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Title: Giant Walleye
Post by: Pklures on Jan 14, 2013, 04:22 PM
Here is a giant Walleye caught on a PK red dot glow jigging spoon recently. What a beautiful fish!

(http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/o728/pedwards96/ice-shanty-pk-walleye-glow_zps976c889a.jpg)
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Post by: frostbittin on Jan 14, 2013, 04:36 PM
Wow, thats a nice walleye
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Post by: jlaclair on Jan 14, 2013, 04:42 PM
dang...
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Post by: Voltaire on Jan 14, 2013, 04:52 PM
Zander?
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Post by: nonamer on Jan 14, 2013, 04:56 PM
real nice looking lure.
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Post by: pikepoke on Jan 14, 2013, 05:05 PM
wheres that at???
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Post by: Ice Shark on Jan 14, 2013, 05:07 PM
Nice fish!
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Post by: Walleyerus on Jan 14, 2013, 06:18 PM
Caught at Tobin Lake Saskatchewan on Saturday was 32.25 inch 82 cm. and he said he figured over 14 for sure. NICE catch. ;D
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Post by: P Meyette on Jan 14, 2013, 06:39 PM
what a hog
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Post by: Whopper Stopper on Jan 14, 2013, 06:57 PM
       Balls!

       WS
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Post by: mdrobny on Jan 14, 2013, 07:02 PM
nice catch!
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Post by: kylerprochaska on Jan 14, 2013, 08:57 PM
Zander?

I wish we had Zander here
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Post by: JiggerMan on Jan 14, 2013, 09:00 PM
the red dot glow strikes again.

I bet that might be the color with the most giant walleyes caught.... 

great fish.
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Post by: bluegil67 on Jan 14, 2013, 09:06 PM
  Nice, never ever get tired of seeing the big ones!
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Post by: Walleyeslayer306 on Jan 14, 2013, 09:10 PM
Here is a giant Walleye caught on a PK red dot glow jigging spoon recently. What a beautiful fish!

where about on tobin lake did you catch that if you don't mind me asking  @)
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Post by: BojiHawk on Jan 14, 2013, 11:27 PM
Tobin giant!!    I think thats' where the preacher caught that 15 pounder a fwe years ago.  That looks all of 12 or 13....AWESOME!!!   Lifetime achievement man.
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Post by: Jigger Don on Jan 15, 2013, 04:25 PM
Jumboooo
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Post by: perch-man on Jan 15, 2013, 04:26 PM
Nice Walleye
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Post by: Dieselbean on Jan 15, 2013, 05:57 PM
WOW!!!
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Post by: adksguy on Jan 15, 2013, 07:43 PM
Monster
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Post by: PondPerchPounder on Jan 16, 2013, 10:16 AM
thats the fish of my dreams  :o
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Post by: Bassman on Jan 16, 2013, 10:24 AM
Great photos !
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Post by: troutinator on Jan 16, 2013, 05:40 PM
Very Impressive!....Great Fish!
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Post by: eyemann on Jan 16, 2013, 06:38 PM
Great picture, great catch, way to go.
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Post by: catspike on Jan 16, 2013, 08:24 PM
 :clap:Beautiful Eye!! Nice catch
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Post by: JigChaser08 on Jan 16, 2013, 09:03 PM
pig!
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Post by: danceswmuskys on Jan 16, 2013, 10:17 PM
she's a beauty.
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Post by: ICE DOG 69 on Jan 17, 2013, 07:32 AM
Very nice fish...  Did you tip the lure ?  I have never used those , don't own one, possibly thinking about it, just wondering if you tip them or fish them solo.
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Post by: Pklures on Jan 17, 2013, 09:54 AM
Lots of guys do tip the Lures with a small minnow head and or fish eyes. But small dont want to mess up the action of them. Tie lures direct or use a small swivel. If you go to the web site you can see a demo of how its fished. Tap the bottom and once the fish show up slow down and lately guys have down sizes the lure size. Good Luck.  :) :tipup:
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Post by: reddog11 on Jan 17, 2013, 12:47 PM
Big `eye.
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Post by: fishslayer32 on Jan 17, 2013, 01:21 PM
 That's a beautiful fish!! How long was the fight??
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Post by: chevy rotbox on Jan 17, 2013, 03:10 PM
nice  ;D
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Post by: waltsfishing on Jan 18, 2013, 06:17 AM
got a place on the wall ..... nice eye
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Post by: jakep138 on Jan 18, 2013, 06:39 AM
What a pig! Nice eye
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Post by: just_a_beer_man on Jan 18, 2013, 02:00 PM
Wow, what a pig!
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Post by: stickandstring on Jan 18, 2013, 11:28 PM
That is a slob! Did you release her?
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Post by: sticksandstring on Jan 18, 2013, 11:31 PM
That is a nice fish
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Post by: Gillpill on Jan 19, 2013, 01:51 PM
dang thats a big walleye, congrats to whoever caught it
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Post by: iceice on Jan 19, 2013, 02:17 PM
MAMA JAMA!!!.......Congats nice fish!!
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Post by: TwoTonTony on Jan 19, 2013, 06:11 PM
Beautiful fish @) :tipup:
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Post by: claymcc on Jan 20, 2013, 07:31 AM
That's the stuff that will make you want to poke a few holes in a lake.
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Post by: Creektroll3 on Jan 20, 2013, 12:09 PM
That's A HOSS for sure !!!! Congrats ;D
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Post by: hesseltine32 on Jan 21, 2013, 06:23 PM
Wow nice eye
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Post by: THE WOODCHIPPA on Jan 21, 2013, 08:44 PM
Monster!
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Post by: local13Icefisherman on Jan 21, 2013, 09:45 PM
That's a Slab
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Post by: beerthirty on Jan 22, 2013, 03:04 PM
WOW!  :o Thats a MONSTA!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!
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Post by: fishfan123 on Jan 22, 2013, 07:51 PM
Nice walleye!!
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Post by: drowndin dots on Jan 22, 2013, 07:54 PM



