New State Record Walleye Caught any truth?

[Chas'n Tail]

Yes, Local guy, and yes Fox Island

Awesome, and Awesome!

 

[v193]

So it doesn't take a 80k fiberglass boat to catch big walleyes? Who knew! Congrats to the fisherman and big props for finally breaking the record.

So did he jump in the boat to get the picture?

 

[Fisherman25]

I’m pretty sure I know the guy. If so, it couldn’t have happened to a better person! Congrats to him!

 

[NDSportsman]

Neal Leier caught it. Congrats to him!

https://gf.nd.gov/news/2395

 

[Captain Ahab]

Finally a legit record!!! Congrats to the lucky angler.

 

[Brian Renville]

Finally no more floating wallye BS. I'd be happy to shake that guy's hand and buy him a whiskey just for that part of it.

 

[Duckslayer100]

Isn't spawn long gone? That thing looks full of eggs. Or maybe it just ate a bunch of 14" perch.

 

[Brian Renville]

What the hell is he doing keeping it, slob.......;:;rofl

 

[scrotcaster]

We all shall drink to Neal Leier's honor tonight, the breaker of records, the tamer of the gravel lizards, here here.. ps. i watched to much game of thrones lately.. lol... Congrats to the fisherman, hell of a fish

 

[Velva_zv21]

Looks like a beautiful walleye, it will look good on the wall

 

[Fishmission]

Awesome fish!
Fox Might have an extra boat or two this weekend

 

[v193]

those cheeks though!!

 

[Bfishn]

Sad thing is by beating it by only 1oz there is still a lot of room left considering the state of the Mo./Sak right now. Wouldn't be surprised at all to see it get beat again within a year or 2 after standing for 60 years. Thank god we finally have a legit record though!!

 

[DirtyMike]

Awesome fish!
Fox Might have an extra boat or two this weekend

Not mine. I hate that ramp.

 

[H82bogey]

Sad thing is by beating it by only 1oz there is still a lot of room left considering the state of the Mo./Sak right now. Wouldn't be surprised at all to see it get beat again within a year or 2 after standing for 60 years. Thank god we finally have a legit record though!!

With the amount of smelt in Sak right now, I wouldn't be surprised either. High water and bait fish is a good combo for that lake. I have the feeling there are some monsters in there. Maybe a 17lbs+ fish? I know GF netted that one, was it last spring, or two years ago that was over 17?

 

[Lapper]

The idea of catching a state record is not something I even think about so therefore I never look up what they are. That being said, what is the story of the record before this one that so many seem happy to have been broken?

 

[Bfishn]

The idea of catching a state record is not something I even think about so therefore I never look up what they are. That being said, what is the story of the record before this one that so many seem happy to have been broken?

https://mcfeely.areavoices.com/2017/06/21/north-dakotas-record-walleye-is-iffy-to-say-the-least/

 

[BDub]

This would have been the state record for many years but for the netted Wood Lake fish. Caught by my uncle during a cold day, early eighties by New Town. 15.4 pounds, they had to break ice to get the boat off shore. He is in heaven smiling today that the new state record was actually caught not netted.

 

[Achucker]

Congratulations

 

[nybs]

Congrats to the angler - what a jerk though....I’m packing my house, painting, and cleaning the garage all while he was fishing this morning. :;:cheers