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Old 10-02-2012, 09:36 PM   #1
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Caught these drifting in 27 feet of water on whole bluegill and floating slip rigs
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Old 10-02-2012, 10:02 PM   #2
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Get ready for the debate. Nice catch regardless. WB always gives me nice fish. Never know what your pull outta there. Big walleye, musky, stripers and apparently catfish.
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Old 10-02-2012, 11:04 PM   #3
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Looks like blues to me!


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Old 10-02-2012, 11:06 PM   #4
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Channel Cats for sure. BIG Channel Cats to say the least!
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Old 10-03-2012, 01:55 AM   #5
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The anal fins are a dead giveaway. There is no doubt that those are Blues. I'm sure that won't be enough to end the debate for some, however. If those were Channels, then you are fishing a WORLD CLASS Channel fishery to land two that size in one outing.
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Old 10-03-2012, 02:05 AM   #6
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Nice pair of fish. Geeze didnt think
It was that warm out tho. Ha ha.
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Old 10-03-2012, 05:17 AM   #7
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Are those Blue Cats? In my opinion, yes, as far as I can tell. There has never been blues stocked there. They must have been planted there. Also when was this pic taken?
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Old 10-03-2012, 06:38 AM   #8
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This was taken in august like I said I'm new to the site so I've gotta uploads the photos I have but I thought I had just broke the state record channel until I examine them and looked ar the anal bon. I didn't think they were in there but someone must have put a few in. I remember laffing at an old man when he told me he catches blues well looks like he is laffing now
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Old 10-03-2012, 03:19 PM   #9
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Nice fish, I agree that those are blues based on the anal fin, but it seems weird that you would catch 2 transplanted fish in the same day. I wonder if they could be large channels that just happen to have an anal fin shaped like a blue, maybe some kind of mutant or hybrid?
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Old 10-03-2012, 04:11 PM   #10
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IMO.....photo is well....several things not normal....just sayin!
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Old 10-03-2012, 04:35 PM   #11
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Are you talking about him holding those "hogs" out almost straight in front of himself without straining? Or that he's holding them with just his thumb in the mouth? Is it possible that they could just be a couple of 5-7 lb channels with some good camera techniques!
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Old 10-03-2012, 05:24 PM   #12
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and the sunlight angles are off on said subjects,
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Old 10-03-2012, 06:04 PM   #13
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oh ya totally would fake these fish because ive got nothing better to do i guess the other to photos from earlier this year are fake as well not to say that maybe he might be quite strong that doing concrete and lifting 50# bags rolling 500# drums at work all day. or maybe if you did some p90x you might beable to hold hogs out like these as well. just saying lol
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oh ya totally would fake these fish because ive got nothing better to do i guess the other to photos from earlier this year are fake as well not to say that maybe he might be quite strong that doing concrete and lifting 50# bags rolling 500# drums at work all day. or maybe if you did some p90x you might beable to hold hogs out like these as well. just saying lol
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Old 10-03-2012, 06:33 PM   #15
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Are you talking about him holding those "hogs" out almost straight in front of himself without straining? Or that he's holding them with just his thumb in the mouth? Is it possible that they could just be a couple of 5-7 lb channels with some good camera techniques!
It's hard to believe someone would actually say those pictures are fake unless they're jealous it's not them holding a couple decent sized fish. Some of you guys either need to get a life or find some place else to show how pitiful and ignorant you can be. This guy just signs up as a new member and the first thing you do is show him what a big piece of crap this site has become..........Mark
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Old 10-03-2012, 06:41 PM   #16
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thanx guys but you gotta understand some just arnt as fourtanet as others, i mean they dont persue as hard as others.
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Old 10-03-2012, 07:21 PM   #17
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ACTUALLY...

If you look at his right (our anatomical left) elbow, as well as his shoulders arched back, he's actually holding them further away from the camera. They would look much bigger if he were holding them straight out. Speak for yourselves, but I am fully confident that I could hold both of those fish in the same fashion he is for a photo. I could even hold them out for the "Big Fish Pose," which he IS NOT doing if you look at his shoulders.

Armchair detectives, likely armchair fishermen; nice catch no matter where they were caught. Certainly blues. Congrats on the memory!
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Old 10-03-2012, 10:05 PM   #18
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Nice fish for sure........still not sold that they are blues though, not to say that i don't believe you, but there has been a lot of shenanigans lately.
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Old 10-04-2012, 08:20 PM   #19
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wow
BUT, I really do hope this is true, cause really that is/was or just might be great news!

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Old 10-04-2012, 10:01 PM   #20
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Nice fish outback! Welcome to the site.


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