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That is a tailgate full of slabs right there!

Tailgate of gourmet.

Stick - what model red handle knife. Long blade filet?

For rainbows? I'm thinking 8 weight.












Call me crazy.

'11,

Give Kim a shout and thank me later.

I opted the latex booties,as I like to match traction to the application. Mainly because they can be replaced easily and that were his suggestion,after I described my uses.

Feelin' your pain,as I don't like to deal with more than 1000lbs or so of victims in a day,myself.(grin) Mainly...because I have. Hint.




It's rough.....................












'BR,

You cite the ubiquitous Victorinox Parer,which is a Milford Mainstay.

I buy 'em by the dozen.



Though what's really Skookum,is their Super Sly Folder.



But I'm not much into blades.



That much................(grin)










Crazy,

Happiness is a 10'6" tied in a knot.



Or an 11-footer.

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All with the best Poker Face in da' bidness,despite the fair sized Trout in proximity.

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Though Sister's favorite remains the 11'4" Loomis STFR 1363.

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Even in rather modest water.

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I just stay outta the way and watch The Show.................

Thats not a spinning rod, so you are disqualified. That can't be a rainbow either...looks a little like one, only bigger.....



Im gonna do a little more fly fishing this year too....

Yes it's a fly rod. Had to go 8 wt because that is Patagonia, and it is windier than all get out there.

And yes, it's a rainbow trout, and not a steelhead. 14 pounds.

Been trying to buy a new spinning rod but the fly rods keep getting in the way.

I hear you...just bought a new 6 wt outfit for our more 'moderate' Montana trout...


Use a 6 ft. 3 wt on the creeks here, which turns a 14 inched into a rodeo.


Then once a year I break out the "big" rod...a 7.5 footer and catch a few Northerns on it.



Im gonna have to make a pile of my trout in order to hit 14 pounds....

I can't claim any credit for this one, and the cell phone picture is pretty terrible, but its worth sharing. My buddy Calvin caught this brown on the White River when we took a trip there earlier this year.



It weighed 38 lbs 7 oz. and beat the river record by nearly 5 lbs. It was quite the experience. As you can tell, we were pretty excited for him!

To tie the story back to the thread, I'm not sure what brand of pole he was using other than that it was a 6'9" spinning rod.

RJ

That is a hog - cell phone or not! And with big fish you don't need to hold them out toward the camera - because you can't! Just hope that fatboy wasn't caught on an ultralite rod!

Not trout...but this one was caught on a 5.5 ft. UL rod and a Shimano 750 reel...




And so was this one...




And this one....




And this one was caught on a 4'9" UL with a Shimano 500 on board...





I have more if you want them.....

That had to be a blast. Never caught a pike, much less on tackle that light. Wow!

I miss using the fly rods. It gets real entertaining for the peanut gallery with the typical prairie breeze.

Aren't those a blast? Caught a 42 incher on a Bass Pro ( ) 5' 6" light with 6# line on a Symetre. Took a good while to get it in but immensely entertaining all the way.

We use #10 Fireline......and frankly we can boat and release one as quickly with UL tackle as with anything else, and you don't end up tired after flinging a 7 foot rod all day.

Years ago I got an 18 pounder on UL tackle with #6 monofilament. You're right...it took awhile!

A couple more for you...these were taken on a 4' Quantum Microlight with a 500 Shimano and Fireline..

I've fished out of Gastons down there a time or two before. how far down from the Dam where you guys? that is a monster of a fish!

A St. Croix 6'6" m/l fast will get you what you want 99% of the time for most inland browns and rainbows that have never seen an ocean. If I were to ever upgrade G.Loomis would get the nod, but until that day I don't feel slighted by my St. Croix rods...and yes I have fished with G.Loomis rods just haven't forked over the cash for any...yet. One thing I can agree with Big Stick 100% though is the Shimano Stradic reels are very good. My only complaint is I don't have enough of them.

I have a soft spot for St. Croix. Way back in the early 60's my grandparents lived about 15 miles from the factory and Dad had them make up a rod for little kid me. It's a butt and tip section made up from a couple of very short UL designs they were experimenting with for fishing brushy trout streams in northern WI. Still have it and use it with the old Mitchell 308, pretty nice for a glass rod. A lot less expensive in those days.

Good collection Stick.
Ingwe - you think as I do - good line can do wonders with UL - and oh how fun

Yep, the new non-stretching lines make it possible to set a 2/0 hook on UL, and Ive found the #10 Fireline ideal...if you really put the screws to it, your little rod will break before the line does...keeping that in mind makes everything go smooth...