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I've had shaker after shaker after shaker. Then I had a big fish take me under cover and break off last week. Then some more shakers. I'm in need of a good fish.

Due to some fish dragging my line over rocks, my confidence in my set up was low, so I respooled my reel last night with fresh 8lb trilene. Then I tied up some new bags with brown row. I'm ready.

After getting set up, rod bounces....fish on! Shaker. I'm starting to think I somehow picked up a small bow curse this fall. Got the little fella back in the water and got back out there.

I get a light tap...real down to it...another light tap and I set the hook. The water errutes 100 feet down river and I'm engaged with a silver rocket!

This big bow wanted nothing to do with being hooked. Took me all over the place and let me tell ya....when you have 33 inches of chrome tail-walking across the river...you loose your breath. My heart was pounding. If I loose this fish, I'm gonna pass out.

Finally! I land my first good fish of the fall and he's a beauty. 13.2lb male rainbow. A new personal best for me....and just to make it that much sweeter - on the noodle rod.



Took a little to revieve the big fella, but he came around.

Now, if I can just find his girlfriend.

Beautiful, hefty fish, Markus. Probably feels a world different on the rod than the "shakers", huh?

W.

Nice one for sure Markus


Congrats on subduing the beast

sounds like a hell of a fight
Norm

Thank goodness. I was starting to worry that the horseshoe was running out of power and you'd be calling for a boost.

WTG Fatty!

M.T. Livewell

Nice fish bud!!! They had to come in sooner or later... Hopefully this warm weather heads south with the geese and we'll get a few more.. Good job on the C&R.

Props on the big Bow! If you're looking for his girlfriend you might want to put away the noodle rod and go with something a bit stiffer

Congratulations!!


Nice fish.

Fishface

Right on man!! Looks like you got yourself a sweet honey hole! That 15 pound hen is there, keep at er'!

Nice 'bow!!

Nice Going Markus, Looks like some of the Bigger boys are moving in Finally

Rau, water is still too warm.

Even worse, this warm spell has woken up the army of gobbies.

I sure hope we get some cold weather soon so the browns can drop their eggs without having the gobies feasting on them.

13.2 of magnificence. Shaker-taker no more I believe so.

Great catch Markus, I betcha that one will make the 2005 highlight reel.

Maybe I should get some brown roe for brookie fishing, do you think it's that good???

I hear ya on those temps Markus, I just hope we don't go from these mild temps to the deep freeze to quickly

I think there's a lot of staging fish in the lake still. And I think a lot of the bigger fish are moving back out in the mornings. I'm gonna gisve them a full on planner board assault this weekend with my father-in-law. Attack!!