15.3 lb walleye

  • NickJohnson
    Posts: 255
    February 21, 2009 at 10:44 pm #1300368

    i hate to post without pics but my cousin is trying to get them off his phone and onto computor he was fishing sand bay in door county this am and landed a 32.5 inch 15.3 lb walleye they say its the new world record thru the ice the fish is on its way to hayward for official measuring and all that stuff he needed help to get her thru an 8-inch hole she bit a buckshot rattle spoon

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    February 21, 2009 at 10:45 pm #751137

    I can’t wait to see those pics.

    illiniwalli
    WC Illinois
    Posts: 878
    February 21, 2009 at 10:45 pm #751138

    WOW!! congrats to cuz. cant wait to see the pix!!!

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    February 21, 2009 at 10:59 pm #751139

    Looking forward to that in a big way

    NickJohnson
    Posts: 255
    February 21, 2009 at 11:08 pm #751141

    wish i coulda been there (was invited stayed home this weekend ) i ALWAYS carry the digital camera with
    he is very deserving of this has a 14lber on the wall and got a 12lber last fri (CPR) same area he is an awesome fisherman as i have had my handed to me many times by him on the water

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    February 21, 2009 at 11:18 pm #751142

    Quote:

    I can’t wait to see those pics.

    me tooo

    outdoor_guy
    Norway,Michigan (In DA UP)
    Posts: 165
    February 22, 2009 at 12:38 am #751155

    Awesome! Glad to see our area getting the attntion it deserves.

    Ben Garver
    Hickman, Nebraska
    Posts: 3149
    February 22, 2009 at 12:39 am #751156

    WOW!! Looking forward to seeing it.

    DrewH
    s/w WI.
    Posts: 1404
    February 22, 2009 at 1:05 am #751160

    I would have paid just see his excitment. Great catch buddy. What color rattle spoon. Just kidding.

    kyle_seubert
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 44
    February 22, 2009 at 1:32 am #751164

    a 5 lber fights good and a 8 lber fights awesome but i cant imagin a 15 lber
    sounds like a great fish

    Prestige
    Elgin, MN
    Posts: 245
    February 22, 2009 at 2:59 am #751180

    Wow, cant wait t see.

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    February 22, 2009 at 4:21 pm #751259

    I’m in great suspense cant wait to see the pics.

    sauger
    Hastings ,MN
    Posts: 2442
    February 23, 2009 at 3:55 pm #751524

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    February 23, 2009 at 6:18 pm #751573

    OK, now you’re just teasing us.

    NickJohnson
    Posts: 255
    February 23, 2009 at 6:34 pm #751579

    im working on him honest worst case i get em this weekend when im over there and maybe pics of another one that im gonna catch

    NickJohnson
    Posts: 255
    February 23, 2009 at 6:42 pm #751585

    wow thats a pig i searched and searched the net for ice fishing records with no luck maybe state record?? either way 15 3 is a sow

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    February 23, 2009 at 6:46 pm #751587

    Wi state record is 18lbs 0 oz

    MI state record is 17lbs 3 oz

    15 pounder is a nice fish. I don’t fault the angler one bit for keeping his fish of a lifetime. But, 15 pounders are caught every year in door county!

    -J.

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    February 23, 2009 at 6:49 pm #751588

    Also, just an fyi.

    Quote:

    he needed help to get her thru an 8-inch hole she bit a buckshot rattle spoon

    If the angler admits to getting help in landing the walleye, it may not qualify for any record.

    -J.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18715
    February 23, 2009 at 6:57 pm #751591

    Jon Jordan aka-the voice of reason.

    NickJohnson
    Posts: 255
    February 23, 2009 at 7:19 pm #751603

    Quote:

    Jon Jordan aka-the voice of reason.

    or party pooper

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    February 23, 2009 at 7:22 pm #751604

    Sorry….

    I would still like to see the pix! Sound like he has the big-uns dialed in!

    -J.

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    February 23, 2009 at 7:28 pm #751610

    The man who caught the world record is also a member here at IDO. His fish was quite the buzz a few years back. He has not posted in a while. I guess the Fathering business is busy-busy these days. Hope all is well!

    IDO Member “Father Walleye”

    -J.

    jd318
    NE Nebraska
    Posts: 757
    February 23, 2009 at 8:39 pm #751639

    Quote:

    Wi state record is 18lbs 0 oz

    MI state record is 17lbs 3 oz

    15 pounder is a nice fish. I don’t fault the angler one bit for keeping his fish of a lifetime. But, 15 pounders are caught every year in door county!

    -J.

    Not to disagree with you, but do MI and WI have separate records for ice fishing? I understood there are separate records. The only reason I “knew” this is my dad caught a 14 lb 12 oz walleye through the ice, but did not have it officially weighed because he knew it wasn’t the state record. Later on, he found out there were separate records for ice fishing and at the time, his would have potentially been the world record.

    JD

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    February 23, 2009 at 8:54 pm #751645

    Quote:

    but do MI and WI have separate records for ice fishing?

    No.

    -J.

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    February 24, 2009 at 1:03 am #751718

    Quote:

    i can not prove it but im almost sure that open water and ice fishing are seperate

    proof maybe??

    http://www.freshwater-fishing.org/emmett.php

    Those records are not state records. Those are hall of fame records. They log all kinds of stuff, like line test too. States do not seperate seasons.

    -J.

    cade-laufenberg
    Winona,MN/La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 3667
    February 24, 2009 at 1:30 am #751732

    I was thinking the same thing, I knew there were some 17+’s caught in recent times and that one that Father Walleye caught was the first one that came to mind.

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    February 24, 2009 at 1:31 am #751733

    World record walleye weighed in at 18.30 pounds the previous record was 18.06 pounds. Here is the story with a picture of the certificate.

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