2014/11/05 10:52:56
twobob
Some pics I got off lucky's camera

 
Big ugly flyface

 
Blurring to protect my identity

 
 
2014/11/05 12:30:57
dimebrite2
So lucky is your protective servant I she!!! Lol...and Jk... That hen looks really fat... Nothing to gauge the size by but I'd guess an easy 13 pounder
2014/11/05 12:38:43
twobob
The fly was about 4 inches long.
A little something to go on.
2014/11/05 12:43:12
twobob

2014/11/05 12:46:42
dimebrite2
What would you say about 13??? Definitely double digits
2014/11/05 13:01:56
twobob
I think the first thought that came into my head when I first saw it was .
She'll go 12.
Can't remember the last time I overestimated a weight.
2014/11/05 13:56:03
bigbear2012
That is a chunk!
2014/11/05 14:05:34
twobob
While they have been big and healthy lately that fish was from last years 1200 or whatever it was flow.
She was a handful.
Lucky can't post his pics.
He just gave me a disk from last year and early this year.
Lots of pretty shots but I appear in most of them so they must stay in the vault.
 
I forgot my camera this last trip so he has the only pics of the one he landed yesterday that I took for him.
 
 
2014/11/06 18:22:51
twobob
Well no pics again.
Remembered the camera but the batteries were dead.
Started high in the kingdom on a guest pass.
Fished till about 8:30 without any indication of a fish in the river.
 
Hit the road and went to what's been good for a couple weeks.
 
Two spin rod bouncers in the hole and a switchtard.
Fish on the first pass through my bucket.
After having the hook pull some much lately I made sure to drive it home several times.
What I forgot was the loop in my hand and as I hit him the 3 time he bolted and wrapped the butt.
Before I could even start to free it he broke the ten pound easily.
Second pass landed a hen about eight pounds.
Jumped five full out of the water leaps and spent the rest of the fight thrashing the surface.
One of the spin guys has landed two  by now.
Why is it that they don't seem to fight as hard or excitedly on spin gear?
Rest my old bone while the fly guy worked the water.
Nother pass nother fish.
Male pushing ten that wanted to show his muscles.
Stayed in the water making four long runs but never more than boiling the surface.
Then the it was over.
Two more passes without a taker.
Fly guy though no takers.
Spin guys no takers.
The elderly gent that was there Tues no takers on the thingybob.
 
 
Pulled the plug a little after noon and went up to Malinda's to buy a few things and tell her and Bob I would probably not see them til next year.
 
Murtaugh has left the building.
 
2014/11/06 18:51:51
dimebrite2
With steel close to home for you and snow in the forecast for the next 6 months I don't blame you... Nice report though. Question though: when you say pass I assume you're referring to a downstream work through an area with many casts? Or is a pass just a cast?

I agree with guys landing more with spinning gear, but I seem to be able to land more with a fly rod I've noticed...go figure???

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