She’s a beauty!!!

  • kooty
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    October 27, 2005 at 1:55 pm #1338504

    Here is a fish a friend of mine got on a metro lake recently. The fish measured 29.5″ long with and 18.75″ girth. A true monster walleye from a metro area lake!!! Thanks for sharing with us Jason!!!

    gary_wellman
    South Metro
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    October 27, 2005 at 2:01 pm #392321

    Holy Tuna Girl Batman!!!!!!

    farmboy1
    Mantorville, MN
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    October 27, 2005 at 2:02 pm #392323

    Wow, that is a pretty fish. A true hog. What do you think the weight was on that???

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
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    October 27, 2005 at 2:06 pm #392327

    Now there’s something that doesn’t happen too often!

    Nice fish…which lake did you say?

    kooty
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    October 27, 2005 at 2:10 pm #392329

    We have been debating the weight this morning. I’m guessing in the 10.5 to 11.5 range. If you use Walleye Central’s weight calculator, it is an 11.86lb fish. Other weight calcs were 10 – upper 11’s. I have no problem calling it a 10lb fish and if it were mine I’d say 11. Hey, I’m just a fisherman!!

    kooty
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    October 27, 2005 at 2:11 pm #392332

    Quote:

    Nice fish…which lake did you say?

    Lake Auburn No water was transported in the making of this photo.

    gary_wellman
    South Metro
    Posts: 6057
    October 27, 2005 at 2:14 pm #392333

    Auburn????

    I thought it came from next to the cottonwood tree?????

    fishinallday
    Montrose Mn
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    October 27, 2005 at 2:28 pm #392338

    Be sure to use a bigger flash next time. We cant see the shorline.

    schnauzer
    Minnetrista, MN
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    October 27, 2005 at 2:29 pm #392339

    Ha! Thanks guys. Thanks Kooty for keeping things on the down low to “protect the innocent”. This big gal came out of Tonka on 10/19. It was in a place that I have fished a lot but not with great results. Add that to the fact there was no wind and I have to admit the fishing gods threw me a bone.

    I personally think it was around 11 lbs. even but I have had others guess as high as 12. If we had been able to locate the scale in the boat, it would not have left room for debate but hey… after all this is fishing, right?

    In fact, I am lucky I have a picture. We didn’t have a camera on board so we let her revive in the live well while I buzzed home to grab the camera. We took a few pics and then let her go…

    schnauzer
    Minnetrista, MN
    Posts: 95
    October 27, 2005 at 2:34 pm #392341

    Oh, and a clarification… the Girth was 18.25″, not 18.75″. But in all honesty, taking the girth on a big fish like that flopping around was also not an exact science.

    kooty
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    October 27, 2005 at 2:53 pm #392347

    Like I said, if it’s my fish, I’ll be calling it 11lbs for sure!!! No matter what she weighed, she is still swimming today, coolest part of it all!!! AND I’m going to catch her this weekend!

    farmboy1
    Mantorville, MN
    Posts: 3668
    October 27, 2005 at 3:29 pm #392354

    I think if she were mine I would have to call her a 12lber. Great fish from any lake. You had better have a few of these to celebrate.

    Jack Naylor
    Apple Valley, MN
    Posts: 5668
    October 27, 2005 at 4:47 pm #392373

    WOW, Jason,
    GREAT Walleye. now go get another one.
    thanks.
    Jack.

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    October 27, 2005 at 6:10 pm #392430

    beauty

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