Just read about it in the P-I today:

58 Pound Fish Story


The online story doesn't have a pic but there's one in the Sports section of the hard copy. Nice feesh!

PICS ALWAYS NEED PICS! to really give us a chance to drool

That's sweet. And he only had to burn about a gallon of gas to get that mega-hog.

I guess those high-falootin' writers in Pugetropolis didn't hear about FishNg1's big king last year.... the biggest king caught in WA marine waters in decades.

Need to give credit where credit is due.

How big was that one?

IIRC it was 65#. FishNG1 is a member here,there are a few pics of the fish,and then a replica mount was done and were posted a few weeks back.

Regardless, that 58.5 is a nioe fish and there is always hope of a bigger one this year.

When I had mine weighed at Westport on there Charter boat Scales it weighed just over 57 pounds (uncertified scale) and that is how they reported it. When I got back to Tacoma, I took it to Johnny's Seafood, and they weighed it at 60 lbs 5 oz. on a certified scale after it had sat in my cooler. Lots of witnesses to attest to the fact.

Like I said, that is a nice slab and would like to offer my congratulations. Lets see some pictures!

BYW, mine was 46 x 31.75 which calculates to 59.83 pounds on Bobs resource page.
Steve

I saw that king last Sat when I came in from fishing. Biggest king I have seen this side of Ketchican in 20 years.

There is a picture in the PI sports section of todays paper.

Steve, Didnt you have a scale analyzed for your fish? ...ever fisn out where that fish was from?

29" girth X 49" length does not equal 58lbs., 53lbs. yes but not 58, I've used Bob's weight calculator for a couple years and it has always been within a pound. Don't get me wrong, 53lbs. is still a hog but 5 lbs. is quite a difference.

Gotta agree with AK Kings on this one.

I use a slightly more generous formula (divisor of 740 for kings) that calculates out to 55.7 pounds. FishNg1's pig went 62 pounds on my formula.

I am just glad to see all of this great news. I am headed to La Push for the first time in many years next weekend for some salmon fishing and I can't wait!

Yup. Nitpicking aside, it's great to see the run producing not only big numbers but BIG fish.

Pretty sure there is a certified scale at Big Salmon.....



Saw that fish in the bag...... .

No matter what the fish weighed I am still jealous.

So why all the ruckus about Dave Vedder's record sized lingcod, but none whatsoever about this hog of a king?

any pic of the record ling?

I heard about this King from friends of mine that stayed in Neah Bay on Thursday night after our charter trip. They said it filled the wheelbarrow.