What a hog !  http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/field-notes/2014/03/pending-washington-state-record-walleye-caught-columbia-river?src=SOC&dom=fb
 

That's a toad!!! Awesome fish

haha man that is massive!

only word I can come up with is .....AWESOME!!

  Even with the fish being held out with the man's arms outstretched to the camera, an old photographer's trick to maximize the size of the fish, it's still a vey big fish. GOOD JOB!

That is a slab for Washington standards, great fish! Has to put on 5 pounds plus to compete with Tennessee state and World Record ganked from Old Hickory Lake here in TN. That record stands for 54 years, with contention I might add. On a side note TN also holds the world record small mouth bass record of 11lbs 15 ounces caught from Dale Hollow Lake. A 12 pound+ smallie was shocked and handled by KY Fish and Game in Laurel lake KY in 2012, to date it hasn't been caught.  I am by know means a record chaser, if I fool a fish into taking my junk and it makes my drag squeal I'm happy:) Congratulations to whoever landed that slob!
 
Tightlines!! 

ninja, whats the contention on the walleye from TN ?

Here's a link that glosses over some of the details. Interesting story, check it out!
http://www.fishingtennessee.com/articles/larrywood/record-walleye
 
 
 

Great story sure would like to see some photos of those old record fish. I know cameras were not as popular but they did say there were photos. Always nice seeing the real thing. Did anyone see that record 5 lb. Blue Gill caught in Arizona ? Photos are on line somewhere plus a video with Al lynder holding it frozen . He didn't catch it just stopped in to check it out. 
Here's some info...... http://www.gameandfishmag.com/2011/06/03/new-world-record-sunfish/

here is a pic of the 5.78 lb gill from Arizona [/URL]