Enormous rainbows

Gerry not sure I'm allowed to post links but saw this video and couldn't believe how big these rainbows are. If it's not, my apologies go ahead and delete or move it. If it is, check out the size of these brutes. Footage I believe is from New Zealand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz8vHvGUnyY

Hard to believe rainbows can get that big. Those must be some nutritious pellets! Good chance Justin, Chris and possibly Eddie and Mikey are booking flights to New Zealand this very moment!

[Hookmanski]

Originally Posted by dakota560

Good chance Justin, Chris and possibly Eddie and Mikey are booking flights to New Zealand this very moment!

Mikey and Eddie are probably half way across the Pacific on the Mamba by now! New Zealand is definitely on my fishing bucket list. They get big over there!

[Mikey topaz]

Originally Posted by dakota560

Gerry not sure I'm allowed to post links but saw this video and couldn't believe how big these rainbows are. If it's not, my apologies go ahead and delete or move it. If it is, check out the size of these brutes. Footage I believe is from New Zealand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz8vHvGUnyY

Hard to believe rainbows can get that big. Those must be some nutritious pellets! Good chance Justin, Chris and possibly Eddie and Mikey are booking flights to New Zealand this very moment!

Njf meet and greet in New Zeland.... I’m down!!! You go there and catch one them and come back to Nj and you will never trout fish in Njf again😆

[AndyS]

Or stay a little closer and go to Arkansas.

[bigfishy]

Impressive for sure buuuuttt??? triploids rite next to the farm thats raising them?? common...Would it be more challenging to cast into the holding pens and try to fight them out to the river??Guess i'ld do it if i lived there but not often....New Zealand has lots of gigantic native and wild trout that would keep me busy over those engineered mutants.....I think RV toyed with the idea of stocking triploids at one time...Not sure what the hold up waz? Impressive size none the less

[Wilson]

Reminds me of 《when it was allowed before 911》fishing the power plant during the dead of winter on the Susky. Was lots of fun for gigantic Smallies and Crappies.
It was too easy!

[Rapidfflow0]

Go to British Columbia for steelhead bigger fish and a reasonably cheap easy DIY trip. 7 years in a row for me now

BigFishy.....I understand your point but the farm is raising salmon and the trout are coming in I believe from whatever body of water feeds that canal and being opportunistic feeders on the pellets that fall below the holding pens. Don't think the farm is actually raising trout. Not 100% certain what constitutes the difference between a normal rainbow and a triploid other than a third set of chromosones but either way they're some pretty impressive rainbows.

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by Rapidfflow0

Go to British Columbia for steelhead bigger fish and a reasonably cheap easy DIY trip. 7 years in a row for me now

plenty in the erie and ontario tribs too, don't even need to go as far as bc

[FASTEDDIE29]

Crazzzzzzzy!!!!! I’ll land one of those bows on 3 lb. test. Easy peasy!!!