[Matt3ddsteel]

For those interested who want to see a pic of the winning fish.

http://www.**************/appiesnet/gallery/2004no-charter/02_07_04a

 

[CMFish51]

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE FUN PULLING ONE OF THOSE THROUGH THE ICE...


SOMEDAY!


Corey

 

[bigsid]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats if you frequent this site!!!!!!

Sid

 

[doogster]

Congrat Tom!! Great fish. I think he does use this site. TOM 222 I think. Let's hear the story. Was out from State Park on Sat morning - 0 fish even marked..

 

[Tom22]

Yes, it was me..I caught her in about 20 fow on the bay ..Blue/slvr Do-jigger..I was only fishing about 15 min when she hit...My brother came over to help me out and when she went through the hole about 10 ft down.I said "Oh man its a hog" and my brother said, no it only looks about 8#..She took a few runs and ran into my other line. And after about 3-4 min I iced her and thought she was about 11.5#.....So I put her on the scale and it said 12.7#......33".(news printed 32"),,,,,,I fished for about 2 1/2 hours more b4 heading off the ice about 5:45....We only picked up 2 others about 4# and a 12# Lake trout....It was pretty cool. my biggest so far had been a couple 11# 31"..So this was exciting...Going back this weekend,..Hopefully the slush will harden up, to make the travel easier.....Thanks for your comments...Tom

 

[Tom22]

By the way the pics are on WWW.walleyecentral.com..click on message board...click on Fishing reports and click on photos at the top of the page and view under walleye express...Tom

 

[kingfisher 11]

Tom
See you at the banquet. I took 10th place.

Bob

 

[Backlash]

Congrats Tom. The second place finisher was a friend of mine. His dad ended up placing I believe 19th place. It was a close finish there with you and Brad. He said that you were weighing in your fish right in front of him. Again congrats.

 

[DZtaxidermy]

Nice Fish. Congrats Tom!

 

[Tom22]

Thanks Dan, but as part of the shiver contest, Captured Memories Tax is mounting the 1st place fish free...I've had 3 others done by him and he also does excellent work...tom

 

[flyrod4steelhead]

Nice fish. I can only "wish" for one like that. Congrats!!

 

[Hogty16]

What a Hog Tom! Congrats on winning I know a ton of us were trying to catch a fish like that. Way to go.

 

[snakebit67]

Congrats Tom awesome fish. Was out of linwood that day, didn't get a bump.

 

[Magnet]

Way to go Tom! Persistance pays off!
You must not have had "Turbo" with ya. LOL

I fished shallow Saturday and only picked one about 6 lbs.
Fished 17 fow on Sunday and only picked one about 5 lbs. Conditions were brutal on Sunday.

Congrats.

 

[WALLEYE MIKE]

Way to go Tom22, I have yet to catch a wally thru the ice. Maybe Sunday at the outing.

 

[Gone Fishing]

Congrats Tom, that's a beauty! You might want to give DZ taxidery a call. You sure don't catch a fish like that everyday, especially through the ice!

 

[riverboy]

Nice fish!!

Man I need a ride to the Bay!!!

 

[STEINFISHSKI]

Congrats! Beautiful fish!

 

[GoneFishin]

Congrats Tom, nice pic looks like it should be on a magazine cover.

 

[grizzly]

Tom, congrats again. Hope the luck continues this spring and hopefully there will be a few big females left in the river for the spring run. Wish I could have been out there with you guys. Will talk at you before the weekend.

Grizzly.