Giant Walleye!!!

  • biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    February 23, 2012 at 5:29 pm #1303686

    Well, here it is. Bash away if you’d like. I do not know the guy in the photo or where the photo came from other than a short chain email. I’m sorry if someone already posted it and I didn’t see it. Let us know if this fish has been confirmed.

    Here is the text from the email:

    Giant Mille Lacs walleye caught this past week!! The fish was officially measured by the DNR at 33.75″ and weighed almost 14 pounds!! One of the biggest Mille Lacs fish on record!! Awesome catch!!

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    February 23, 2012 at 5:31 pm #1042098

    Not sure why anyone would bash this… nice fish. Congrats to the lucky angler.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    February 23, 2012 at 5:34 pm #1042100

    James, the only reason I say that is because I don’t know the source and the accuracy. Definetly a big fish either way!

    jeff_huberty
    Inactive
    Posts: 4941
    February 23, 2012 at 5:35 pm #1042101

    Wow!!!
    Spectacular Fish

    I think Otter Outdoors owes him some add money now

    Fife
    Ramsey, MN
    Posts: 4046
    February 23, 2012 at 5:35 pm #1042102

    I would love to hear the story. Last weekend I saw a picture of another walleye that was caught and realeased on Mille Lacs and also weighed in at 14 lbs. The picture was of a different person, but maybe the same fish?

    stuart
    Mn.
    Posts: 3682
    February 23, 2012 at 5:37 pm #1042103

    What a great eye from Mille lacs or any where else for that matter.Thanks for sharing,I had heard of this fish but couldn’t find a pic.

    washburn
    Aitkin Mn
    Posts: 185
    February 23, 2012 at 5:39 pm #1042104

    I saw the same thing last week. It isn’t from Mille but bay of Quinte, regardless that is a tank!

    dirtyd
    Prior Lake
    Posts: 7
    February 23, 2012 at 5:42 pm #1042106

    Vexiiar uploaded this photo on their facebook page last week

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    February 23, 2012 at 6:11 pm #1042116

    As granrud would say ” that’s a super tanker”!

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    February 23, 2012 at 6:13 pm #1042118

    Quote:

    I saw the same thing last week. It isn’t from Mille but bay of Quinte, regardless that is a tank!

    I suspected that much. Now for the text in the email, why do they have to lie? I have lost all credibility for this catch.

    Now I’m sure that the fisherman wasn’t lying, and I’d feel sorry for him if someone he didn’t know is lying about it.

    Jack Naylor
    Apple Valley, MN
    Posts: 5668
    February 23, 2012 at 6:37 pm #1042125

    Any way you look at it,
    it IS a HUGE Walleye.

    Jack

    wheres_waldo
    The Big Pond
    Posts: 478
    February 23, 2012 at 6:39 pm #1042126

    This very same photo was sent to me on my phone. It was caught last Wed. I have no reason to believe it is one of those “fish stories.” I also talked to someone at Hunter’s Point last weekend who confirmed the catch. In any case, my goodness, WOW!!!

    jakeh
    White Bear Twp
    Posts: 997
    February 23, 2012 at 7:44 pm #1042151

    Nice pic.
    Agate bay resort’s website talked about a huge walleye caught out of there place a couple weeks ago.

    Will Roseberg
    Moderator
    Hanover, MN
    Posts: 2121
    February 23, 2012 at 8:35 pm #1042184

    I had heard about this last weekend while I was sitting in the shack on Mille Lacs… So I had a little time to research it. Now, I can’t say for sure that fish isn’t from Mille but I saw the story posted on Vexilar’s FB page and according to comments the angler was Brandon Oulette from Hardwater Specialists, Bay De Quinte ON. A quick google search found the following:

    http://www.quintehardwaterspecialists.com/gallery.htm

    Notice the pics of him wearing the same bibs and sweatshirt in their photo gallery. Looks like someone pulled a fast one on Vexilar as the posting was removed the next day.

    Nice fish Brandon whereever you caught it

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    February 23, 2012 at 9:49 pm #1011366

    That’s good. Now I can rest assured that it’s real, but it wasn’t caught on Mille Lacs. Some really nice fish up there!

    Coreyhuberty
    Brainerd,MN
    Posts: 322
    February 24, 2012 at 12:57 am #1042261

    Fish of a lifetime, congratulation !

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