Delta 10-29
Well you guys that I called and could not go with me last night didn't miss much.............
I only got two grabs...... the first one i never felt any weight.......................
the second one did however hook-up!!!!!!
and boy did it hook up to a 24 1/2 pound Top Water Striper!!!!!!!!
This fish......wait a minute..... i wont tel you the whole story of the whole day but i have to tell you about the cast before this one..........
70' 1/4 back off the bow to the south........two strips and Swirl behind the fly (as big as a garbage can lid) keep the fly moving.....strip strip all the way to the leader and I saw a huge fish (I thought to be about 12# flash and another fish about the same size RAM it in the side to knock it away from my fly (PINK KD Rattle Tail)..... deep breath, turn the boat, and shoot the fly out about 85' across from where I thought the fish came from....... two strips and another big swirll.... huge wake this time strip, pause, strip..... this fish followed the fly tell it got about 20' from the boat and i could see it under the fly for about 4-5 strips..... all this time I am on the phone.......the stripe finally grabs the fly i feel weight and set the hook by my estimation the fish would have been around 12# or so by what i saw...... it took a hard run turned the boat around and I cranked down the drag (super 12a/r able) and then palmed the reel to get him to turn........he did and when he saw the boat he turned again..... when he got to the end of the line the second time he came all the way out of the water and I just about fell out of the boat. some one called later and after i had told him that i had just caught a 24 1/2# stripe he asked how long it took to land and i said "thousands and thousands of heart beats"..............
in the boat with the fish weighted two quick snaps and back in the water........he took a long time to get going (I thought my arms were going to fall off hanging over the side of the boat they were shaking so bad) but I made sure that that wonderful fish would fight another day.....
Tight lines to all
and to all a good FIGHT!!!!!!!
Paul........
PS.... Thanks K.D. @ Delta adventures...... for the great lesson on TW stripes.......
I owe this fish to you....... you only get one guess where I caught it.....
Stripers like PINK..... and I sure do "LIKE EM' BIG ON TOP!!!"
Im still shaking......
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Originally Posted by Phil Synhorst
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