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I'd have to agree with that statement

So where are the pics to back YOUR story? At least this guy has pics, you have nothing but a little 16 incher as your avatar.

I think by now everone knows where this little "Private/Secret/Trophy" lake is. Fairly easy to tell by the shoreline in the second pic.

Without a picture, it's just another "Fish Story".

With any good debate you can expect good old hookjaw to enter. But I can understand. I would want to see pictures of big tigers too now that my BC secret is out.

Enjoy! Fish caught in South Central Utah last week in location not be disclosed so don't ask. 6 fish ranged between 3.5-6lbs.

All fish released unharmed.

Is it just me, or have big tiger trout replaced lake trout as a fish that when someone posts up a nice one on a message board, then every one else goes gaga and loses reason and civility?

Congrats to all of you guys that have scored nice ones recently. However big they may truly be.

As for "secret" lakes, how secret can they be when the tiger trout have to be put there by a hatchery truck and the details are readily available in the published stocking reports?





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It is secret as I haven't seen the name come across any forums yet. It is not secret to everyone as we saw 4 or 5 other groups come to fish.

There are dozens of lakes all over the state that have had tigers stocked over the last 6-7 years. Those who put in the work to read the stocking reports, spend time and money exploring these lakes, spend time and money on unproductive adventures and then eventually find a lake that is producing deserves the right to not disclose the location to everyone through fishing forums. There are a few fishing buddies that I may take here but why do lurkers who never contribute or your couple of times per year fisherman deserve to know of a lake without putting in the effort themselves and spending their time and money to find it?

I posted so people can enjoy the pictures and I hope others will do the same, without feeling pressured to disclose the location. Pictures are better than nothing, right?

And tigers are way cooler than macs! (because I can't get a dang mack to bite my line).

What is wrong with you guys why would I lie?? That fish is a real trophy you don't have to agree but those are the facts I could not get my hand close from spine to belly and I have 8.5 inch hands it was 19" at 18" it beat the state record. Look at the picture of her mouth you can see she is massive on the top end?? There were 2 Massive tigers posted I don't know what they weigh but I would not call the guy a liar?? Plug it into the formula on the Internet that is what I have to go on. My old man caught a 9lb splake last year and this Tiger was way bigger all the way around. The guy holding those trout the realtor from Provo those are gorgeous trout but they are not even close to same size bro. Sorry to post this may have it removed.

Hey sykes87, killer job killer fish !!!!!!!!!!
It is easy to see your fish is alot bigger that the other fish they are showing ,
you can see your fish is a lot bigger just look at the head on it,
It is also funny that the same guys where running me down as far as the weigh of my last brown It is always the same guys on here doing it so don't let them get to you that is a trophy tiger you have be very proud of your catch great job
They get off on calling other fisherman lairs but you don't here us calling them lairs do you ,
OH by the way good to have you on the forum,



Sticking Big Fish is a "Addiction"
And fishing is a "Addiction" you can live with!!!!!!!!
Go FISHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what pm??

Now that is a fat fish!!!

Albinotrout
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No man, that was to Hooter boy. I sent him a PM about his Browns. Not trying to take anything away from you fish. It is a really nice one. I think the measurements are a little off but we will never know because it didnt get weighed and its swimming around somewhere in Sc... oh never mind. What did you think of the 9 pounder I linked to further up this debacle? That fish was 26 inches long also...

Gotta love Utah... So much good fishing, so little time!

Let the haters hate, thats there job they got nothing of any substance going on in there lives so they got to interfere with someone who does.

That fish may or may not be the size Sykes says it is but who gives a flying !@#$
In the picture it looks to be a pretty nice hog so let it be.

If the guy says it 26 x 19 then so be it. Theres no way any of you can prove or disapprove what the actual size of that fish. None of the photos posted have any kinda of tape or scientific measurement next to it so for arguments sake I can easily say it a 14 inch guppie you photo shopped. LOL

The right thing would be CONGRATS ON YOUR CATCH and next time put a tape next to it or get an official scale before you post you got a state record.

I totally agree with what you just said good job sinergy!!!!!



Sticking Big Fish is a "Addiction"
And fishing is a "Addiction" you can live with!!!!!!!!
Go FISHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It seems as though when someone does post a nice fish on here, those who have envy about wanting to catch something go into a tyrade trying to knock them down so that they can get their jollies out in the open so they can feel better about themselves being mediochre fishermen to begin with. I agree that when a nice fish is posted, congrats is in order and that is it. All this bickering is one reason I hang out on another forum most of the time. Again cangrats on the nice catch. Keep your lines wet and ignore the mediochre fishermen that need to get a life.

