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Title: new species and personal bests 2015
Post by: panfishman13 on Sep 15, 2015, 10:28 PM
we'll start in early february with my PB rainbow trout which i caught through the ice on one of the grossest ice fishing days ever. (nothing but rain all day)
5 lbs 12 oz.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LO7yPPRPZN0FN_-kKezljPThG8QLPlKbW_Kuoo6DNj1BGRSDT1ICOsd4RIyn7hFduPvFfV3L0rnCLkRQ6Ok_p9B_LSDHhjHYinazDMVJiIAjeh1RI9KDECOh_bSKMBfJL2-s9Yh0oEiq9hyvnZags6yeABvNut2EdXFT_sGfndb4Asks5gGrvuBOiA4SxxVKKigpV1gLJR2cf7Hc2Vw25HfBTZC1LLbBlPdiVjjSI8W3ibHsmC6C8v3eykD_yHRXuZY9LhZPjNsstOfLgFf8IfUwhBGtAH_ALtDWksP8DMnSBSO2Qm_MkBRfuaBEYtXn4RGzpo7-KK18T1FOI5Ajk4ayhj4rzkYq53TCVopgrdpNMVBsDeZnbMi_iKUAYYLNwWGkF9I-QAF5h8w98b1J-H8GbH2E9stc0a6I-pfOfHA2Bm35HFRPYiOuuA3Wn0EP_ZUWStsgi64WcsPDa2lWZIHc7R7jScaRy2Sy7E2-t4lfKHx1Oi2i_a1YMZ3qpuG2ZAs-UOkqCrsemCWPCSQnoAC7_NGoAN-hsJ6hONg1KQY=w653-h869-no)

next big fish for the 2015 season didn't come until may, new species and personal best flathead catfish
8 lb 9 oz.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XehDcnr1pzzeFPrqtZWDiHbS3iX46_wCJGobug98nCJKv4e7ylof_BVkMRTt2oCoBu34w-y8AfuPyGbyNc8HbOJZKLJfmmYcrpIrIzNFWgMhpof3dCNX9jIuo_sNl6d65Qm_9DqrXEJkqjGlmSC1zAvc83tLiTHsbb-rNi47J86f9tMlM7FkMHX2yTVlmB8w90FizoR12UdjsBKTEaGB7NYmdBv6TK7u-92IGUxwk7qx1H_7soI7nLnuUUmdyY0fWodrSo2m8Y2nTK8kyeIqctjWwSd_pd2MXbft-OmMSk6Dg3YaGtypvCtxZQtfykxPxAcb8dPEiMa4PvJ-V46JPvuy6_EvL6eMNPsqXWaLtnhXzoEWV3aeNEqZKDg_3gplJCbjgLO8ZQ2elgIo4CunQqTiSwZQUxl-S0g8bo0wB_IlRsrUkQS43NbZ_e6uZdgln5jS2RpNueoIxbKCNx1M7BVJurpbjC_rbYurPrfY-n5H10_z6HYBRitTrOIIF7niKnxi645Ud3foXvNxOR1vH6bAwzbb40t3nLPpqywDRqA=w640-h480-no)

next is my PB common carp (i swear this thing is made of solid gold, i've never seen such a beautiful carp!)
didn't have the scale, we estimated it at roughly 20 lbs
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qG77JVr88HaZYAbAEoGj0wSKo5YBdM5QAetM-rc-S7CWA8yXbMdq6IbPH8Unu-xR7imxDvLBP4A6WVUpdfc0bCQTJaIj0h01R60-TgD2xuMn-KACsN-HxRsuk8CSFsQ8t9Pz-pnZyq7fiORAYZkKOiOc9qxB3NYfR97MR4nyw7Csk5i5S-OIgGzmEyBDKk7R48wm3MTl4ywiaMoLLMlM9V4G3gIkrqbca4wP4r_ggJNLtNn4JcpGKYjEpcRNUjFOTbPAXWD3kX0OB4Er2CMOj4xbtMUYkNiId0H2F7ei3vOD5UdoDJ9vuK7z1taCwSGzpEutbMMsESHKNl5gse8wLMctdlJFLuDTxSEpN60ssu023jdaZ-M5ZIjNcGbmGWTowQZy8ila0utHssJFSPxxeZ7_HqCvu_s1GhECIQoKJQUVnZtEh6ptD40jX8DvCE8pOQKNsFgzN10MfjMADmUmR1DO2wEk3ZhU-PPrUJgXO0JntLoEA2zfsw80KIw5JArO8E0JOCQ4l8Wn0k4EYnRBu0RyyHCl3a0JOrM-RNswvxg=w1158-h869-no)

