yeah man reading this thread I had my heart in my throat over YOUR fish cuz it is such a manimal ( manly animal ). Congrats though... how long did it take for him to get this big btw?
He is doing quite well now. He is pushing 17". I bought him last year and he was about 13". They were caught in the Summer of 2009, and he was 6". So probably pushing close to 3 years old.