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22 inch largemouth bass. Scale was frozen, likely in the 6 lb range. My biggest to date. Also landed a 26" / 6.5 lbs laker. Very tight fit on both.(Image removed from quote.)
Looks like you broke or dislocated the jaw on that bass pulling it up by force.
How about this?https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8052427/Fisherman-struggles-pull-massive-fish-hole-ice.html
45 northern. Blood is from me landing fish swam away!
I was standing right next to a guy that pulled a 50 47lb musky through a 8 hole
I don't have any experience with 6" holes, but once saw a rainbow the size of my leg come out of an 8" hole. I have never caught or seen a fish caught while ice fishing that couldn't come out of an 8" hole. I have also never understood the need for a 10" auger.
32" catfish, 6" hole, 12" of ice. Took some persuasion to get it in the hole.
another take on subject,a older fisherman saw me struggling to land crappies jiggin,it was first time targeting them,he exclaims your hole is too big i had an 8" auger.he said you need a 4 or 6 inch hole to land dem crappies?i looked at him dumb founded and asked how can i squeeze the crabbies otta such small hole i was getting them up to 15".he said i was losing them because they could turn around in my 8" or so hole,he said a smaller hole they wedge themselves and you just reach down and pull the wedged crappie out.any body have a comment GOD BLESSmo