We finally put one in the boat!
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The fly that got'er done
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Hot damn! 0:0 -0-
Looks like a pretty easy fly to fling. I've been out a few times this fall/winter, but conditions have sucked. Can't line up a time to be on the river when it isn't 20 mph winds, bone dry, or pumping chocolate milk. Nice musky too /'/
Hoss.
Damn that is a nice fish! 'c; 'c;
Hell. Yes. 0:0
https://vimeo.com/195664372
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Chomp. The big dog eats
great stuff drifts!
Nice fish! What kind of rod you using - The handle looks nice --rubberized composite?
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I'm just glad Phil made an appearance.
Whadda beast!!
No New River musky tr(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161217/44731b49d8d27854aa757b387b6ea3a5.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161217/29615e18a0b4ad81eda66276ce53e9a5.jpg)The shit i was throwing (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161217/49a7fc11d9e4112f93afd55e5f41d7d9.jpg)Where it all went down...or didn't (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161217/083499c1321443858b09992a5c82782b.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161217/1f59f5e87837fda8bca0a464248f5879.jpg)The musky dance...kinda like the rain dance (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161217/3a0bda112d0a61c1aa823e6e3c04cb4d.jpg)Woowie pull'n his time(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161217/7a0e918e266f17d19fd5801ce179f848.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161217/ddb250242f58e034446f92416b600e49.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161217/586b947d2687d53d6b40345b0ea6dc0d.jpg)Not bad brew...but I'll stick with my BLL
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The biologist for the river commented on how much pressure that float has gotten over the last several years and "it ain't what is used to be"
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I can believe that..gonna hit the James tomorrow...wish us luck...Please!!!
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Musky float...couple of drive bys...no luck as usual
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https://vimeo.com/196354945
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Hells yeah. Rocky top bitches
https://vimeo.com/196759675
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Quote from: DRIFTS on December 22, 2016, 12:37:30 PM
http://vimeo.com/196759675
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I hate musky
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hi garrett
Garrett high <-;:
https://vimeo.com/197093067
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https://vimeo.com/197094245
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Water hauling https://vimeo.com/197095632
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2016 – 98
Shortly after posting up my YIR I got a text from TX, "We need to get a musky in that collage.
Wanna fish w/ me tomorrow?"
Out the door at 6:30 for a 10:00 start.
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We headed on down to the river
Cast and cast and cast some more, TX had two eats, and I had one follow, first for me, brought it right into to the boat, and I'm thinking, "What the fuk do I do now, oh yeah, figure 8!" Fish spooked when I turned the fly back into its face, my bad!
The day ended like this...
https://vimeo.com/197404409
watch in HD... <-;:
After casting my arm off I did some elbow stretches at the Oskar Blues before driving back down to the piedmont.
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Hells yeah...thats the way it goes...very frustrating 0:0 /'/ 'c;
https://youtu.be/X6LXwKpsP_Q
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Moving picture report https://youtu.be/C-1FVpCX5Cc
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I know some of those places!
Neat beard.
only thing missing is musky :P
How much ice did you guys have to get through?
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How much ice did you guys have to get through?
None really, we just went around the island in the fast water that wasn't frozen. Would have been big problems if we couldn't have gone around. /'/
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Quote from: ptfranze on January 19, 2017, 11:11:31 AM
How much ice did you guys have to get through?
None really, we just went around the island in the fast water that wasn't frozen. Would have been big problems if we couldn't have gone around. /'/
Head hunted Salmo trutta with smallest of my musky flies. Had a couple of nice drive bys and lost a pig at boat side V:;
https://youtu.be/qtIWEdVe6p0
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https://youtu.be/cqiERvgGbl4
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https://youtu.be/T7lnPRoDBZ8
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Nice trip. I like the spin move. Wish I had put a fishing trip in the weekend plans.
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https://youtu.be/C3UH-B2IyLg
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Musky kicked our asses again...didn't even see ONE!!!
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To hell with em
...moving on to other fishies
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I really like your boat btw.
Quote from: sanjuanwormhatch on February 27, 2017, 10:19:53 AM
I really like your boat btw.
Thanks SJWH , seats always open, just hollar 0:0
Had a blast @ Hardly strictly musky tournament!
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https://youtu.be/6eMaJwHjXYc
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dag gum
'c;
Board's own the Yiman was the big winner at this year's HSM!
Damn Drifts, I thought you looked familiar when we passed you guys. HSM was a hell of a time this year.
Good show
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High fives!
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Yea!
Sweet video. Had a good time again.
Nice seeing some of y'all.
I dont want to bogart your thread Drifts, but figured Id add a few images here because I dont have enough for my own thread, plus they're on topic.
Didn't take a ton of photos this year, and Im not sure why because it's not like I was busy catching fish.
