kbrest 151 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 Sorry Brodie, had writers block and couldn't type a decent story on this one. You can fill in the blanks though!11lbs, 29.5 just a hair short of 30 inches, 18 inch girth Superior caught whitefish, Massize shoulders, awesome fight, and what a surprise. Lost one few minutes earlier, and one banged the jig fly just before this one. Switched to a spoon quickly noticed by Brodie as "a good idea", and just minutes after talking about never catching a fish on the spoon before....wham. Fish of a lifetime...for now.The Ontario Record which looks like is also the world record, is currently 14.77lbs, 29 inch and 19 inch girth. So goddamn close, I will never be happy with a smaller whitefish again! First picture is held out a bit for some fun, second is a decent "Grip and Grin" with some proper scale. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iron Ranger 125 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 Kudos!It looks almost like what we call a baby Tarpon. Quote 20 years ago we had Johnny Cash, Bob Hope and Steve Jobs. Now we have no Cash, no Hope and no Jobs. Please God, don't take Kevin Bacon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FreshwaterFisherman Report post Posted February 7, 2014 Kyle was definitely working harder than the rest of us yesterday, and it sure paid off. It was quite the sight to see this fish come up a 6 inch hole that has been iced in a few times so was now about 5. The fish barely fit. I don't know how it did to be honest. We were actually fishing on the ideal side of the island to begin with, but the wind was howling and it just wasn't enjoyable, we circled the island until we were out of the wind and dealt with the water we had in front of us, it didn't seem ideal but we fished it anyway, thank god, otherwise Kyle wouldn't have this trophy. I don't know if I will ever get one that big, but it sure was awesome to see this beast come out of relatively shallow water. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fisherdude 69 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 Wow that's a hog, congrats man Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eyeguy 22 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Holy crap. Very nice. You'll always have that to look back on. Congrats. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalleyeWayne 137 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Great fish - congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker7 114 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Nice!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McGinnis_Fishing 49 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Thats crazy! If only it were a record that would be cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lineguy 17 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Good haul fella's... Quote "This ain't dress rehearsal....it's the life you get to live, make it a good one."A.F. & A.M. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Some Old Guy 968 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 What a beast of a whitefish! Must have had the ol' ticker pumping rapidly! Roger Quote R.T.R. Respect the resource! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrski 23 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Great fish, must have been a great fight. One in a life time, enjoy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
68camaro 1 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 That's a beauty!!! Fire up the smoker!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brookiebuster 117 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Beautiful whitey!! Congrats. Quote "Whack em' and stack em',kill em' and grill em'" Ted Nugent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pro fisherman-Stud Muffin 420 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 just getting into whitties myself, nice catch! Quote 2016 Dog Lake Open Champion. Thunder Bay BASSmasters Vice-President Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DartonRage2 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Nicely done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrock 7 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Couple years back I got a lunker out that way too. Put it on the rapala digital scale and it was just over 12 pounds. We got 10 white fish that day and the smallest was 5 pounds. Not sure if I have a pic ? I will take a look and post it if I do. Big fish and awsome fight but not as good tasting as the smaller whiteys out of Kama bay. We use to see schools of 50+ coming through on the under water camera but the size and numbers have gone way down the last 2 years . Hope they are making a come back. Would always get some steelhead , lakers and of course herring. What a great place to live! If this was southern ontario we would be elbow to elbow with other fisherman . Here your lucky to see a few pop up shelters across the bay. I love this place! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrock 7 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 And congratulations to you. That is an awsome fish. Try the white fish florentine recipe by Gord pyzer on the out door canada web site. It's very good. Also watched a Infisherman show on alternate species the other day and they said that white fish is among the healthiest fish to eat. right up there with Salmon with all those omega 3 healthy people seem to care about! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jared720 10 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Beautiful Fish, Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthwestHunter 27 Report post Posted February 9, 2014 That's an unbelievable catch! Congratulations. One of my favourite species to catch. My biggest was around 6 pounds. That fish fought amazing. I can't even imagine how that one fought!!! Quote Whitetail hunting, not just a 3 month season...a 12 month obsession Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FreshwaterFisherman Report post Posted February 9, 2014 Based on what I can find (please correct me if I'm wrong) this whitefish is as long or longer than the world record, which appears to be the same as the ontario record. I can find the world record listed as 29.5 inch, 14.77 lb. Kyles is 29.52. Sure there is quite the weight gap, but even still, to have caught a fish even equal to the world record length would be quite the accomplishment, I found these lengths on the IGFA website, as well as a few others. I have seen photos of a 32-33 so there are bigger out there, but even still. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crooksyredboat Report post Posted February 9, 2014 Nice fish, I know this island. Might be poaching your spot one day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wanttobetraping Report post Posted February 9, 2014 Awesome fish congats Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbrest 151 Report post Posted February 9, 2014 Haha I wish I could say its my spot. It was actually option B to get out of the wind. Cant wait to hit the ice again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest taxidan Report post Posted February 10, 2014 Congrats on an awesome catch! Those paper mouthed whities can be tough to keep on sometimes. Good job bringing one that size up thru the hole especially a 6 incher! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbear 24 Report post Posted February 10, 2014 Awesome catch! From the way they fight in the summer, when you tie into a good one it fights as well as a smallmouth. It must have been a challenging fight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