almost immediately after that came my PB smallmouth
18 inches on the dot (estimated at 3 lbs)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/UWzT65lvMXuaulsko4RPXcBIlowSsHWRNhJRwsXeuz_lSo92RktRONSHQPrfv2N3qIQqJrfTAz8fbYrOxOYz4isF0ypayseF0Q6iAQuoM8Qr6BTsBo1MIYSS4sQ5sgYMCK6QqFPrmXTvgPf29Xm911BwDGCigKdV40Re2OzYdem4xTTbbkq6aGbNB3GB5Olo-o4_e2MKomBho1gtFEGelTsOzIoiVkk4rLZgl-5od50AxaycPkv1de0X1JPqA7WWa7urPidLQj-AXdfg-ClhcrRcRB9RRBxqb9UsNI6E1Q0xz8WGI8UZhNTkTXoCr_DPI6lmSp6m7mvU7WcOo7mB2JD4X3sQsn1gYF1CC73dSOWgqvsUYaipD8EUgJgRuy0_UH669NR0VqWPjLxBIjIli2uMJmLAWmwF3uXtm4fuWoWtEG5_MAPBegZFfqrmfTKBVinkj29neHVi5bLAM6SyoLCcR8-40jM8LYClq89yji2OFU8blJW3TSBR6bGcxTCGsbf2cMLuLxPgctk3i8ZGgl4bQGTfof9YVMVHEjVJqX0=w1158-h869-no)

after that in late June i caught a brown bullhead, which is a new species for me
1 lb 3 oz. honestly not bad sized bullhead
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PdomHgAyftY10ELBQYEosLSJzMKKBhOtRCF8vEv8K9G4H4GoVFXTRlUF_frg--JhddyCFezuZvmP4TFQW16h1Kaw9tn8-Fn_gtaUPash1XnmpKJRxqVDLsf-GBPtVav3CriJd3IdBkYamR_N8APyQK0k41oiTfFDf8TZUYXVA6EtgxmSshSkCH3M9bsdkdGpeidrZeJkBM8GrZdTcOIRABvI2SNDQmFIEG9HQy4MHyRhkq-Nmrtwq1jVes3ujJzrlRgGW1NvUn9fCLpvQwi60QlHVRdhmCkYkgPeWid9IuwcKkRTB8V5jT9sDUg8OlfhlRo9iAy_pXM_FJcf3AmFzpSLd2TYJEQWZV_GH_wYEsVz8rib-tF2qOZR_tH6IsohhUD_HlcAntXwOJW6bYuVmF1NZtunYZZ5hEPmeC3KLcgTwN8NW-VzMl4AVvptZbHNzR1OS5kCn5YvU54Mdg61FgQT_zO6doaEQ8FhEzis_VldOxxbo5q5i3wYLGKLVrISNwaMgm69hWxCt9e2Lq4ewEbVOVjoQ6GPJScSe0Gi6lU=w480-h640-no)

a couple days later i went on a guided fishing trip on lake pend orielle in northern Idaho, and caught both the lunker of the trip and a new species
a 6 lb 8 oz. lake trout
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WK4fHcukvT215BzzyAd-wabDtVq1W6QGtupMV_b3bzjr8Ufoj_N6dKXg_HnkiEkkskFnjHRiEhWEcbDT-9bLOH0uM-skxk577KOw1XRU9LS4DpZuGpYsRSAWj0YeemBWUwLL-2X4pXAwMOuaZoWevUcZ0EkZIV0sQa_VyPu4SeuHMI2nd_i2Jv0l65c2msKzEpqmxudgarncWSuOASiLReRSM5NBvE-B9Bs32yIUI6fSxhPTbG1U8EHQlyat84I6UPKnRaIGp9Ubsh-hWXahnWIyQ5pUU_zKP4cGxwC_icbrR8FiB786lgcQ3vFoL79G5aU2wqjys1G7bRC7mrFpfPmBdmxkgnfR_2iN6i2cS-239r7X4jjJC4mj_w62uLpwqkPSd-Tx-uHf7NtvL4Qx_3y6-ml1XHApqCqIhUW8XOjPt71FZKBagIbet5Y7eM7hvDlfH3WDzwInm89ZtHfbh8fFeJPzgR-Xe-X5kcOPq_qnwJYsKZ3ilRRCK1r9ALfS4H0H-U7bg3696hzvOpy2oCcNQ8gTvUY_fWfWcxYNNqQ=w480-h640-no)

