I have had the good luck to hit two fish over 50 so far. The first was in 1989 fishing in cook inlet. I got lucky and took a 58. That week the group I was with didn't have a lot of fish, but saw some big ones. There were 3 bigger than mine, they were 63, 65, and 80 lbs on a certified scale. That is a week that will never be repeated.

My second fish over 50 was a 53 a few years ago. I landed the fish and felt pretty good until 10 minutes later when my brother hooked and landed a 55 in the same run. Another day that won't be forgotten.