Hey Dude, can ya put me outta my misery? (2010 Smoker of the year Contest entry)

This barely-breathing humpy salmon is our latest Smoker of the Year Contest entry, sent to us by Filson Hubert, who says he “kinda had to coax this fish to bite” his Egg-Suckling Leech. When the nearly-dead fish finally “bit,” it fought like…well…kinda like a walleye.

Though quite impressed with his catch, Hubert acknowledged that he still has a looong way to go to match two-time Smoker of the Year Champion and Hall of Famer Harrison Ibach’s status.

“Ibach is like a god to me,” says Hubert. “Every single day I think about him and how I can get better at this game…”

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