H2O Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Gok and I spent the day out at the lake, fished through 3 rain storms, caught lots of fish. Gok got this nice one at the end of the day on his 3wt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdB Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Yezussss. What lake is that? Great fish man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydropsyche Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Gok and I spent the day out at the lake, fished through 3 rain storms, caught lots of fish. Gok got this nice one at the end of the day on his 3wt. Wow! Thats the 8lb'er? I'm heading out tomorrow morning. Knowing there's one or two fish like that in there makes it exciting. Good job, Gok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydropsyche Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Yezussss. What lake is that? Great fish man. Its a private lake. Not many fish that size in there. The last time they stocked it, they put two brood fish in. An 8lb'er and a 12lb'er. They are the "Brass Rings" of the lake (so far). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdB Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Sweet. i live on Sundance lake and i'm pretty sure there is no fish like that in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 To me that looks like a grown fish. I cannot wait for the fall. Last year in late Oct/early Nov the fishing was fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyangler Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Woowahweeeewahhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAV Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Nice fish Gok!! Sure makes it more interesting with the possibility of one of those studs hitting your line. I would like to see what the 12 lb'er looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlodabroads Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Crazy lookin Rainbow, not a single spot other than the three on the adipose? mustve been fun on the 3wt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Good job Gok. Looks like you guys had a great day battling storms and fish. Russ, the brood stock are both very pale/goldish with no spots on their backs. I believe this is what Gok caught. At least 4 people have caught this one, can't wait to see the bigger one. This fish was even paler when I caught him a few months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gokaroach Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Thanks guys...Yah, that was a great fish to cap off the day...A nice little gem of a lake to be a member of for sure! Gok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgstoppah Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Nice fish, they call that one the 8lb'er? I think I must have gone over 8lbs at Bullshead a few times then, who knows I gotta get out there someday... B Charles said he'd hook me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Brian, I think you are right in questioning a weight of 8lb. Hey Gok, did this fish have a big scar on it's other operculum? The big fish I caught earlier in the year had a big "wound" on one side. That fish was around 26" and I would say very close to 8lb. Gok, what was the length of the fish in this picture? Maybe a weight of 6lb is closer to reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 Brian, I think you are right in questioning a weight of 8lb. Hey Gok, did this fish have a big scar on it's other operculum? The big fish I caught earlier in the year had a big "wound" on one side. That fish was around 26" and I would say very close to 8lb. Gok, what was the length of the fish in this picture? Maybe a weight of 6lb is closer to reality. Well, we never said it was 8lb's, who knows, didn't measure or weigh it, quick pic and back into the lake. Monger, if you caught a fish that was bigger than that fish and was around 8lbs then there must be more than 2 big fish in there. I've also caught one this year that looked about the same size as the one Gok caught but was not that one. If you caught one that was 8lbs and 26" and was not that one either then A. more brood stock were put in then Dean has said. B. Some of the large fish we were catching last year are still there and even bigger. C. I'm wrong and caught the same one as Gok (even though it looked different) making the one you caught the largest in the lake, making Dean's size estimates way off. D. One of us is full of crap. A combination of A and B would be the ideal choice. Brian, any one of us would hook you up, your friends with half of the membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedy1 Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 I pick D Harry. Remember, we're all fisherman........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 I pick D Harry. Remember, we're all fisherman........... LOL, love the avatar Brent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydropsyche Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 A fat 26in's would be around 8lb. I've caught and weighed (quick lift with fish in net on a digital scale, subtract weight of net) 26in fish that weighted 7lb's out of the Bow. GAW caught what I believe to be a 12lb out of Elliott's. We didn't get a chance to measure, weigh or even take a picture of it (partial picture of him in the water in the Stillwater's thread). I really don't want to handle a prize like that anymore then is necessary to release it, so guesstimate is all we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydropsyche Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 On a somewhat related note, maybe we should tag some of the fish in there so Dean/Tim can get an idea of growth rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgstoppah Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 I guess I should remember that Gok (like me) makes a fish look small for some reason in the pictures. Tjat fish is probably a lot bigger than it looks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 First of all, I am definitely full of crap. Next, it is possible that Tim's weight estimates are way off. Third, maybe Russ was right in saying this fish is not one of the brood stock (but I can't believe a lake fish has no spots). I know the one I caught early in the year was a brooder because if was approaching an albino, tank reared pig with a big pink stripe. Now we need Steve's buddy to catch and photo the "12lber" again so we can do a proper analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 First of all, I am definitely full of crap. Next, it is possible that Tim's weight estimates are way off. Third, maybe Russ was right in saying this fish is not one of the brood stock (but I can't believe a lake fish has no spots). I know the one I caught early in the year was a brooder because if was approaching an albino, tank reared pig with a big pink stripe. Now we need Steve's buddy to catch and photo the "12lber" again so we can do a proper analysis. Ya, the one I caught was albino like too. The most distinguishing feature about it was it's white outward swollen butt hole (no jokes please). Anyway, if your right that means it's Steve who is full of crap We should have a friendly contest on who can catch the 12lb'er first. I can offer a drift boat trip in 2008 or return Westjet Flight (with limitations) but that's no good for me because I'm planning on winning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I think that prize should go to the first honest 20" brookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfool Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Nice still water rainbow! Love the chunky ones... fish that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Yeah that's one of the brood stock for sure. I was out today and all of the fish I landed were just beautiful with colors. Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydropsyche Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Man. We would of loved to get a photo (next time, ) but since only its head would fit in my net (I had it by the tail) and since I was the one with the camera, I tried to give the tail to GAW and splish-splash, it was gone. Just having fun here: From my elbow to my outstretched fingers, its 19ins. I'm assuming GOK's is about the same. Going by that, it looks like that fish could easily be 26in's. Interesting note: If you hold your arms out to the sides with fingers stretched, that is how tall you are. I'm 6'. That may not correlate to elbow-to-fingertip length, but its probably not that far off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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