hunkin' huge hatchery 'ho (pic)

eyeFISH · 10-04-2005, 10:21 PM

Any guesses on the weight for this hook-nosed hawg?

SalmonJeff · 10-04-2005, 10:27 PM

I would geuss mid twenties!! a toad for sure

RvW · 10-04-2005, 10:34 PM

Ill say it weighs twice as much as it did when it was half that size.

fisheromen · 10-04-2005, 11:16 PM

No guess, just a big WOW!

That's a silver of a life time in my estimation. You're going to tell us eventually aren't you (you did weight it didn't you)? I want to know where you got it as well???

You didn't tell us you were switching from chasing big kings to chasing big silvers! Looks like you will be just as successful.

Actually I'll bite and say that since you're holding it a bit towards the camera that it's 23 or 24 lbs.

eyeFISH · 10-04-2005, 11:41 PM

Quote:

That's a silver of a life time in my estimation.

You got that right!

In 32 years chasing salmon from Alaska to the PNW and even the Great Lakes, that's the biggest coho I've personally laid hands on.

Keep the guesses coming... other than RvW, no one has hit it yet.

Spinner · 10-05-2005, 02:39 AM

Beautiful fish...21.5 #'s

Way to go!

SilverFly · 10-05-2005, 02:44 AM

Awesome coho! I'm gonna guess 22#.

River-Dweller · 10-05-2005, 03:29 AM

I will toss in the guess of 27 pounds?

:whazzup:

angler_andy · 10-05-2005, 03:37 AM

I'll guess 20.5. Nice fish.

Chuckster · 10-05-2005, 03:55 AM

Did it go 24?

RaiderRon · 10-05-2005, 04:46 AM

19.5 lbs? Nice fish!

Hooked up · 10-05-2005, 05:04 AM

26lbs. What a fish!

Are you going to have it mounted?

Fshklr · 10-05-2005, 05:08 AM

"hunkin' huge hatchery 'ho (pic)"

Hmm..

That HHH doesn't look anything like KF85

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SEAWEED PETE · 10-05-2005, 05:19 AM

That is a pig.

Looks like 23lb or 24lb somewhere in that area. I have only seen a few larger. Nice fish.

Boat Monkey · 10-05-2005, 05:33 AM

27lbs BBQ special?

fishtat · 10-05-2005, 05:39 AM

How about 25 on the button?

skrimmy · 10-05-2005, 06:04 AM

23.5

AnglersRental · 10-05-2005, 06:13 AM

I think anything over 26 lbs is a new state record in both Oregon or Washington. Looks close to me.

Brad

TundraIII · 10-05-2005, 06:16 AM

Caught one at 19lbs this summer...that hawg youre holdin looks bigger to me....21lbs?

Bottomhugger · 10-05-2005, 06:20 AM

hey eyefish,
that's a awesome fish!!! :smile: :smile: i fished canada a couple of weeks
ago and we had three 20lb plus silvers

that fish looks to be much bigger, i'll say 26.897lbs :smile:, is there
story behind that piggy?
very nice fish

Bottomhugger

finnman · 10-05-2005, 06:26 AM

Just tell us pleeease! I'm doing an impression of my 3 year old

But I want the story behind the battle. A Ho that bright and large- it must have been an epic. Come on eyefish spill the beans!

Finnman

Canyon Man · 10-05-2005, 06:34 AM

I'll guess 18.5-19.5....remember the big king in his old avatar
was only upper 30's but it looked like a 70lbr.
CM

CATCH AND EAT · 10-05-2005, 06:41 AM

25.4lbs. Very nice fish. Congrats.

We release fish this late summer that were pushing 22lbs nates. My personal best is 21lbs.

Fishfeet · 10-05-2005, 06:59 AM

Somewhere in the 35# range?

What a beauty! Nice job! Ff

fop · 10-05-2005, 07:06 AM

18 pounds 4 ounces.

eyefish just has a way to make them minnows look like monsters. How ya do that?
fop

YaHoeeFishOn · 10-05-2005, 07:40 AM

18LBS , Very nice silver . you 140 .

StickFish · 10-05-2005, 07:43 AM

25lb ho ho?

letsfish · 10-05-2005, 08:00 AM

25.75

FishiinShawn · 10-05-2005, 08:04 AM

I would say right around 32lbs.