Me, my buddy Austin (ARonthefly) and my friend David teamed up this year. Davids got a sweet Towee with a jet, so it was pretty fun cruising around in that thing.
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We had a few eats the first morning, right after Drifts and his boys went by us on the honey hole. Couldn't seal the deal though.
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AR landed this little fella early on day 2. I had another about 33" or so get off at the net.
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We did see some big fish, but they just kept swimmin'. That's musky fishing. I did win a sweet rod in the raffle, however.
Can't wait to do it again.
Hey there JM...was a blast...party on...caint wait till next year.
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One of y'all need to take me musky fishing sometime.
Throw out some dates and we'll float...that's usually all musky fishing is anyway
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https://youtu.be/y08kUxFmnX4
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Take 2
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Ouch!
http://www.scout.com/outdoors/wired2fish/story/1792607-little-girl-recovering-from-musky-attack (http://www.scout.com/outdoors/wired2fish/story/1792607-little-girl-recovering-from-musky-attack)
https://youtu.be/MkeeS9sD4Gw
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1st musky float for 2017...not much to show for efforts...but I did do battle with the largest musky the boat has ever seen
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Quote from: DRIFTS on September 06, 2017, 04:40:16 AM
1st musky float for 2017...not much to show for efforts...but I did do battle with the largest musky the boat has ever seen
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You get it Dave.
https://youtu.be/Ej7oys8TKzQ
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No musky hurt in this moving picture report
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Quote from: DRIFTS on September 11, 2017, 16:15:00 PM
No musky hurt in this moving picture report
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As usual, no musky hurt on this musky tr...had several follows,drive bys / assaults / slashes...still no love!? Bitches!!! 0:0
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Quote from: DRIFTS on September 11, 2017, 16:15:00 PM
No musky hurt in this moving picture report
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As usual, no musky hurt on this musky tr...had several follows,drive bys / assaults / slashes...still no love!? Bitches!!! 0:0
https://youtu.be/CXnGEexjY3M
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https://youtu.be/Uz1bZKp9Trc
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Fabio!
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Nice!! Very Nice!!
thanks for taking us along on your floats, the banjo adds a lot......and a musky too......keepum coming
bd;0
I was wondering if you were getting out for musky. Ive seen Matt has been killing it.
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Gonna float it again this Wed. if any ya'll want in 0:0
Quote from: DRIFTS on February 26, 2018, 05:59:39 AM
Gonna float it again this Wed. if any ya'll want in 0:0
https://youtu.be/xbq7dnDdNJo
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Musky + unicycle ftw. bd;0
Saw you prepping to launch/shuttle Sunday AM. Not saying where you were or where I was going. V:;
Yeah, that looked fun Dave.
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ho-lee-fuk, Dirty Dave
That was a healthy looking musky. V:;
I am still trying to figure out how Drifts does all of this while playing the banjo?
Some awesome shit there, Dave. bd;0 bd;0
Ok, that was pretty badass.
Y'all coming back to HSM this year?
Quote from: JMiller on March 08, 2018, 21:55:23 PM
Ok, that was pretty badass.
Y'all coming back to HSM this year?
We were in the middle of planning it and found out they were all fulled up...probably next year though!
https://vimeo.com/259521125
Damn straight. Good stuff, dudes.
Fuckin A.... musky in a hippy hoodie
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Well done gentlemen! bd;0
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Fuckin' A. bd;0 /'/
That was some mighty fine editing Keith.
Glad you didn't post me rowing...
bd;0 'c; bd;0 'c; bd;0 'c; I expect you will be selling your trout gear and tossing whole chickens from now on :o
Eff u. 0:0
What a motley crew going down that river. Congrats on the musky.
Meh.
Beginner's luck. I have caught em before by accident. One on gear many many, many years ago. Another on a bugger whilst fishing for smallmouth. Both under 2'. This is the first one I got deliberately targeting them. I only have 3 days of fishing for them under my belt.
I had a goal to get one before I start PA school. It happened sooner than I thought, so maybe I try for an allegheny river monster this summer.
https://youtu.be/AERd99rUPt8
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0:0 Pretty fish Brian 'c;
Drifts--- You Da Man
JT
Dave and the janbo jammies /'/ You should audition for this band!
http://youtu.be/QhXHINK7-o4
OH MY GOD...that's bad ass! Don't think i'd make the cut though. 0:0
2019 – 12
Troutfanatic said that he was planning of a musky trip with Drifts and there was a seat open. So I agreed to join them on a Saturday adventure.
We planned to meet at the Huddle house and ride the next two hours together meeting Drifts at the take-out on the James.
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We were about 15 minutes early, but I told TF not to worry as the Drifts is usually early and there he was getting the boat ready as we pulled into the lot.
