Brent Davis snatched the freak o’ nature outta the Columbia River (believe near the WA/OR border?) trolling a Bandit Walleye Deep Diver in 25′. Fish measured a ridiculous 34″ long x 20.5″ girth!!! Buckle up boys and girls:

Case you need help getting your bearings as to just how THICK that fish is:

Btw the crankin’bait he caught it on was a “purple hellcat” color custom-painted by Wicked Customs, and she sure is purtty:

Big, big, BIG congrats dude! Gonna be a tough PB to beat.

Here’s a few more gems that I might need to be adding to my arsenal:

1) Dane Heid of @dhcustombaits is back spittin’ [fire emoji] [fire emoji] [fire emoji]. Flavor of the day = Jackall TN60s:

Oh, and don’t forget how strong Dane’s Rapala Rippin’ Rap game is:

2) Jeramee Sauls (@pacifictacklecompany) has been using Do-It Molds to crank out some fish-sexy flasher jigs. His “blood series” Erie Underspin is lookin’ right:

3) This must be how JB’S Fishing Depot tests their custom-painted Rapala Jointed Deep Husky Jerks:

Some rather interesting shots I’ve found floating around the interwebz that are just too good/weird/unique/WTHeck not to share. Enjoy!

1) I’ve heard of flying fish before, but this takes it to a whole new level…. Rhesa Walston might be the first person ever to hit a fish with her car?!?! Apparently a bird dropped the fish on her while flying over. Glad no one was hurt! And have fun explaining that to the insurance company (lol):

2) Not sure if you saw the banana duct-taped to a wall “art” that sold for $125K, but I’ve gotta assume that Off Shore Tackle’s version would easily sell for double that:

3) Speakin’ of ‘nanners….how ’bout Chris Willen (@cwguide) playin’ northwoods mythbusters with this WI musk-ox:

4) Apparently this is what ice looks like when it forms during a blizzard. Craig Oyler said these were 8″ slush balls all frozen together — would you have the, ugh…stones to step on it first?

5) Big buck down! Those Lund Alaskans work for catchin’ deers, too:

One of the toughest things about ice fishing is just getting you and all your gear to the spot (thx to slush, deep snow, sketchy ice, you name it). Here’s a few off-the-wall mobiles that get it done in style…

1) Think if this was mine, I’d spend more time on the ice than land:

Few of my favorite comments under the original post:

> “This is how they get Coca-Cola to the polar bears.”

> “…case you get buried and have to stay put until spring thaw.”

> “I’m willing to buy a bigger X-mas tree to fit this thing under it.”

Lol!

 

2) How ballin’ is Andrew Lang’s early-ice rig? Said it weighs 1/3 of what a wheeler does. Just had it out with 5″ of slush + 12″ of snow on top of it = no probs:

 

3) Would almost feel bad bolting an auger rack to this beaut:

 

4) Apparently double-tracked V8 snowmobiles are a thing in Sweden. #Braaap

 

5) Starting to think there’s more SnoBears in the Dakotas than trucks. The PK Lures crew isn’t gonna let a little slush stop ’em from getting out:

 

Speaking of SnoBears: I just booked one through Icebound Excursions for a couple days of chasing greenbacks on Manitoba’s Lake Winnipeg. Heading up after Christmas to ring in the New Year in style.

Content monster Jay Siemens was just scooting ’round in one last week — hoping he left me a little luck inside of that rig. #goals