish

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    July 10, 2009 at 2:24 pm #789616

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    July 10, 2009 at 2:30 pm #789622

    That thing is a HAWG!!!! What a great 1st walleye

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    July 10, 2009 at 2:32 pm #789624

    Great story and pic!! Congrats.

    -J.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    July 10, 2009 at 2:50 pm #789632

    Is he available for guide service?

    barebackjack
    New Prague, MN.
    Posts: 1023
    July 10, 2009 at 2:55 pm #789635

    HOLY SCHMIDT! Nice fish!

    chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    July 10, 2009 at 3:10 pm #789642

    that is a great picture, what a treasure!

    flatfish
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2105
    July 10, 2009 at 3:43 pm #789657

    You got a fishing partner for life! Lucky boy, lucky dad! And that is what is right in the world ~ keep it going

    camodm
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 167
    July 10, 2009 at 4:27 pm #789670

    Congrats on one great fish.

    hookem
    Hastings,Minn.
    Posts: 1027
    July 10, 2009 at 5:08 pm #789688

    Awesome! Huge fish and a big smile to go with it.

    mikehd
    Dousman, WI
    Posts: 965
    July 10, 2009 at 5:42 pm #789699

    The expression on his face tells it all. Way to go Buddy

    guide pit
    SE MN
    Posts: 104
    July 10, 2009 at 7:44 pm #789734

    I’d send that story into Berkley. The boy’s photo could end up in an advertisement.

    Great fish.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22456
    July 10, 2009 at 7:58 pm #789737

    OMG I hope your his favorite uncle now !!! Way to go Benjamin

    big G

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    July 11, 2009 at 1:08 am #789789

    Very cool That picture alone is front cover material

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