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by Bryan_Polcyn from FOX 6 Milwaukee

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Fish Tale
Sep 2, 2008 | 7:00 PM
Category: News
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I like to play golf. But I wouldn't call myself a "golfer." I like to play poker, but I'm hardly a poker player. Some of my best memories of my dad are little fishing trips we took to a local pond. But, I'd never consider myself a "fisherman."

So, I was excited - and a bit nervous - when my neighbor invited me along for my first fishing excursion on Lake Michigan over the weekend. I bought a 2-day Great Lakes fishing license. He provided the boat, the rods, the lures, the fish finder, the downriggers (I didn't even know what a downrigger was until Sunday), and everything else.

We caught just one fish. But I got to reel it in.

It was the biggest fish I've caught in my life! And, I'm proud to say, it did NOT get away.  Check it out! 

p.s. No, that is not my truck.  It's not my boat.  And it's not my house in the background.  If only all three were true...

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aaro-nf read my blog view my photos
Sep 2, 2008 | 7:19 PM

great job on the posting of this blog. will be posting a blog on the investigative report you will be having on the news tonight, bryan_polcyn.
F0x6Fan read my blog view my photos
Sep 2, 2008 | 8:16 PM

but that is YOUR fish/.....HOLY COW!

---i mean HOLY FISH........that sucker is BIG BIG BIIIIGGGGG!

What did you use to reel it in?...the TITANIC?

nice catch Bryan.....hey, marathon? shouldn't you be jogging? ----just kidding buddy
funkymonkey1 read my blog
Sep 3, 2008 | 1:44 AM

nice fish! congrats
Only1Antoine read my blog
Sep 3, 2008 | 6:38 PM

If all three were true, you'd be "BALLIN'" (it's a song and it's slang for the word "rich")
Bryan_Polcyn read my blog view my photos
Sep 3, 2008 | 10:55 PM

By the way, I know it's a salmon. Coho, Chinook, or Steelhead? No idea. I've looked at the pictures on great-lakes.org, but I'm no good at ID'ing fish. I do know there are frozen fillets ready for my grill!
Bryan_Polcyn read my blog view my photos
Sep 3, 2008 | 10:58 PM

Oh, and Fox6fan... I did just get back from running. 4-and-a-half weeks to go 'til the big day!
F0x6Fan read my blog view my photos
Sep 4, 2008 | 6:24 AM

Sorry Bryan....my bad!

Marathoners have unmatched determination, and now i can see why you caught that big whale.

I will never-----ever, ever, ever question your focus again!
Bryan_Polcyn read my blog view my photos
Sep 4, 2008 | 8:52 AM

LOL - I didn't think you were questioning my focus or determination. I just thought it was a funny coincidence, because lately I feel like I'm running all the time.
desertwindrider read my blog view my photos
Sep 6, 2008 | 8:09 AM

A body in motion remains in motion....remember college physics?
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Okay, so there is an "I" in I-Team. But don't be fooled. There's more Team than meets the eye. There is my producer, Pat McCraney; our extraordinary editor, Dave Michuda; and some of the best photojournalists in the business. As for me, I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri (Pattonville High School). I got my bachelors degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. And I've worked in both radio and television in Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin. In fact, I met a Wisconsin girl while working in Des Moines. We got married in the spring of 2000, moved to Kansas City, and four years later, she brought me home. We have two of the cutest kids on earth, plus two cats that give our Dyson a workout. I love snow skiing, soccer, Texas Hold 'Em, the St. Louis Cardinals, and ice cold beer (not necessarily in that order). I have a passion for my work. But there is no greater joy in my life than being a dad. Subscribe to my blog and you'll get an email everytime I add a new post.

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