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World Record Walleye...
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I understand, at first glance (while I was reading the article) I thought to myself "how does a professional guide misjudge the weight of a trophy walleye?" But, after rereading I picked up the two points which I noted earlier. One: He had just purchased a high-quality digital-scale and opened it that morning for his fishing trip. Having placed faith in the manufacturers name (mistake) he assumed that the scale was ready to go and ready to take accurate readings (what he paid for). Two: When he boated her, he noticed she was an enlarged egg-bearing female. Being a guide and noting the size of a fish that supposedly weighed 11.5 lbs he released her to go and reproduce some more.

In the end it was his scale which was the real killer; he put too much faith in its functionability, took the mis-read for fact, and released what he thought was a very large, very egg-filled, reproductive walleye.

But....I still agree with you guys. Wouldn't his excitment tell him to recheck the scale? Also, wouln'dt his natural instinct as a professional tell him "Hello....REALLY big for an 11.5 pounder!"

Regardless...he still knows where she lives.
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World Record Walleye... - by Maine_Fishin38 - 08-22-2007, 01:12 AM
Re: [CROSSINEYES] World Record Walleye... - by Maine_Fishin38 - 08-24-2007, 03:59 PM

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