"I caught a fish thiiiiiiiis BIG!"

Huh, Darn thing must be broken, doesn't say it weighs anything.

With the way the economy is these days, people will keep just about anything for dinner, including the leftover bait.

"As you'd imagine, Jimmy was pretty upset when he realized the money he spent on his new Boga Grip could have easily covered his fine for possession of illegal flounder."

Sorry...couldn't help it

New Fly Reel - $550.00
Chest waders to get you into the fish - $330.00

Picture of you on the Field and Stream website for the world to see your pathetic catch - Priceless.

Having forgotten to pack Kleenex, Jimmy was forced to improvise.

The rare Peruvian Candy Flounder (Tinyelist Flounderis) is a prized catch among fishermen, but strict weight requirements are imposed.

Tim I figured as much. Either dead or in the gut of another fish. Though I'd have been more impressed if it was actually caught.

An ounce of luck is better than a ton of lies!

Worlds smallest fish.

Was this thing made in China?

"Evolutionarily, the year 2015 saw the beginning of an exponential body-mass increase for members of the human species. Sadly, the flounder did not keep pace."

After a full day of fishing, I finally caught the bastard that my bait had been chasing.

shouldnt be toooo much to get this baby mounted!

break out the cheese and crackers!

And the winner is ....

How many are we allowed?

"In any survival situation any bit of protein helps, and these endangered baby speckled-back halibut are just delicious."

I'm gonna release this guy and someday he might weigh 500 ponds.

"Fish lips."

Buy a zero weight rod for the times when "size does not matter".

buckhunter,

No limit. Keep em coming.

This has been a fun guided trip and all, but how strict is your no fish, no pay policy?

Ounce for ounce, one of the hardest fighting fish around

Get the Big Net!

The monster from tim's line...

If you catch about 1,000 more you can have a fish sandwich.

Don't let their size fool you! They're one of the toughest to land.

Make sure you focus in on my face.

In this time of economic hardship, anything's a keeper.

hmm bait, but honey i brought a fish home

Dear Orvis,

Please find enclosed the rod I used on my fly fishing trip to Alaska. You will notice that it has been broken in two just above the handle. I trust it is still covered under warranty. As an avid fly fisherman and honest person I am compelled to say that I am not sure if it was the fish I caught or the 16 scotch and sodas I had on the boat that caused this rod to break. To be quite honest I can't remember a damn thing except that I got a little nibble and went to set the hook and jerked back so hard I fell backwards and the fish flew out of the water and into the ear of the guy standing next to me. Lucky for us the captain had a boga and was able to remove the fish from my buddies ear. I have enclosed a picture of the fish as proof the rod broke during normal fishing conditions and not when I fell on it.

Deeter's once in a lifetime IGFA Record catch.

I threw this one back

"Since everything's big in Alaska, I thought I'd be different and go small!"

"Gotta calibrate my scales sometime."

Contrary to popular belief, halibut aren't any bigger then minnows. Alaskans only photoshop them so we get more tourism.

...And the winner is....?

In other words Tim, you have plans on meeting a few buddies at the local pub and judging this over a few Corona on Thursday night?

There is a place for all God's creatures. Right next to the mini mashed potatoes and gravy.

"Can anyone recommend a good wine with this?"

Honest Officer, My tape measure said it was 14 inches.

The fish was so heavy it ripped from the grip. And all that was left was a piece of lip!

Aww cool, Tim! Now let's see what happens when we stick a firecracker in his mouth!

new rod- 50$
new reel- 30$
new tackle-45$
new lip grip- 15$
using all of this and still using the fish- priceless

Its times like these your glad your friends camera does not focus correctly; so when you get back from that trip of a lifetime you are not completly humiliated on the internet by your "Big" catch.

"Ok heres your money, I guess you really cant lip a fishing partner with a boca grip"

needless to say jonny was never INVITED to another brisk

sorry no spell check

there's one for the fry pan

Your Obama Stimulas Package

With the new Fish Pro 2000 we guarantee more and larger fish caught with its first use. Just look at the picture of this fine lad with his prized catch.

Every thing's bigger in Alaska....Really...No Really.

I won a trip to fish with Kirk Deeter and all I caught was.........

"Well Ralph, I figure this baby should catapault us into the top 3. Let's head to weigh-in."

Reality strikes at the Field and Stream company picnic when the Gun Nuts out fish the Fly Talk guys. So be it by a slim margin.

As a result Petzel is now the Fly Talk Editor and will headlines the May issue with "Top 50 Guns for Bass".

corse some are small

Jim was quick to point out that having been out of the water for some time, it was estimated that this potential record flounder had lost anywhere between 5 and 99.999999% of it's live weight before they could get it on a state certified scale.

"He's a Keeper"

"Y'all want fries with that?"

Use for Boga grips #79: Hard to reach gutter debris removal.

Years later when recounting the story, Jim would go on to mention that if not for the trusty boga grips, he might well have been reduced to celebrating touchdowns with a high three.

TR/KD, I just love caption contests, keep 'em coming!

While far from threatening any records, Jim holds the distinction as being the closest anyone has ever gotten to being skunked without actually being skunked.

The closest one can get to skunked as determined by a pannel of scientists.

Well, we didn't bring this Boga grip along for nothin!!

“Let’s get Mikey, he won’t eat it, he hates everything!"..."He likes it, hey Mikey!”

Just picture the royal coachman size 42 Mustad I used to hook it.

Bob always claimed that rubbing bait with his lucky underwear would make him catch fish as big as his manhood. He was right...

By the smallest of margins, Jim was able to keep his skunkless streak alive.

Demonstrating yet another use inconsistent with its labeling, Jim found boga grips to be an effective but time consuming de-scaler.

they won't believe this one make sure the len's cap is off the camera.

Give a man a fish he will eat for one day. Teach a man to fish............better get the rifel.. boy!

"2009 Stimulus Package"

OK. You win. But give congress back their brains before they stick to the boga.

We're gonna need a bigger boat.

Damn, I'm Good.

i have to make a correction to one i posted earlier

new rod- 50$
new reel- 30$
new tackle-45$
new lip grip- 15$
using all of this and still losing the fish- priceless

Apparently, cold water causes "shrinkage" in OTHER things as well...

Although he REALLY wanted the fuzzy dice, Tim wins the booby prize in the arcade crane game.

sorry sir, but that one won't help you on the weigh in.

OK... you get to use the "Princess Pass!"
But please, pass the Boga Grip.

look maw one hand!

Should get a stringer full.......fish sticks.....

IS THAT BILL HEAVEY FIRST FISH

"i think that they are born bigger then this"

Does "Exacto" make a fillet knife??

I think I won here's my entry on the stringer............

And to think, four hours ago, I was gonna give up............

Hey, couple hundred more of these and I'll fill my sardine can.........

I'll have to check the rules to see if this the limit for today

If it would've gotten away it would've been MUCH bigger when I told the story!

"OH YEAH, BOY! Dinner tonight!"

Fry it and watch it disappear

Sometimes it just doesn't matter how close you hold the fish to the camera, it just don't look any bigger.

It took every ounce of skill, tackle box knowledge and improvised dental paraphanalia Dr. Popiel could muster to do a rare "field extraction" on his native guide Chief Walter No-Whistle!