09-29-2011, 01:18 AM
I hooked into a good size brown today on the Ogden.. I was excited because i got it on a Scud i tied. Ive only been tying for a month so i was happy to see it work. anyway.....
So i new it was a nice fish and was doing my best to land it. So i was being as careful as i could. I hooked it in some fast water so i actually walked it down stream about 30 yards to a slower spot.. Like i said this was a big guy so i was on a mission.. then the unthinkable happens.. I use those slip-on leader loops that you heat shrink to your floating line.. Ive used them for years.. well this one failed it slid right off.. not only did i lose the fish, i lost two flies that i tied, and a furled leader from FG.. I also lost faith in those slip on leader loops. And to top it all off i know that fish wont make it very long with all that hanging out of its mouth.. FML!!!
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So i new it was a nice fish and was doing my best to land it. So i was being as careful as i could. I hooked it in some fast water so i actually walked it down stream about 30 yards to a slower spot.. Like i said this was a big guy so i was on a mission.. then the unthinkable happens.. I use those slip-on leader loops that you heat shrink to your floating line.. Ive used them for years.. well this one failed it slid right off.. not only did i lose the fish, i lost two flies that i tied, and a furled leader from FG.. I also lost faith in those slip on leader loops. And to top it all off i know that fish wont make it very long with all that hanging out of its mouth.. FML!!!
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