TR: Another Maitland story

A short one . . .

Went back to the Maitland.

Fished my brown trout weamer all day.

Used my new Daiwa Lochmor 14'6" 10 wt. spey rod and my new Airflo
Delta multi tip.

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.

Bubba Bait Bucket didn't help by casting over my line and snagging it
during the fight -- this was after I yelled a warning that I had a
fish on -- a warning that he heard as he looked up and saw me with
some severely bent graphite. Wasn't deliberate, I think his one
functioning grey cell was occupied with something else. Afterward, he
mumbled something that sounded like "Sorry", after asking if it was
still on, and then left shortly after.

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.

The wind was brutal -- again!

Had my licence checked by a pleasant CO.

Had a very nice day.

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



Peter

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A short one . . .
...............
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.

...........
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.

................
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

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:44:14 +0100, "riverman"
wrote:


................
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


I've never run into smallies like this before -- big ones, yes -- this
tough -- no. It's something to realize that you have a 10 wt. 14'6"
fast action, spey rod in your hand, designed to subdue 20 lb. Atlantic
salmon and that smallie, hunkered down in the current, has the thing
bent to the cork.

The steelie -- well, it's typical of a streambred fish with enough
generations beyond its hatchery days to put the "wild" back in it.
There's no comparison between hooking into one of these and a lame,
hatchery football. RW likes to talk about faux steelhead -- I don't
think any Left coaster, or Idahoan for that matter, would turn his
nose up at this fish. I was stunned to see it jump so far downstream
and realize that this fish was attached to my line (for a few moments
longer).

Peter

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Wow! You fished near a "Bubba bait bucket"? You poor, elitist, wretched
soul!
Sully

Peter Charles wrote:
A short one . . .

Went back to the Maitland.

Fished my brown trout weamer all day.

Used my new Daiwa Lochmor 14'6" 10 wt. spey rod and my new Airflo
Delta multi tip.

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.

Bubba Bait Bucket didn't help by casting over my line and snagging it
during the fight -- this was after I yelled a warning that I had a
fish on -- a warning that he heard as he looked up and saw me with
some severely bent graphite. Wasn't deliberate, I think his one
functioning grey cell was occupied with something else. Afterward, he
mumbled something that sounded like "Sorry", after asking if it was
still on, and then left shortly after.

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.

The wind was brutal -- again!

Had my licence checked by a pleasant CO.

Had a very nice day.

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



Peter

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On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 14:51:56 -0500, Sully wrote:

Wow! You fished near a "Bubba bait bucket"? You poor, elitist, wretched
soul!
Sully



You've obviously never fished for steelhead in Ontario or you'd
realize how ****ing stupid is that remark.. I only call 'em that when
they cast over my line while I'm fighting a fish. What would you have
called hiim? Or would you've just blown him away and saved on the
verbiage.

I don't give a **** what they fish with as long as they do it with a
bit of consideration for the rest of us and the resource. "Bubba Bait
Bucket" refers to a particluar attitude, not a social class, nor the
equipment used.


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Peter,
OK, you are right, I blew it. Just a smart ass remark that was off base.
Just recently came upon this board. Mea culpa.
Sully

Peter Charles wrote:
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 14:51:56 -0500, Sully wrote:


Wow! You fished near a "Bubba bait bucket"? You poor, elitist, wretched
soul!
Sully




You've obviously never fished for steelhead in Ontario or you'd
realize how ****ing stupid is that remark.. I only call 'em that when
they cast over my line while I'm fighting a fish. What would you have
called hiim? Or would you've just blown him away and saved on the
verbiage.

I don't give a **** what they fish with as long as they do it with a
bit of consideration for the rest of us and the resource. "Bubba Bait
Bucket" refers to a particluar attitude, not a social class, nor the
equipment used.


Peter

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Peter,
OK, you are right, I blew it. Just a smart ass remark that was off base.
Just recently came upon this board. Mea culpa.
Sully

Well now, let's not get all carried away and ****. Petah made a strong
statement. You, ditto. He covered his ass pretty well. Big deal.

Wolfgang
who would rather eat olives and drink beer than apologize on roff.

Wolfgang wrote:


Wolfgang
who would rather eat olives and drink beer than apologize on roff.

jeez... olives... i'd rather drink beer and apologize!

jeff (kalamataphobe)

"Peter Charles" wrote...
A short one . . .
snip
.. . . but a nice one. Thanks.

Had my licence checked by a pleasant CO.

The pleasantness is usually a reflection of both parties involved.
--
TL,
Tim
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Had a similar experience on the same river. I went steelheading early last
season. An hours drive, got on the water at dawn. The water was high and
scary fast so I just waded out a little bit and fished the seam about five
feet from shore. After maybe ten minutes of dangling a streamer along this
seam, I hooked a twenty-one inch smallie. (That's a measured 21", BTW.) She
ran me a hundred feet downstream; luckily moving quickly on that river is
seldom a problem. Landed her in a backwater, just blown away at her size
and strength. Any other river, like the Thames, and I wuddna had a chance,
she'd have wrapped me up in forty downed trees. Got her back in the water,
she recovered nicely, then I walked back to the car and drove back home. No
way was I topping that, and besides by then the spawn slingers were in full
force, damn their black hearts.