I-Bay/Rochester Sun 8/12 w/pics (How Big is your Lamprey?)

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Tried the 40-60 ft range early but could only muster up one release 50 over 55 on a black and silver spoon. Fish popped the release and then nothing. A few seconds later, it spit the hook, shot out of the water a couple of times and disappeared. Went out and set up in about 180 and headed deep. At 330 fow had a nice rip on the wire out 185, lost everything past the dipsey (glow metal dodger, white fly). Later, took a small king down 50 over about 450 on a blue/green watermelon. At closer to 600 fow, finally took a decent 22lb king 185 out on the wire on an old S-shaped Luhr Jensen chrome dodger doctored with a little green tape and a green fly. Had a couple of other releases, but overall, things seemed slow and inconsistent.

The 22lber had one of the largest Lampreys we've seen yet. It was an 8 oz monster.