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2011 Season River Trophies

Post by jens » Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:28 pm

The top fish pictured measured 35x18 inches 14.63lbs; My personal best. I went 5/5 yesterday. All on jigs and all using my Curado and this fish bit on a 1/16th jig that I tied up. A new pattern that I have been messing with..I am starting to love using a baitcaster for everything now..
My spinning reels are going to start collecting dust..


I remember casting out, looking around.. Look to find my bobber.. Blink a few times.. blink again.. What the? Where the?...then all of a sudden I feel the ultimate Tug Drug...

FISH ON!! I knew right away this was a good fish. A guy I was fishing next to asked me if I needed the "N" word(net).. I cringed because the last 5 fish I have lost all have been the result of me asking for the "N" word, but this time I didn't ask for a net, I asked for a landing device.. lol
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RE:2011/2012 Season River Trophies

Post by BentRod » Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:50 pm

jens wrote:The top fish pictured measured 35x18 inches 14.63lbs. I went 5/5 yesterday. All on jigs and all using my Curado and this fish bit on a 1/16th jig that I tied up. A new pattern that I have been messing with..I am starting to love using a baitcaster for everything now..
My spinning reels are going to start collecting dust..


I remember casting out, looking around.. Look to find my bobber.. Blink a few times.. blink again.. What the? Where the?...then all of a sudden I feel the ultimate Tug Drug...

FISH ON!! I knew right away this was a good fish. A guy I was fishing next to asked me if I needed the "N" word(net).. I cringed because the last 5 fish I have lost all have been the result of me asking for the "N" word, but this time I didn't ask for a net, I asked for a landing device.. lol
Awesome looking chrome steel there J. Nice pic. Feels good pulling a fish on one of your creations doesn't it?....not that I'd know. [unsure]
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RE:2011/2012 Season River Trophies

Post by Gringo Pescador » Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:11 pm

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Any species.
It must either be a 1st or a Personal best.
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Post by RiverChromeGS » Wed May 04, 2011 4:55 am

Not 100% sure about the personal best on this one, my PB before this was 18.1 on steelhead, but this one I measured out before released, and by the formula it says 18.6 (40 by 18). So, i thought id post it. No people around, so its not a good pic, got him on the last day the vedder was open this year
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Post by EAmon___hoffman123 » Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:56 pm

upload of photo's failed#-o
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Post by natetreat » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:32 pm

New PB pink salmon: was 7.5 pounds! Thought I had a Coho for a second.

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Post by Gringo Pescador » Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:27 am

Nice Nate! Hmm, I'll have to start weighing mine..
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Post by natetreat » Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:33 am

I don't normally but I was curious. He was big and deep and chrome and put up a good fight. Biggest I've caught so far. Ate one side of him tonight baked and the rest is in the brine for the smoker tomorrow.
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Post by Fish_Bait111397 » Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:24 pm

Damn, nice pink Nate !


Heres my personal best king- Got it on the Skok Tuesday, was already turning , but it still had meat like a chromer !
24 Pounds
37 Inches.
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Post by Sthao92 » Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:03 pm

My personal best king salmon. Not Sure on weight but was checked by a wildlife biologist and they measured the beast and it was 34 inches long.
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Post by knotabassturd » Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:24 pm

Biggest pink of the year, think it might be a personal best. At least in recent memory. Just a tad over 26 inches and girth just shy of 15 1/2 inches. Think that worked out to about 8 pounds.
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Post by flinginpooh » Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:13 am

Bout time ya catch something. lol good job on the personal best. I caught a personal best pink this year also I snapped a quick pic of it in the water but it dont look big. It was between 8-10lbs estimate. Like yours a big buck. Im done keeping pinks for awhile. If its not silvers or kings its gettin tossed back.
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Post by Gringo Pescador » Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:18 pm

knotabassturd wrote:Biggest pink of the year, think it might be a personal best. At least in recent memory. Just a tad over 26 inches and girth just shy of 15 1/2 inches. Think that worked out to about 8 pounds.
It made it to your counter with the skin on?? :-s
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Post by knotabassturd » Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:32 pm

It was the exception Gringo Pescador (for photo purposes, I kept it intact :) )- here's what happened to the others I caught #-o :-" so people better understand the unorthodox cleaning method I use. Look ma, no slime! No skin either:-" :
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Post by oneshot » Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:19 pm

one of the bigger Humpies this season.
a fish is a fish :)

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Post by oneshot » Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:21 pm

a Few Coho from a couple weeks back. my (the Viking) personal best Coho of this season... SO FAR!

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Post by jens » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:06 pm

oneshot wrote:one of the bigger Humpies this season.
a fish is a fish :)

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Awesome pic.
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Post by oneshot » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:57 am

the pic i sent in was from 2 seasons ago. but the Magazine came out this last spring.

this was and still is my best "Trophy"

thats me in the bottom center holding the big ol Coho.. I was MR September in the calendar of the mag too :)
they just sent me the high rez image a couple weeks ago of the cover so i'll be making a poster to frame at home soon..

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Post by Raft Man » Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:31 pm

That's awesome! =D>
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Post by Dcnv425 » Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:23 pm

my best coho this season....

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