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06-12-2005, 12:41 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: water
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biggest springer this year!
This is one of the nicest ones I have landed this year.
It was 31.5lbs after I cleaned it and took out the gills.
I would have to guess about 35-37 live weight.
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06-12-2005, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Oregon Coast
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Great fish Kevin 
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06-12-2005, 12:47 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Between Starkey and Hebo
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Fat and Happy!! 
You and the boy look happy and that fish if sure fat!
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06-12-2005, 01:04 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Boise , ID
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Re: biggest springer this year!
nice tank Kevin  
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06-12-2005, 01:06 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Battle Ground
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Great job on the fish, I bet it put up a pretty good fight too.
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06-12-2005, 01:31 PM
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Coho
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Washington
Posts: 100
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Re: biggest springer this year!
That is one beautiful slab! Congratulations!
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06-12-2005, 01:56 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Scappoose,Or.
Posts: 2,935
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Now that's a pig! Congrats
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06-12-2005, 02:20 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Forest Groove
Posts: 3,246
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Re: biggest springer this year!
I was wondering how big a fish it would take to get you to smile.:grin: Nice work. 
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06-12-2005, 02:36 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Hillsboro, OR
Posts: 7,574
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Re: biggest springer this year!
I got a close twin to this one is Trask TW this year. I have caught a few 30+ lb Springers and many 40 - 50 fall chinook. I did not weigh this fish, but it was by far my largest in the last 4 years. I estimated it to be an honest 30+, could have gone 35, but not much more. After 30 years of catching coastal chinook I acutally am pretty good at estimating the weight... on trick is always deduct 10% of what you think they weigh after you catch them. I call this the adrenilin adjustment. One other one was 27 cleaned and gutted........But the year is far from done, I hope to still be catching nice shinny sea lice coast fish for at least a few more weeks and then some upper clack fish in early July.
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06-12-2005, 03:12 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Gresham, Oregon
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Is that the Siletz you caught him on??  WOW!! Thats one nice springer!!! Congrats!!! 
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06-12-2005, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Yakima Wa..
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Very nice!
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06-12-2005, 03:22 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: water
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Re: biggest springer this year!
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06-12-2005, 03:33 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Beaverton
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Re: biggest springer this year!
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06-12-2005, 03:33 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Milwaukie, OR
Posts: 3,513
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Nice fish, looks like that hole just out of Glide :grin:.
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06-12-2005, 03:41 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Forest Grove, OR
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Wowsers Nice fish
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06-12-2005, 03:57 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 110
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Very Nice Nestucca River Springer :grin:
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06-12-2005, 05:46 PM
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Coho
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Tigard,Or
Posts: 98
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Re: biggest springer this year!
awwwsome!! hog. Lots of chrome is a good thing.
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06-12-2005, 05:55 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Salem, Oregon
Posts: 5,166
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Re: biggest springer this year!
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06-12-2005, 08:51 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Portland OR
Posts: 546
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Not to mention that that is a superb fish, but what a memory in the making!!! Make Dang sure that boy has that one to look back on when he is an old man!! Way too cool!
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06-12-2005, 08:59 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Happy Valley, OR
Posts: 894
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Nice fish!
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06-12-2005, 09:15 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Portland, Or.
Posts: 1,980
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Yep, nice fish, nice photo.
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06-12-2005, 09:42 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Beaverton
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Nice fish. I got my biggest this year as well yesterday down river a ways from your spot there. I figured it to be in the low 30s.
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06-12-2005, 10:13 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 207
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Re: biggest springer this year!
hoo raa 
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06-12-2005, 10:40 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Yakima, WA
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Re: biggest springer this year!
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06-13-2005, 07:29 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 1,332
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Sweet fish, Kevin!
Ya should have put it up next to The Boy. Dang Pig is probably bigger than he is!
The look on The Boy's face is priceless. Talk about a happy kid! Great photo!
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06-13-2005, 07:50 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Vancouver/Nehalem River
Posts: 576
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Re: biggest springer this year!
That is one nice fish! Nice Job Kevin!
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06-13-2005, 08:01 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Dallas, Or
Posts: 2,102
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Sweet Looking fish....A pig for sure
Nice job Kevin
Derek
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06-13-2005, 08:41 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Sherwood, OR
Posts: 8,400
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Tristen looks as amazed as I feel!
Beautiful fish!
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06-13-2005, 09:47 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Tigard
Posts: 243
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Re: biggest springer this year!
That's a nice fish Lund, way to go. Great picture too!
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06-13-2005, 10:52 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: water
Posts: 1,511
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Re: biggest springer this year!
We had a double later that day and Tristan got his own. He was like a dog playing tug of war. You couldn't pry that pole from him, here is his picture.  [/image]
We left the river at about 3:00pm and I asked if he wanted to fish another river til dark. He said," ya" I was tired but he wanted to go so we did. My friend Doug and I hooked the double. I let Tristan fight mine until I got Doug's into the net. He's a definante fishing machine. He started the day at 3:00am when I woke him to go, and never faded til we quit at 9:00pm when he hit the car it was lights out for him.
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06-13-2005, 11:26 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 1,332
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Re: biggest springer this year!
That's sooo cool.
I can't wait to take my kids fishing in a few years.
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06-13-2005, 11:48 AM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Salem, OR
Posts: 3,937
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Re: biggest springer this year!
Lund~
That thing is a HAWG!!!
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07-07-2005, 11:44 AM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Newberg, OR
Posts: 4,048
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Re: biggest springer this year!
kev...i missed this post!
nice fisheez!
Glad to see your boys on the water!
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