Anybody hear of a 41 inch walleye caught yesterday around Catawba ? Seems kinda far fetched but its huge in the picture I was sent.
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Anybody hear of a 41 inch walleye caught yesterday around Catawba ? Seems kinda far fetched but its huge in the picture I was sent.
I read yesterday that a 37" walleye was caught. came with photo shopped pics.
I heard it was 37", but the old saying is that a fish is the only known creature that grows larger after harvesting. I also heard it came off of the Camp Perry beach area.Quote:
Originally Posted by half pole
Yeah I don't no. I can see put in bay in picture. Don't no how to post pics on here. Its big , state record or not.
Here is the pic
Excited to hear official weight & length from reputable source. Reviewed pic via friend Saturday. Some confusion involved, but he is always confused. Let us know ODNR.
Here's the guide service the fish was caught with... http://www.mikessportfishing.com/ You can see the pic on there also. Apparently the guide said the whole thing is getting blown out of proportion and the fish isn't a state record. The gentleman the caught it is John Gillespie who hosts a show called Waters and Woods...still a toad though...
Greg
Oh, I can only imagine how much John was yelling "What a SLOB! What a SLOB"! (At least he couldn't yell, "Get the Frabil" on the ice). ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by walleye2go
Curious to know it's official weight too. I'm sure it's been weighed on a certified scale...who knows the weight? We're dying to know.
According to John G's Facebook page....he's holding this pic, and claims, "My biggest walleye ever through the ice! Caught at 12:55 EST. 11lbs+!!"
So, if this is the same fish, then it's not a state record.
EDIT: But, now he just came back and said in response to a question I posted on his FB page about the fish...
"We have an official weight, but you'll have to tune in to the show. It aires this weekend. I will update Facebook as well after the show airs. Thanks for watching!"
Sigh....Unfortunately, we don't get his show over here in Ohio.
Hey Juls, what channel? Date/time?
http://www.gillespiefishing.com/where-we-air/Quote:
Originally Posted by Bggeary
Thank you Juls.
I think if that fish was 37 inches it would weigh in at more than 11lbs.+. I had a 31 inch that weighed in at 11.5 lbs. That HOG makes mine look small. Glad I booked a trip with Mike's Sportfishing the first Saturday in Feb. Maybe he can put me on some nice fish!Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt Juls
Good luck and have fun! Be safe and make sure to let us know how it goes! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by EYE TAMER
Rule of thumb. A walleye gets to 30" it's 10#. Add a pound per inch beyond, but add a fully belly of eggs and it can weight more. My buddy got a 31 1/2" that weighed 14 3/4 lb. belly girth was 21 1/2".
It was confirmed, the picture was in the sandusky register. The fish is 12lbs 32inches.. not a
state record. The right angle and picture can make a fish look huge
The fish was im sundays sandusky register. It's confirmed at 12lbs 32inches, just shows with the right angle s fish can look huge
State record or not that is truly a beautiful fish, well porportioned, no snag marks or growths. Bet that was fun trying to get it thru hole in the ice. good job and good photo.
Tinkertoy (28' Luhrs ) outta Anchor Point
Rant: I hate it when guys hold their fish like bass fisherman do.. arms fully extended out in front of their body to make fish look huge. I see pictures like that and automatically the picture loses credibility.
I give my bass buddies **** for the way they take deceiving pictures like that. Hold the fish closer to your body, let us get an accurate idea of its size. Let its size do the talking. I'm not saying that anyone involved with this fish was trying to be deceptive at all, but just by the perspective of the camera to fish to person, it was impossible to judge the size.
Still a very very nice fish obviously, but if it had been held differently then there wouldn't be all this gossip about it being a record. I heard Fin Feather Fur in Ashland has that picture with the caption "new state record"..
I have a picture of a friend of mine holding a 32" 11.5# that she caught, and even holding it by her side, it looks huge, because it is. Wish I'd had her hold it out with her arms fully extended just for a goofball picture now
any one doing ice charters out there for walleye
Here's the portion of John's show where they caught the fish in question...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvd1qzKd8_E
MBLMIKE,
The guide that John is fishing with is Captain Mike Patterson...you can contact him here:
http://mikessportfishing.com/
I don't ice fish, so I don't know which captains do or don't...sorry.
I think the save that Mike made at the hole was as nice as the fish! That thing came unbuttoned at the hole, great save!