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A New Record Rainbow?
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:39 am
by steve-hamilton
anyone know anything about this story?
(I read this on another site)
Forwarded to me by a friend
Yesterday at 2pm, my cousin caught a Canadian record rainbow trout in
McGregor Bay on Manitoulin Island. Its official weight is 40.68 lbs and
measures 39" in length. It also measures 12" from the fin to the belly.
She caught it using a medium action rod with 6lb test line. It ripped
through the bottom of the net once they got it over the side of the boat.
The previous Canadian record was 35.12 lbs set in B.C. in 1976. The
previous Ontario record was 29lbs. I've attached photos for your viewing
pleasure. This IS NOT an internet joke.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:45 am
by Markus
This is the first I heard of this. Congrats if it's true, but I'll be suprised if it is. That is one honk'n weight to top and to do it on 6lb line!
I think I'll wait for the official annoucenent.
Let me guess...it was also caught by a 9 year old while he was jigging up perch.
I had a guest forget a bow in my livewell once...when I opened it up, it looked just like that.
True or not, that is one impressive fish!
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:55 am
by big-o
Like Mark said....ture or not .....that is one hell of a fish...I got to get me a rainbow
...I would settle for one from the dorsel fin to the tail fin of that monster
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:44 am
by Gord
That is one FAT 'bow!! Like Markus, I'll await the official announcment.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:45 am
by M.T. Livewell
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:46 am
by M.T. Livewell
bowzog wrote:That is one FAT 'bow!! Like Markus, I'll await the official announcment.
Bowzog, just want to make sure I am reading this right ...
That is one FAT bow!!! Like Markus ...
or
That is one FAT bow, like Markus.
M.T. Livewell
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:58 am
by Canadian Bacon
Great fish..
I choose to believe that is a new record!!!
If proven otherwise then fine but I will believe first!
So congrats on the new record. Just proves records can and will be broken!
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:48 am
by MichaelVandenberg
I choose to believe that is a new record!!!
I choose not to choose by choice that this is or isn't a new record
:shock::):shock::):shock::)
Nice Fish!
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:13 pm
by Gord
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:50 pm
by steve-hamilton
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:53 pm
by Markus
Man that's a brute!!
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:54 pm
by big-o
steve-hamilton wrote:
That is one hell of a rainbow....I would think that is a record!!!!!!!!
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:29 pm
by wolfe
That monster must have had to eat A LOT to get to that place on the scale. What a porker!
It would be kind of nice to have a new record; '76 was a long time ago. And it would be good to know in these days of gloom & doom claims that a record can be had.
Hope it's true!
W.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:34 pm
by Markus
gloom and doom?
Steelhead fishing in the GL system is an introduced species and rainbow populations are increasing steadily year over year. Largely do to the Americans stocking efforts and better management of spawning tribs.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:18 pm
by TroutSlayer
Wow! That's a big fish! It's the record for sure!
