| Hunt For The World Record Rainbow! Fast cars and fish tales. The two seem to go hand in hand when discussing the lives of Adam and Sean Konrad. The 26 year old identical twins from Saskatoon Saskatchewan were raised on big dreams and big fish. Just dont make the mistake of calling what the Konrads have accomplished a fish tale. Adam Konrads most recent achievement, a world record breaking 43.6 pound rainbow trout, has got the fishing world salivating over the possibilities of big fish in Saskatchewan. To Adam and Sean it was just another payoff for the many years of dedication they have put in to fishing Lake Defienbaker. Fishing is an art and requires a lot of research and practice in order to be successful. Noted Adam Konrad. The twins have been fishing Saskatchewans Lake Defienbaker regularly for the past 7 years. Working as automotive mechanics at Hyundai in Saskatoon it was only two years ago that the twins dedicated themselves to breaking records. After hearing tales of potential 30 pound rainbow trout in Lake Diefenbaker, the Konrads began researching for tips on where to find the big fish. In hopes of proving the stories were more then just fish tales, the brothers spent many painstakingly long days fishing the lake. Success however did not come easily. After months of empty casts and increasingly large gas bills, the boys finally found what they were looking for. Sean landed a "modest" 15 pound rainbow. Not a record breaking fish by any stretch of the imagination, but it was just enough to prove to the twins that potential was in the waters, it just needed to be discovered. “We started learning the area. What to use, where to cast, how to work our lures…” said Adam. The practice and strategy began to pay off. Over the next few months the twins began to consistently get into trout in the 17-20 pound class. “After we hit our first 20 pounder we became addicted…we put all our efforts and spare time into our first goal, the 27.5 lb provincial record.” June 17th, 2006 proved to be the catalyst of a series of record breaking days for the brothers. It was on this day that both Adam and Sean hooked rainbows during the same cast from opposite ends of the boat. “Sean took about 15 minutes to reel in his trout and after estimating it at about 20 pounds I told him to throw it back because I had a heavier one on my line.” Commented Adam. He was right. After a lengthy battle with the trout, the brothers pulled in a mammoth rainbow 34 inches in length and 27 inches in girth. With high hopes the brothers had the fish weighed in Saskatoon where the scale revealed a 28.45lb rainbow trout, a new Saskatchewan provincial record. read more |
