caught this girl last night!

[Bambito]

28.5 inches and 9.25 lbs

[IceHawk]

Nice trophy!

[Hester]

That's a fat girl there!

[Avid Angler]

I hope that fish is going on the wall because it sure doesn't look it was gonna be released.

[mrpike1973]

Congrats nice eye !!!

[ozzie]

nice eye

[Tom Sawyer]

Darn nice walleye Bet there's a good story behind meeting that girl............

[tinytimmy44]

I hope that fish is going on the wall because it sure doesn't look it was gonna be released.

Calm down it's just a large sand carp

[DrJuice1980]

I hope that fish is going on the wall because it sure doesn't look it was gonna be released.

I wouldn't worry about what others say, last I checked you CAN keep those. And if its not going on the wall who really cares, its your choice. This could have been taken from one of the thousands of lakes stocked with no natural reproduction. Whats the worry then, you didn't get to catch it?

Good catch dude, must have made that heart race when you saw it come up the whole. That's what its all about.

[my4x4yj]

nice fish, I'm jealous, you caught it do what you want with it.

[Avid Angler]

Kill it and grill it!!!

[Bambito]

Thanks guys! Its my personal best. Yes the fish is going on the wall. It was not an easy decision for me either as I usually throw walleyes over 20 back. I always told myself 30 inches or ten lbs. If I would have caught her during the open water season she would have went back. That way I could have physically seen her swim away and not go belly up thirty feet later. Its a different story when all you can see is straight down an 8 inch hole. Also I took into consideration that the lake she was caught out of shows little to no natural reproduction. It took roughly 20 to 25 minutes just to get her up to the hole. Then another 5ish to get her turned and up the hole. She showed lots of sign of stress and hemorrhaging when she came out of the hole so that was a big factor. Trust me I thought about it very hard as I sat back and looked at her. Mount will be done in about 6 months so I will share some pictures!

[Avid Angler]

Very respectable fish and you are doing the right thing. Sounds like you thought through it.

[Hester]

Agreed.

[crothmeier]

Nice Fish!

[WalleyeSlayer21]

You kept it? Good job nice fish, i wouldve released it probably, but theres nothing wrong with harvesting a fish.

[mwal]

Congrats! on a personal best.

Mwal

[1eyeReD]

Walleye fillets from that fish would be great grilled on a cedar plank. But on the wall isn't at all a bad choice either. Congratulations on a beautiful fish. The side effects of haulin that on light ice fishing gear must've been similar to buck fever.

[perry p]

Well done! A true sportsman.