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How old would this be?


EBass

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I caught my biggest waldo ever on Mille Lacs. It was 24" and about 5lbs. How old would this fish be? I'm just guessing but 10 years?

Curious,
EBass

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My guess would be more in the 6-8 year range.

Keep fishing the lake if you want big ones...they will suddenly happen. I hadn't caught anything bigger than 25" up until the start of last summer. Since then I have caught 14 fish over 26" and 5 of them have come from Mille Lacs, including my personal biggest which was 28.25" but it was too bad it only weighed 6lbs because it was starving last summer!

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I'm more of a bass fisherman than waldos, so we tend to go after both. But I would like to try going for waldos for a whole weekend to see if I can break my personal best.

6-8 years huh. Cool, they grow a little faster than I assumed.

Thanks Grabs,

PS My brother said he knows you.
EBass aka Little Niewind

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