Mine was 9 1/2lbs caught aboard the "Fishing Machine" Yo Adrian Also the same guy that gave me my last Nickname of Donkey Dave (Thank God i got rid of that LOL) but i think the dumb frenchman name stuck though LOL That's ok I'm proud to be a dumb frenchman LOL and if you think the 6lb Sampson got was big You should have seen the one that got me the Donkey Nickname that i lost on the Sampson Barge John said that was the biggest one he had ever seen on Squam LOL That's ok though I'll hopefully still have a couple more times to try and get him/her LOL Take Care God Bless and Tight Lines LOL Dave From up North