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Big fish, big rivalry
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Salmon (Chinook)
Salmon (Chinook)

Trip Summary

GT west bay was holding some big kings today morning and night. The highlight was a brother and sister competition for biggest fish. They both won in my opinion with Kings over 22lb, but She edged him out by only 6oz!
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