and most recently, i blasted my previous channel catfish record (used to be 5 lbs 9 oz.)
9 lbs 9 oz. exactly 4 pounds heavier. that night was crazy hot and humid, exactly the kind of night to spend fishing for catfish.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vjPWVKoGXuwB0yZ28hh-g8mACl50EiYboFdxckOE6PM_KMRfRmPBqo8lm8T5P8tTHSHiUfFLyANfyiT_PvWc7NNNweusp3-bn_2XzIEC8ObxWh7qbkrwopzTXho_JCqPQEwyIYWTFe7HpTWPZ-_9bgdowQbnr2soajWhWyZHA_tir_YCiQrSCS1OKtf4IHgWzXxX2eop_vX0TZTcDel0LcT8B2wtMCvzONvwVVuLIPh0RJU74G0NlTEgqJqDrf_dMLdBji1srXCDy-dzddl5qTU7kkxQ4_1cEFFx-T5m0nFuz8F-i_hruns7ZtpegGOrSRJJd8hmByfKJtw0oQSVJgGQs3ztfjalXzBz1jdi4XgZ61OfZ0omsWzgCoEupjyMMPW-l2qOxBuiDwJwGuKUnZVzY7Dg6_L0uLfm_HO4Y5uPkF0AQFWr4IOu-FixT3k1nfStJwxFTrWkxyvOSJoIVNDUsDl2kcKKbZyaeMhzejAGi_EZamtyc6WMOoA0haAs9IEbIUUN18W_FA7Vs6wTEV0OKSy3Xc0f5jRzek1egMQ=w489-h869-no)

and in the close but no cigar bracket we have:
a 9 3/4 inch bluegill, so close to my PB 10 inches. i never keep bluegill over 8, so this one should hopefully be 11 next time i catch her
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dwWGk-LRCB9XHIJ2KURvUz4MHAXiixgvfA29_re2xHdspRMuiJaVIudExbkAFriDM2GFw_GPaakCsKOJDyiNzY4BN84j3X-Qksg6FhLprgSnQivpv8Z0GmHu4F9c__fsee3xK9HFvqC86yk9XcXRX6tG_3czMGEa02G3hFo9cEOkJCTSJgg-GjT79g6jwL_Esc0tCOH6OuE1Jwm6zkJgVN5QgpN2yJEOJVZ4whhVBl_TvQjd81ZfRKHuyqGhKE5X-nGHX3P1ONyMZMSnf66eGV_4OuF_XdCaUCmgLP1l_6BAfVz7E-Bg1cDAY8NoFK7eaUycZYPoIdaJab3y09QWA-vQ3af_dxckfJuYiVqz3fWw-6rQ1VSRxehTUJD1og-qRgWR08mMOdBKpzGMUNcZ-ui7vco98g5B90KvR--dXRtE8fcIqpUp6DpMlb-Nee69CP2zef2BJEe2oh3di8591tSyN_pY0vk0JVWKQaI9UDa-AkrB1BHGJ72BdF5JxVJrLxPnftqVO4g0XbOZVgvJei-thte6BmR0aeP6kIdhL50=w480-h640-no)

never have i caught so many big fish in one season, nor so many new kinds. here's to the rest of 2015! i can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!
Title: Re: new species and personal bests 2015
Post by: Jethro on Oct 09, 2015, 02:41 PM
150 People have looked at this and not said one thing for 3 weeks. NICE FREAKIN' WORK THERE! Looks like it's been a good year for sure.