BEAT THIS!!! Top Spring Chinook Entry

Jennie@ifish · 06-07-2002, 06:45 PM

Just go this in e mail.
I think I remember reading about this, but I didn't know he entered!
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Spring Chinook....Willamette River
Weight: 42 lbs
Length: 46"
Girth:26"
Date: 5-8-02
Check in by: Robert - Fishermans' Marine - Oregon City

Beautiful fish, Dick!
Oh-- Did we tell you? You have to do the official ifish pledge...

"My name is Dick and I am an ifishaholic..."
You know....

Jen

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dogfishboy · 06-07-2002, 06:56 PM

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

, dfb

Jen, only in my dreams.

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Nate · 06-07-2002, 07:09 PM

:grin: :grin: :grin: WOW that's a nice fish beats all of mine but is that an ifish hat he's wearing?

shakerfish · 06-07-2002, 11:31 PM

Way to go! that fish almost beats my biggest fall fish out of T-Bay! Good Job! :grin: ...shakerfish!...

Jennie@ifish · 06-08-2002, 04:34 AM

Dick writes:
(Maybe Dick will post soon, he is registered...)

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Jennie:
I was fishing with Glenn Pointer at Oregon City in the Lake Line. He had anchored
up in the Lake Line about 5 a.m. that morning. Naturally I showed up after chores
at noon. We returned to his anchored buoy and ate a light lunch. First off we
hooked up with a sea lion and that did not go well at all! Our next bite turned
out to be this fish. The bait, a dark prawn, was on a rig shown to me by Glenn on
a previous trip. It took about 15 minutes to land the fish. Glenn did have a
little trouble getting all of him in the net, but he got it done. Everybody needs
someone to fish with like Glenn.
Dick

NEUTRON · 06-08-2002, 04:56 AM

Moral of the story.....do your chores first and
you will be rewarded.

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Pete · 06-08-2002, 05:30 AM

Dick,
congratulations. My 23.4 pound, 39 inch fish stood as the longest for nearly 2 months. I didn't imagine it would win and I'm glad to see a beauty like yours show up. I was getting worried that there wouldn't be any big fish! Good luck with it holding up until the end of the contest!

Snagly · 06-08-2002, 06:48 PM

Great fish! Coincidentally, it's about the same weight (and probably near enough in size and dimensions) of the current world record steelhead.

So all I need to do is get Roeboat to "work" the picture in Photoshop . . . hum . . . here's my head for Dicks . . . and a white mouth . . . and voila -- my dream comes true!

06-08-2002, 06:58 PM

Wow, definition of a Wallhanger!

Jennie@ifish · 06-08-2002, 06:59 PM

Yeah.... but now.... You have to convince Fisherman's Marine or one of the other checkpoints.... :smile: :smile: :smile:

Trick · 06-08-2002, 07:03 PM

Awesome fish...how did that get my me? :depressed:

Don't give up guys. I've seen at least 4 fish caught and released on the Columbia that were at least 30-35 lb range. These fish aren't as long as that brute that Dick caught but they appear to be really thick in comparison to length and I'm sure there are 40+ lb. fish going by right now. I broke one off last week that I couldn't handle. Two monster runs before it shredded my leader.

Congrats Dick on a great fish!

Small Fry · 06-08-2002, 11:04 PM

Is this for real? It just seems to be a bit fishy!
The depth just dosen't match.
The picture looks like something I can do with a bit of computer magic.

If this is the real thing I'm sorry if I affend anyone.

Pic just looks alterted.

Rain · 06-09-2002, 04:23 AM

Nope!!!
I dont think that was "shopped", Small. Check the hand pressing into the belly by the ventral.....As real as it gets!!!

Grant Scheele · 06-09-2002, 06:38 AM

What a huge compliment to call his fish picture altered. You don't see Springers with dimensions like that very often. Nice Fish!

blacktail · 06-09-2002, 08:28 AM

It's legit. There is a Polaroid of this fish back at the reel counter at Oregon City Fisherman's.

Mike

rags · 06-09-2002, 03:45 PM

For you skeptics I was out there when Dick landed the fish in Glenn's boat. I also witnessed the weigh-in at Fishermans when he brought the fish in. Believe me, it was all of 42lbs.

FishinMission · 06-09-2002, 11:29 PM

I think it looks re-touched only because some areas blur when you reduce the resolution.

Nice fish. BTW..Was the guy who caught it registered as an Ifish member BEFORE he caught it or AFTER??

Just curious.

Mark

RIPPLE · 06-10-2002, 11:09 PM

Wow! one of the finest springers I have ever seen!
:grin: RIPPLE :grin:

baitslinger · 06-11-2002, 08:14 AM

Awesome fish dick, Now that's a big springer!! I just heard a unconfirmed report of a 58 # springer just caught on the hoh. Anyone else here this rumour? The biggest one I ever heard of was a 55# out of lower clack about 15-20 years ago. i wonder what the record is for OR/WA?

Jennie@ifish · 06-11-2002, 08:28 AM

Hi Mission!
He joined ifish afterwards...

That was kind of the goal in the contest, and why I paid money to run the contest.
To encrouage new members to post more info! :smile: I thought it would be good ifish advertising.

Rule:

Quote:

4) You must be registered on the www.ifish.net board. If you are not registered at the time, you may go to www.ifish.net and register on the board to be eligible for the prize.

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">Maybe I'll buy a rod next year and have a contest for old time members exclusively... You guys deserve it! Good idea?

Jen

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Jennie@ifish · 06-29-2002, 05:22 AM

OK-- this is it!
June 29th, and tomorrow I give the rod to Glenn unless someone else pops up with another bigger entry!
Jen

TH · 06-29-2002, 08:35 AM

Jen, you'll never have to buy a rod.. :grin:
just let me know what you want.

Great looking fish!

Jennie@ifish · 06-29-2002, 08:39 AM

Cool!
Thanks! So.... what is the next contest?
And for what?
How can we do it for ifishers only? Like, you have to be over a fry, or cutthroat?
Lamiglas gave me a great deal on the other rod, and TH donated the rod for this current prize.
:smile:
Jen

06-29-2002, 08:56 AM

Biggest Summer Steelhead or Biggest Fall Hawg?

Fool

06-29-2002, 08:58 AM

How bout biggest Tillamook Fall fish caught and it must be weighed in at Maries?

Jennie@ifish · 06-29-2002, 09:42 AM

I like that idea!
I'll talk to Marie!
But what if she is closed? You'll have to call me and I'll check it in!
:smile:
jen

Dickie · 06-29-2002, 09:45 AM

Fishing the West

My wife and I just returned from a trip passing through 11 states....to Minnesota and back, stopping at all of the Cabela Outfitters!" They offer a great selection of any product you might be interested in. However, I see no advantage in ordering from them if the product is available locally. I talked fishing at four of their stores with patrons and employees. Our ifish.net hat and picture of our fish entry was well represented. They were encouraged to check out the web site and/or gain information and insight to Oregon's great fishing, especially at the coast.
It was a fun trip, however, no where did there appear to be fishing as we know it. The opportunity to quality fishing, in my eyes, lies in Oregon and Washington.

Dick

P.S.
Thank you guys for having fun scrutenizing my entry in the fish contest. I pity the poor S.B. that has to raise his hand and claim a larger one. This ifish.net is a neat website as well as informative.

Jennie@ifish · 06-29-2002, 10:35 AM

Too funny!
Great post, and welcome to Dickie!

"I pity the poor...." :smile:

I feel like posting a bigger one, stretched out in some photo program to just see what happens!

Jen