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Sad Saugeye Sight

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Went out yesterday to try and find a few Saugeye for the freezer. Haven’t had much luck yet except for a few 15-16 small ones. While fishing I kept smelling rotten fish and chalked up to dead carp when I looked down shore and saw this. Damn sad and a waste. Sure it wasn’t intentional but we all need to be more careful with our fish- can’t imagine leaving a limit behind
 

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#38 ·
The real story:
A guy had been fishing Salt Fork and around 2:00 a.m. he had finally caught is 6th fish to complete his limit. Just as he is about to leave, he hears a thundering yell like he has never heard before. Shaking, he turns on his flashlight only to see an 8 foot bigfoot within only 50 yards of him. The man takes of running and doesn't return for the cooler of fish. He doesn't dare mention it on this site for fear of being harassed for not only wasting fish but for not practicing catch and release of large fish and also for claiming he saw a bigfoot. In the end, bigfoot went to eat the fish but he was pissed because he prefers to eat 20" smallmouth instead.

So let's hear everyone else's best made up story on this cooler of fish. LOL
 
#40 ·
If this is where i think it is, I'm guessing its private property and the local authorities or GW came to check out the fisherman who had permission vs those who didnt. While checking some fisherman, the owner of this cooler had a chance to make a get away, leaving cooler behind!
Just a guess , I've left a lot of tackle over the years but not sure I've ever left fish? LOL