PB Walleye on Custom Tackle

[brennan.chapman]

Over the weekend I landed my personal best Walleye, finally exceeding the 30" mark. Many seasons of coming up just shy of that magical number, but now it is here!
To make things even better, she was caught out of a local river here in Iowa on 100% custom gear. A 1/4oz Teardrop rigged with a Florida Grape Zipper Goby was enough to trick this old monarch. Unfortunately I did not get an official weight on her, but based on the online calculators for Walleye weights, she would have likely come just shy of the Iowa state record with the measurements of 30 3/4" in length and 18 7/8"of girth.

She was released for another angler to enjoy. Thrilled!

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[ctom]

Dandy fish Brennan. Now what's the goal? lol

Wapsi or Cedar?

[efishnc]

Very impressive from such a relatively small trickle of water... congrats!

[brennan.chapman]

Dandy fish Brennan. Now what's the goal? lol

Wapsi or Cedar?

Thank you, Tom. You know I can't say  I will DM you.

I suppose the goal is 31 now 

[brennan.chapman]

Very impressive from such a relatively small trickle of water... congrats!

Trickle is exactly right...

Thank you!

[basscatlildave]

Oh heck yea. 

[Apdriver]

That’s a beautiful fish. Congrats on such a momentous catch!

[Lamar]

  Wow what a pretty fish. Nice job ! I'm impressed with the width of that fish for a river fish.

[WALLEYE WACKER]

Awesome eye Brennan. You can go along time and never catch one like that if at all. But than again with slot limits a reduced limits it has really helped the size of eye’s by me.

[BareKnuckleJigs]

GAAAAWW da's a Fine Walleye!
Dat ting would look a lot different covered in Cream Sauce and Shrimp!
Sop dat up wit some Garlic Bread, me.

No-Eyed One-Horned Plastic Purple Walleye-Eater.
NO-EYED ONE-HORNED PLASTIC PURPLE WALLEYE-EATER!!!

[ctom]

Love the straight, un-painted, lead head. I've gone to that pretty much for my walleye fishing. Sauger seem to like some color but walleye will just nail baits with un-painted heads.

[brennan.chapman]

Awesome eye Brennan. You can go along time and never catch one like that if at all. But than again with slot limits a reduced limits it has really helped the size of eye’s by me.

Thank you! You are absolutely right, especially in this state. Unfortunately we don't have slots in place on a good majority of our waters, other than select pools on the Mississippi and a few lakes that desperately needed them. We spend a lot of money to stock them but we don't protect them. Too many harvesters and not enough sportsman. Is what it is!