   WOW  :o :o :o
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 22, 2013, 07:58 PM


nice eye
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Post by: coldfish on Jan 22, 2013, 08:49 PM
nice
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Post by: Pklures on Jan 22, 2013, 11:26 PM
Yes she sure is a tank. If you check out our face book page you will see some Very Nice fish from all over the country. Its been a very good Year. Lots of ice and a lot of fish.  :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
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Post by: H20chrome on Jan 23, 2013, 10:57 AM
Great fish!!!
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Post by: fishrmn25 on Jan 23, 2013, 01:05 PM
 :o Wow!
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Post by: Stickman on Jan 24, 2013, 02:49 PM
Wow are you going to mount it?
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Post by: IceRaider on Jan 25, 2013, 03:05 AM
I got some PK lures after seeing this thread. ;D
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Post by: Pklures on Jan 25, 2013, 09:14 PM
The fish was released to bite some other lucky anglers lure. Thats whats great about it. They were also fishing Tobin Lake Saskacthewan and the fish are protected to 86 ccm which is just under 34 inches so all those Big Girls go back. ;D :tipup: :tipup:
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Post by: GRIZZZ on Jan 26, 2013, 08:34 AM
Beauty of a picture  too, congrats!
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Post by: FISH365 on Jan 28, 2013, 07:29 AM
Awsome and delicious!
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Post by: shaunbolio25 on Jan 28, 2013, 02:30 PM
Hey thats a beautiful Walleye! If only we could clone some and put them in Newort Vt. I miss those. Congratulations, and FISH ON!
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Post by: perchslammer on Jan 28, 2013, 03:47 PM
nice fish
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Post by: Bassman on Jan 28, 2013, 07:16 PM
 :o
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2013, 07:32 PM

hope this one is not intruding but it does say giant walleye this one was caught in NY
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh190/filetandrelease/hugewaldo.jpg)
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Post by: Diehardiceguy on Jan 29, 2013, 07:43 PM
hope this one is not intruding but it does say giant walleye this one was caught in NY
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh190/filetandrelease/hugewaldo.jpg)
my god mAn. That thing is a tank
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2013, 08:26 PM
this fish on an unofficial scale was just under 18 lbs
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Post by: nonamer on Jan 29, 2013, 08:29 PM
that is a beautiful walleye. nice going.
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 30, 2013, 04:08 AM
that is a beautiful walleye. nice going.

