mmirg Posted February 19, 2020 Posted February 19, 2020 http://Watch "New Missouri state record yellow perch" on YouTube https://youtu.be/dbEpL2Bz4SY We were fortunate enough to be nearby when Steve Mullen caught the new state record yellow perch. Steve asked if anybody had a scale. I told him that I do, bring it over and we'll weigh it. Steve just wanted a weight and a picture so he could release it. It weighed 2lb 2oz on my scale! What a fish! She was so full of eggs she looked like she was gonna pop. Steve and my buddy Bryan tried to revive the fish for release but it was unsuccessful. Steve was pretty bummed. He really wanted to let her go. Since he was unable to release her he took the fish to a bait shop to get an official weight of 2.216 lbs. Even bigger than we thought. He called MDC but since it was President's day they were closed or understaffed and could come out to check it. He left the fish in the stores bait tank in hopes of reviving it but it didn't look like she was gonna make it last I spoke with him. It was really cool seeing a state record fish and meeting a guy like Steve that wanted to get a picture and let her go. Fish24/7, snagged in outlet 3, Quillback and 11 others 14
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted February 19, 2020 Root Admin Posted February 19, 2020 Man.... next time call me! We have official scales and I bet I could have rousted Shane to come weigh it. We weighed in a state record brown in '95 at the Consumer's Grocery Store... I think it was Elfrink's. They had the only state official scale. Now the hatchery has one - and we have one. I helped Vince Elfrink get his fish to the hatchery... can't remember the year. About 2008? We kept it alive. Gave it to Bass Pro and it lived in their tank for a while in Springfield. I love yellow perch... cool fish. tho1mas 1
Fish24/7 Posted February 20, 2020 Posted February 20, 2020 Yep,those are the kind that I was talking about people were catching in Little North Fork White River back in 2017. Giants! Congratulations to the angler!! snagged in outlet 3 1
moguy1973 Posted February 20, 2020 Posted February 20, 2020 The state record for yellow perch was just set a couple weeks ago too. https://premierangler.com/new-missouri-state-record-yellow-perch/ -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
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