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Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
from page 80: "For a hairy five minutes I gently keep up the pressure as the ticked-off trout shoots from one end of the pool to the other. If it breaks into one of the 6-inch riffles above or below, I'll lose it. Eventually, Kazulen sloshes into the hole and takes a wild swing with the net. What he comes up with is the biggest steelhead I've ever landed - a glistening female pushing 18 pounds." Anyone else read the article then look at the picture and think they might be off a little bit with the weight?
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 14:57:24
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Thought the same thing about the weight.
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 15:00:12
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I believe it. Pictures don't always do some of these fish justice. The same fish held close to the body or with the arms extended out towards the camera can make a huge difference. Either way a nice fish
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 15:00:52
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 15:11:04
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He just said it was "pushing" 18 pounds. He didn't say how hard of a push it would take 
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 15:20:42
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I can count on 1 finger the steelies i'v caught over 15lbs. I think this may be closer to 13-14. 
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 15:30:01
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9lbs of lead shot in its gut would get it close to "pushing 18"
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 16:24:43
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Remember fish stories.......
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 16:27:44
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I've only been steel fishing a few years and was wondering whats the biggest steel some of you long time trib fisherman have seen come out of the creeks??
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 16:35:36
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KJH807
9lbs of lead shot in its gut would get it close to "pushing 18"
Agreed
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 17:01:16
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Here's the 20 lb. 3 oz. State record: April 17, 2001 The 36 ½ -inch fish was landed by Corey T. Brown, 26, of Osterburg while fly fishing in Walnut Creek, Erie County.  The male steelhead boasted a girth of 21 ½ inches. Brown’s record-setter broke the previous mark of 19 lbs., 2 oz. by more than a pound. The former record was set in 1992 by Brian Daugherty of East Freedom with a Lake Erie steelhead.
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 17:05:53
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I don't always snag fish, but when I do... I choose Little Cleos I'm the best looking smartest snagging poacher alive...
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 17:27:40
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no doubt a nice fish, i just thought the weight is a bit off. the article also talks about the "mup ears" as the author wrote it hahaha
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 21:11:26
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No way! My guess is 12 lb at the most.I pulled a 12lb 6oz 32 1/2 inch hen out of that same hole two years ago.Needless to say she is on the wall.I caught her on a yellow stone fly,took her to Poor Richards and sent it to Links Taxidermy.
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/27 22:28:22
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Why would you keel that purity fresh?
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/28 05:39:23
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I kilt it because someone else would have...
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/28 05:54:54
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It was gonna die sooner or later anyway...  I caught one last year that had to have been 15lb and someone stole it and the other fish on my stringer.
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/28 08:29:00
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Slabdaddy
Were you the guy that posted about the steelhead getting stolen by two kids?
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/28 09:22:19
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All of my steelhead push 18 lbs. Most don't push too hard though.. ..WF
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/28 13:04:40
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Pushing 18 if you had your hands on the scale!
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/28 13:53:11
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That fish is all of 10-11 lbs. And thats a generous estimate.
I got one in 2004 that was 34" long 21" girth and weighed in at 17.4 lbs. On a certified scale when there was a PoorRichards East side shop.
Either way thats a nice fish but not even close to 18lbs.
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/09/28 14:50:44
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Maybe that fish had a lead sinker eatin problem?
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/10/01 17:25:45
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I'd love to catch an 18 lb one! Normally, I get the average day in - day out Erie Tribs steelhead, not that I'm complaining about it.
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/10/02 10:44:21
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What a crummy article. If they didn't have anything good to say, why say anything at all. They certainly beat up one of the greatest fisheries on earth. I guess this just shows the quality of the magazine. The other side, guess we won't have as many guests on our streams in Erie County.
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/10/02 10:49:06
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"one of the greatest fisheries on earth"
Well, that's a matter of perspective, and subject to debate.
It is what it is, but it also ain't what it ain't.
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/10/02 11:16:41
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worlds greatest fishery in the world - FACT
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
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Slabdaddy
Were you the guy that posted about the steelhead getting stolen by two kids?
Yep. You guys beat me up pretty badly over that. LOL! It wasn't too long after I joined the site and didn't "get" your sense of humor at the time. I was really upset that someone would steal my fish. Everyone on here acted like they either didn't believe it or that I was over reacting. Then came the green neoprene wader and yellow rope jokes (which I didn't get) and eventually the moderator just erased the whole thread. LOL! I'm glad you guys are my friends now because you are all pretty formidable as enemies...
Slabdaddy Im sorry to admit that it was me that stole your fish man, sorry, but I had to eat and the one I coddled off of my stringer was only going to get me a 7 lb fillet smoked when I traded it. It was a haul up over that hill w/ it, but I feel it was justified. If you wanna fist-fight over it, PM me and ill be glad to meet you at a neutral location. You bring one friend and ill bring mine, but if they jump in they are getting garotte choked mafia style with a yellow stringer. LetmeeKnowk
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Re:Elk Creek in Field and Stream Magazine 10/2012
2012/10/02 18:12:50
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If you wanna fist-fight over it, PM me and ill be glad to meet you at a neutral location. You bring one friend and ill bring mine, but if they jump in they are getting garotte choked mafia style with a yellow stringer.
LetmeeKnowk
I dont kare hoo ya r....that right thur is funnay
I don't always snag fish, but when I do... I choose Little Cleos I'm the best looking smartest snagging poacher alive...
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