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Stepping outside yesterday morning was like taking in that first breath of spring. Even though people are bitching about how cold it is and how they hate all the rain i cant help but to laugh. Back home my dad is digging his car out of 2 ft of snow still, so ill take 45 degrees allllllll day. being as warm as it was i decided to go hit up the tailwater. just recently i finally took my buddies advice and started hitting the river low where the real fish are, and hot dayum was i glad i did. the first fish was a dink, but nicely colored up no less.....
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The water was green with all the rain and about 15 inches of vis. the fish were biting throughout the whole day, not every pile of brush produced bites but i was happy with the amount of fish i saw. about halfway through the day i got to my buddies "legendary" honey hole where he claims to have caught 20 inch browns all the time. Ive fished it now a total of 3 times and well i guess the saying holds true about the third time cause.....money
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Later on in the day i got to this stretch of river...
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i swung my way down this stretch and right around halfway down got a thump. i looked over towards the bank and saw 25 inches of brown smack my streamer like a redhead stepchild. i strip set the hook and about 3 seconds into it he was gone.
i rested the spot for about half an hour, tried again and nothing. after that i decided to pull out and head home. walking the trail back out i snapped a picture of this...some kind of voodoo i'm guessing
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it was a good outing overall, and missing that big one may have been a good thing i realize. i mean hell if i catch the big one every time, what would keep me coming back. so with that said until next time all......
