Charlie Gonzales
07-27-2010, 10:41 AM
AKA the perils of small hooks.....
Decided to leave the boat at home today and work on an area that I have been finding fish from shore. Fished a 9wt with a OBS floater and since I was wadeing I threw smaller flies(1/0 clousers). Worked a nice run and while swinging/twiching the clouser came tight to a nice fish that quickly had me into my backing and couldnt turn her. I started palming my Galvin T10 to slow her down and she rolled on the surface a couple times, it looked like a very nice upper double digit fish. Finaly was able to start putting line back on the reel and she turned to make another run when everything went slack. I figured that the barbless fly had come unbuttoned, but after realing everything back in I was left with a flattened Gamakatsu 60 degree jig hook. But its like they say...its better to have loved and lost than not at all. Very fun morning.
Decided to leave the boat at home today and work on an area that I have been finding fish from shore. Fished a 9wt with a OBS floater and since I was wadeing I threw smaller flies(1/0 clousers). Worked a nice run and while swinging/twiching the clouser came tight to a nice fish that quickly had me into my backing and couldnt turn her. I started palming my Galvin T10 to slow her down and she rolled on the surface a couple times, it looked like a very nice upper double digit fish. Finaly was able to start putting line back on the reel and she turned to make another run when everything went slack. I figured that the barbless fly had come unbuttoned, but after realing everything back in I was left with a flattened Gamakatsu 60 degree jig hook. But its like they say...its better to have loved and lost than not at all. Very fun morning.