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A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« on: April 02, 2019, 07:09:23 PM »
... oh hell it was a good day of fishing!  :)  37" buck. Got a matching 37" hen who wasn't thrilled with the idea of a picture.
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2019, 07:10:01 PM »
Wow, nice fish!
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2019, 07:16:52 PM »
 :tup:
That is a great pic.  Nice work man-
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2019, 07:49:25 PM »
Goodness!  Awesome fish, and fabulous picture!

Thanks for sharing.
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2019, 07:49:37 PM »
Great pic of a beautiful fish.

Thanks for sharing.
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2019, 08:36:28 PM »
Slab. Great pic :tup:

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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2019, 08:37:06 PM »
Sweet fish!  Nice job!

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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2019, 08:38:59 PM »
You have my sympathies. Definitely looks like you would rather be in the office. It is cold in the river after all.
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2019, 08:48:11 PM »
You have my sympathies. Definitely looks like you would rather be in the office. It is cold in the river after all.

It was rough, but I'm always up for taking one for the team.
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2019, 08:48:28 PM »
Quite a day when you can pull off a pair like that.  :tup:
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2019, 08:53:03 PM »
awesome   8)

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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2019, 08:54:51 PM »
Beautiful, great picture!

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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2019, 09:05:27 PM »
Wow what a slab! Nice fish!  :tup:
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2019, 09:14:35 PM »
Glad to see there are still some biggin’s around. Great catch!
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2019, 08:01:57 PM »
Didn't have to miss a day of work for this one, but I'd gladly have missed a week for it. Pretty sure he bit my stuff but missed him. Buddy drifted his stuff through 10 seconds later and nailed him. Epic fight, worthy of fish this size.

39.5" x 21.5", somewhere between 23-24#.
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2019, 08:02:58 PM »
Sweeeeeet

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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2019, 08:19:14 PM »
 :tup: thanks for sharing, great fish and a great pic.

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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #17 on: April 07, 2019, 09:52:29 PM »
Man those are beaut’s! Nice work!
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #18 on: April 07, 2019, 11:57:31 PM »
Epic
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2019, 04:45:24 AM »
What an unbelievable fish.
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2019, 07:32:00 AM »
Oh man.  Steelhead of a lifetime there. Congrats!
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Re: A poor day of fishing is still better than...
« Reply #21 on: April 08, 2019, 08:04:35 AM »
It was an absolute tank. The 2nd biggest I've laid hands on. The guy that caught him is pretty sure it's the biggest one he's landed. He's a very seasoned angler with a lot of large steelhead under his belt.

Note; we were behind at least 10 boats when we hooked this fish. Just goes to show, you don't need to be number one.
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