Frantz
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27.1lb Laker
Captain John kicked off his first trip of the year heading East in search of Lakers. 20 hookups on Saturday landing 10 of the the largest weighing 14.5 pounds Sunday was where the action picked up! Had fish on before we could get the spread set. Headed in at 9:30am with a total of 13 lakers landed and released. As the storm front moved in we landed an 18.12 pounder, all talking about how the day couldn't get any better...Little did we know what we were in store for. The final fish of the day was a 27.1pound laker, what a fish! We decided to head in and beat the rain The weekend was action packed! Dream Weaver spoons were the ticket. The riggers along with the dipsy's both did a great Job, We also had some luck on the boards. A special thanks to Captain John for all of his hard work and dedication. Safe Fishing to Everyone
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eyedreamn
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/16 20:35:22
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Frantz,
W.T.G. ! That is one great fish. Nice job out there. There are a few 20 + lbers caught each spring. That is one fine fish.
We have had our share of 16lbers this spring but, I couldnt imagine seeing that toad coming in........
We were out on saturday too. We ended up with 10 by noon. We got kinda tired of fighting the wind from the southwest, so we headed near shore for shelter.
We pulled some cranks for those big beautiful smallies. That was fun.
Congrats on the laker!
Dave
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Frantz
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/16 20:52:47
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Dave,
Thank You for the good words. Last weekend was our first time out and it was a blast. I will post more photos when I figure out how to use the site a little better. The water didn't get to bad as where we were.
We Landed one 18.12....We thought that was BIG!
How did you do on the smallies?
Frantz
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Frantz
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/16 21:08:48
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No Photo Shop, Just a big fish
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eyedreamn
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/16 21:32:09
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the.smallies.were bitting. Always a good go to trolling action.
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freshwaterdrumR
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 11:07:08
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Congrats! That thing is huge!!! I wonder what the age on a lake trout like that would be
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 11:46:14
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I was wondering the same thing. That is one heck of a nice fish man, I'd be stoked.
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 11:53:38
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Congrats on an awesome fish!! Not too far off from the state record either...
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 13:13:43
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Nice catch ....Congrats  Ill bet that thing felt like a log and then peeled off line when it got close to the boat.
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 13:17:41
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Wow man Congrats!! What a catch. What's the state record for them?
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Frantz
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 13:35:28
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We were 13 ounces off! Thanks everyone for the positive thoughts
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 14:01:32
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Are you getting it mounted????
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JoshPSU
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 15:53:22
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Ya I just got back from the taxidermist! He said he has to modify a king salmon head because u cant order a lake trout head big enough!
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 16:13:47
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What a pig! Nice! Do they fight pretty hard?
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 16:21:20
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Wow, thats a nice fish right there.
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 17:04:41
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What everyone else said! NICE
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 22:51:49
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HO LEEE COW! That is a nice Laker!
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/17 22:53:12
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ORIGINAL: freshwaterdrumR
Congrats! That thing is huge!!! I wonder what the age on a lake trout like that would be
I just read an article that they use the ear bone and fin rays to determine age. Some have reached 70 yes 70 years old.
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/18 06:18:32
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Imagine how many stupid lamprey that thing has had to fight off........
I would probably have had to snap a pic and release it.
Just sayn, its all good though. Alot of fish made it into my box over the last few years.
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/18 09:48:53
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We almost tossed him back but our digital scale said we had the state record.
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JoshPSU
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/18 09:55:29
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The state record is 27.13oz he ended up being 27.1. If we would have known he was shy of the record we would have tossed him back. I dont know if he would have made it anyway he about killed himself on the way in.
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/18 10:19:12
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Man, what a fish! Being it was that close to a record, I'd have him weighed on a certified scale!
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/18 11:15:45
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Well that's great catch whether released or not either way the picture on that would be easy for a replica
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JoshPSU
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/18 11:22:33
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The fish commission weighed him at walnut creek. Too bad he didn't take out a nice jumbo perch before he hit the spoon.
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/18 22:16:59
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/19 07:53:50
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Do lakers fight hard or are they like a wet sock walleye?
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/19 08:32:26
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Congrats man! Thats one hell of a fish!
I love cats. I just can't eat a whole one..
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/19 14:28:46
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Nothing like a walleye. That took almost a half hour.
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/26 11:26:32
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We found them last night! Too bad most of them weren't hungry. Very slow pick around dark.
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RE: 27.1lb Laker
2012/04/26 13:14:23
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Looks like the lake was pretty nice.
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