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[chronic]

The only thing wrong with that fish is that Legend is holding it instead of me 

heh

[summersteel]

Nothing wrong with that fish, except it doesn't look big enough to be a tyee..Maybe its just that you are huuuge.  LOL

[legend]

Im not hudge 230 lbs is all. The fish was 33 lbs.

[summersteel]

Ha!  Geez your a light wieght!!  Nice tyee then.

[No_way]

Im not hudge 230 lbs is all. The fish was 33 lbs.

OK, a small correction:  the only thing wrong with that TYEE...

[Youngin]

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but what exactly is a "tyee"

[Rodney]

Grub......do you know what a spawned out fish looks like?

Just in case...



FYI, I stole the eye balls. We Chinese make soup with them.

[No_way]

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but what exactly is a "tyee"

It's a special name given to chinook salmon over 30lbs.  I don't know why or when this started, but that's what it is.

[Gooey]

Tyee is now a bit of a bastardized term (as it is in this case).  Technically a spring can only be called a tyee if it meets a bunch of different qualifications.  To be a member of the tyee club these criterea must be met:

1) It must be caught out of boat which is rowed (no power)
2) It must be caught on line no more than 26.25lbs breaking strain
3) Qualifying fish must be taken from the waters of Discovery Passage bounded on the north by Seymour Narrows and on the south by a line extending due west from Cape Mudge.
4) Rod used must be between 6-9 feet
5) only single action reels are allowed (I believe)
6) Fish must be 30+ lbs
7) A fish must pass a certification by a judging panel to be considered a tyee.

There are many other rules but basically the whole tyee thing originated on the island from the Tyee Club (http://www.tyeeclub.org/rules.htm)

Some fishermen here now apply the term to a large spring, but if you were to follow the history, traditions, and rules for calling a fish a tyee,  then you know it is really a borrowed and incorrect label.

[legend]

Tyee is now a bit of a bastardized term (as it is in this case). Technically a spring can only be called a tyee if it meets a bunch of different qualifications. To be a member of the tyee club these criterea must be met:

1) It must be caught out of boat which is rowed (no power)
2) It must be caught on line no more than 26.25lbs breaking strain
3) Qualifying fish must be taken from the waters of Discovery Passage bounded on the north by Seymour Narrows and on the south by a line extending due west from Cape Mudge.
4) Rod used must be between 6-9 feet
5) only single action reels are allowed (I believe)
6) Fish must be 30+ lbs
7) A fish must pass a certification by a judging panel to be considered a tyee.

There are many other rules but basically the whole tyee thing originated on the island from the Tyee Club (http://www.tyeeclub.org/rules.htm)

Some fishermen here now apply the term to a large spring, but if you were to follow the history, traditions, and rules for calling a fish a tyee, then you know it is really a borrowed and incorrect label.

So true but it's over 30 lbs, my leader was 14 lbs, single barbless hook. The true tyee club started in Campell Rver but it's nice to call a fish a TYEE .

[Gooey]

I guess the reason I made my initial post is that there is a time hounored tradition in BC invovling the pursuit of a true tyee and its something that I personally don't think should be diluted by people using the term "tyee" inappropriately.

Until I get in a row boat in Cambel River and catch a fish that 30+lbs spring, I wont be posting any reports with the word tyee in it -  but thats just me  .

If labelling a fish a tyee (regardless of whether it  is or it isnt) makes that fishing memory more meaningful to you then I guess its what ever floats your boat!   

[legend]

I guess the reason I made my initial post is that there is a time hounored tradition in BC invovling the pursuit of a true tyee and its something that I personally don't think should be diluted by people using the term "tyee" inappropriately.

Until I get in a row boat in Cambel River and catch a fish that 30+lbs spring, I wont be posting any reports with the word tyee in it - but thats just me .

If labelling a fish a tyee (regardless of whether it is or it isnt) makes that fishing memory more meaningful to you then I guess its what ever floats your boat!
 All fishing trips are meaningful thats why we keep going as for calling it a TYEE why not it's over 30 lbs a true TYEE maybe not but still over 30 lbs.

[kellya]

Lol i call springs over 30 lbs tyee most people do i dont really see the problem with that. Those rules are to get a tyee that is recognized by the club so you can join its not just to call it a tyee.

[Youngin]

I prefer to just call it "Big"

[Sandhead]

So true but it's over 30 lbs, my leader was 14 lbs, single barbless hook. The true tyee club started in Campell Rver but it's nice to call a fish a TYEE .

Maxima makes 14lb leader? Thought it was 10, 12, 15lb