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[No_way]

You seen the fish on the back of a Gibbs spoon package? 

But they only live like eight years, there is no reason why there aren't monsters like that still lurking.  They would just be farther and fewer between, just like salmon of all sizes.

[Big Steel]

I found that article about the Massive Chinook!!  It was caught by a German tourist by the name of Ingrid Oeder.  The Chinook weight in at 99.25lbs.  It was caught and released on the Skeena River in 2001.  Before they let the mighty King slide back into the river, they took it's measurements.  Here they are!!!  53.5 inches long, and 38.5 inches around!!
  The salmon's size was then phoned into Gander and Son's, and they got to work creating a life sized mold.  Then, it was ready 2 years later, and after 12,500 scales were hand carved.  To offset some of the cost to Oeder, as this was the most expensive fish ever created at Gander and Son's, several salmon are being created from the one mold.  The city of terrace has ordered one, in order to permanently display the 100 pound pride of the Skeena!!!

[cohokid]

you got meat for a life time outa those fish

[stinkytroutboy]

I think that i could take one of those bad boys on my trout gear set up

[Sterling C]

steel i have that magazine with the chick on the cover with that spring its Friggen huge

That picture never made the cover. Actually the picture in BCO is in black and white and is pretty crappy.

[dnibbles]

Using a C&R formula on a fish that big......gimme a break!!!!!   I've seen the pic of it laying on its side in the water, it's a huge spring, but to say to the quarter of the pound how much it weighs, c'mon! If they thought it was a record and wanted the recognition, they should have whacked it!

[Big Steel]

Well I guess that I'm the only one in here that hasn't seen an actual picture!!   If anyone could find that pic, of the 99.25 lb fish, could you plz post it!!!  I would like to see the fish rather than the replica!!!

[Steelhawk]

The record spring was 126 lb and was caught in a commerical net.  What a waste!  Was there ever a picture or article written about that fish?

[DionJL]

Hmm wonder if my 8wt could handle that?

[mark]

To catch a chinook salmon over a 100 lbs would be very rare today due to over fishing and pollution. Also residential areas are hurting our water systems as they build to close to riparian zones close to the water.

[Sandy]

I suspect it was caught bottom bouncing

Hmm wonder if my 8wt could handle that?

[THE_ROE_SLINGER]

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