Nice Way to Christen A New Rod
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Nice Way to Christen A New Rod
A new rod arrived yesterday so I took advantage of a fine evening tonight to chase a few trout.
The best of the evening was this chunky 4lb brown.
I forgot to take my camera and brag mat with me so this one came home with me. I was hoping it may have been an upgrade in the species comp but it was a couple of cm's short. I'm not complaining though. Trout for tea tomorrow!
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The best of the evening was this chunky 4lb brown.
I forgot to take my camera and brag mat with me so this one came home with me. I was hoping it may have been an upgrade in the species comp but it was a couple of cm's short. I'm not complaining though. Trout for tea tomorrow!
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Re: Nice Way to Christen A New Rod
Great trout
you gotta hav a crack even if yr just pissin in the wind
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Re: Nice Way to Christen A New Rod
Very nice way of christening the new rod, one very nice solid brown.. well done and more to follow too.. :thumbsup:
What did you catch it on hard body lure or spinner..
cheers
Adrian
What did you catch it on hard body lure or spinner..
cheers
Adrian
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Re: Nice Way to Christen A New Rod
Adrian. The fish were caught on a small Mepps Red Fury fished on 4lb line.
Ducky. Your question got me thinking. I retrieved the stomach this morning and emptied the contents into a bowl of water. The fish had been gorging itself on any number of small black nymphs, a ton of mosquito larvae and a large amount of crunched shell material, probably water snails.
There was also a few large beetle wing cases (about 3/4 of an inch long) a number of small tadpoles and the remnants of a couple of minnows.
Very much a five star diet!
The flesh of this fish is a beautiful dark salmon pink.
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Ducky. Your question got me thinking. I retrieved the stomach this morning and emptied the contents into a bowl of water. The fish had been gorging itself on any number of small black nymphs, a ton of mosquito larvae and a large amount of crunched shell material, probably water snails.
There was also a few large beetle wing cases (about 3/4 of an inch long) a number of small tadpoles and the remnants of a couple of minnows.
Very much a five star diet!
The flesh of this fish is a beautiful dark salmon pink.
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Re: Nice Way to Christen A New Rod
great way to get the new rod working! fat bugger that knew it was its last feed!
be interested in to know how it tastes if it was a stocked fish.
be interested in to know how it tastes if it was a stocked fish.
quid est quod eum