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#21 MuskieBait

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Posted 13 August 2014 - 06:05 PM

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#22 MichaelAngelo

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Posted 13 August 2014 - 10:22 PM

Some pretty awesome guesses guys!  Really close to the actuals in terms of weight.  Here're the actual numbers!  Christopher K and Getin were closest I'd say! 

 

Fish #1 Largemouth, just about 19.5" (can't tell EXACTLY) and a weight of about 4.4 lbs:

 

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Fish #2 Smallmouth, about 18.5" and a weight of about 3.28 lbs if I recall correctly 

 

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#23 bbgobie

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Posted 14 August 2014 - 07:42 AM

Surprised there weren't more 10 lb guesses. Feels like every fish I see posted is loaded with lead weights. Thanks for starting this thread. Maybe we'll hear less about peoples 1 lb fish being 5+ lbs. It should be stickied. =)
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#24 creek chub in your pocket

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Posted 14 August 2014 - 08:36 AM

Yep, caught two species - Logperch (Percina caprodes) and Ozark Logperch (Percina fulvitaenia). Most of the logperch diversity is in the US. As far are I know, we only have Percina caprodes in Canada...but I could be wrong. The Ozark Logperch was caugth in Illinois.

 

Logperch are smaller fish...so unless you target them with smaller hooks...you generally don't catch them. I've found the in calmer shallows of bigger rivers, and have caught maybe half a dozen so far in Ontario.

 

If you are really that interested, check this out. Not a self promotion...but people love to see fish pics, right?

 

http://muskiebaitadv...ecies-list.html

right on, ive caught a few with a jigging spoon before and at first look i thought it was a gobie, but after looking closer i noticed they were log perch, pretty cool and unexpected...ive probley got about 5 of them over the last 8 years just randomly...not sure if they were all the same exact species or not.


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#25 getin

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Posted 14 August 2014 - 08:41 AM

:-)) What is the prize ....lol


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#26 Shawarma

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Posted 15 August 2014 - 09:27 AM

Surprised there weren't more 10 lb guesses. Feels like every fish I see posted is loaded with lead weights. Thanks for starting this thread. Maybe we'll hear less about peoples 1 lb fish being 5+ lbs. It should be stickied. =)


Fishing is made up of 3 parts:

1. Finding the fish
2. Trying to catch said fish
3. Overestimating on the fish you caught and the ones you didn't find

Everything is a 5lb+ fish until a scale tells me otherwise! That's why I leave mine at home :)
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#27 PUMP KNOWS

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Posted 15 August 2014 - 03:24 PM

NOOOOOOOOO... SHOTS FIRED

 

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#28 ChasinTails

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Posted 16 August 2014 - 02:44 AM

Bang bang shots fired lmao
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