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Offline lokidog

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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #15 on: June 20, 2018, 01:16:19 PM »
Used to always hear the old timers say you had to fish for a 100 hours to catch your first.   Did you make the time?

Nice Hen!

Well, I did fish a bunch this winter with only one bite to show for it....   :rolleyes:

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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2018, 01:48:23 PM »
Used to always hear the old timers say you had to fish for a 100 hours to catch your first.   Did you make the time?

Nice Hen!
I believe that to be a true statement. Sure seems close enough.

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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #17 on: June 20, 2018, 01:58:21 PM »
I’ve put in my time and never caught a nice hatchery fish like that.  Well done!  :tup:
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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #18 on: June 20, 2018, 07:00:13 PM »
I've followed your posts the last year or better, maybe closer to two.
Have always been impressed with not only your catch, but pics and reports - lings, blue lings, cabs, salmon, etc.
This chromie is no exception.
Good on ya - you deserve a taste of the finest fish out there.
That fish is a gem!

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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #19 on: June 20, 2018, 07:03:57 PM »
Congrats Loki!  The first one always needlessly takes the longest to catch.  Then they flow from there.  They used to anyway...

Well done and enjoy the glow.  Steelhead are a worthy foe.

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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #20 on: June 20, 2018, 07:22:17 PM »
Wait a minute, a 100 hr's for your first ? I always heard it took a 100 hr's per fish, after your first  :o I must be doing something wrong. :chuckle:

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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #21 on: June 20, 2018, 07:26:53 PM »
Beautiful fish Loki. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #22 on: June 20, 2018, 07:51:43 PM »
Nice :tup:
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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #23 on: June 20, 2018, 08:15:31 PM »
Nice looking fish. I like fishing for steelhead way better than salmon. What a hardy fish!
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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #24 on: June 22, 2018, 04:46:53 PM »
Used to always hear the old timers say you had to fish for a 100 hours to catch your first.   Did you make the time?

That used to be true, but then the internet happened.

My first probably took 200 hours.
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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #25 on: June 25, 2018, 11:59:16 PM »
Congrats


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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #26 on: June 26, 2018, 11:19:00 AM »
Good job Ed, nice looking fish .
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Re: First Steelhead, keeper anyways
« Reply #27 on: July 01, 2018, 11:10:44 PM »
I've followed your posts the last year or better, maybe closer to two.
Have always been impressed with not only your catch, but pics and reports - lings, blue lings, cabs, salmon, etc.
This chromie is no exception.
Good on ya - you deserve a taste of the finest fish out there.
That fish is a gem!

Thanks.  And thanks everyone else as well. I was getting pretty discouraged after fishing for the winter runs... standing next to people reeling in fish "left and right".  As frustrating as losing one near the bank was earlier this spring, it gave me hope to get back out there, and this was the result.

Look up "hope" in the dictionary, you'll see a photo of a fisherman.   :chuckle:

 


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