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Old 07-03-2005, 12:28 AM   #1
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Woke up late...
Played golf and finally got to my favorite spot a little after 6PM.

I was drifting sand shrimp with green corkie. My first fish was a 10" trout. :grin: Then about 7pm, I felt the tap...tap...and that oh so famous nookie picking up the bait tap.
Wham-O and the battle was on!

I was using a 20 lb UG attached to 20 lb Power Pro mainline with 12 lb UG leader. (Crazy set-up, ain't it?)

After a few minutes of tug of war, the fish caught the current and it decided to head back to the ocean. I ran 150 yards down the river trying to keep it under control. And after about 10 minutes, I bonked him!!!







This is my biggest springer yet! Woohoo...

Tight lines and have a safe July 4th!

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Old 07-03-2005, 04:52 AM   #2
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SWWWWEEEEEEEEEEETTT!!!
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Old 07-03-2005, 05:42 AM   #3
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very good, nice fishy! A true trophy springer and some great eating too!
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Old 07-03-2005, 05:58 AM   #4
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WOW now thats a nice fish.....
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Old 07-03-2005, 06:01 AM   #5
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Outstanding! Congratulations.
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Old 07-03-2005, 06:15 AM   #6
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Nice job Alan!!!

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Old 07-03-2005, 06:55 AM   #7
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Nice fish. And nice display of the EYEFISH fillet method.
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Old 07-03-2005, 07:40 AM   #8
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OK, I gotta ask....what's the EYEFISH fillet method?
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Old 07-03-2005, 08:13 AM   #9
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THats a pig! Good job!
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Old 07-03-2005, 09:17 AM   #11
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OK, I gotta ask....what's the EYEFISH fillet method?
It's featured in the May 2005 edition of Salmon, Trout Steelheader - page 52!

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Old 07-03-2005, 09:22 AM   #12
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Heres the filleting method Fillet-O-Fish
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Old 07-03-2005, 12:15 PM   #13
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Old 07-03-2005, 08:34 PM   #14
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Nice work!
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Old 07-03-2005, 09:05 PM   #15
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Fished today and got a small (5-7 poundish) summer steely. Same set up as above expect I used 6 lb UG leader with small hook and black corkie / sandshrimp combo. Jumped 4x out of the water! Woohoo~~~
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Old 07-03-2005, 09:17 PM   #16
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Good job on the fish Alan
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Old 07-04-2005, 11:36 AM   #17
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nice job guys....anyone know what the water tempature was...

just curious
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