They say a picture is worth a thousand words…
Few nights ago, our friend Gary Soldati, maker of Big Water Lures got his personal best. Those of you who know him, know he only fishes his own lures, primarily giant pikes. Two nights ago, in a pouring rain and a wild surf of RI Gary landed 51 pound beauty on his signature 8 inch, 4 ounce pike in some very tough conditions. Another thing of note was that this was the absolute first fish Gary landed on his new zeebass lefty reel, one of the first ever made.
Congrats to a fantastic angler, builder and friend on joining the exclusive 50 pounder club. You can see Gary’s lures at Big Water Lures
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Beautiful fish….congrats
↓Nice fish Gary , congrats !!!
↓Love the shot. Look at those fins sticking up!
↓CONGRATS GREAT FISH.
↓Wow.
↓That plug is bigger than the two fish I had last night, nice job Gary
↓Wow what a cow! Congradulations!
↓way to go!!!!!
↓So jealous – I bet that plug is officially sold out in RI
↓Congrats to a fellow lefty….
↓Beautiful fish… Congratulations
↓Congratulations Gary , Beautful Fish.
↓WHAT A FISH!!!! I SAW HIM LAST WEEK I WAS WONDERING WHEN ZEEBAAS RELEASED A LEFTY MODEL
↓Way to go Gary! Looks like sticking to it despite the bad weather pays off again.
↓BEAUTIFUL
↓B E A S T ! ! !
↓Congrats Gary. I have seen many of his plugs and they all are amazing works of craftsmanship. Way to go Gary.
↓The new ZeeBaas lefty was at the Fisherman surf show at Huntington. If you need one, give me a call at the shop.
Nice work, fish and lure!
↓great plugs and a great fish!
↓Thanks guys,I am still in a daze. Yesterday I took the day off to bask in all my glory. My wife figured if I had some free time I could do some vacuum cleaning. Way to keep me humble!! She is a great wife. Gary
↓Just like a WOMAN, Gary, Congrats! Nice Job
↓Awesome Cow and Pike.
↓Fantastic Gary! Way to go and on a fly reel no less? Man, do I feel lame.
↓Nice fish Gary.
↓AWESOME…FISH OF A LIFETIME…CONGRATS….and thank you Z for the post.
↓Congrats!
↓She’s a beaut! Congrats.
↓Close but no cigar. Good work!
Official IGFA All Tackle World Record — 81 lbs 14 oz (37.14kg)
Greg Myerson — August 4, 2011 — Long Island Sound, Westbrook, CT
Live Eel on 60-pound fluorocarbon leader with 6/0 octopus hook.
Time Required to Boat Fish: 20 Minutes
Tackle: 6-½ foot St. Croix tuna rod with roller guide tip — Quantum Cabo reel — 50-lb. Berkley Gorilla Braid
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