RiverDog · 10-05-2005, 08:04 AM

28 lbs. Sweet fish!

FINZ · 10-05-2005, 08:09 AM

23# nice fishi

Fishin Magician · 10-05-2005, 08:14 AM

I am right with most everyone....22#-24#

Fisherfield · 10-05-2005, 08:17 AM

29.2??

reeldick · 10-05-2005, 08:17 AM

I've had a couple out of the Kenai over the years that went 21#.
The one you are holding definately looks more than that.
I'll say 24#.

rowmanholiday · 10-05-2005, 08:46 AM

Nice Silver! I catch them that size ALL the time. Then I wake up and come back to reality

That is a beauty of a fish. I'll weigh in @ 20lbs. 13oz.

Good job, I hope to be into those babies real soon.

FISH EYED FOOL · 10-05-2005, 08:53 AM

29 pounds , nice fish.

lurem · 10-05-2005, 08:59 AM

my guess is 31 pounds. The fish lost 2 pounds during the fight!

SteelieSlammer · 10-05-2005, 09:07 AM

Its a pig thats for sure. Pictures can sometimes be deceiving but it looks like a high teens or low low twenties. Either ways its a HUGE coho. Nice job

AnnaDraMoss · 10-05-2005, 09:28 AM

27 pounds. Biggest Silver Ive ever seen.

feelthefish10 · 10-05-2005, 09:40 AM

im gonna say 28.5

Hogmaster · 10-05-2005, 10:03 AM

Quote:

I think anything over 26 lbs is a new state record in both Oregon or Washington. Looks close to me.

Where has he said it was from Oregon or Washington?

25.5

Nice!

Motor · 10-05-2005, 10:08 AM

25, nice fish!!

FallRiverGuy · 10-05-2005, 10:15 AM

25 lbs

Sky-Guy · 10-05-2005, 10:20 AM

19.5 nice fish

Cohoangler · 10-05-2005, 10:33 AM

Unbelieveably beautiful fish. Most hatchery fish don't look that nice. Nice catch.

I'm going to say 22.75 lbs. And not an ounce more......

fishscale · 10-05-2005, 10:35 AM

26lbs 3oz

Troutinator · 10-05-2005, 10:46 AM

27.75lbs

Zodiac-Fisherman · 10-05-2005, 11:20 AM

26lbs.. Nice silver!

P-ride · 10-05-2005, 11:26 AM

28.4 lbs :grin:

Awesome fish, where do I get one?

Siwash · 10-05-2005, 11:33 AM

Looks like just about every guess between 18 and 35 is already out there...

Come on, Doc, the suspense is killin'!

Chrome Bumper · 10-05-2005, 12:24 PM

Either your right hand is much larger than your left hand or that is a 19 lber. Hey how bout laser eye surgery for us folk with astigmatism?? Those arm extensions get easier with practice EYe.

CATCH AND EAT · 10-05-2005, 12:31 PM

Doc, you ever work?

Dragfreedrift · 10-05-2005, 12:37 PM

24.3 lbs.

DFD

SMOKEY · 10-05-2005, 12:43 PM

Not only is that a huge coho, but that is a great picture also. My guess is 28.5 to 29 lbs. I'd also have that fish mounted. Great job!!!!!!!!!!

choppers · 10-05-2005, 12:48 PM

35lb TV adds ten lb (monitor)

Kosba1 · 10-05-2005, 01:00 PM

I'm going to that it's 25.4 lbs

FishinMission · 10-05-2005, 01:17 PM

16-17 pounds.(My estimate based on the position of the fish in relation to the camera, and size of your fist [behind the fish] compared to the length of your fish. I figure the fish to be about 30 inches long...and would estimate a 30 incher to be about 16-17 pounds or so.

Well?

Mark

LuckySteelhead · 10-05-2005, 01:18 PM

I say 19 lbs, its rare to see a silver bigger then 20, but that is a very nice fish! A big guy will make a fish look smaller and vice versa. If I had to guess your about 5'7" and 155?

Hunt'nFish · 10-05-2005, 01:42 PM

I'll go 29.5lb, sure looks deep to me.
Hunt'nFish

mandinga · 10-05-2005, 02:29 PM

14 lbs...the doc is only 3' tall!

beauty doc! I just dug out a picture of a 20lber i caught a year ago for comparison, and your fish is much larger.

