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One Old Bull Rio !
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08/23/17 12:28 PM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 75,759
banker-always fishing
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Fished the Nueces Canyon and caught this very old "Bull Rio"! She has seen her better days. It will not be long until she will be swimming in that great clear river in the sky above. I had a great feeling knowing that I got probably her only fight and for sure her last fight. The fish was 11.15" in length. As I watched her swim away in the crystal clear water of the West Nueces River,if she only knew that she would be the Catch&Release Record Rio for the West Nueces River. Paper work was sent to the Texas Parks And Wildlife. I had seen a bunch of "Super Nice" Rios swimming in schools. The Rio bite was slow but I did manage to catch a few all in the trophy range. Catching one very old "Bull Rio" in the Nueces Canyon. It just don't get any better.
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: One Old Bull Rio !
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08/23/17 01:06 PM
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gander
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..........very nice...!
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Re: One Old Bull Rio !
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08/23/17 01:13 PM
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psalty
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Congrats on the grand moment and for sharing!
Matthew 4:19 Script-Lures by Psalty founder and directed by the Big Fisherman
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Re: One Old Bull Rio !
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08/23/17 02:19 PM
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1960texan
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Wow! The things that fish must have survived to reach that size and age. Congrats on yet another record!
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Re: One Old Bull Rio !
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08/23/17 03:08 PM
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banker-always fishing
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Thanks gander,psalty,RWCAT,and Will for the replies. Plenty of active fish right now. I just pray that we can avoid any major flooding on this pending storm out in the Gulf. If the storm hits our area and major flooding occurs this will wipe out a good portion of the fall bite. We can always use the rain but the flooding is another story!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: One Old Bull Rio !
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08/23/17 03:50 PM
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gar1970
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Congrats chuck on another record! That rio sure looks old.
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Re: One Old Bull Rio !
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08/23/17 04:30 PM
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banker-always fishing
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Thanks Leo and Yesenia for the replies. Would have gave you a call but was on a tight schedual. Love fishing Gods Country.
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: One Old Bull Rio !
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08/23/17 08:32 PM
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Dfitz
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Thats a beautiful fish Chuck. The stories it could tell.... Congrats on another record
Don't worry about the mule, just load the cart
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Re: One Old Bull Rio !
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08/23/17 09:36 PM
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Littlefeather
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That's a real beauty! Congrats!
Those who dance are considered mad by those who cannot hear the music.
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Re: One Old Bull Rio !
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08/24/17 02:10 AM
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banker-always fishing
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Thanks Andrew,Littlefeather,and Capt.Mac for the replies. Andrew: Yes Sir if only that fish could talk. She has been through a lot over the years. I am sure she has added plenty of Rios over the years in the West Nueces River! Spring fed pool with plenty of thick weed beds in Southwest Texas is a nice place for a Rio to live.
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: One Old Bull Rio !
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08/24/17 02:51 AM
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dhogdog
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Now that's a nice Frankenstein!!! Way to go Chuck.
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Re: One Old Bull Rio !
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08/24/17 03:31 AM
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Wildman of the navidad
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Thats a beautiful fish Chuck. The stories it could tell.... Congrats on another record That's a man's Rio! Congrats! Now that's a nice Frankenstein!!! Way to go Chuck. +3
Psalm:91
Quote on the wildman" They Said he'd eat the hair off of a man's head when he was hungry and squeeze the water out of rocks when he was thirsty"
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