What's the Biggest Fish Ya Caught and Where?

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   qwarkposted 14 years ago

   My biggest was a 500 lb "sturgeon" just below the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia river.
   Took 2 hours to land him..9+ ft long.
   I let him go to live another day.
   They said he was about 100 yrs old! wow!

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      TheGlassSpiderposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Holy crap, qwark...you're a better person than I! I think I might have been tempted to have that bad boy stuffed. I hope you got a picture or two at least!
      
      
      I was a little girl when I caught a 16 in rainbow trout (with a homemade rod, I might add)...it's my best catch to date. With the exception of a great big carp who had scales the size of silver dollars...but it was a carp...I let him go.
      
      Obviously I can't compete with the likes of you.

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         qwarkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Spider:
         Oregon law requires ya let em go.
         I wouldn't have kept it anyway. I have great respect for my "elders."   :-)
         If ya get another "carp," keep it and have it "smoked." They are delicious.

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            Ohmaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Carp are to boney to eat, and around here they taste like mud.

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               TheGlassSpiderposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               The same here, that's why I let mine go.

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   Ohmaposted 14 years ago

   Mine was a 3 ft. carp caught on the Susquehanna river just south of Wrightsville Pa.

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      qwarkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Ohma.
      Do what I just told Spider...they are delicious smoked..
      I love to catch carp! They are fighters!

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         Ohmaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Yes They are. My husband got me hooked on carp fishing many years ago we use whole kernal corn for bait.

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            qwarkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Yep ohma...they love corn.
            I also use white bread mixed with corn flakes and just enuf water to knead and make a big doughball. Small chunks on the hook'll get the carp too..
            I hope yer havin' fun!...:-)

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               Ohmaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Have not been able to go since my husbands disabilities have really become serious. it has been about 6 years since we have done any fishing. I do miss it, but I am afraid he just cannot manage it anymore and I would not go without him.

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                  qwarkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  Ohma:
                  I'm so sorry to hear that!
                  My heartfelt hope that things get better for both of ya.

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   StormRyderposted 14 years ago

   I caught a Silver King Tarpon?? I think thats what they said it was??
   I think it weighed like 60lbs?? I was only 14 and it was in the Gulf of Mexico just off of Padre Island Texas..It was bigger than anything my dad caught that day!

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      qwarkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Storm:
      You caught a prehistoric animal.
      The Tarpon ia a fighter! Not good to eat....but fun to catch.
      That must have been a thrill for you and your Dad.
      I've seen many of them during my diving years in the Keys in fla.
      Some of them well over 100 lbs!
      Good for you!

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         StormRyderposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Cool...I had no idea!

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            qwarkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Storm...I hope ya get a chance to catch another one...:-)

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   thisisoliposted 14 years ago

   I caught a fish around 8 inches long once, it cost me £2.10 though, and the chips were a bit of a letdown.

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      qwarkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      This: lololol...but ya can't beat a good plate'a fish'n chips...:-)

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   Pani Midnyte Odinposted 14 years ago

   The biggest fish I ever caught was a Northern in the Mississippi River. It was probably about 14 inches long, I'm not really sure. I was pretty young, seemed like a monster to me

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      qwarkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Odin:
      Northern pike are so good eatin'...I hope ya kept it.
      To me they are as good as walleye.

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         Pani Midnyte Odinposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Of course we kept it! I love eating fish.

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   Ohmaposted 14 years ago

   Thank-you Quark. we are doing ok he is just a lot more limited now than he used to be.

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   Randy Godwinposted 14 years ago

   30 lb red drum on Amelia island Fla.  Lost much bigger ones though.  Didn't we all?

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