21.7 lb LM from San Diego

[Texas Transplant]

Man, just ran across the story and picture from S. California.



This is the picture of the recently caught 21.7 lb LM taken from Lake Dixon (60 acres!) near San Diego.



Weight corrected - had it right the first time!



Now this is a HAWG!



Link to the story below.



Tex
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/outdoors/20030601-9999_1s1outdoors.html

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Get the NET! Heck...get the gaf! What a HOG!!! And THAT does qualify as a hog...

Enviuos TEE

 

[Rob LaMoy]

Look at the kid in the background hiding behind the drum. "I ain't goin nowhere NEAR that thing! It'll eat me!" LOL

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Probably what the guy was using for bait...he didn't see his friend come back!

WOW..

TEE

 

[gone bye bye]

That my friends is a TOAD....they sure are getting closer to Mr Perry's record out there in CA.



Mini

 

[Bill McElroy]

oh contrare Mini,...that is a SUPER-TOAD!!

 

[Texas Transplant]

If the fish had eaten one more trout, the same size as the swim bait that was used, it likely would have broken the record.



Tex

 

[TOMMY RICH]

I'm sure it'll be broke in the next few years. Same for Smallmouth...I think it'll fall sometime soon.

TEE

 

[Tony Payne]

well, the real question for me is...



Glass or Tin?

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...don't get that started Simmy!

TEE

 

[Texas Transplant]

It's a 60 acre lake. Bet it's tin.



Tex

 

[Rob LaMoy]

Yeah, and that toad put that lil tin boat on plane during the fight too! LOL

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

If he has a replica made (I hope he did catch and release) it will be GLASS....LOL Can't beat that, even the fish are glass!!



TOXIC

 

[TOMMY RICH]

I think I'll have mine cast...out of ALUMINUM! See ....I told ya'..

TEE

 

[Larry Harp]

Looks like it just ate Carlos's combat boots.



Harpo

 

[Bill McElroy]

that dude deffinetely has a Marine's haircut!!! LOL...

 

[Scott Harvey]

The first post said 21 lbs 7 oz....It's actually 21 lbs 11 oz or 21.7 lbs. Earlier his buddy caught a 19.2 I think, same alke...so it might have been the same fish after a few trout

 

[Richard Lane]

He released it?!!! Oh, that sucka would have gone on the wall!!!



LT

 

[Scott Harvey]

Yep, he released it...gotta keep those big fish genes in the gene pool....I think he plans on getting a fiberglass replica made...