30 inch bow !

[wesak81]

 

[4merguide]

Beautiful fish...!!! Now would you mind explaining that mass of feathers/metal(?) he seemed to be so fond of....???........lol

 

[wesak81]

Cowbells with a hair ball leach behind them with a tiny piece of shrimp for scent.

 

[alaskafishace]

Way to go. I told ya they are out there.

 

[medic2022]

Wow. I have not seen one over 20".

 

[Bob the fisher]

Man that is sweet!!! Kinda looks like an articulating leach (the fly, I mean)... Good catch man... "fishon"

 

[DownEastah]

Nice fish but I think 30 is a stretch

 

[yukon]

Cowbells with a hair ball leach behind them with a tiny piece of shrimp for scent.

Not looking for a specific location, but what body of water did that beauty come from?

 

[Marcus]

Here's a 30" rainbow, caught on eggs. from shore while fishing for dollies down off Harbor Terrace Road just out of Soldotna . . caught about six years or so ago . . .


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[rn4cvr]

Those are some beautiful fish no doubt! I haven't quite been able to break the 30" mark and I know how special it is to get one of those beasts to the net so congrats to you both! I'm a little bit surprised by that last pic though. I seem to remember that there's something like an 18" max size limit to retain rainbows on the lower Kenai. That last guy is going to have a tough time swimming away with half his head removed...

 

[LIVIN907]

Those are some beautiful fish no doubt! I haven't quite been able to break the 30" mark and I know how special it is to get one of those beasts to the net so congrats to you both! I'm a little bit surprised by that last pic though. I seem to remember that there's something like an 18" max size limit to retain rainbows on the lower Kenai. That last guy is going to have a tough time swimming away with half his head removed...

I'm sure it reincarnated into a nice fat brown trout shortly after the pic was taken. Therefore free to roam the septic tank at its' pleasure.

 

[DownEastah]

First bow is 27
Second is 31

Dolly is a pig too!

 

[alaska_pike]

Nice fish but I think 30 is a stretch

I agree, pic from the op is shot way close up, the only thing you got to compare the fish to is the 24 inch trout net so i would guess about 24 inches, still a nice catch. The other photos posted are more of what i would expect a 30 inch trout to look like

 

[6XLeech]

Fish Math...

Fish Math...

While we're doing fish math... here's one: Big-a#$ LEECH = Big-a#$ FISH! I like the WET FISH photos - a LOT - too. Thanks for posting.

 

[sayak]

Here's a 30" rainbow, caught on eggs. from shore while fishing for dollies down off Harbor Terrace Road just out of Soldotna . . caught about six years or so ago . . .


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Oh, you heathen fish killer Marcus! How could you!:lol:

 

[Marcus]

Oh, you heathen fish killer Marcus! How could you!:lol:

How? Simple . . .


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[Brown drake]

Hard to tell if it is 30 but definitely looks up there. Well done!

 

[Bob the fisher]

Mmmm... Tasteee!!!

How? Simple . . .


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