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Title: #30lb Hatchery King
Post by: Flaming Antler Outdoors on June 18, 2022, 08:05:00 AM: I got this beauty fishing the south sound. I am 6'2 250lbs and this fish still looks pretty good in the pics. Pulled right off the down rigger and then sat there for a second while i reeled down, then he figured he was hooked. He ran 3x and I began to think I had a seal but it never came up. Got it in the net and was trying to be so careful knowing it was a wild but wow it was a hatchery. My buddy and I have caught a ton of kings but this is one of my top 4. A 5 yr hatchery fish is probably pretty rare.
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Post by: Flaming Antler Outdoors on June 18, 2022, 08:07:24 AM: Good luck to everyone on the ocean opener.
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Post by: Stein on June 18, 2022, 08:26:31 AM: Very nice!

There is a steady trickle of big fish reports coming in this year, hopefully the trend holds true.
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Post by: C-Money on June 18, 2022, 08:27:13 AM: Man! That a great fish! When I had my boat, I always wanted a fish that hit 20lbs. Came close but never hit the mark. Congrats on your 30!!!
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Post by: wheels1 on June 18, 2022, 08:34:19 AM: Congrats
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Post by: Dan-o on June 18, 2022, 08:51:43 AM: That's a 1-in-a-really-lot slab!!!

Congrats!!!
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Post by: Angus on June 18, 2022, 08:59:04 AM: Awesome fish, congrats.
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Post by: highside74 on June 18, 2022, 09:02:34 AM: Daaaamn!
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Post by: Encore 280 on June 18, 2022, 09:17:03 AM: Those will put your gear to the test! First and last 30 I caught was in '78 at Point No Point on a Wright McGill Eagle Claw 8 1/2' rod with a Winona reel, loved that Winona! What stage of the tide did you get this one? Always fished the ebb at the Point.
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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on June 18, 2022, 09:31:08 AM: Slab; what a great day!
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Post by: fishngamereaper on June 18, 2022, 09:41:09 AM: Good fish for the south sound... :tup:

I'll be on the ocean next week... looking for it's brothers.
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Post by: Timberstalker on June 18, 2022, 10:00:20 AM: Wow. Great fish!
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Post by: RB on June 18, 2022, 10:13:17 AM: Nice King! :tup:
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Post by: bigdub257 on June 18, 2022, 10:20:44 AM: Beauty! Don't see too many of those in the sound anymore. Hope a few more of those filter through over the summer!
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Post by: chukar58 on June 18, 2022, 10:26:15 AM: Awesome fish thanks for sharing your catch.
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Post by: metlhead on June 18, 2022, 02:43:39 PM: Great to see such a wonderful fish being caught by a sportsman. Feel some lament remembering the days when a 30lb king was very common. Hopefully some good genes have been passed along in this year's run. Getting anxious as the wife finds me at times sitting in the trailered boat getting things ready that never weren"t. Thanks for the post and pic.
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Post by: Jake Dogfish on June 18, 2022, 03:33:40 PM: Nice fish! :tup:
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Post by: Skillet on June 18, 2022, 03:37:05 PM: Very nice! :tup:
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Post by: Igottanewknee on June 19, 2022, 09:52:43 AM: Nice fish! I had one up to the boat 3 times while mouching the southern tip of Vashon about 30 years ago...I wanted to net it myself, but let my ex wife do it. I regret marrying her! :bash: