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.
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