The big one that didn't get away!

[Raymond Richard]

Its been one of the best weeks I have ever had fishing here locally on the Columbia River in the 35 years I been living in the northwest. Got a call to go fishing Monday night for a day of fishing Tuesday. Actually did pretty good and finally got to break in my new steelhead outfit with a 6 pound native steelhead that I had to release. This trip really had me worn out. I was out doing a bunch of yard work Wednesday evening when I got another call to go fishing Thursday morning. As worn out as I was from Tuesday fishing trip I came close to turning this trip down but decided I'd better go. We'd been on the river for a good 4 or 5 hours without a single bump until this monster struck. 30 minutes later I had this 42", 40 pound chinook salmon on the boat. What a thrill!

 

[bravodelta]

Holy Cow!! Nice catch

 

[Burl Source]

Congratulations
That is a monster!

 

[slcraptor700]

Ummm...fresh salmon. Nice catch!

 

[RogerP]

Impressive!

Roger

 

[Mike Quesenberry]

WOW! That is one big ol' fish. Looks like were gonna have some smoked salmon in Boise.

 

[Lorien]

pity the fish in conflict with a smith

 

[Raymond Richard]

WOW! That is one big ol' fish. Looks like were gonna have some smoked salmon in Boise.

You just gave me a new marketing idea. Buy a knife and get some smoked salmon free.........

 

[Will York]

Whale of a king! :thumbup:

Congratulations!

 

[bluejaunte]

Wow, that's a lot of sushi, Ray!

Great catch.

 

[jdm61]

Nice fish, Ray.

 

[Boggs]

Now there's one you're not soon to forget...congrats

 

[Dawkind]

Ahhh, 'Catch of the Day'........fire up the smoker!

Congrats on landing that badboy.

 

[Lazydog1]

What a beauty!
It fills the whole tailgate!
I'd love to see the tackle you used to land that one.

Bet you were beat after fighting that monster.
Well done!

 

[Burton Harruff]

Awesome. I bet that was a fun one to pull in. -Burton

 

[braillediver]

Is that the best smile you could do for such a beautiful fish?

That's a beauty.

 

[Allen Newberry]

That look delicious!

 

[Raymond Richard]

Is that the best smile you could do for such a beautiful fish?

That's a beauty.

You know what happens when old men smile and both there hands are busy doing something else?

 

[Kohai999]

That's a beautiful fish, Ray!

Right now at my work, King is back up to $23.00/lb, so dressed out, you have about $500.00+ retail fish!

Are you going to smoke whatever you have remaining after the initial feast? I like peppered hot cure salmon and also jerky myself.

Congratulations and WELL DONE!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

 

[Raymond Richard]

That's a beautiful fish, Ray!

Right now at my work, King is back up to $23.00/lb, so dressed out, you have about $500.00+ retail fish!

Are you going to smoke whatever you have remaining after the initial feast? I like peppered hot cure salmon and also jerky myself.

Congratulations and WELL DONE!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

Steven, Right now I've been putting together a smoker that my wife bought me 2 or 3 years ago. Just got a few more parts to assemble and the experimenting will begin. I may temper a few blades while I'm at it. This is a million dollar fish but I'd take $500.00 for it. It really was a thrill catching this fish! I'm still feeling excited about it.