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thegildedgopher
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08/13/2019 11:05AM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Ho-ly COW. This is one heck of a fish! 45 1/2 inches?!?!?

Duluth News Tribune article
 
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yogi59weedr
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08/13/2019 12:05PM  
I would sure like to see the toxicology report on that fish.
 
08/13/2019 12:22PM  
yogi59weedr: "I would sure like to see the toxicology report on that fish."


You think it would be much worse than the other fish?
 
Savage Voyageur
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08/13/2019 01:56PM  
Very glad he let it go back in the water. They should give this guy the new record.
 
08/13/2019 04:58PM  
Savage Voyageur: "Very glad he let it go back in the water. They should give this guy the new record. "


Or at least start a C/R category for Lakers.....
 
08/13/2019 07:28PM  
Wow!
 
WonderMonkey
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08/13/2019 09:26PM  
yogi59weedr: "I would sure like to see the toxicology report on that fish."


What does that show?
 
mgraber
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08/13/2019 10:32PM  
WonderMonkey: "
yogi59weedr: "I would sure like to see the toxicology report on that fish."



What does that show?"


It shows the amount and types of toxins found in blood/flesh etc. To the poster asking if it would be worse than other fish, the answer is likely yes. Many toxins never leave a fish no matter how long they are there (like chlordane) . If you, or a fish, gets a milligram of chlordane in the system it will still be there 20 years later. The more you or a fish are exposed to, the more you have in you until you finally get cancer. Many toxins build up in the fatty/oily tissues, and lakers have a ton of that and also live a long time. That is likely a very old fish. Not all toxins build up, many are constantly being flushed, so it would depend on pollutants present in that area. That is a monster!
 
missmolly
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08/14/2019 02:48PM  
mgraber: "
WonderMonkey: "
yogi59weedr: "I would sure like to see the toxicology report on that fish."




What does that show?"



It shows the amount and types of toxins found in blood/flesh etc. To the poster asking if it would be worse than other fish, the answer is likely yes. Many toxins never leave a fish no matter how long they are there (like chlordane) . If you, or a fish, gets a milligram of chlordane in the system it will still be there 20 years later. The more you or a fish are exposed to, the more you have in you until you finally get cancer. Many toxins build up in the fatty/oily tissues, and lakers have a ton of that and also live a long time. That is likely a very old fish. Not all toxins build up, many are constantly being flushed, so it would depend on pollutants present in that area. That is a monster!"


Thanks for the fascinating info!
 
08/15/2019 09:06AM  
Mercury accumulates in muscle tissues. So cutting out the belly section won't help you with that one.
 
08/16/2019 04:46PM  
That’s awesome. Look at the mouth on that beast. Yikes!
 
yogi59weedr
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08/16/2019 05:50PM  
Lake superior is a big lake... Ya think there is one bigger in there. Or how big is #2...
 
yogi59weedr
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08/16/2019 05:50PM  
 
08/16/2019 08:06PM  
Definitely bigger fish, lots bigger. There’s got to be some 100 pounders in there.
 
08/16/2019 11:10PM  
walllee: "Definitely bigger fish, lots bigger. There’s got to be some 100 pounders in there. "
+1 , with ontario and michigan having more water , without looking i'm sure there lake trout record is larger.
 
08/18/2019 08:15PM  
Coincidentally, I am currently watching Godzilla on TV.
 
Basspro69
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08/24/2019 11:22PM  
Amazing fish !
 
08/26/2019 10:23AM  
Awesome. Good on 'em for releasing it! They should have a catch and release category.
 
WonderMonkey
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08/26/2019 03:04PM  
mgraber: "
WonderMonkey: "
yogi59weedr: "I would sure like to see the toxicology report on that fish."




What does that show?"



It shows the amount and types of toxins found in blood/flesh etc. To the poster asking if it would be worse than other fish, the answer is likely yes. Many toxins never leave a fish no matter how long they are there (like chlordane) . If you, or a fish, gets a milligram of chlordane in the system it will still be there 20 years later. The more you or a fish are exposed to, the more you have in you until you finally get cancer. Many toxins build up in the fatty/oily tissues, and lakers have a ton of that and also live a long time. That is likely a very old fish. Not all toxins build up, many are constantly being flushed, so it would depend on pollutants present in that area. That is a monster!"


Thanks for all that information. I didn't know that.
 
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