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Jacksonman and I both congratulated him multiple times. I just dont think its right to mislead people. I know for 100 percent that if he would have got on here and said here is a nice tiger trout I caught. I dont want to hotspot so I'm not going to say where. I didnt get a tape or a scale on the fish but its the biggest I have ever caught. He would have got this many replies and they all would be nice. Theres just something off about coming on here shooting and then expecting nothing but back slaps...
ONCE AGAIN, NICE FISH!!! I am happy you caught it.

Yeah and it only weighed 9 pounds.

Gotta love Utah... So much good fishing, so little time!

Whoa guys. I didn't mean to get this started. If the fish was somehow really 11.75 lbs and the picture somehow doesn't do the fish justice, I apologize. Do you have any more pictures of it, maybe by a tape measure?

I am not claiming that my fish were as big but that they were close and that I have a good idea of weight of large tigers. There have been 2 or 3 tigers caught this summer over 9 lbs and they look so much bigger than the posters. I am still thinking this fish has about 14-15" girth that weighs around 8 lbs, maybe 9lbs with that trout in its gut.. Using one's hands to take a measurement is probably not the most accurate way to estimate a girth. My second picture was off a large male and it only had a 13" girth.

I rarely say anything when people drastically exagarate measurements but that fish, although a trophy and beautiful fish, is nowhere near 12 lbs from the pictures that I have seen. I would love to see more and be proved wrong.

Here are some comparable 9lb tigers:

http://blogs.sltrib.com/...g/shanelles_fish.jpg

http://tigertroutfishing.com/...ads/2009/04/file.jpg



So everyone keep fishing and posting. Great catch and thanks for posting.

  

Congrats man, that is a beautiful fish.

I don't care what it's measurements are, that is a nice catch. Keep it up!
Here fishy fishy fishy....

WOW! those are some MONSTERS.
I am sorry but the only thing that catches my eye besides their size and beauty....is the hand in the GILLS.
They may swim away, but you have done some major damage....really.

Now, sorry as this has already been done and the subject beat to death, but I had to get that out.....LOL

GO TIGERS!





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I'll shut up now
Thanks for backing your story up.

Without a picture, it's just another "Fish Story".

here is a 13pound 12 oz Tiger... So I'm just calling it how I see it. Your tiger is slightly smaller than this one your fish is a swine for sure.. just sayin'

+1

For all you who are posting pics those are some real nice tigers but I got to agree with FG.

+1 on FG's Post no reason to have release those fish the mortality rate is pretty close to 90%+ once you stuck you hands in its gills and held it up right like that. Darn waste if you ask me.

Lastly for me..Just FYI If you ever fish in any kind of tourtament or even watched a tourtment on tv. Your catch isnt of legal size unless its been measured, weighed and witnessed. Out all the pics that were posted not 1 tape or scale not to say these were of size but I think this whole debate woul dhave been put to rest with measurement.

Just so you know, we carefully grabbed their gill plates without touching their gills and held them up for about 5 seconds to snap a picture. Hands were wet before touching them and only out of the water for less than 30 seconds at most. I rarely hold big fish by the gill plates and I probably won't anymore from this point on and I do appreciate the reminder.

But just curious, who has come up with the number that 90% of fish die after carefully holding them up by the gill plate? Is it more dangerous to do on larger fish? Just curious.

I assume your reply is directed toward me even though you replied to FG but if not I'll reply anyways...

Two factors predominate when considering the causes of angled fish mortality:

The hooking location, and the degree of physiological stress suffered by the fish. An analysis of corresponding data indicates that catch and release efficacy and mortality are strongly affected by the techniques Do not handle fish by placing your fingers in the gill slits. Fish gill filaments are very sensitive and can easily be injured.
Combined with The slime coat on most fish is very fragile. Clear breaks or scrapes of the slime coat are usually fatal. This coating protects the fish like our skin does us, from infection and decay. In aquariums, fresh water fish get what is called “Ick”. This forms as tiny white tendrils that progressively form a ball of fungus. As this fungus invades the fishes body, the wound invites attacks from other fishes.

StudySpecies
Study
Variable
Raw Data
TypeNon-
Optimal
Type% Mort.
Optimized
Type% Mort.Mortality
Reduction
Factor12TroutPlaying Release StressLong90%+ HigherShortHigherNegitive


There have been multiple studies on C& R There also has been multiple articles on how to properly C&R fish I'll bet you none of them state sticking your fingers in there gills no matter how carefully you think you were is not a good idea. If you really think you were carefull then lets stick some fingers next to your lungs trust me I'll be carefull

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