Jgoding
07-17-2006, 12:49 PM
Remember this day everyone....I caught my first striper on the American and on a fly..... I headed out after work since I got off early... about 7:30pm, and all 9" of him/her were beautiful.......... I broke off the first fish on the strike.... 11.5lbs orvis ss (2x?? or 3x), right after the blood knot, maybe had a wind knot since I dumped the cast a few times but I did check and it seemed ok (good fly too.. damn it!!).. and I missed the second as I had to swat a skeeter... and pretty sure I got west nile too since I counted at least 8 bites....
Finally stuck the little guy and it was a short but sweet battle and release. Can't find my camera either so i didn't get a pic, but caught him on a classically tied deep sheep shad. Lots of caddis out, saw one steelie rise (maybe a steelie, I assumed it was a steelie) and that got the juices flowing too... if only I could cast a floater and a SH at the same time I'd be set....
Jeff
Finally stuck the little guy and it was a short but sweet battle and release. Can't find my camera either so i didn't get a pic, but caught him on a classically tied deep sheep shad. Lots of caddis out, saw one steelie rise (maybe a steelie, I assumed it was a steelie) and that got the juices flowing too... if only I could cast a floater and a SH at the same time I'd be set....
Jeff