Joe McIntosh wrote:
and I still have memories of catching my tongue
one day with a size 16 humpy while mountain fishing with Daniel and Jeff
Miller.
Daniel please send me your snail address.
Joseph

Now that's a funny mental image!..........I wonder, is tongue a good
fighter?

RW makes a good point about using the water to load the rod. As long as
the fish aren't spooked by it, give it a try. With the water loading a
9wt., weight forward line, you should be able to shoot a reasonable
amount of line. It's not pretty, but it should give you desirable
results. For topwater bugs, that Crease Fly should be one of the easier
ones to cast.

brians