47lb Walleye Denied Record

I would love to see a pic of that fish. That is just darn-near impossible to imagine.

This is no big deal. I catch 50lbers in Pool 2 all the time. Unfortunately it is all catch and release, so I just toss them back in.

From another site:

A version of this article appeared in a “National Enquirer” type portion of Western Angler magazine. Though the same page had a photo of an astronaut lip-locking a bass on the moon, many people thought the story was true — it’s not. But this could be the best exaggerated walleye story ever told!

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New World Record Walleye Denied Record Status
( Garibaldi, Oregon )
On September 16, Western Angler Senior Editor, Ron Boggs nearly doubled the existing world record with a 47 pound walleye! The size and circumstances of the catch ranks it among the most unusual in modern angling history. Normally, world fishing records are broken by onces or maybe a couple of pounds. Never before has a fish eclipsed an old record by nearly double. But due to a technicality, the old walleye record of 25 pounds will stand.

Because walleye are freshwater fish, walleye records are only registered for freshwater catches. Boggs’ unbelievable lunker was caught in saltwater, thus ruling it invalid for consideration in the freshwater walleye books.

Nice!!!

I suppose it could be possible in theory though….who knows what swims in the ocean!!

Take your pick of Joe Soucheray phrases:

“Ah, we don’t know that.”

or

“B as in B, S as in S”.

ummmm…. sounds unlikely to me… the physiology of fish makes it very difficult for a species to be able to adapt to both salt and fresh water…. those environments present opposite problems… on the one hand a salt environment tries to leach water from a fish… on the other a freshwater environment tries to leach salt and other nutrients from a fish…. so to be able to switch from one to the other a fish must be able to actually switch the way their bodies work…. there are only a very few species that can actually accomplish this magic… like salmon and certain trouts, ocean striped bass, bull sharks, american shad, certain sturgeons, lamprey, smelt, they are known as anadromous species….. a few others can tolerate a limited amount of salt water… such as brackish water… Ive heard that largemouth bass can do this…..

LOL, no one really believes this, do they?

HOLY MOLY!
You mean the story wasn’t true?
I gotta get to the Cedar, BFD is headed for the ramp with a load of rock salt

I gotta tell ya Rivereyes, I read your post and am impressed. Then I look at your picture….puts a smirk on my face every time!

Sorry, I should have more respect for the Gov. Elect.

Here’s the next artical right after the 47lbs fish story/hoax on Ron Borggs website.

Quote:

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You just had to be there!

Professional walleye angler, Bill Kutka, tells the funniest fish attractant story you’ll ever hear. This is a true story that actually happened in a walleye tournament a couple years ago.

First, a little background….
It seems that Preparation “H” ( that’s right, the hemorrhoid medication ) has gained a small following as a fish attractant. Kutka was totally unaware of this fact.

At a major national tournament, Kutka was paired with an angler he’d never met before. They got out onto the water and the guy asks, ” So, have you heard about Preparation “H”?

Kutka hesitates then responds, “Sure, I’ve heard about it.”

“Works pretty good doesn’t it?” the guy smiles. Now remember, Kutka has no idea that Prep “H” has any use other than as a medication.

Kutka pauses and then admits, “Yeah, I guess it works OK.”

The guy smiles and in an exuberant tone asks, “You want me to put some on for you?”

Well, needless to say there was a bit of confusion in the boat, but once they figured out what had happened, a good laugh was had by all.

Hopefully, you’ve gotten a chuckle out of the incident as well!

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Stillakid, you were talking about hooks!?

Now this is the honest to god truth, I have an in-fisherman magazine in front of me from a few years ago that did an article on prep-H and catfishing. The article tells the story of how Doug Stange was on a trip w/a guy and this guy kept pounding cats, doug was fishing the same spot, but getting nothing. The other guy’s secret: PREPERATION H!!! Now we have to believe In-fisherman, don’t we

If I recall correctly, there’s shark oil or something similar in it. Could work.
I was going to go someplace with this, but this is a family website….so never mind.

I’ve heard of Preparation H being put on baits for bass fishing. I’ve also heard of people using WD-40.

Gator Hunter

I know quite a few guys use wd-40 here for catfish, i don’t doubt preperation h eigther.