i didn't catch it one of my buds hired hands did , I wish
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Post by: IceRaider on Jan 30, 2013, 04:45 AM
Some pics of Zander (European Walleye)
(http://s7.postimage.org/sr0dwbf1n/the_world_ever_caught_record_big_huge_fishes_mas.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H1SgGuIGKok/UN39Ywajw3I/AAAAAAAAPMY/y1TKtkvM15I/s1600/zander+perch+pikeperch+pike+perch+germany+holland+sweden+big+fishes+huge+world+record+caught+records+largest+fly+fish+ocean+sea++giant+freshwater+saltwater+fishing+images+lb+pound++pictures+poisson+fisch.png)

(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f354/DarranG/ddbait-news-484.jpg)

(http://www.total-fishing.com/files/totalfishing/Assets/Images/News_folder/big%20zander%201.gif)
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 30, 2013, 07:22 AM
monsters for sure , whats the weights
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Post by: Scottio43 on Feb 08, 2013, 01:19 PM
Wow what a brute! :clap:
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Post by: WildFisherWomanVT on Feb 08, 2013, 02:05 PM
 :o Wow Nice ones
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Post by: smokemetallic on Feb 08, 2013, 02:12 PM
I'd love to know the exact ages of some of those monsters. I find it fascinating that I have a chance to catch a fish that's 20 years or older.
Title: Re: Giant Walleye
Post by: zanderlover on Nov 12, 2013, 01:33 PM
hello all, first I will present me, I am not an ice fishermen but a european fishermen. In my country, fishing on ice is not allowed because it is to dangerous (not enough ice width during the winter). I was a passionate fishermen since I begin to work. Today I have no time any more to fish.
I have some answers for you because I know the zander very well it was my favorite fish with the grayling.

I have take a lot of zander with a lot of methods, with small fishes, alive or not, with lures, with drachko and several times with flies (a few only)!

I don't know the weight of the first specimen you show on the photo, but that the fish was fotographied with a wide angle, than it appear larger than it is.
The second is a german one of about, 40.16 inches (102 cm) and 24.6 pounds (11,2 kg).
the third is a wonderful specimen catch by an incredible italian fisherman Marco Guidici (an incredible catcher of monstrous northern pikes and zanders), more than 33 pounds (more than 15 kg) and 41.34 inches (105 cm) (maybe one of the largest ever seen)! no more precision because he release his fish after some photographies. This fish is really dark and this indicate that it was catch just after the mating period.
the fourth: a french one, 35.43 inches (90 cm), 18.7 pounds (8,5 kg) and the typical effect of a larger fish, because the photos were taken with a wide angle.

The age is difficult to give, because the reading of the scale (scalimetry) is difficult on zander and the otholiths are not good. But we know that a 3 to 5 years old fish reach to 17.72 (45 cm). After that they grow slowly to really gigantic sizes and it is possible to talk about specimens of more than 10 years ore more. We have informations about fishes just a little larger than the specimen of Guidici. The max seem's to be close from 45,30 inches (115 cm) and a little lesser than 39.6 pounds (18 kg).

Here are some photographies, for you of one of my largest specimen (unfortunately I don't have any photos of the largest one 20.9 pounds (9,5 kg) for 38.9 inches (99 cm not one meter!).
These one have reach to 35.43 inches (90 cm) and 19.8 pounds (9 kg).

(http://media.joomeo.com/large/52827eff32249.jpg)

Here am I with "him". The zander is lesser gold colored than your walleye, the belly is white, the flanks are gold and the back is green. It was a male with two fishes in the stomach (22 and 20 cm long!).

(http://media.joomeo.com/large/52827f5a7b1e6.jpg)

Here my grand father show's the fish (unfortunately he is deceased today because we were a family fishing team)

(http://media.joomeo.com/large/52827fa898b58.jpg)

(http://media.joomeo.com/large/52827fbdefce9.jpg)

This fish was taken with a Drachkovitch rig (dead fish used as a lure on a specific mount). We have take a lot of fishes of 3, 4 or 5 kg, some of 6 and 7 and one of 8 and two of more than 9 kg. A lot of them were released alive.

Sorry for any mistakes, english is not my mothertongue.

