r/Fishing • u/11BigDaddyChris11 • Jul 01 '23

Saltwater Reported, documented, released immediately, etc. estimated 11ft length based off of distance between dock pylons. I know this is very rare but how rare exactly is it and any estimations on weight?

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u/FishFearMe1 Jul 02 '23

Got any data to back that one up? If that’s the case, it’s a really good thing.

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u/velociraptorfarmer Upper Mississippi River Jul 02 '23

Uncle had a nice bite on a crankbait that broke his rod and took everything but the very bottom 6" of it into the lake.

About an hour later, we're still trolling the same area, and see his crankbait floating at the surface. We pull it up and get his bait, reel, and broken rod back. Whatever bit (likely a giant pike given the lake) had shaken it loose.