jlh42581
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What to do with a trophy fish
From yesterday morning..... Land the fish and take a picture  Make sure the fish is ready to be released  Release the fish so that someone else can have the joy of catching the same fish. 
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/13 13:11:08
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Contact Egg Sac. He will give you some insight into what to do.
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/13 13:26:50
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Nice Marker Jeremy. How many other guys were crowding you to get a crack at it? Did it take an egg pattern?
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jlh42581
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/13 13:58:46
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Nice Marker Jeremy. How many other guys were crowding you to get a crack at it? Did it take an egg pattern?
There were two of them, guys walked past it all morning long never even saw it. I didnt see it till i fished the run for a couple minutes. It took a soft hackle hares ear. I tried eggs first, wouldnt even look. It was in some heavy water. It took 5bb shots to get the flies down.
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/13 16:15:23
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nice catch around here, every fair weather fisherman would have the poor thing surrounded and probably succumed to a rooster tail in the pectoral fin lol.
I have become comfortably numb
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ronnie84
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/13 20:25:15
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My question is, where were you fishing, in the morning no less, in a t-shirt?
Nice fish by the way.
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/13 22:45:26
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I also released one this morning...and i dont know what part of the state you were fishing with a T shirt on...lol
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/14 08:44:23
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Mountain Man's way of dealin' with trophy fish (all carp go back!)
Land fish take pic
Gently put fish on stringer
Take fish home and fry it up and enjoy it
Thread Killer Veni Vidi Vici...
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jlh42581
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/14 10:52:55
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that was at 10am, centre county. It was over 60 by that time.
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jlh42581
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/14 10:54:09
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best part... yesterday I was fishing the same area and a friend showed up I hadnt seen in awhile. The fish had moved upstream from the day before and he caught it.
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/14 11:55:35
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Nice fish JLH...I fished for a golden on and off all day on Sat...wouldnt take a thing....and believe me - I tried it all...
Caught a HUGE rainbow - went prolly 26" maybe 3-4 lbs I'm guessing....Decided to rope 'em.....walked it up to camp and tied it off on a log with a GOOD knot....Talked to this old guy that was WET from going in over his hip waders....said he didnt catch anything all morning (prolly got there late)......
Shoulda known then somthing was up...the old fart was sweating....
Went up to camp (60 yards away)....ate a quick lunch....Walked back behind camp to where fish WAS and it was GONE...
Never had one stolen before....
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jlh42581
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/14 13:54:32
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Nice fish JLH...I fished for a golden on and off all day on Sat...wouldnt take a thing....and believe me - I tried it all...
Caught a HUGE rainbow - went prolly 26" maybe 3-4 lbs I'm guessing....Decided to rope 'em.....walked it up to camp and tied it off on a log with a GOOD knot....Talked to this old guy that was WET from going in over his hip waders....said he didnt catch anything all morning (prolly got there late)......
Shoulda known then somthing was up...the old fart was sweating....
Went up to camp (60 yards away)....ate a quick lunch....Walked back behind camp to where fish WAS and it was GONE...
Never had one stolen before....
Wow, thats crazy that someone would steal another mans fish. I hope they choke.
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/14 14:22:00
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Messed up huh?
I'm not good with names but I can remember faces...If I see that sob next year so help me....
And its not that I care about the fish - I was going to let it go anyway...I just kept it to show the kids in the camp next to us...
It was a dandy...bout as big as your "avarage" steelhead....
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/14 14:51:47
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Ranks right up there with the wonderful bunch of guys fishing the Milesburg hole under the bridge. F@*$ this and F@*$ that, yelling, carrying on everytime they had a bite. My 13 year old son finally had enough and went to the truck. He couldn't understand why they had to act so obnoxious, and was sick of listening to them. They pretty much managed to clear the area of everyone. Thanks guys, you made such a wonderful impression on my son!!
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RE: What to do with a trophy fish
2008/04/14 16:10:22
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Ranks right up there with the wonderful bunch of guys fishing the Milesburg hole under the bridge. F@*$ this and F@*$ that, yelling, carrying on everytime they had a bite. My 13 year old son finally had enough and went to the truck. He couldn't understand why they had to act so obnoxious, and was sick of listening to them. They pretty much managed to clear the area of everyone. Thanks guys, you made such a wonderful impression on my son!!
Thats right below my house. I went upstream thank god.
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