Peter Charles wrote:
24 1/4" taken off of a Grindstone Angling drift boat, just north of
Walkerton, Ontario on the Saugeen River, using a deerhair popper.
Came out from under a sunken tree in about 8' of water to nail it.
Took a lot to keep him from going back down under that tree.

that must of been the ride of a lifetime on most any small rig, let
alone a fly rod. caught many a smallies on a fly rod to have an inkling
of what that must of been all about, but nothing the likes of that
monster, maybe 2/3rds that. envious ...............