Caught a HUGE rainbow fishing

Tired of Waiting · 06-09-2012, 07:05 AM

Mrs ToW and I were fishing on the Ossipee big lake a week ago and caught a rainbow so big my ruler couldn't measure it.

Look at how the fishing rod bent on the strike!!!

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ToW

Tired of Waiting · 06-09-2012, 07:13 AM

We also cought a couple nice Brown Trout as well.

Mrs. ToW with her nice 21 inch brown: Me thinks she was happy and supprised!

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Of course I couldn't let her beat me so I cought a nice 22 inch brown.

She was a good sport about my fish being bigger.

We had a GREAT three weeks at the lake.

ToW

SAMIAM · 06-09-2012, 07:41 AM

WOW...........nice fish. Did you have them for dinner????

Tired of Waiting · 06-09-2012, 01:28 PM

The one that Mrs ToW cought was released. The one I cought tore his gill and died so it will be dinner.

I have a highly oxigenated live well on the boat and we make sure the fish are healthy and good to go back in the lake. Mine died during the effort to revive.

We release all the fish we catch except the ones that die.

ToW

Rattlesnake Guy · 06-09-2012, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Tired of Waiting

Mrs ToW and I were fishing on the Ossipee big lake a week ago and caught a rainbow so big my ruler couldn't measure it.

Look at how the fishing rod bent on the strike!!!

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ToW

Sorry, I am a nerd.

secondcurve · 06-10-2012, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy

Sorry, I am a nerd.

TOW

How deep were your down riggers set and what were you trolling. Thanks.

Jonas Pilot · 06-10-2012, 08:22 PM

If you look close you can see a second rainbow.

Tired of Waiting · 06-11-2012, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by secondcurve

TOW

How deep were your down riggers set and what were you trolling. Thanks.

14 feet down, speed: 2.5mph on GPS, Lure: DB smelt gold with orange stripe, 100ft behind the ball.

ToW

Broken Glass · 06-11-2012, 02:18 PM

Pretty fish, nice job.
Looks like a Laker and a Salmon to me.

ProfD · 06-12-2012, 03:19 PM

The first fish does look like a Brown trout (Lakers have forked tails), but the second fish is definitely a salmon.

SAB1 · 06-12-2012, 03:36 PM

Sorry the second one is not a salmon. Tail is a dead giveaway.

ProfD · 06-12-2012, 08:24 PM

I disagree. Salmon do not necessarily have forked tails, but the area just above the tail thins out (as it does in this case) and the jaw does not extend beyond the eye.

Jonas Pilot · 06-12-2012, 08:36 PM

Are you talking about the caudal peduncle and the maxillary?

RailroadJoe · 06-13-2012, 04:43 AM

Jonus Pilot NO, they are talking about the fish!

06-09-2012, 07:05 AM	#1
Tired of Waiting Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 519 Thanks: 111 Thanked 259 Times in 107 Posts	Caught a HUGE rainbow fishing Mrs ToW and I were fishing on the Ossipee big lake a week ago and caught a rainbow so big my ruler couldn't measure it. Look at how the fishing rod bent on the strike!!! [IMG][/IMG] ToW

06-09-2012, 07:13 AM	#2
Tired of Waiting Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 519 Thanks: 111 Thanked 259 Times in 107 Posts	We cought some Browns as well. We also cought a couple nice Brown Trout as well. Mrs. ToW with her nice 21 inch brown: Me thinks she was happy and supprised! [IMG][/IMG] Of course I couldn't let her beat me so I cought a nice 22 inch brown. She was a good sport about my fish being bigger. We had a GREAT three weeks at the lake. ToW

06-09-2012, 01:28 PM	#4
Tired of Waiting Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 519 Thanks: 111 Thanked 259 Times in 107 Posts	one The one that Mrs ToW cought was released. The one I cought tore his gill and died so it will be dinner. I have a highly oxigenated live well on the boat and we make sure the fish are healthy and good to go back in the lake. Mine died during the effort to revive. We release all the fish we catch except the ones that die. ToW

06-10-2012, 08:22 PM	#7
Jonas Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,047 Thanked 336 Times in 189 Posts	Two "Bows"? If you look close you can see a second rainbow.

06-12-2012, 03:19 PM	#10
ProfD Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	not a Brown The first fish does look like a Brown trout (Lakers have forked tails), but the second fish is definitely a salmon.

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06-09-2012, 07:41 AM	#3
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,891 Thanks: 334 Thanked 1,673 Times in 584 Posts	WOW...........nice fish. Did you have them for dinner????

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06-11-2012, 02:18 PM	#9
Broken Glass Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Atkinson,NH/Rattlesnake Island Posts: 164 Thanks: 330 Thanked 67 Times in 28 Posts	Pretty fish, nice job. Looks like a Laker and a Salmon to me.

06-12-2012, 03:36 PM	#11
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,229 Thanks: 188 Thanked 319 Times in 234 Posts	Sorry the second one is not a salmon. Tail is a dead giveaway.

06-12-2012, 08:24 PM	#12
ProfD Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I disagree. Salmon do not necessarily have forked tails, but the area just above the tail thins out (as it does in this case) and the jaw does not extend beyond the eye.

06-12-2012, 08:36 PM	#13
Jonas Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,047 Thanked 336 Times in 189 Posts	Are you talking about the caudal peduncle and the maxillary?

06-13-2012, 04:43 AM	#14
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	Jonus Pilot NO, they are talking about the fish!

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