Biggest Lake Trout of My Life!

[Boundless Bryce]

I marked fish for 4 hours before this one hit. My tent blew away, my fingers were numb, but it was all worth it. I've been waiting for years for a big laker, and now I've got one. 33'' 10lbs.

[Jig-fisher]

Way to go!  That is a great picture and a great fish.  Congrats!

[SkunkedAgain]

Congrats, that is a great photo and fish, way to go... You're brave to be on there already... I may be there soon... Later J

[wiperhunter2]

Congrats that's a great Mac. How deep of water were you fishing in?

[Boundless Bryce]

Way to go!  That is a great picture and a great fish.  Congrats!

Thanks!

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Congrats, that is a great photo and fish, way to go... You're brave to be on there already... I may be there soon... Later J

I used my spud bar the whole way out, and it was 3-4" the whole time. Apparently some guys weren't so lucky.

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Congrats that's a great Mac. How deep of water were you fishing in?

50 ft.

[joshomaru]

I'm happy for you man! Your face says it all.
I have been hoping for a good outside-the-bottleneck mac for over 20 years. Been there and netted other people's, but I have yet to land one past the 5lb mark.
Congrats! Glad the hard work paid off!

[Boundless Bryce]

I'm happy for you man!  Your face says it all.
I have been hoping for a good outside-the-bottleneck mac for over 20 years.  Been there and netted other people's, but I have yet to land one past the 5lb mark.
Congrats!  Glad the hard work paid off!

Thank you! I've never heard the phrase outside the bottle neck before, what does it mean?

[wiperhunter2]

I'm happy for you man!  Your face says it all.
I have been hoping for a good outside-the-bottleneck mac for over 20 years.  Been there and netted other people's, but I have yet to land one past the 5lb mark.
Congrats!  Glad the hard work paid off!

Thank you! I've never heard the phrase outside the bottle neck before, what does it mean?

What I think he is referring to is the size of the fish there at BL, they get to a certain size, which is the bottleneck, not as many fish of the bigger size caught after that bottleneck. For many of us it is that 10 lb mark but it sounds like he is talking about the 5 lb mark.

[Boundless Bryce]

I'm happy for you man!  Your face says it all.
I have been hoping for a good outside-the-bottleneck mac for over 20 years.  Been there and netted other people's, but I have yet to land one past the 5lb mark.
Congrats!  Glad the hard work paid off!

Thank you! I've never heard the phrase outside the bottle neck before, what does it mean?

What I think he is referring to is the size of the fish there at BL, they get to a certain size, which is the bottleneck, not as many fish of the bigger size caught after that bottleneck. For many of us it is that 10 lb mark but it sounds like he is talking about the 5 lb mark.

I see, thanks!

[joshomaru]

I primarily fish for macs at the gorge. They tend to hold at a size around 20" and bottle neck there (which is why there is a more generous limit for the pups at the gorge), until they switch over to a piscivorous diet. That's typically when they start to put on length and weight and rapid growth.
There was a really interesting post a couple of weeks ago from the person that caught a record mac from the gorge, and had a scale analyzed for age. Pretty dang interesting!

[Boundless Bryce]

I primarily fish for macs at the gorge.  They tend to hold at a size around 20" and bottle neck there (which is why there is a more generous limit for the pups at the gorge), until they switch over to a piscivorous diet.  That's typically when they start to put on length and weight and rapid growth.
There was a really interesting post a couple of weeks ago from the person that caught a record mac from the gorge, and had a scale analyzed for age.  Pretty dang interesting!

Nice, I would love to read that article

[a_bow_nut]

https://bigfishtackle.com/forum/showthre...id=1099946

[Boundless Bryce]

https://bigfishtackle.com/forum/showthre...id=1099946

What a great read! Thanks

[Springbuck1]

Wow, fantastic!

[TiteLines]

I marked fish for 4 hours before this one hit. My tent blew away, my fingers were numb, but it was all worth it. I've been waiting for years for a big laker, and now I've got one. 33'' 10lbs.

Now that's PURE JOY man! Awesome catch!

TiteLines

[wiperhunter2]

Congrats, I see you just won the snapshot of the week on KSL's Outdoors with Adam Eakle.

[Fishin_Fool78]

Nice fish!