10-04-2005, 10:21 PM	#1
eyeFISH King Salmon Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,887	hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) Any guesses on the weight for this hook-nosed hawg? __________________ Long Live the Kings! eyeFISH.... The Keen Eye MD

10-04-2005, 10:27 PM	#2
SalmonJeff Sturgeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: kiezer Posts: 4,089	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) I would geuss mid twenties!! a toad for sure __________________ friends don't let friends call a 13 pound steelhead 20 pounds.. team : If it ain't 40 it probably ain't 20

10-04-2005, 10:34 PM	#3
RvW King Salmon Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: EFL Posts: 5,079	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) Ill say it weighs twice as much as it did when it was half that size.

10-04-2005, 11:16 PM	#4
fisheromen Tuna! Join Date: May 2000 Location: Portland, OR, USA Posts: 1,060	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) No guess, just a big WOW! That's a silver of a life time in my estimation. You're going to tell us eventually aren't you (you did weight it didn't you)? I want to know where you got it as well??? You didn't tell us you were switching from chasing big kings to chasing big silvers! Looks like you will be just as successful. Actually I'll bite and say that since you're holding it a bit towards the camera that it's 23 or 24 lbs. __________________ "There are no ordinary people - you have never talked to a mere mortal" C.S. Lewis

10-05-2005, 02:39 AM	#6
Spinner Steelhead Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland Posts: 281	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) Beautiful fish...21.5 #'s Way to go!

10-05-2005, 02:44 AM	#7
SilverFly Tuna! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Camas, WA Posts: 1,564	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) Awesome coho! I'm gonna guess 22#. __________________ Stuff that's keeping me off the river: http://www.rifflemiststudio.com/

10-05-2005, 03:29 AM	#8
River-Dweller Steelhead Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dwelling Posts: 133	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) I will toss in the guess of 27 pounds? :whazzup: __________________ Who let the dogs out; ruuf, ruuf-ruuf, ruuf-ruuf!

10-05-2005, 03:37 AM	#9
angler_andy Chromer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Aloha, OR Posts: 644	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) I'll guess 20.5. Nice fish. __________________ "Can't remember ever having a bad day fishing." "I killed a six pack just to watch it DIE" 26' Shamrock Hardtop "AQUA HERO'

10-05-2005, 03:55 AM	#10
Chuckster Steelhead Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Aloha Posts: 413	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) Did it go 24? __________________ Proud Member of Tualatin Valley CCA Take a kid fishing! Team Arima

10-05-2005, 04:46 AM	#11
RaiderRon Steelhead Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 152	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 19.5 lbs? Nice fish! __________________ RaiderRon

10-05-2005, 05:04 AM	#12
Hooked up Tuna! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Oregon City, OR Posts: 1,275	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 26lbs. What a fish! Are you going to have it mounted? __________________

10-05-2005, 05:08 AM	#13
Fshklr Yellowtail 2010! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Longview Posts: 7,194	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) "hunkin' huge hatchery 'ho (pic)" Hmm.. That HHH doesn't look anything like KF85 " __________________ Trying to fill an open seat? Someone bag on ya at the last minute? Have my own gear/bait/etc Can fish Newport to Ilwaco. Tuna, Crab, Bottomfish. Please only BAR EXPERIENCED Safe/sane/drug free Captains Team "Oregon Yellowtail" 2010 Team "Yellowtail Swimbaits"

10-05-2005, 05:19 AM	#14
SEAWEED PETE Chromer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The River Posts: 768	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) That is a pig. Looks like 23lb or 24lb somewhere in that area. I have only seen a few larger. Nice fish. __________________ " Just can't wait for the next one "

10-05-2005, 05:33 AM	#15
Boat Monkey Tuna! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,122	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 27lbs BBQ special? __________________ --Dan

10-05-2005, 05:39 AM	#16
fishtat Steelhead Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 180	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) How about 25 on the button? __________________ Fishtat. The All Around Angler. I'd rather catch it from the bank. Whatever it is.

10-05-2005, 06:04 AM	#17
skrimmy Ifish Nate Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hillsboro Posts: 3,249	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 23.5 __________________ Get the Net!!!

