This morning started a little rough...Alarm went off...so did I...off to sleep again...I finally throw myself from the covers and load up...Kayak on top..rod in the trunk...I hit the ground running...Kayak loaded..gear in the hull...I begin my descent to the river...still half asleep apparently...I tip the boat over knocking all of my gear into the creek...ahhh...great start I though...After flipping the boat back over which by this time weighted 200 hundred pounds half full of water...opening all of my boxes and draining them..I was off to catch fish...
My goal was to add a few new species to the landed on glass collection...A few smallies and some fall fish came to the boat...Now the glass rods are fun...I really enjoy the old reels more then anything..You're not going to make a 70 foot cast with these things...I'm not going to give up my graphite any time soon..but they add a little something to the experience none the less...
I just thought this tree was kind of cool...and I pulled a nice fall fish from underneath it...so it made it to the blog...
Some nice fish there. The fiberglass manifesto will love this post.
ReplyDeleteThat was a cool looking tree. You really have some chunky smallmouths in your home water. I love the pictures of your trips. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYou're digging those glass rods ... huh? Last winter, a buddy of mine dug his father's old Garcia Conolon out of the garage. It's a 40 year old, 7.5', 6# fiberglass rod that the old man used to fish for trout in Idaho. We took it steelhead fishing on the SR. We landed a few decent fish on it ... one of which is documented on video here ... http://therustyspinner.blogspot.com/2011/04/little-steelhead-videolishousness.html
ReplyDeleteWhat was the middle fish Pat?
ReplyDeleteNice post today, thanks.
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