Local Pier Chinook Salmon -My best year so far

[12 Volt Man]

Hello all, just wanted to share the three salmon I have caught in Lake Ontario off a local pier.

what battles!

I'll start with the largest one, a super thick female that we weighed at 24 pounds:

weighing this fish was an eye opener for me, as I don't carry a scale, but some fellow fishermen did and they weighed it before I let it go.

I could barely hold this fish and it was 'only' 24 pounds. Makes me realize how often the weight of big fish are over estimated. Look at the colour of my hand from the strain LOL

 

[12 Volt Man]

Another shot of the same fish, the girth on this fish was insane:

 

[12 Volt Man]

here is the first of the three fish I landed, this one was very silver in colour:

 

[12 Volt Man]

salmon #3, the last one. and the obligatory "beside the rod shot"

I use a G. Loomis 7 foot GL3 MH spinning rod and a shimano saros 4000 reel with 12 pound test monofilament for these guys. Not a traditional salmon rod, but it works very well for the job.

 

[archers]

Heh, is that oakville harbour? I see people fishing there all the time... Whatta beast

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[Pyramid_Party]

Nice catches that 1st one is a monster.

 

[gangster]

Well done! And is that from right there on the pier?


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[Ian918]

idk if ill buy 24 lbs but nice fish to bad its not a chromer

 

[Saibal]

What a catch....great!! thanks for sharing the pics

 

[12 Volt Man]

idk if ill buy 24 lbs but nice fish to bad its not a chromer

do you think their hand held scale was inaccurate? you think it might weigh more or less? I could hardly pick it up.