Coastal chrome & lost and found!! (pictures)

Ty · 01-22-2004, 07:18 PM

Frogpond and I headed over to the coast this afternoon to scout out some low water steelies and here are the results!

Here is a nice picture that frogpond snapped while I was fightin my first steely!

I released this nice buck, so I wouldn't have to pack it all the way to the truck and it also had a golf size tumor near it's right ventral fin.

I let forgpond have first shot at this hole that I hadn't yet fished this year, however, this buck fell to my float and shrimp.

Here's my imfamous dead fish portait with my new Curado 201 Bantom SF that is a float combo w/ a GL3 1263 8-12lb 10'6" Rod!

We headed up river to another area late in the day, frogpond went downstream and caught this nice buck with sea lice on it w/ a float and jig.

As we marched upstream today, I took advantage of the great weather and low water to collect alot of gear! Anyone reconize any of there gear?

[ 01-22-2004, 08:54 PM: Message edited by: Ty ]

blacktail · 01-22-2004, 07:41 PM

Nice score on the fish and gear!

Mike

globalfisher · 01-22-2004, 07:51 PM

Nice fish ty, good report!

GOT2FISH · 01-22-2004, 07:51 PM

Hey did you catch that on a Berkly with Imspira Looks good Mike

Kentucky Hog Hunter · 01-22-2004, 07:54 PM

Look out...Ty strikes again...

Way to go you steelhead slaying machine...

And OBTW, that stuff does look like mine, how do I file a claim

fishnpray · 01-22-2004, 07:56 PM

Ty-

Nice work there! Yeah, that bobber looks familiar...particularly if that was the Tualatin in the background there....which it looks like it was!

jokester · 01-22-2004, 08:02 PM

Nice fish.

You scored on the gear

-jokester

cutt plug · 01-22-2004, 08:13 PM

Another great report!

I love reading your posts, you always have a good story with super pictures.

Oh,I think that's my gear. What river and hole was it in? I wouldn't want to claim it if its not mine.................

KingFisher85 · 01-22-2004, 08:24 PM

Nice lookin catch!

DanS · 01-22-2004, 08:46 PM

Major score, Ty. Nice fish.........and a bounty of gear to head home with. Sweet.

ZaQ · 01-22-2004, 09:03 PM

Those west coast floats are mine.

FrogPond · 01-22-2004, 10:44 PM

Got2fish-
Yep, that is the fish that christened that rod & reel. Thanks! It went fishless all weekend...I was starting to lose hope. In reality, I just had to fish my come back hole. It was fun!!!

GOT2FISH · 01-23-2004, 12:15 AM

Did you use the DNA or switch line just woundering what you thought of it. [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] Good looken fish

Ty · 01-23-2004, 06:49 AM

Gotta Fish,

I am usind 10# maxima perfletion on my bobber reods, both casting and spinning. On my drift rods I use 10# clear maxima.

The clear maxima is very hard to find around here and is great!

Alot of people don't liek the prefletion, since they don't understand the line is underrated in breaking stregth and was desinged to go head to head w/ florocarbon lines. It sinks fast cause of it's density and has a very very low memory and tends to be almost still like a flourocarbon.
Overall ti si a very very good line.

SHOUGALNITE · 01-23-2004, 06:59 AM

blacktail · 01-23-2004, 08:46 AM

I have identified the large red corkie in the photo as mine. Please ship it next day delivery to me. :grin:

redfish89 · 01-23-2004, 08:53 AM

Nice fish..Thanks for sharing.

FrogPond · 01-23-2004, 09:00 AM

Got2Fish-
I changed one of the spools to power pro, but kept the other...for now. There was nothing wrong with the DNA. I just prefer the power pro. Just ask Ty how much I get hung up in trees...I have yet to loose a float while fishing with the power pro, while with mono I have lost several. I will probably go with the Maxima Perfexion for summer fish.

Anyway, that reel is super smooth and the rod handled that fish very well.

Dragfreedrift · 01-23-2004, 01:11 PM

Ty- what kind of digital camera do you use? It seems like you really are getting to use it a lot!

HC

Ty · 01-23-2004, 06:46 PM

I use a Sony Cybershot 5.0 megapixels DSC-P10. It is very light weight and compact and I have great littel waterproof pelican for it too!

The pictures u gusy see on here do no justice to he quality that 5 megapixels is.

gthfish · 01-23-2004, 06:56 PM

Ty--great fish pics--I especially like the rodnreel though--my exact same setup! People tease me about my great big rod and itty bitty reel, but I love mine. Have you tried it with power pro or braid?

Ty · 01-24-2004, 07:09 AM

Gthfish, I have fished that rod w/ 401 Calcutta TE and 65# tough line. It is perfect for springers and fall fish w/ spectra!