my only 50+lb fish came from the carbon in 2002. there was one fish bigger then mine taken the same day in the same hole

GOOD THREAD!

I have been lucky enough to lay hands on a few true 50+ lb fish

my 2 personal fish was 1. 55-56lb out of the skagit 2. 63lb out of the vedder

I have also seen a handful of 50s caught out of craig and while commercial fishing seen kings in the 70 and 80s...

Beside the additional 10lbs a 40 and 50 are a complete differnt fish the structure changes and everything mainly with the tail section and jaws.

I HOPE TO GET A 50LB SPRINGER AND BE ON THE NEWS! BIATCHESSSS

Growing up in Sekiu in the late 50's and early 60's I have seen dozens over 50 and even caught a 54 off the mouth of the Clallam in a row boat with no motor. Rowing and pulling a cut plug off the kelp right in front of our house. I was 8 years old and as long as I stayed where my Mom could see me I could be on the water! Grandpa was pretty proud of me as I had to row over to shore and drag it up on the beach as I was to small to pick it up into the boat.
Looking back, I was just damn lucky as anything could have gone wrong and lost it, but the fish gods were looking down on me that day.
Wish I had a picture of it but it was cut into huge steaks within the hour and ate for dinner. In those days you did not waste meat.

in a row boat at 8? ur lucky you didnt have to land that in neah bay or something! thing could have drug you all over the place

...and hopefully now and into the future as well.

It took me a while but in 2003 I got a 51 lber (certified scale Hiochi store) from Californias Smith River. Best part was it was just me and a buddy in my boat, and very few other boats around.

What you don't realize about Gweedo is he is only 3'9" tall so that fish was only 18lbs.

71 on the Kenai ( on the wall now )
53 on the Chehalis

Broodstocking ( Satsop / no sporting here ) was a huge hen that went 60 or better but turned her back to spawn naturally so down to the ounce can not do. Actually got a hold of her twice and shredded 40 lb in a heart beat in a full run down stream the first shot.

CA can kick out some good ones in the fall.

This one was 47.5x30 which puts it in there although the pic doesn't do it justice.



This one is southern Orygun. Never got a tape on it as it wiggled away, but it's in the ball park.




This one was just shy of the mark.




There's more but, I didn't want to get carried away. Never hung one on a scale because we don't kill the big ones. Large creatures none the less.

Team Kwikfish is on the board!

The first two definitely make the mark.

And while that that last one may have fallen short, it's certainly an impressive specimen in its own right. Good gracious.... look at the oversized fins and head on that bad-a$$ beast!

The guy in the docs boat at b-10 in 2008 would have gladly released that fish. Would have been great to get a good look at it though. I had never hooked a salmon as strong, heavy and fast as that one and I have caught quite a few.

I saw a #72 brought in a couple years ago caught in the Juans. Someplace up by Eagle Point trolling is where they caught it and brought it to the scale in Coronet Bay. I was dumping my boat in when they were pulling out of the water. Never even caught a King over #15, but gonna keep trying.

WOW!!!!! Good on ya for taking care of them. Impressive!

57# nook off the Satsop some 15+ years ago. Haven't touched one over 45 since. Saw 2 nook over 50 taken on the hump this year but I wouldn't have taken them home for cat food. Also was the longest fight I have ever had. Hit 5 feet off shore in a narrow slot on it's way through and about jerked my arm out of socket.

The only one I have landed was released right at Nolans bluff on the
lower HoH in the early 80"s. I lost another on the Toutle at the Tower
bridge in 78 that was Bigger but with only 15lb test and being on the bank it rolled on the line and off it swam!! My Mom has landed several
larger fish years ago the largest being 72lbs off the mouth of the Elwa
in 1937.

I have had the good luck to hit two fish over 50 so far. The first was in 1989 fishing in cook inlet. I got lucky and took a 58. That week the group I was with didn't have a lot of fish, but saw some big ones. There were 3 bigger than mine, they were 63, 65, and 80 lbs on a certified scale. That is a week that will never be repeated.

My second fish over 50 was a 53 a few years ago. I landed the fish and felt pretty good until 10 minutes later when my brother hooked and landed a 55 in the same run. Another day that won't be forgotten.

No scale, but from my days on the Kvichak we had several 60+ Kings in the nets as "bycatch"in 80 and 81 July Red seasons. Took me a long time to fillet.

I remember when I was a kid seeing the biggest king I've ever seen in person pulled from the humptulips after what seemed to be an hour long fight. Later on in the day ran into the same guy with his fish in montesano, the fish went 68lbs. on the scale.

You guys suck.... 5 pages and just a handful of 50+ posted.

I put up a similar thread on Ifish. With only 41 replies, there's already 7 guys with 50+ (several multiple) kings under their belt. 13 of 166 who voted in a poll voted that they have broken the 50# barrier.

Or maybe they're all just Orygun 50's.