02-24-2008, 03:48 PM
So I have been fishing the gorge for nearly 20 years now. I have spent thousands of dollars just trying to catch that monster Laker. I have caught a few in the 20 pound range in that time but never anything bigger. As of today I have fished Fish lake 1 day and spent about 150 bucks and finally broke the thirty pound mark. Well at least I think, This fish had a 23 inch girth and was 37 inches long. He took about 30 minutes to reel in with the 3 foot ice rod and 6 pound test line. In my estimation this thing had to be at least 30 years old with how slow fish lake grows them. And the coolest part is he is going to see 31. Since I didn't have a scale Im not exactly sure how much he weighed. I was hoping somebody with more expertise could gestimate how much he weighs and post a reply. so with all that said I think I might have to change my name to fishlake fanatic......
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