Not fly fishing but still an impressive fish!

[Fatman]

Awesome fish!!!!!!!!

Fatman

[Mike Thomas]

That is one heck of a fish, congratulations!
All the best.
Mike.

[Dr. Fish]

WOW is an understatement. That thing is enormous.

Dr. Fish, I almost didn't recognize you without your hat. Though I see that your wife an friend are wearing the proper hat.

The fish knocked the hat off before the shot was taken : )

My wife has printed some photos of her fish and is showing them off to anyone and everyone that will look at them. Yup, sounds just like an angler : )

[Night Angler]

Not to start any crap.. so you make the decision..

hold up your first 2 fingers... and a size 10 streamer hook (2xl)

This was hooked on the outside jaw.. within the width of the first 2 finger (less the 1 1/2inches from the corner of the mouth)...

In salmon fish there is something called "FLOSSING"

using heavy weighted flies line up the fish and as your leader drifts into his mouth you set the hook dragging the fly into the fish..

*****
This fish was caught on a size 10 sculpin on a 7wt rod using 8lb Maxima...
No I dont think this fish eat the fly Im 99.99% sure the line drifted into his mouth..

this was about 12:30 in the morning.. Last spring after we had a big flood.

est. wt... 60lbs

[Dr. Fish]

Was casting a spinnerbait at first light on a lake in MO and the hook happened to go across the bill of a paddlefish. Got a couple head shakes and the hook slipped off. It was the first paddlefish I had ever seen. Very cool. Who knows if your paddlefish actively swam to your fly, mouth open to eat it but it's a very cool catch all the same. Sure beats "catching" them with snag hooks like many do in the region.

[Martin McFly]

What an awesome catch. I also have thrown a lure or two with a bait caster and don't feel guilty about it...just sayin'
I'm going to show my wife the pix and show her that women fish too.
Congrats Dr. Fish and wife.