Lunker Walleye

DMcFaul · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:19 am

Seems a proper first real post here after a few years of just lookin' around.

Hit this 16lb, 28" walleye out in the big lake the other week. Nice surprise still finding big boys out there.

BigMac · **Joined:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:18 pm **Posts:** 1383

Nice looking fish. I think you made a typo on the weight. I’m guessing 8.5-9lbs based on 28”.

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DMcFaul · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:23 pm

Weighed in right at 16. 24" girth. He was a fatty.

muskyhunter · **Joined:** Fri May 17, 2019 8:39 am **Posts:** 55

Where’s the pic it doesn’t seem to load up?

Pepe Parisien · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2020 5:23 pm

That "dirty Patricia" tshirt adds 10 lbs to the fish - huah!!!

fishwilly · **Joined:** Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:44 pm **Posts:** 61

nice fish but as others have said there's no way that fish is 16 lbs.
Closest guess would be 8 lbs

DanElliot · **Joined:** Mon Apr 08, 2002 8:59 am **Posts:** 4305

Welcome Dmcfaul to the board,
Its a decent fish no doubt but I have to agree its not in the 16 lb range. I think you should try your scales with a known weight to double check the accuracy. For comparison here are a couple pictures of fish over 10lbs and under 12 lbs. You compare and be the judge.

biff · **Joined:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:30 pm **Posts:** 451

DMcFaul wrote:

Weighed in right at 16. 24" girth. He was a fatty.

Its the ole 'sinkers up the arse trick'.

That never wins the tourney...

DMcFaul · **Posted:** Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:30 pm

Don't know what to tell ya, weird day for my scale to lie to me I guess.

Maybe has something to do with having to hold the fish behind me so I could get it in the pic. Kinda like the opposite of you guys holding it out front to look bigger. That's the same trick I used to land my wife.

Walleye chaser · **Joined:** Mon Nov 20, 2017 8:23 am **Posts:** 29

nice fish congrats!!as far as weight goes its in the 8lb range.not the best eating size !5lbs and under are tastier!! :wink:

muskyhunter · **Joined:** Fri May 17, 2019 8:39 am **Posts:** 55

nice fish, nice comparison, if this was a 16lber why would you have kept it?

robkon · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2020 11:55 am

Just speculating but maybe for the wall?, if I caught a 16 lber it would be my first, and only eye on the wall. That is, unless I managed an 18 lber at some point. Good luck with that but I can keep dreaming. My PB is 31" 11.8 lb caught shallow in June and it went back in after a few good pics. Not sure about others but I think I would draw the line at lucky 13 lbs or above to mount and I might consider a replica. Anything over 6 goes back into the drink for me.

Deepfriedwalleye · **Joined:** Sat Feb 13, 2016 8:56 pm **Posts:** 120

Here’s 13 1/2 lb full of eggs caught in February 2020 my bet would be 7.9lboz

Jim Lyon · **Joined:** Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:12 pm **Posts:** 417

It's always been my opinion that if an angler legally catches a fish he is entitled to keep it with no explanations required

tomfoolery · **Joined:** Fri Nov 12, 2004 3:32 pm **Posts:** 144

Jim Lyon wrote:

It's always been my opinion that if an angler legally catches a fish he is entitled to keep it with no explanations required

X 2 Jim.
As much as I preach Catch and Release for Muskies, if someone catches a legal fish (meaning in season and of legal length for the zone fished) they are entitled to harvest it if they wish.

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