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  • steve-demars
    Stillwater, Minnesota
    Posts: 1906
    June 20, 2015 at 11:25 am #1551207

    After a string of 12 straight SKUNKS on the St Croix I was ready to take up golf. This one fish has brought me back to my Happy Place. I’m after them now. Fish measured out at 48″ in length and 32 1/2 inches in girth. Very close to a 60 lb fish.

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    iowa_josh
    Posts: 429
    June 20, 2015 at 11:53 am #1551214

    That would be hog size. Do they bite while you’re on the toilet? That’s the best thing you described about your boat in the other thread. I have none on my boat and it has been an issue at times.

    Chuck Melcher
    SE Wisconsin, Racine County
    Posts: 1966
    June 20, 2015 at 12:17 pm #1551216

    That thing is a monster….

    catnip
    south metro
    Posts: 629
    June 20, 2015 at 1:45 pm #1551219

    That’s an awesome catch! peace

    Bryan Myers
    Moderator
    Posts: 586
    June 20, 2015 at 11:10 pm #1551276

    What a fish!! That’s why you stick with it, you never know when it’s going to pay off!

    dirk-w.
    Minnesota
    Posts: 485
    June 21, 2015 at 8:07 am #1551283

    Just like hunting that monster buck…….very nice fish Steve.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    June 21, 2015 at 9:35 am #1551287

    Very nice Steve.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    June 21, 2015 at 12:27 pm #1551297

    Wow Steve that thing is huge. Knowing your height and looking at the cat from above, it looks well over 60 to me.

    mossydan
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 7727
    June 21, 2015 at 5:25 pm #1551305

    Nice fish Steve in anybodys book, WTG,,,

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    June 22, 2015 at 9:54 am #1551389

    Congrats! And to know it’s still out there making babies!

    Grizper
    Posts: 95
    June 22, 2015 at 2:58 pm #1551466

    Beautiful fish!!! Is that a lamprey next to the dorsal fin on that pig? I hope you helped out that flatty with the removal and disposal of that thing. Flathead fishing more than any other fishing in my opinion pays off for the people willing to put in the time. It is the reason there are so few of us. WTG steve applause

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    June 22, 2015 at 6:21 pm #1551483

    You want him to cut off and dispose if his thumb?

    Grizper
    Posts: 95
    June 22, 2015 at 7:38 pm #1551487

    Stupid small phone screen redface

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    June 22, 2015 at 8:28 pm #1551490

    Heh heh. I was on my phone too. It looked like a lamprey and a big one until I pinch zoomed in on his thumb.

    steve-demars
    Stillwater, Minnesota
    Posts: 1906
    June 22, 2015 at 9:14 pm #1551494

    First time anybody ever told me that my thumbs look like lampreys. Now I have to keep my hands in my pockets so I don’t scare little kids. Thanks, Guys.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    June 23, 2015 at 7:07 am #1551517

    Its the gloves and how the angle of your thumb lines up with the strap on the back of the glove.

    mr-special
    MPLS
    Posts: 696
    June 23, 2015 at 12:09 pm #1551565

    congrats bud,
    one fish sure does make all those skunks go bye bye eh

    kudos bud u deserve it

    Greg Perz
    Posts: 242
    June 25, 2015 at 8:34 pm #1551927

    That is a pig. Congrats man!

    mr-special
    MPLS
    Posts: 696
    June 29, 2015 at 10:35 am #1552339

    Steve,
    whatcha catch it on and did u use the bridle rig thingy?
    thx again for the ones u gave me, they do keep the bait alive longer now i just need a fish to eat the bait lol

    shawnil
    Posts: 467
    July 4, 2015 at 8:50 pm #1553147

    Congrats Steve. That’s the fish of a lifetime right there!

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