Many anglers talk about “the one that got away,” but Tom Pieri of Little Rock, Ark., tells of the 55-pound salmon (shown below) he let escape while fishing along Byers Creek, just north of Talkeetna, Alaska
It took two hours to snag the catch, which Pieri fondly refers to as “The King,” despite the fact that “he” was actually a “she.”
“It was a pretty impressive feat considering I used trout gear to reel her in,” he says.
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