World Record IGFA Lake Whitefish tippet 8kg

[Speckle55]

just got this in the mail :reading:

n was that a fight :fighting0074:

got to love them on a fly rod/spin cast:love:

the runners are amazing its like hang on:scared0018:

using a fly rod is a Anglers wet dream:47b20s0:

nymph's work for me

enjoy

David:)
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[catnthehat]

Congrats!
Was that from the same lake we were fishing at last fall?
Cat

[Speckle55]

yes right where we were out front

next time Cat come in the spring/summer

David:)

[Stryker2]

WoW!! That is really cool David!! Congrats!! :happy0180:

[Speckle55]

we should do a spring fish too

get you a bigger one

David:)
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WoW!! That is really cool David!! Congrats!! :happy0180:

[Darren N]

Nice Job!

[Stryker2]

we should do a spring fish too

get you a bigger one

David:)
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Sounds good to me! I'll be there! :)

[sns2]

Simply outstanding. Skill and good fortune could not have met together for a better guy! Congrats!

[TylerThomson]

Congratulations. That's the catch of a lifetime and what every fisherman dreams of.

[super mario]

Congratulations. That's the catch of a lifetime and what every fisherman dreams of.
x2

[Kyle]

Why would you use 16 lb test for whitefish? Were you fishing for pike?

[SamSteele]

Congrats!


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[Speckle55]

Kyle .. I was chasing WR Lake Whitefish on different tippets ..I have 20# tippet WR too last year .. in the other World Record book NFWFHF..I hold 2# 4# 6# 8# 10# and 15#16# tippet WR .. my boys Nathan and Jeremiah hold the 12# and 14# tippet WR too .. records are there too be broken ..good luck all

David:)
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Why would you use 16 lb test for whitefish? Were you fishing for pike?

[pikeman06]

Way to go. Never forget your pike out of fickle and that bloody brookie that rivals the ones in the nipigon to this day. Wish you would have got the world record on that one. Once in many lifetimes does an angler even see a fish of that caliber. Much less get the bugger in the boat in alberta. Safest alberta record next to the 12 lb lake white. Nice work Mr. Robson. Keep at er.

[Stryker2]

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[Stryker2]

Kyle .. I was chasing WR Lake Whitefish on different tippets ..I have 20# tippet WR too last year .. in the other World Record book NFWFHF..I hold 2# 4# 6# 8# 10# and 15#16# tippet WR .. my boys Nathan and Jeremiah hold the 12# and 14# tippet WR too .. records are there too be broken ..good luck all

David:)
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WTG! Beautiful fish, big achievements! And a proud papa!!! Congrats! No wonder you're the Whitefish Whisperer!! :)

[EZM]

Why would you use 16 lb test for whitefish? Were you fishing for pike?

Because if you look up the records, for line class weights, there are no entries for certain species, for certain line weights.

There is also categories for ice fishing and open water with no entries.

So ..... the very first entry, even a small to average fish, would be listed as the world record until someone enters a larger (heavier) one.

I think most people would be surprised how many of these line classes/species don't have an entry, or, alternately, have a relatively average fish entered and listed as the current world record.

This is, of course, is not meant to deplete, or in any way reduce, the efforts of the OP (David), who holds a number world records for some pretty amazing fish.

A 5lb White is a great fish - but I'm sure many fisherman have caught a 5lb (or better) white fish, on a line weight that would have qualified them as the world record holder, but didn't know, and ate it instead !!!

Again, David puts his time in, and we can clearly see his is truly a master angler deserving of his records. This old guy can catch some meat ! I'm confident very few anglers catch the quantity or quality of fish David and the old boys put in the boat (or on the ice) regularly.

Congrats again David !!!!

[dodger]

A master angler on our little forum !! Good job !!

Dodger.

[Bigwoodsman]

Congrats on the award!

BW

[waterninja]

Congrats Speckles. You deserve this record. There never was a doubt in my mind that you are probably the most knowledgeable and proficient Whitefish angler in Alberta. This world record helps attest to that


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[happyfisher]

pufft i caught a 20lb white on 1 lb momo once......

didnt take pics and i put him back.......:sHa_shakeshout:

[SNAPFisher]

pufft i caught a 20lb white on 1 lb momo once......

didnt take pics and i put him back.......:sHa_shakeshout:

LOL,
but what about the 3 lb perch? Did you catch then on .5 lb test? ;)

[FlYiNGuY]

Nice catch!! Congrats on the offical recognition!. Looks like you got it just in time!

https://igfa.org/News/ruleschange2017

[Kyle]

Nice catch!! Congrats on the offical recognition!. Looks like you got it just in time!

https://igfa.org/News/ruleschange2017

Great rule change...no sport in catching a light fish on such heavy tackle just for a "record"

[Speckle55]

Wow they no longer recognize quite a few species of fish

ohh well .. I have been in IGFA book 3 times ..got that yesterday too!

Too bad my 29 1/2 " .. 12# 13 oz Brook Trout never was recognized in their book

becoming Elitist Club

David:)

[SNAPFisher]

Great rule change...no sport in catching a light fish on such heavy tackle just for a "record"

I have to agree Kyle. I think the change is a good one.

[highwood]

Great rule change...no sport in catching a light fish on such heavy tackle just for a "record"

I agree.

[FlYiNGuY]

Great rule change...no sport in catching a light fish on such heavy tackle just for a "record"

Agree as well, it can go the other way too.. heavy fish on too light of tackle is just exhausting the fish to death.

[Mountain Guy]

Wow they no longer recognize quite a few species of fish

ohh well .. I have been in IGFA book 3 times ..got that yesterday too!

Too bad my 29 1/2 " .. 12# 13 oz Brook Trout never was recognized in their book

becoming Elitist Club

David:)

ya...too bad