Best OL Reader Photos Summer 2012
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(BOW Kill)10-24-11 Canton,Ohio 18pt non-typ B&C 195″ after (6 3/8″ deduct) -Miraglia

I fish with the boys all the time & always seems to catch bigger and better! -Cassidy Raye
Still hunting on the ground for mule deer when I was lucky enough to harvest this mature mountain lion here in Idaho on opening day of archery season. -HuntinFool111

I found this lure online and you can leave a comment to say if it would work or not. -Salladthewhite

May 2012, I handgrabbed this 52lb flathead catfish in the swamps of La -Jandrews

Steph’s first bear, taken on opening day 2012. One shot from her Beretta 12 gauge firing Remington slugs brought all 450+ lbs of bear to the ground instantly. -sullrotc

finally got this bull after a hard season of chasin elk, heard him screaming about chasin cows and did a quick sprint to catch up to him and then took the shot at 250 yards, bull down heart shot. -Taylor Pommier
Nice Red. -dfield

My Daughter Caught this Walleye off the dock on Moose Lake Manitoba. -alundbohm

Another 40lb Block Island Striper -Western MA Hunter

Becky Raifstanger of MA 1st Striper ever. -Western MA Hunter
Shot this hog at 28 Yards with my bow while filming for Reaper Archery. you can see it all unfold on video here. www.reaperarchery.com -kopf12


walleye fishing in west central wisconsin, hooked up on 2 1/2 paddletail, luckily there was a young kid fishing downriver that snapped a couple pics before i put her back, no tape but bigger than the 47 3/4 i got walleye fishing a couple springs ago -Mike Englert

Corbin Lego, 9 years old, caught this large carp, only a little smaller than he. It was caught at the Tyrone Sportsman in Tyrone, PA. He fought with the fish for an hour and 10 minutes to get it to shore. The fish was released unharmed! -leg01013

My grandson with his first carp caught in Holley NY at the falls -Elaine Ryan

My sister-in-law caught this on her husbands rod and reel while he untangled HER line! He was not pleased. 41 inches, 17 lb 9 oz, 17 inch girth. -MNAB
was a great day on the water 4channel cats and 30 crappies every one caught fish -bobkumm

One of six Chinooks [hens&bucks] taken w/in a 90min. flurry of hypersonic adrenaline surges from Manitowoc’s N.Pier-end. ALL casting Mr.Champs[3/4oz., Marthastewartized]. -sto8

I was fishing with friends and the 10 pounder, on the right, hit on a Heddon Crazy Crawler. The 9.5 pounder hit on a buzz bait shortly thereafter. Both of these exceptional Tiger Bass were taken on topwater baits from Hampton Lake in South Carolina on a cloudy, overcast day in March, 2012 during the spawning period. Both of these beautiful fish were released unharmed. -guideman77
Dad and Joe next to our pile of birds. -Alexi

I was wade fishing for Smallmouth Bass with my brother and nephew over the 2012 Memorial Day weekend in Big Walnut Creek near Greencastle, IN when I hooked into this 44 inch toothy monster. My family has fished this small central Indiana river for decades and we’ve never heard of anyone catching a muskie. Caught the fish on spinning tackle with a Rebel crawdad crankbait. -Tlancaster1

We met our friend Roy for some evening fishing. I cast out and handed the pole to Hayden telling him to real it in and that he might catch a fish while I set up another pole. The little stud hooked this lunker all by himself, setting the hook and fighting it all the way to the bank! -fisherman25

I took my best friend on a salt water charter for his Birthday and cought the biggest fish of my life! It was 40 Inches and about 30 pounds. I have been fishing since I was 4 years old and it’s my favorite thing to do in life. I am now 23- and can say that this mission has been accomplished- Catching a bass that I could barely hold up in a picture. I hope you enjoy it (: -clkbmx

Team Schwack ‘N Stack took this beast while bowfishing at night. It Weighed 59 pounds on a certified scale and measures 46 inches long. -zschwacks
Fall officially starts next week, making it the perfect time to look back at the best photos sent in by OL readers during the summer of 2012.