Heavy Metal!!!

[GreyWolf]

So this past weekend, me & some family (& a few friends) hooked up with a few guys from the Quinault Tribe & went out on the river to get into some steelhead. What my cousin caught was, to say the least, an AMAZING fish! I thought I should share a few of the photos with you all!





We named him "Buck Nasty' because of all the scars & bites he had on him.

He came in at 39 1/3" long with a 25 1/2" girth!

We didn't have a scale but it didn't matter to us what he weighed, he was massive!

[Bean Counter]

Thats awesome!

[huntnnw]

OH god... prepare for the worst and bashing from elitist 

Nice fish tho..hawg!

[BIGINNER]

looks like it's about 32 lbs.   anyone else ever calculate the fish's weight using this formula:
((Girth x Girth) x Length) / 800 = weight in pounds   i've used it quite a bit,.. its very accurate

[longknife]

VERY NICE FISH! 

Let them bash away, at least you read the rules/regs!

AGAIN, CONGRATS!

[Thefisherman83]

  What a hog!!

[benhuntin]

No that is a native out of water.

[wildmanoutdoors]

No that is a native out of water.

Its the QIN Rez. Whitey rules do not apply...

[wildmanoutdoors]

Its actually a brood stock fish from the lakes brood hatchery that has returned. Thats why the small Dorsal fin...raised in a pen.

Nice HOG!

[huntergreg]

nice fish

[Bone_Collector]

Thats a dandy wall hanger for sure!  Nice Job! Did you guys measure it?

B_C

[GreyWolf]

Thanks for the compliments! I will be sure to pass them on when he gets down from cloud 9.

Thanks for the formula BIGINNER! I've looked up a few different ones (mostly in cm) & wondered how accurate they are. I'll have to try this one out when I get into the Silvers.

[GreyWolf]

Thats a dandy wall hanger for sure!  Nice Job! Did you guys measure it?

B_C

Yeah! The size info is under the second photo.

[Dhoey07]

looks like it's about 32 lbs.   anyone else ever calculate the fish's weight using this formula:
((Girth x Girth) x Length) / 800 = weight in pounds   i've used it quite a bit,.. its very accurate

Not even close to 32 lbs! Generally steelhead over 20 pounds are at least 40".  That thing is seriously thick though!

[TheHunt]

Hog.... Very nice.  I would be very proud to catch a fish like that.  I cannot wait for some of the comments.