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The Rat
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Canada
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 Posted - 09/01/2009 : 09:11:20
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Just got back from a week at Killarney Provincial Park, about 4 1/2 hours north of Toronto. Besides the relaxation, great scenery, good canoeing, and fun times, 13 year-old Derek managed to boat the biggest fish of his life, a smallmouth bass that in my guesstimation was about 4lbs.
Later I may try adjusting the size of the pic until his hands match, get the exact length, get the height and approximate girth, and use a table to work out a more accurate weight. But for now just remembering the experience and seeing him with a big smile for about four days straight is good enough!
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You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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Simon
SFN Regular
USA
1992 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 10:16:56 [Permalink]
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And that's a nice one too!
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 09/01/2009 : 16:12:38 [Permalink]
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That's a big smallmouth! Well done.....
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Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
1370 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 19:59:33 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Congrats to him!
How'd it taste?
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We let it go. That was about 8am, and I wasn't about to canoe all the way back to the camp site so that we could cut it up and do a fish breakfast. Also, being that it was a provincial park I like to practice catch and release, just feels right to me. If it had been a nice big tasty perch or walleye however, well, I might have got that paddle working mighty quick! |
Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.
You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
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Son's first big fish
