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[classic drifter]

so you guys like browns?

daaaaaaaannnngggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bro!!!!!!!! The hen that i mounted last year was a few pounds smaller than that, maybe 3 or 2, im guessing, was stacked of eggs! But the taxidermist didnt manage to keep it for me.nice hen bro!

[LordMykiss]

daaaaaaaannnngggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bro!!!!!!!! The hen that i mounted last year was a few pounds smaller than that, maybe 3 or 2, im guessing, was stacked of eggs! But the taxidermist didnt manage to keep it for me.nice hen bro!

this one safely went back in the water with all her eggs.

[classic drifter]

this one safely went back in the water with all her eggs.

that was my first ever brown and i was so happy when i got her so i decided to mount it, not the greatest of options but it may be the only female brown that i will ever keep, unless its the ontario or the world record one, then i may consider keeping another female brown

[LordMykiss]

I think with recent technology, with few good HD pictures and measurements, they can replicate the same fish. Personally I am against keeping alpha gene pool.

[tcp]

I think with recent technology, with few good HD pictures and measurements, they can replicate the same fish. Personally I am against keeping alpha gene pool.

You most definitely can have a taxidermist mount a fish with just pictures and measurements. No need to kill

[Paul1913]

I've always wanted to get a fish mounted. How much does that cost ??

[ChasinTails]

Paul the cost varies a lot ive seen them as low as a few hundred and they can easily get to over a grand, check around and see

[MENACE]

My dad was a taxidermist, I remember his prices were $10.75 an inch, But this is goin back 15 years lol

[Paul1913]

More of curiositu. Cant see spending 1k for that... Maybe lol.

[fishfreek]

X2 on that, Big Boys and Girls make good babies

[NiagaraSteel]

Paul, I strongly encourage you to either get a replica of a fish or just take a good picture and hang it on the wall. I take pictures on my phone and put them in albums of fish from each year, I look through them every once in a while and makes me just as happy, without taking a fish out of the system. To each their own tho...

[NiagaraSteel]

After 3 fall seasons of chasing after salmon, I have finally accomplished my two goals: catch a fresh salmon from the pier and one in the river. This morning went out, started at a bigger trib and saw 1 guy lose a fish but nothing else going on, so I moved on to my regular creek. Instead of pulling out my pin, I took out my lure rod. This was my first time using a lure in the creeks. I worked my way downstream, casting to each spot that looked remotely fishy. I woke up at 5 am and by now it's 11am so I'm not overly confident anymore. Eventually I fished a spot well and then a salmon jumped downstream about 100ft, which I just caught out of the corner of my eye. This spot was fast moving and deep along the far bank and the rest was medium depth and slack water. I started casting where I thought I saw the fish jump and after about 5 minutes I started casting upstream and then reeling back into the slack water. Second cast doing this I was just staring at the ground while reeling in, I looked up, and I saw a huge dark shape following my lure downstream. It hit like a truck and flew around the pool. I was happy to know to know that I didn't snag/floss it. Eventually I got it close, but it dashed upstream and underneath the log that I had forgotten about. I waded out and it was deep water but I was desperate, so I lifted up the log and passed the rod underneath the log. Everytime I almost had it beached it would somehow dash out of the shallows and get caught in the fast current, then I'd have to chase it downstream. I did manage to beach it and man, it was a big fish, definitely 25lbs, possibly 30. The pic does not do any justice. Big thanks to PUMP, I never would have tried lures if it weren't for your videos!!!!!



Ya I know it's a boot but it was alot of fun.

[Paul1913]

@Catfish

Great boot. Its great to work for it as you did and land it. This year was the first year I used lures and BOY did it work. I started bringing my DSLR camera with me fishing, but its a pain to carry so usually stays in my car when Im out.

[PUMP KNOWS]

Congrats!

 

Don't thank me, Thank Paul!

 

If it wasn't for his reports and pics, I wouldn't have tried it.

[Paul1913]

Ill pass the buck and dont thank me.. thank the guys on the boards with their input on the Rapala thread I started in early Sept.. Team Effort..

[bullshark]

Superior coho!

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[Paul1913]

Looks great!

[AKnook]

Helllooo dolly!  Spent the day yesterday floating the upper Kenai river and caught some Dolly Varden.  Winter is almost here as it snowed pretty good for a while.  What a great day on a spectacular setting.

 

 

 

[Shmogley]

aknook never fail to impress me bud. the colors on those fish and the views. amazing

[Shawarma]

Colours in the first pic are amazing.

What is that bait you're using in the first pic?