giant walleye at the cong

[bunker dunker]

just got word that a 11lb walleye was weighed in this morning.

[bunker dunker]

just confirmed 11lbs 5 oz.great fish for sure.

[ScowardNJ]

Dayum!!!! Where's the pics?????

[NJSquatch]

is it still swimming?

[JimmyL]

2 lbs 4 oz shy of the state record.

[dakota560]

Congrats to the lucky / skillful angler. Must have been a sight to see. That's the kind of catch we all hope for some day which usually never happens! Some big fish in the lake, hope she has a lot of siblings!

To Duane's question, any idea if the big girl is still swimming. Not looking to start a &^$% storm, angler has every right to harvest. Just curious if it was C&R or not.

Congrats again to the angler......helluva a trophy!

[pickerelpete]

Pictures that I took of the walleye are on the Knee Deep Club facebook page. This fish was a beast and will provide many meals. One can only hope it was from a year class of similar size fish. The girth was absolutely amazing.

[NJSquatch]

Congrats to don. Might have been the next state record

[acabtp]

wow and from shore! just goes to show... you can buy all the boats and equipment you want... still better to just be lucky

[ScowardNJ]

What was the length on that eye?

[AndyS]

Don't look like 11 pounds. My guess is the angler is a big dude !!
Congrats, nice walleye !!

[NJSquatch]

What was the length on that eye?

FB post said 28"

[Jigman13]

How?!

[bunker dunker]

here come those "comments" we need to stop.please be supportive of the
angler who catches a great fish like Don has.the fish was weighed in at a shop
that has been weighing fish for peeps and contests for decades.the cong has bigger than that i'm sure.

[dakota560]

Too many things influence what a fish looks like in a picture not to mention the relationship between size and weight of the fish in general. We've all seen heavier shorter fish and fish that were long but lean. This time of year if the fish isn't spawned out it could add a few pounds in weigh or maybe it just ate a big meal. I know a guy whose 5'7" and weighs 275 lbs, length to weight standards are not always applicable. In this case angler put in the time, obviously knows what he's doing which resulted in a true trophy. And as mentioned, the fish was weighed on a certified scale.

Congratulations are in order for his trophy, a catch I'd certainly like to experience one of these sleepless nights!

[pickerelpete]

I took the pictures and yes Don is a big guy. I tried to capture the girth but walleye have a unique shape. The back on this girl was dragon like wide with a huge dorsal fin. Easily 2 inches each side of the fin. The depth of this one was amazing too. A short heavy fish for sure. There may be bigger ones out there so give it a try.