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zimmy 10-01-2009, 09:38 AM This is my friend Chris. Introduced him to the canal this summer. This was his third trip, landed this one on a rigged eel about an hour after arriving this past weekend. . Released apparently unharmed evidenced by the vigorous thrash of the tail on her way back. Measured exactly 50" tip to tail (un-squeezed). It didn't occur to measure girth until she was released, but likely weighed somewhere in the 40 lb range. No giant belly, but well proportioned. Fish another 19 or so hours with just a few small bass and a toothed bastage, but this one made it worth the drive and sleeplessness.
JohnR 10-01-2009, 09:48 AM Z - congrats to the Friend :btu:
fishbones 10-01-2009, 10:00 AM Great fish and great job by your friend on the release of that beauty!
Bocephus 10-01-2009, 10:14 AM nice catch and release
JakeF 10-01-2009, 11:29 AM Excellent!
tynan19 10-01-2009, 12:39 PM Well done!
JoeBass 10-01-2009, 12:45 PM Look at the shoulders on that fish. must have been a great fight.
numbskull 10-01-2009, 12:59 PM Impressive fish. Thanks for letting it go.
golden* 10-01-2009, 01:26 PM nice fish
zimmy 10-01-2009, 02:06 PM Impressive fish. Thanks for letting it go.
We have discussed several times in the past that neither of us had the need to keep a big fish if it wasn't hurt. There were a few minutes where I couldn't find the camera and he was holding the fish in the water reviving it. If I hadn't found it, he would of had a bit of decision on his hands, but I still think he would have released it. Definitely some fretting on his part while I looked in my bags for the camera. "Dude, we might have to eat this thing" :devil2:.
Mad Hatter 10-01-2009, 03:20 PM Atta Boy!
PaulS 10-01-2009, 04:38 PM Nice! good thing the racoon didn't get these rigged eels.
zimmy 10-01-2009, 07:58 PM Nice! good thing the racoon didn't get these rigged eels.
truer word have never been spoken :biglaugh:
Rob Rockcrawler 10-01-2009, 08:36 PM Nice fish, the second pic is great.
thefishingfreak 10-01-2009, 09:36 PM thats a nice fish for shure!
BassDawg 10-02-2009, 04:31 AM WELL DONE, lads!!!
thanks for tha pone!
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and the smiles on his face tell the whole story!
glad you found yer camera; but we would've believed YOU!
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pmbrac 10-02-2009, 08:35 AM awesome!!
SweetD 10-02-2009, 09:50 AM Love that smile! Nice fish! Not a better feeling in the world than getting a beauty to the beach like that, and then watching her swim away! NICE JOB!!
Dave
Congrats to your friend on a beautiful fish!
The Iceman 6 10-02-2009, 01:05 PM Excellent Smithers....Excellent...
BIG TIM 10-02-2009, 01:45 PM Nice job... The smile say's it all! :)
WoodyCT 10-03-2009, 07:08 PM So much better than corpse shots.
Congrats, and thanks as Numbskull said. We need them big girls.
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