03-09-2004, 02:30 PM
After being house bound for the past 2 months with a new baby, I finally got the "kitchen pass" to go wet a line for a couple of hours last night. Ended up on the Weber around Taggart and had an awesome time. Due to the massive hole I found in my waders, I ended up using my spinning rod and an old pair of irrigation boots to negotiate the mud and snow. Even with the difficult terrain, The weather was beautiful and I was in a T-shirt until the sun went down. I ended up catching exclusively browns on a gold-bladed black panther martin and a small count down rapala in rainbow. Ended up with 7 browns between 10 and 14 inches on the panther martin and then just as the sun went down I cast the rapala into a deep hole and BOOM! Almost as soon as that thing hit the water, a huge brown exploded on it. He took me out of that hole and down a couple of rapids before I finally landed him. By the looks of him he could have been quite old. He had a massive head with a distinct hooked jaw and a couple of canines that would rival a Walleye. I sat there kicking myself that I had forgotten my camera! He was truly a [size 1]magnificent[/size] fish! He ended up being 22 1/2 inches and 4.5 lbs (according to my old De-Liar). This is by far the best fish I have caught on the Weber so far! Overall, It was a great way to start the "soft water" season.
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