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| Somebody PM'd me and suggested that Mike's fish had been caught previously in my boat on June 9th/2009. It was 55 inches at the time. In my photo there is a fresh scar behind the gill cover, which has healed up in Mike's photo, plus a distinct dark spot above the anal fin. I've looked at a bunch of my pics and it could be the same fish. Any opinions?
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| why not,head look the same
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| Here is another shot
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| Look at the dark bar on the gill cover of both fish. |
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| it prove 1 thing you know how to handle big girl  |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | jano - 10/4/2013 8:52 PM
it prove 1 thing you know how to handle big girl :)
what? That sounds like a Japanese Godzilla movie Take...
I don't think it's the same fish,...... Although that would be really Cool.
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Location: deephaven mn | also the dark spot above the pelvic fin high on the body are similar |
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| better to be first in line with the woman and 2nd in line for the fish. still, you got on her first so points scored for sure. |
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| yeah yeah hahaha |
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| In my opinion they are not the same fish. Look really close at the spots along the stomach...the patterns do not match. I'm no expert but I would not think the spots would change over time. Both massive fish for sure though. |
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Location: Detroit River | Not the same fish IMO. The scar on your fish is closer to the gill than on Mike's client's. |
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Location: Wakefield, MI | Bondy - 10/4/2013 8:42 PM
Look at the dark bar on the gill cover of both fish.
I see that too, I'm going with same fish. |
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Location: South shore of Lake St. Clair | milje - 10/5/2013 4:52 AM
Bondy - 10/4/2013 8:42 PM
Look at the dark bar on the gill cover of both fish.
I see that too, I'm going with same fish.
X3......I agree.....Good eye Jon. |
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Location: Lafayette, IN | Here are the two images with some enhancement. It looks inconclusive to me but two amazing fish never-the-less! Congratulations on the former and latter fish.
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| I'll give it to you. Pretty darn close.
The water color of St. Clair... Amazing! |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Same fish! No doubt, scar's, spot's, etc. everything lines up!
Nice fish!
Al |
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| I think Bondy caught the fish when it was heavier. In the Bondy photo the fish is near the body where as in the recent photo the angler is leaning back on the floor with the fish thrown forward. Looks more girth in Bondy photo to me as that kneel on the floor pose really make fish a lot heavier then they are. I know the tv guides like that pose to make the fish look huge.
Both nice 42-45 pound fish but not lake record.
OP got a nice fish for his clent so not taking away from him. There was another big one caught and hopefully they post the pics soon. Was 28 inch girth and 55 inches from St. Clair. St Clair fish formula well but do not scale as well as that fish was 47 pounds.
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| Based on the 2 images above me they aren't the same fish |
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| Not the same fish. Digital imaging is a wonderful thing.
Hulbert's client gets to keep his catch credibility. |
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