"Peter Charles" wrote in message
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A short one . . .
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Got smoked by a steelie about 10 minutes after first line wetting. It
ran the full 120' of fly line and about 40' of backing before it
jumped and went bye, bye.

Burned my fingers twice on the line.

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Landed four smallies and lost three others. The smallest was about
16" and 3 lbs. The largest landed bent the 10 wt. to the cork. The
largest not landed -- it broke me off -- 10 lb. test. 2X.

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I now know where I'm going smallie fishing this summer. . . .



Holy cow, I suggest you pack a shotgun instead of fly gear. Those sound like
monsters!!

Nice TR.
--riverman