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Post by: Idahogator on Nov 12, 2013, 08:50 PM
Welcome to Iceshanty  zanderlover.

You said it very well Sir.     Thanks for showing us those trophy fish !

 WOW!
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Post by: filetandrelease on Nov 12, 2013, 08:57 PM


yes thanks for sharing
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Post by: Iowan on Nov 13, 2013, 05:18 PM
Wow, what a fish!!
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Post by: masoneddie on Nov 13, 2013, 05:39 PM
Welcome aboard Zanderlover! Awesome fish! Thank you for sharing with us.... :thumbsup:
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Post by: spud bar on Nov 13, 2013, 05:39 PM
Yes, thanks for sharing. Superb catch!
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Post by: zanderlover on Nov 14, 2013, 12:45 PM
Thank you all, If you love my fishes here are some others:

My first big Zander a superb, 12.3 pounds

(http://media.joomeo.com/large/528517c888650.jpg)

And after that I have learn the drachko method and the large fishes became more common.

(http://media.joomeo.com/large/528518118edd2.jpg)

Here is my grand father with one of these fish of an incredible week (this one was sacrificed to offer to my friends).

12.7 pounds and 29.90 inches. Incredibly fat female!

And here I am with the same fish.

(http://media.joomeo.com/large/528518b64de79.jpg)

This week I have catch two specimens of 15 pounds (one released), one of 12.7, one of  14.3 pounds (release) and an enormous (unfortunately no photos) of 20.9. And a northern pike of 9.9 pounds (release).

Only with the Drachkovitch rig, the best to catch zander for me and a lot of others european fishermen.

If you want some details on this wonderfull fish you can answer to me, the zander was a real passion for me during a lot of years.  ;)
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Post by: A0fisher on Nov 15, 2013, 12:55 PM
Zanderlover, "vous etes Francais"?  Or "sind Sie Deutscher"?  I have never heard of the Drachkovitch mount until today.  I think it would be referred to as the Drachkovitch rig instead:  http://www.sovereignsuperbaits.co.uk/Accessories/Deadbait_Rigs/deadbait_rigs.html
Another linguistic note:  the decimal mark is a period (.) in English, not a comma (,).  For example:  14.3 pounds.  I am not trying to be too pedantic but other readers might have an easier time understanding the difference in notation.  :P  What's the advantage of the Drachkovitch rig?  Perhaps I shall send you a PM instead of high jacking this thread... 
Title: Re: Giant Walleye
Post by: zanderlover on Nov 16, 2013, 11:03 AM
I'm not french but not very far from France! I am belgian. Ok for the . It is difficult for european to talk in pounds and inches, because we use metric and KG. For the Drachkovitch, I don"t have found any correct translation, than if you want to talk about a rig no problem for me.

The advantages, a lot! It is a real fish (dead), not a lure than you have a lot of sensorial stimulations, like the blood, and the smell. The other advantage, is the weight, it is a sphere of lead (untoxic) place just before the fish, than you can do a lot of animations. The movements are like a zic-zag and it is particularly efficient for zander. You will animate the fish not very far from the bottom were the zanders are. For the pikes it's easier, you will animate were you want. The best way is to put the fish on the bottom, one time, the second time animate just above and than still just under the surface.
This system is extremely easy to make, just a piece of 10 cm  (3.9 inches) long in 70/100 (0.028 inches) in steel piano wire,  made by a plier with rounded beak, two triple hooks, piece of coper wire (take in a electric cable) and a weight. Considerably lesser expensive than artificial fishes what are easy to loose when you animate them close from the bottom with obstacles.
Finally (but it is possible to write a book about this wonderful system), the rig is particularly efficient in vertical use, because of these zic-zag action what irritate the percomorphs (this action is not so efficient on pikes, what seem's to prefer more horizontal actions).  ;)
And finally OK for talking about in PM.
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Post by: Big Dee on Nov 17, 2013, 10:55 AM
Nice walleye buddy.....
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Post by: A0fisher on Nov 19, 2013, 01:57 PM
Belge, Hein?  I grew up in France.  Well, thanks for the pictures and information on the Drachkovitch rig.  I might have to try it for walleyes. 
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Post by: panfisher1 on Nov 29, 2013, 02:25 PM
Nice!