Happens every year

[Organized Chaos]

Went to Woody's on Saturday to weigh in a fish and restock a few items, place was packed while waiting in the lot. Get to chatting with a few guys, so I tell this guy we are waiting to weigh a fish he says he has a 39# to weigh in, after cleaning out my ears I question him again he say no it weighed 39# on the boat. In the meantime out come Dave with the scale Fish weighed 37# even. Not in the Derby... Ouch, Dave tells the guy. That is a 25,ooo fish. The man went from sunburn to pale quick. What a Hog!!!!!

[steelie]

Ouchhh.. Should have got a picture 😃

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[CopperJon]

Had a 34.7 Saturday night but couldn't get to the weigh station in time

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[Organized Chaos]

You couldn't ice the hell out of him and weighed it the next AM? I realize the fish will loose weight just not sure how much.

[TOP SECRET]

You couldn't ice the hell out of him and weighed it the next AM? I realize the fish will loose weight just not sure how much.

That is against the LOC rules.

[Organized Chaos]

I wasn't sure if it was, I just checked it and your right it is

[MikeyP]

You couldn't ice the hell out of him and weighed it the next AM? I realize the fish will loose weight just not sure how much.

You cannot do that under the rules or I would have done it. We caught 4 other fish that evening and we were trolling into port when the fish hit at 7:25pm. Took us a 1/2 hour to get it to the boat. Called K & G at 7:55pm about the last weigh in time because my scale had the fish over 34lbs and was told the last weigh in time for that day was 8:00pm. Chris and Greg Gehrig were kind enough to officially weigh the fish for us when we got there at around 8:25pm and it was 34.7 lbs. Only fate would have it that that fish would come last of the 5 we caught that evening. We got some pics and measurements though if we ever want to get a replica mount. I just hope some salmon comes in bigger than 34.7 lbs before Labor Day. Lol.

Edited August 29, 2016 by MikeyP

[fishmaster13184]

Loc rules don't have an official time, if they weighed it on their certified scale it should've counted

[MikeyP]

Loc rules don't have an official time, if they weighed it on their certified scale it should've counted

I wish they didn't, but yes they do. Read the rules again. It states for Fall derby the weigh in times are 9am until 8pm.

Edited August 29, 2016 by MikeyP

[fishmaster13184]

I just looked again, that's crazy! What difference does the time make as long as it was weighed on a certified scale? That rule is garbage

[line guy]

I just looked again, that's crazy! What difference does the time make as long as it was weighed on a certified scale? That rule is garbage

[line guy]

Here we go!