05-10-2023, 12:33 PM
(05-09-2023, 10:26 PM)Bduck Wrote: I like the fact he was able to release it unharmed. This is a definite wall hangar. By taking pics & measurements he can have a replica made thinking a cost in neighborhood of $600+. I've caught quite a few pups from the Gorge with a 7lb as my larger. Never really went to target the big boys. I did boat a 22lb Laker out of Bear L with a couple of others in the 16-18lb range, also, more than my share of 10-12lb class and smaller. If I ever do hook into a brute of 30lb+ (my minimum target) I would have a replica made, it doesn't have to be a record with exception to me as a personal best. Its a dream!!!
With the amount that cost have risen in the last few years, I'd be very surprised if anyone could get a fish like that mounted for double that amount of money but as 10' jon boat said, with a cast never having been made, it could be even more than that.