08-22-2007, 01:12 AM
Oh boy...has anyone heard this poor guy's story yet?
This past April an Oregon fishing guide, Ed Iman, enticed, hooked, and landed quite possibly the largest walleye ever boated by man. Weighing in at 25 lbs 4 oz, Iman's fish was any walleye fisherman's dream. Only one problem...Iman released it.
That's right, C&R at its finest. When Iman boated the fish he turned to his brand new digital scale and weighed his catch. The scale read 11.5, so, the ponderous Iman (although skeptical of the weight for a fish of such size) released the egg bearing female.
Later that day Iman's fishing counterpart noticed another fisherman holding up a 15 lb walleye that was much smaller than the "11.5 lb" fish his friend had just released. The rest is a combination of "history" and
, revelation.
Iman's scale was factory-calibrated to metric and thus the fish he weighed really [when converted (11.5 X 2.204)] was a 25 lb monster!
Interesting stuff...really. But what a bummer for Iman. Personally, I'm glad that such a big fish is still out there making her big, beautiful, monster babies each season.[cool]
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This past April an Oregon fishing guide, Ed Iman, enticed, hooked, and landed quite possibly the largest walleye ever boated by man. Weighing in at 25 lbs 4 oz, Iman's fish was any walleye fisherman's dream. Only one problem...Iman released it.
That's right, C&R at its finest. When Iman boated the fish he turned to his brand new digital scale and weighed his catch. The scale read 11.5, so, the ponderous Iman (although skeptical of the weight for a fish of such size) released the egg bearing female.
Later that day Iman's fishing counterpart noticed another fisherman holding up a 15 lb walleye that was much smaller than the "11.5 lb" fish his friend had just released. The rest is a combination of "history" and
, revelation. Iman's scale was factory-calibrated to metric and thus the fish he weighed really [when converted (11.5 X 2.204)] was a 25 lb monster!
Interesting stuff...really. But what a bummer for Iman. Personally, I'm glad that such a big fish is still out there making her big, beautiful, monster babies each season.[cool]
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