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weekend angler · Joined: 09 Sep 2009 Posts: 112 Location: trumbull

Hey Guys,

I hit up Lake Saltonstall last night after work with a buddy. We fished from the dock between 7- 8:30 pm. I was using a 5 inch blake/blue flake brush hog and landed a nice 2 lber in about 5 feet of water just off the weeds.
3o mins later, I casted closer to shore probably about 5 feet from the actuall shoreline and felt a heavy sensation, which I thought was just some weeds on the end of my rod, but after I felt a strong tug, I said this is a "big fish"
After fighting the fish from brying itself I landed this beauty, I didnt have my scale on me but we measured it at 20 inches, and I'm guessing it was around
6-8 pounds, just a great way to start the weekend

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Stratos17 · Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 372 Location: Bristol, Ct.

Wow!!! Nice Fish!!!

PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

That's a beauty!
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davoforty · Joined: 29 Jul 2010 Posts: 32

Wow. Congrats on the fish. Looks like its around 8lbs, don't ya think?

weekend angler · Joined: 09 Sep 2009 Posts: 112 Location: trumbull

Thanks guys, I think it was around 8, I mean it was fat all the way through the tail, solid fish
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DV · Joined: 05 May 2010 Posts: 229 Location: East Windsor

Wow great catch.

DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

What a beauty!!

panfishh8r · Joined: 16 May 2010 Posts: 62 Location: Northern CT

that is a really nice fish and it looks really solid and heavy. i caught a fish that weighed 5lb 9 oz and it was 20 and 3/4 inch. when i first landed it i estimated it to be 6 lbs. what im saying is big fish are hard to judge because there not common to catch. im not doubting your estimation im just saying it was probably closer to the 5.5 or 6 lb mark. great fish though and congrats.
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weekend angler · Joined: 09 Sep 2009 Posts: 112 Location: trumbull

Thanks brother,

But I have caught plenty of 5.5 - 6 lbers and know one when I catch them, this fish was truly over that mark, I'm tellin' you this was a large marge Wink

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Fishface · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 308 Location: New Britain

Congrats nice fish

SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

Wow nice bass, congrats!!
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asianfisher · Joined: 12 Jan 2009 Posts: 920

Great lake havent been there since the early 90's tho.... Big fish than and still big fish now....

SeaDog1 · Joined: 21 Dec 2009 Posts: 2629

Nice Fish!!!! Very Happy

Bass Addict · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:19 am Post subject:

wow, catch of a lifetime. Get a scale man, It would have been cool to know the actual weight - you can't really judge from a picture.
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SkeeterRon · Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Posts: 1173 Location: Newington, CT

WOW,

Awesome fish...
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