Lunker Fish

[DarthVader]

This was the very first time I every caught something like this on Lake Champlain,He was quite the challenge to catch as I am only fishing with 8 lb test line,he weighed in at just a little over 17 lbs.

Can anyone guess what type of fish it is? I bet some of you will guess wrong as I sent some pictures to some of my good friends who I have fished with and they all guessed wrong...

I also landed a nice slab perch he was 14 inches long,

[usmcveteran]

That thing is huge! Nice catch, is it some sort of sucker?

[DarthVader]

That thing is huge! Nice catch, is it some sort of sucker?

At first I was told by my Landlord it was a Carp but I have been told by a few fisherman it is a Sheephead( freshwater) they also know by the name Drum fish...Yeah it is very huge and when I seen it in the water it looks so much bigger you know how the water can magnify a fish bigger then what it actually is,no matter what it is still a huge fish for me especially when trying to land it..

When I hooked onto it I had know idea on what I had on as it took me nearly 15 minutes to just get it to the surface then another 5 minutes to get it close enough to net it..All I can say it was one hell of fight to land it,and as I mentioned what really made it fun to catch was fishing with 8 lb test line/..

[gtnorry]

Yep freshwater drum

[thughes]

Nice sheepshead!. We catch them when we're trolling for walleyes in the river here, those suckers get pretty big. I like they way they "talk" to you when you get 'em in the boat: burrrrrrp, burrrrrrp

[gtnorry]

I forgot about that. The croak kinda like a frog. Great fighters

[DarthVader]

Are you talking about the red fin suckers making a sound or the sheephead,?.

If your talking about the sheephead making a sound,the one I caught did not make any sound what so ever..

[Cgrutt]

Nice catch! Congrats.

[DarthVader]

Nice catch! Congrats.

Thanks Chris,I went fishing again today but my landlord and I only stayed out 5 hrs,reason being is where I am fishing the boat traffic today was terrible and was getting bounce around like a fishing bobber out there,lol ,Of course it is a Canadian holiday and being it is the weekend makes it that much worse out on the lake to fish especially where I am fishing.

[Chicken Shoot]

Are you talking about the red fin suckers making a sound or the sheephead,?.

If your talking about the sheephead making a sound,the one I caught did not make any sound what so ever..

That's because you caught one from the NY side. Their right to freedom of speech has been removed so they don't say anything!! LMAO Nice catch man!!

[Hunter]

Did you cut the stone out of the head?

[DarthVader]

Hello Hunter,sorry for the late reply I been sick the last couple days plus I been trying to get as much fishing in well the weather has been nice.so I am taking full advantage of it,as to the sheephead I release him back in to the lake so I did not cut the stone out..

[tobigilligan]

That's a good catch. Well done!

[Cgrutt]

Has anybody heard from C? This thread is almost a year old...

[masterswimmer]

Has anybody heard from C? This thread is almost a year old...

Was just thinking about him the other day. Smurfette too.

Anyone?