At the launch, I noticed that the "mechanic's" car has a check engine light on.... Jis say'in
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Big ass otter patrolling the bank..
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We also spotted a pair of juvenile bald eagles along the way.
Cast, strip, figure 8, repeat.
And then TF had a follow and got him chasing after the fly as he worked the rod around and around, but then it was gone. Drifts rowed us back and filled with anticipating we floated through that spot again. Boom the fish hit TF's fly!
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https://vimeo.com/259521125
After that we stuck TF on the sticks and continued on till the end of the day without seeing another fish.
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Whoa😬
Glad you didn't show me on them sticks.
Well it should be prime time here in the greater Cumberland River drainage to be putting fish in the boat, but to be honest it's been pretty slow, even moving fish, let alone boating one.
ARontheFly and I tried last week. Got started early, on a nice chilly morning.
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Wasn't the easiest trip up river, but we were prepared.
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Was lunch by the time we got where we were headed.
Some of the water looked pretty good.
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Some didn't.
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..but you've got to believe.
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And eventually, good things will happen.
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Mahalo.
You all earned that musky. d:b
Yeah just look at that monster too!
Haha. Did feel good though.
Goal!
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Ouch on that prop. #jetdrive
Chainsaw +Fortune Cookie= Musky.......secret to success. Good going.
Sweet, great TR! Thanks for bringing us along!
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That prop makes me shiver.
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Musky float. Cold. Water level was good. Too clear? Sun to start, clouds at close.
Only saw one other bote. Jet with gear chuckers. They got one.
New guy. (None of you usual suspects would get off your asses. :laugh:)
We did this. Pound the banks. A lot.
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Stripped. A lot.
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I drank. A few.
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We(He) got cold, and new guy had to use an island to walk some blood back into his feet.
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We saw bald eagles, hawks, woodpeckers, other birds. No Muskies. Liking the new oar shafts even more.
Bote adjustments were good. Skunkage was not.
Bote is in the barn. Sand bags are in the bed of the truck. Bird feeders are full. Load of wood at the back door.
Redneck Christmas lights are up out back. Wine glass is full. Sweetie is making a hearty dinner. All good.
0:0
At least you got out......and home safely. Glad the bote is working out.
Nice to see the boat on the water! Sorry (not) I couldn't make it but a man has to set his priorities!
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Nice! How do you like the cat?
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Quote from: ryguy on December 10, 2018, 07:06:42 AM
Nice! How do you like the cat?
No more adjustments. All good. Not the lightest or most nimble craft. Bull in a china shop nimble.
Very stable fishing platform, though. You can stand anywhere on it's 5 ft. width and it's stable.
Needs much more fish slime for mojo.
I'd be overnighting on that in the middle of the river.
Get stuck on any rocks?
9,000 casts remain in my attempt at catching the fish of 10,000 casts. Left Richmond around 7:30 and headed west to meet my dad in the Valley. Snow the night before left some nice scenery on the drive up.
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Having never tried to catch a Musky, we knew our chances were slim to none. But, yesterday was a nice January day and what better way to spend it than floating on the Shenandoah? My dad wanted to row, so I remained up front trying to keep flies in the water.
Despite no follows, fish sightings or strikes, it was still a great time. The hope of a large predatory fish following or striking the fly was enough to make it worthwhile. We explored some new water, and will certainly be back if water levels and weather cooperate.
Just a few photos...
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I've had follows and been in boats that caught fish but not one hookup yet — one day!
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You got an A for effort. With Dad? A+.
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Haha thanks! He took a few casts but he has become very interested in Switch and Spey casting. He takes a trip to Canada for Atlantic Salmon most years, and that�s the way most folks fish up there.
I�m hoping to pick up on the Spey cast, just finished a 12� rod for a 4 weight line..
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Weather was great last weekend but no eats, just a few lazy follows for J Miller and I.
The rivers blew out from rains during the middle of this week but then back down to fishable levels by this morning. So J Miller and I hit the water again.
Some 3 am go juice.
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Wasn’t taking pictures today, temps reported low-mid 40’s. The coldest mid 40’s day I can ever remember fishing... rain, wind, zero sun. My kinda weather, but a few breaks in the rain would’ve been nice.
After too many months of not touching a musk... a fish appears, solid follow, then ran out of room to strip and went into figure 8. Fish disappears into the depths below the boat, Hail Mary mode- I lay out a wide figure 8, fly disappears into the depths and I can only hope. Then just as the fly comes back in to view; musky slam!
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J Miller on the net work, we were motivated as this was early in the day but weather got progressively nasty and no more fish sited.
Can’t wait to make the next cast.
A lousy weather score has to be the best. 0:0
Good work. Persistence!
Nice work!
Nice...I gotta get out there!