05-17-2012, 02:13 AM
I was looking for a picture from Alaska last summer when I saw a picture of my ugly setup with a rainbow that was 19 inches from last summer. It was caught on the same place as I fished Sunday. Didn't have the camera Sunday. I use that 7"6" 4 wt in tight places where big fish are a possibility. I conservatively estimate that rod and reel have landed 5,000 fish as it is my work horse in the tight canyons of my favorite water in the state for the last 7 years. Sort of like an old beat up pick up that never breaks down under a load and you can't bear to replace. It is also the one that I lost for 20 minutes the very next trip out on this stream only to have it miraculously pop up next to me. That is also the last big bow I've kept from this tiny stream as I swore to the fish gods not to repeat my sins after they showed mercy on me and gave my rod back. Best $250 investment toward fishing I ever made.
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