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Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! #11838429 09/20/16 03:23 AM
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Well ladies and gents, I am very proud to say that I am about to make my very first record submission for both the Guadalupe river water body record blue Tilapia by weight AND Guadalupe River record blue Tilapia on the fly rod.

Got out on the river this past Friday and landed a monster tilapia with my 5wt on a pheasant tail. Didn't realize until it was too late that I should've submitted it. Well today I went back for round 2, drifting a black soft hackle midge under a strike indicator through a school of feeding tilapia, and it was on!

Let me tell you, today I was using my 3wt and MAN these guys are fun! Managed to catch 3 total, but knew the last was by far the biggest! Once I finally landed this big girl I knew I had to submit it! I made a call to a friend who just happens to have TPWD certified scale, and now just need to submit my paperwork!

4.14lbs
17.75" long
16.25" girth


Tight lines and God bless!
Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: Catfish713] #11838434 09/20/16 03:23 AM
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Tight lines and God bless!
Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: Catfish713] #11838439 09/20/16 03:26 AM
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Congrats. That is a beast


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Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: Catfish713] #11838496 09/20/16 04:13 AM
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Awesome fish! cheers Was glad to assist in weighing your fish. Congratulations on your two pending records. thumb




Side Note: Also enjoyed seeing some of your past catches. You have caught some SUPER NICE fish! hooked


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Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: Catfish713] #11838532 09/20/16 05:00 AM
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Thanks Chuck! I was blessed to get to spend some time with you and talk about our fishing adventures! Hope to see you again soon!

Blessings!


Tight lines and God bless!
Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: Catfish713] #11838616 09/20/16 11:52 AM
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dang! that is a big old tilapia!


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Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: Catfish713] #11838683 09/20/16 12:47 PM
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Nice fish, congrats.

Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: Catfish713] #11838748 09/20/16 01:25 PM
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That is one big Tilapia! Congratulations on your records! Great job on the fly!

Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: Catfish713] #11838780 09/20/16 01:40 PM
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One heck of a fish . Congratulations , bet it was a fighter .

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Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: Catfish713] #11841356 09/21/16 07:01 PM
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Thanks guys! It was certainly a lot of fun catching them. There's few things I enjoy more than catching big fish on undersized fly tackle!


Tight lines and God bless!
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Awesome fish, congrats!!!!

Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: Catfish713] #11844761 09/23/16 02:20 PM
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Nice fish and congratulations on your records! woot

Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: Catfish713] #11845075 09/23/16 05:08 PM
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+1 to all of the above comments.


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Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: Catfish713] #11855352 09/29/16 02:04 PM
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Thanks to everyone on the congratulations! It's been quite exciting for me, and I hope this is the first of many!


Tight lines and God bless!
Re: Pending Guadalupe River record Tilapia on the fly! [Re: banker-always fishing] #11855355 09/29/16 02:05 PM
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Chuck, just out of curiosity, how long does it usually take to get a confirmation on my record?


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