Hagg Lake beast foul hooked?

[troutdude]

Snapped this pic of this beast, caught at Hagg, back in '13. It was an 11 pound / 29 inch monster. I was at the store, also, when it was weighed and measured. So those are accurate figures. And it took the fisherman, 45 minutes to bring it to the bank (in his tube). So that we could net it, for him. That Hum Dinger lure, is 4 freakin' inches long!

But I still can't decide if it's foul hooked; or not. What say ye?

 

[wils]

Fish ate it and that's where the hook wound up --- in the jawbone.
So how'd it taste?

 

[hobster]

Looks good to me, appears the fish was hooked inside the mouth even though the hook is mostly outside. That is a beast for sure! Probably weighed even more when it came out of the water

 

[troutdude]

It wasn't my fish. Here is another, albeit kind of grainy, of the guy who did catch it. And I forgot to mention that it was, a one year holdover.

 

[EOBOY]

It wasn't my fish. Here is another, albeit kind of grainy, of the guy who did catch it. And I forgot to mention that it was, a one year holdover.

I friend of mine is related to that guy, I posted the picture here the day he caught it, can't remember the title I used. I was stunned when I saw it.

 

[troutdude]

Believe it, or not. But I've seen even bigger ones, taken from Hagg! But not for about 3 years now. It's getting too much pressure anymore.

 

[GaryP1958]

Foul hooked a 200 lb Bat Ray of Anacapa Island once took me around the island twice!

 

[rogerdodger]

Snapped this pic of this beast, caught at Hagg, back in '13. It was an 11 pound / 29 inch monster. I was at the store, also, when it was weighed and measured. So those are accurate figures. And it took the fisherman, 45 minutes to bring it to the bank (in his tube). So that we could net it, for him. That Hum Dinger lure, is 4 freakin' inches long!

But I still can't decide if it's foul hooked; or not. What say ye?

not foul hooked. that is definitely "hooked inside the mouth".

 

[mosd]

No different than side drifting or bobber doggin a bead pegged 6 inches above the hook..

 

[troutdude]

Thanks guys. Good to see you posting again MOSD!