PB Greater Redhorse

By Phil on Sun, 10/18/2015 - 22:12
Friday, October 16, 2015
Redhorse, Greater
Size: 
9 plus

What a treat to hold the biggest redhorse of my life.  Even a bigger thrill when I first saw that thing come up to the surface of the water, it's been a while since a fish had my knees shaking! 

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Eli - Sun, 10/18/2015 - 22:16

Wicked greater

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Graceclaw - Sun, 10/18/2015 - 23:05

They are such a damn cool fish. I'm dying. Congrats on the amazing catch!

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drawer.bli - Mon, 10/19/2015 - 08:13

What a beast. Perfect specimen, too.

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Waxworm - Mon, 10/19/2015 - 08:54

Magnificent! Hearty congratulations! Length? Girth? Any official state records broken with that catch?

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andy - Mon, 10/19/2015 - 10:17

That is a very beautiful fish.  Congrats!

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Outdoors4life - Mon, 10/19/2015 - 11:15

Good to see you out chasing fishies still! 

You have been chasing those greaters for a long time and a PB is a big deal.

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Hengelaar - Mon, 10/19/2015 - 18:08

What a beautiful fish, Phil. And look at the fall colors, too.

Just a fantastic specimen. I knew there were tanks in there. I bet there might even be some tankier tanks than that...

Gogittem!

Fishn sure is neat

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Dr Flathead - Mon, 10/19/2015 - 18:27

Nice greater Phil!  Shes a tanker!

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vanner - Mon, 10/19/2015 - 21:30

Don't forget to mention that it was your second PB of the day!

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Corey - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 19:12

Shots like that are what will turn redhorse into a protected gamefish.

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UpperMi roughangler - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 19:55

That is a lovely fish showing classic Greater features. Looks to be in good condition too, barely a scratch on her.

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Carp Chaser - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 22:26

Guys I'm kind of bummed, thought we got a measurement at the time... but I guess we failed to do that with all the excitement. That is one long fish, even for it's weight. Heck of a day, Phil also caught a 7 lb. 15 oz. specimen. 

"There's always a bigger fish"

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Phil - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 22:56

Thanks guys, I wish everyone could have been there to see that fish in person - and to Corey's point I wish those who need need to acquire more appreciation could have been there to experience a true gem of nature and an incredible angling experience.

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andy - Wed, 10/21/2015 - 14:36

Phil, I hereby grant you the Golden Fish Award for this awesome catch.  It shows up on your bio page and links to the notable catch entry.  Congrats again!

 

 

 

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Divemaster - Mon, 11/02/2015 - 10:21

Awesome! That's one of the biggest redhorse I've ever seen!

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Daniel - Wed, 02/10/2016 - 20:16

I want to catch this thing so bad

how did you catch that?

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