|
The one thing that I love
about trophy trout fishing is not the fish. Well, alright…I LOVE the fish. But the great thing that occurs as a by-product of this type of fishing is the people
you meet that share your same passion. Brian and Kasey Shenk are two of those
people that I’ve been blessed to come to know over the years while pursuing these magnificent fish. During
my annual Dad’s weekend trip with my dad and Ryan and Kim Daniels to Crescent Lake, my phone kept “blowing up”
with text messages. They were from Brian Shenk.
He and Kasey were in “the neighborhood” at Odell Lake doing some pre-fishing for a lake trout tournament
that was to occur the next weekend. Brian, Kasey, and his parents Charlie and
Ginny, were having some great success on the lakers. I think that little bit
of pre-fishing did them some good. They caught 14 for the day. Ginny scored (2)
large lakers of 17 and 22 lbs, respectively.
| A nice pre-fish 17 lb lake trout for Ginny Shenk! |
|
| Ginny Shenk with a FAT 22 lb Mackinaw from Odell |
|
| This was the 14th and final fish of the day! Now that's how you pre-fish a tourney!! |
“Fast-Forward”
a week, Brian and Kasey had their game-faces on and were on the prowl to harvest some monster mackinaw from the depths of
Odell Lake. Now, I was not there, but over the course of 2 days, Brian and Kasey
caught 28 lake trout totaling 797 inches, making an average length of over 28” per trout (alright….char, but still
impressive).
| Uh....pretty impressive stats for 2 days!!! |
|
Kasey Shenk took 2nd place in the tournament with her largest fish measuring at 38 inches
long and 19 lbs, 9 oz. Her prize was $800 cash!
| Kasey Shenk with her 2nd Place Lake Trout |
|
| This fish was 19lbs 9 oz and 38.5" long! Odell Lake has some quality Lakers in it! |
Brian Shenk took 5th
place in the tournament with his largest fish measuring at 33-1/2 inches long and 17 lbs, 3 oz. His prize was $200 cash and $100 gift certificate to the Odell Lake Resort!
| Brian Shenk with his 5th Place Finish Laker! |
|
| 17lbs 3oz and 33.5" long. I'd say the Shenks had quite the weekend! |
The Shenks took home $1000
in cash and prizes! I don’t know about you, but spending a weekend with
your wife fishing on a lake, catching some real quality mackinaw, and then getting paid for it sounds A-OK with me!! I’ll
be honest, the next few photos may not be chronologically correct in the time or day of when they caught, but the last (2)
photos are what sums it up! Congratulations to you Brian and Kasey! You guys ROCK!!!
| Kasey with a 16 lb 15 oz, 34" Laker! |
|
| 15lb 5oz Mackinaw from Odell Lake for Kasey |
|
| Kasey "obviously" had the hot rod in the tourney :-) |
| Brian Shenk getting in the action with a laker... |
|
| 12-1/2lbs but one of the first for the tourney...it only got better! |
| Kasey with just another high teener laker.... |
|
| 17lbs 12 oz and 35" long. The Shenks Boat was "ON FIRE"!!! |
| Kasey Shenk collecting her 2nd place check! |
|
| $800 cash was the prize at the Odell Lake Tourney |
| Brian and Kasey Shenk with their winnings!! |
|
| Congratulations you two! You guys ROCKED IT!! |
|
![kasey16lb15oz34inchlakerodelltourneyday2.jpg](/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=actual&linkpath=http://www.trophytrouthunter.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/kasey16lb15oz34inchlakerodelltourneyday2.jpg&target=tlx_new&title=Kasey with a 16 lb 15 oz, 34" Laker!)
