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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Sep 29, 2012 - 10:56pm PT
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Donini!
Getting line stripped can be a bitch Fritz. My suggestion is get a nice sturdy bait reel, fill it up with 20lb. test and tighten down on the drag reeaall hard.
Fly-fishing is to spin fishing
as--
trad is to
Sport-climbing!
A little teaching and you will be a:
Fly-player --
instead of being--
a--
Master-Baiter!
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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Sep 29, 2012 - 11:45pm PT
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More chrome from today!!! Tasted delicious!
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Sep 30, 2012 - 03:57pm PT
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fill it up with 20lb. test and tighten down on the drag reeaall hard.
Donini:
You got that right! 20 lb is very hard to break. As long as the fish isn't surging or on a run, you can pretty much pull as hard as you can and not break 20 lb., even with a giant fish. When I'm fly fishing for the big ones I always go with 20 lb tippet.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Sep 30, 2012 - 04:15pm PT
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Grampa
climber
from SoCal
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Oct 14, 2012 - 11:20pm PT
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After a year of waiting, my sons northern pike has come home. Caught in 2011, Lac Des Isles, Saskatchewan. About 42 inches and 22lbs. ( My buddy got so excited after weighting the fish, he dropped the scale overboard! )
The mount cost $750 Canadian, which was a very fair price. I think my taxidermist in Edmonton got a kick out of a California client with family local. Anyways, only $825 US, since our dollar is worth LESS than the Canadian Dollar.
I know a great taxidermist in Edmonton if anyone wants a contact.
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dipper
climber
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Oct 15, 2012 - 12:52am PT
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roughster,
what kind of fish is that chrome beauty up there?
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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Oct 15, 2012 - 01:07am PT
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1000% chinook :) I switched species this weekend and decided to go for linesides. 21" and 25" made my limit. Not sure what is better, FA's or hanging with Bros scratching up fish:
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Oct 15, 2012 - 02:10am PT
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 15, 2012 - 04:04am PT
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^^^^^^^
Yeah. who has some good Pike or Musky shots? Those Sturgeon aren't fish, they're gd dinosaurs.
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Oct 16, 2012 - 09:46pm PT
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All from the North Fork of the San Joaquin. Had a monster break my line as I was pulling him outta the water, but landed these guys.
Not big, but like this pic
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 22, 2012 - 03:07pm PT
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"This Just In"
Size ain't everything, not when you can jump.
Who's the fittest fish in the forest, father?
Any fish that'll fit in the pan, son.--the survivalist tales
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Oct 23, 2012 - 09:54pm PT
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rurprider
Trad climber
Mt. Rubidoux
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Oct 28, 2012 - 10:52pm PT
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Bob.....My vote is you'd jump too, probably multiple times, if someone slammed a 3/0 hook into your mouth parts!!
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Some steelhead from the Trinity River last weekend. Enjoy.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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nice fish stimbo!
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Thanks Bob. Here's one more.....
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tallguy
Trad climber
eastside
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Nice fish! what part of the trinity had fish?
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Nice fish!Gorgeous.I love the Trinity.The Alps are awesome.
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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We fished Junction City down towards Del Loma. It was all good.
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Timmc
climber
BC
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My son was pretty stoked.
From a small lake in the Rocky Mountian Trench.
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