10-05-2005, 06:13 AM	#18
AnglersRental B Run Coho Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 4,855	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) I think anything over 26 lbs is a new state record in both Oregon or Washington. Looks close to me. Brad __________________ Willie and Clackacraft drift boat rentals: www.anglersrental.com

10-05-2005, 06:16 AM	#19
TundraIII Tuna! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Aloha Posts: 1,975	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) Caught one at 19lbs this summer...that hawg youre holdin looks bigger to me....21lbs? __________________ 2001 ProKat 22ft Walkaround

10-05-2005, 06:20 AM	#20
Bottomhugger Cutthroat Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 44	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) hey eyefish, that's a awesome fish!!! :smile: :smile: i fished canada a couple of weeks ago and we had three 20lb plus silvers that fish looks to be much bigger, i'll say 26.897lbs :smile:, is there story behind that piggy? very nice fish Bottomhugger

10-05-2005, 06:26 AM	#21
finnman Tuna! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Oregon City Posts: 1,050	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) Just tell us pleeease! I'm doing an impression of my 3 year old But I want the story behind the battle. A Ho that bright and large- it must have been an epic. Come on eyefish spill the beans! Finnman __________________ Proud parent of a Portland Junior Hawks hockey player; squirt division. "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." Albert Einstein

10-05-2005, 06:34 AM	#22
Canyon Man Steelhead Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bothell, Washington Posts: 342	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) I'll guess 18.5-19.5....remember the big king in his old avatar was only upper 30's but it looked like a 70lbr. CM __________________ Remember none of us knows as much as all of us!

10-05-2005, 06:41 AM	#23
CATCH AND EAT King Salmon Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 21,016	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 25.4lbs. Very nice fish. Congrats. We release fish this late summer that were pushing 22lbs nates. My personal best is 21lbs. __________________ SHUT UP AND FISH! If you don't like the weather just wait 5 minutes.

10-05-2005, 06:59 AM	#24
Fishfeet Tuna! Join Date: May 2003 Location: carlton, Ore. Posts: 1,550	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) Somewhere in the 35# range? What a beauty! Nice job! Ff

10-05-2005, 07:06 AM	#25
fop Chromer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: WA. Posts: 818	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 18 pounds 4 ounces. eyefish just has a way to make them minnows look like monsters. How ya do that? fop __________________

10-05-2005, 07:40 AM	#26
YaHoeeFishOn Chromer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 983	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 18LBS , Very nice silver . you 140 . __________________ Yahooeee Fish-on Show Time

10-05-2005, 07:43 AM	#27
StickFish King Salmon Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beyond the Bass Clef - Tigard Posts: 10,406	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 25lb ho ho? __________________ Ad Augusta per Angusta WeSeekHer Custom Rods

10-05-2005, 08:00 AM	#28
letsfish Ifish Nate Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tualatin,Oregon Posts: 3,171	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 25.75

10-05-2005, 08:04 AM	#29
FishiinShawn Steelhead Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Coos Bay, OR Posts: 469	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) I would say right around 32lbs. __________________ As imprisoned birds do not get out of their cage, so those ignorant of right or wrong do not get out of their misery.

10-05-2005, 08:04 AM	#30
RiverDog Steelhead Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Forest Grove, OR Posts: 313	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 28 lbs. Sweet fish!

10-05-2005, 08:09 AM	#31
FINZ Chromer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Clackamas, Or. Posts: 909	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 23# nice fishi __________________

10-05-2005, 08:14 AM	#32
Fishin Magician Ifish Nate Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 2,502	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) I am right with most everyone....22#-24# __________________ "If we knew everything, there would be no reason to try....."

10-05-2005, 08:17 AM	#33
Fisherfield Chromer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, WA. Posts: 840	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 29.2?? __________________ Any day fishin' is better than pretty much anything else! Team Game Misconduct

10-05-2005, 08:17 AM	#34
reeldick Tuna! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wilsonville, OR Posts: 1,388	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) I've had a couple out of the Kenai over the years that went 21#. The one you are holding definately looks more than that. I'll say 24#.

10-05-2005, 08:46 AM	#35
rowmanholiday Ifish Nate Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 2,194	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) Nice Silver! I catch them that size ALL the time. Then I wake up and come back to reality That is a beauty of a fish. I'll weigh in @ 20lbs. 13oz. Good job, I hope to be into those babies real soon.

10-05-2005, 08:53 AM	#36
FISH EYED FOOL Steelhead Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: GALES CREEK Posts: 137	Re: hunkin\' huge hatchery \'ho (pic) 29 pounds , nice fish.