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steelheader	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 09:00 pm #permalink #1
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 4055 Member No.: 315 Joined: February 23, 2011	For those that follow my posts will know my need for escape time and this time " BEAR " was sure with me ..Landed my by far my best bow , using a spawn bag with 8lb main and 6 lb floro leader , 20 minutes up and down away and back many times , finally showed its head in the 8 " hole and slid my small gaff under her chin ,...up and out ..broke my gaff .. stood in total awe for a long time.. Honest weight 21.7 lbs ... WOW .. if you don,t believe shes in my freezer whole , come have a look ..bring beer lol.. I,ll never forget the moment I slid that fish on the ice and I thank those above that helped me land it.... Dave

steelheader	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 09:01 pm #permalink #2
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 4055 Member No.: 315 Joined: February 23, 2011	THE PRIZE

steelheader	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 09:03 pm #permalink #3
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 4055 Member No.: 315 Joined: February 23, 2011	In perspective ..32 ' long 30" around

Dogfish1979	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 09:06 pm #permalink #4
Lunker Trout Group: Members Posts: 319 Member No.: 17166 Joined: February 27, 2019	Wt...holy crap Steelman... Nice fish I'll drink to that!!!

Winterfisher	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 09:10 pm #permalink #5
Lunker Trout Group: Members Posts: 306 Member No.: 16638 Joined: December 30, 2018	That's awesome. How the heck did that even fit hrough an 8" hole.

fishmagnet	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 09:19 pm #permalink #6
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 5990 Member No.: 515 Joined: March 07, 2011	👍

fishmagnet	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 09:20 pm #permalink #7
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 5990 Member No.: 515 Joined: March 07, 2011	That indeed is a beauty and 100% Bear was there helping.. thanks for sharing.. oh yah your going to need a bigger basket.

steelheader	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 09:20 pm #permalink #8
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 4055 Member No.: 315 Joined: February 23, 2011	She went by the hole many times and waited tiil her head was in the bottom of the hole , slid the gaff under her chin and her body compressed as I pulled her up ..just lucky

steelheader	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 09:52 pm #permalink #9
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 4055 Member No.: 315 Joined: February 23, 2011	Best pix

phillyb	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 10:14 pm #permalink #10
Parr Trout Group: Members Posts: 56 Member No.: 8518 Joined: January 20, 2015	Wow look at the shape of that rainbow! What a fatty - eating well! Nice going - love the cardinal reels

toothhealer88	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 10:47 pm #permalink #11
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 884 Member No.: 689 Joined: June 06, 2011	Looks like a mutant -awesome

simcoeslayer77	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 10:47 pm #permalink #12
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 787 Member No.: 10724 Joined: January 18, 2016	Amazing! What a catch! This is what dreams are made of! Congrats on a fish oh a lifetime

sdcaller	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 10:55 pm #permalink #13
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 5103 Member No.: 67 Joined: February 10, 2011	Dave Awesome! Well done. Ralph

UpstreamDean	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 11:06 pm #permalink #14
Alevin Group: Newbies Posts: 16 Member No.: 19731 Joined: February 11, 2022	that wasnt caught in simcoe right?

UpstreamDean	Posted: Feb 24, 2022 - 11:07 pm #permalink #15
Alevin Group: Newbies Posts: 16 Member No.: 19731 Joined: February 11, 2022	thats not a steelhead is it?

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