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Happy ending for an incredible fish....

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Happy ending for an incredible fish....

Postby briansII » July 30th, 2009, 1:12 pm

Nice to see some big ones get put back.....and this is a big one!

http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/ga ... ing-salmon

Considering the potential world record, the meat factory it came from, and the possible added revenue the guide could have received from a client's record fish......I say good on ya boys!

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Re: Happy ending for an incredible fish....

Postby darrin terry » July 30th, 2009, 1:57 pm

Well, one can hope the fish gets his 'Happy Ending'. Image
How do you tie the fly to your hooks without killing them with the thread? I keep cutting them in half.
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Re: Happy ending for an incredible fish....

Postby beachbum » July 30th, 2009, 2:09 pm

That's a heck of a king. The Kenai is a pretty amazing fishery.
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Re: Happy ending for an incredible fish....

Postby briansII » July 30th, 2009, 2:13 pm

If had to choose a way to go out, "passing my genes" to the next generation would be high on the list. :P The slowly decaying and dieing part, not so great.

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Re: Happy ending for an incredible fish....

Postby RiverRat » July 30th, 2009, 2:33 pm

I'm sure the future wall mounted Golden would of much rather died trying to pass on his genes too!

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Re: Happy ending for an incredible fish....

Postby darrin terry » July 30th, 2009, 2:56 pm

RiverRat wrote:I'm sure the future wall mounted Golden would of much rather died trying to pass on his genes too!

shane

True, but I am absolutely certain that that golden passed on his genes. Several times at least. That said, I do wish he'd been left in the water, within the law or not. I'll not bag on the guy for it, but it's what I wish had happened.
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Re: Happy ending for an incredible fish....

Postby Rockstar Fisherman » July 30th, 2009, 4:22 pm

briansII wrote:If had to choose a way to go out, "passing my genes" to the next generation would be high on the list. :P The slowly decaying and dieing part, not so great.

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If it exhausted you that much to kill you, you know you'd die happy :funnyup: :funnyup:

Plenty more babies are coming, too bad we can't get that back in our California waters and Oregon...
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Re: Happy ending for an incredible fish....

Postby RiverRat » July 30th, 2009, 4:23 pm

sorry about changing the topic......


It is nice to possibly see Catch and Release spreading into other fishing communities.


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