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That is a very nice photo. Well done.
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I'm used to summertime wet wading at Rim. but it's a little different wet wading at the Narrows.
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Hooray Beer!
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I feel like the Browns move up and down river at times, but I have limited experience and a small sample size. Maybe some of the trout guides could chime in on this subject. They make a lot more trips every year.
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I've caught them on BSL that way. Knocked the snot out of it.
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Haters gonna hate. He screwed himself. He was a difference maker, but they'll do fine without him. Watch the DE's eat QB's alive this year.
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A river runt may have caught fish very well in its day, but it will not catch fish nearly as well as some crankbaits do today. Turn in your Top Dollars and go back to Lucky 13's.
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I'll be watching the results of BOTh of the new SEC teams very closely. I hope Mizzou will at the very least do better than the aggies. I expect Mizzou to struggle a little bit in the SEC, but I'm not rooting for them to do poorly. The aggies on the other hand can go fall in a hole and die. I'd like to see the aggies lose every SEC game they ever play. Go Tigers! LSU Tigers naturally.
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I throw my stuff on 6 lb. if I threw stuff on 4 lb for a while and if I thought it was even a little better, I'd still be throwing it.
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Enjoy the $400 dollar check. You're going to get crushed by rising costs in the next few years. The CBO runs the math based on the numbers they' were given and the whole set up was rigged that the true costs would not kick in for a few years.
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Soooo they use the males for sex and then throw them out in the cold to die. Nice.
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Me. I need AC. Best of luck for a complete repair quickly and inexpensively.
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I'm going to have to buy a live trap. Sounds like a good project for today. I hope those stay gone.
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I'm interested. hamneedstofish@hotmail.com
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That's freakin crazy that it hit Topwater. I've been investing time trying to get one to eat a fly thinking that they would be more likely to eat something small and vague. Great fish. I'm so jealous.
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I was really impressed with all the trout I caught. Pretty fish , not a blemish on them. Made me realize how many fish on the Lower White are scuffed up from the hatchery. They were all really full bodied fish as well. Very muscled up and well feed. I really had a change of heart about trout fishing on the NFOW before I caught the she beast. Thanks for the feedback of the relative size of her. That will in all likelihood be the biggest Rainbow I ever catch. I do intend on going after big bows in Alaska sometime or another so maybe there I'll have a shot at bigger one. NFOW certainly is special. It fishes a little different too so I'm sure a guided trip would be a good idea for guys wanting to fly fish it. They need to be ready though. Giants swim there.
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Some conjecture and some fact, but both have fish population that are going to be limited by how much water they had during dry times like right freakin now. I'm more interested in the Little Buffalo, but wonder how often you can launch at Jasper and take out at Hasty.
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I was mainly wondering if you were going to up the fleet from the two boats you have now. Like I said, I won't be buying one until my Tarpon is dead or my wife takes a Coosa out for a spin.
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Quick Trip 7-19-12, Flyrod Bows And Smallies
Ham replied to Jump n Fish's topic in Spring River (Mo/Ar)
Maybe y2k's with something trailing behind it would have worked a little better. The fish are (usually) there with some oversized ones in the mix. Smallies are there too, but I always catch mine on bottom bouncing stuff. -
Until I saw a few of those beasties swimming, I had no clue those giants were swimming there. How long have y'all had those size trout and how often do y'all catch them? I don't think I'm good enough with a flyrod to have landed her. I've had a few over sized trout hooked on a fly and only landed one or two trout on fly> 20 inches. I'm pretty sure once my wife floats in that , I'll be buying one. Justin do y'all have plans to order more?
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Keep it up and you might change that.
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GM, IF you take the right line very little dragging. I took the wrong line one time I think and hung on bedrock. I carry a lot of colors in that jig, but I could live if I just had White, Triple Olive, Olive/Ginger, and Brown/Orange. Solid Black or Black/Olive aren't bad, but I reach for the others.
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There is an access below the Hwy 101 Bridge. A not insignificant amount of government money was used to put in a boat ramp that would be sketchy to use when there enough water to launch a boat. Head south on Hwy 101. Turn left before you get to the bridge. There is a sign. Wander down to the access. Enjoy the dry river bed. I doubt the sections that go dry every year ever hold many fish even when they have water.. There may be potholes that hold over fish, but I think they are largely mythical.
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I didn't bring any fly rods. I did see several pretty decent trout make really showy takes on the surface. I think hoppers would have worked in spots. Where legal I got the smallies on finesse soft plastics. Once I hit the trout water, I used Zig Jigs on 6 lb P Line CX premium. I caught all my trout on 1/8 o Zig Jigs. It was nice to talk to Justin again. I thought the boat rental fee which included the shuttle was very fair. They do a great job at Sunburst.
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I gave Justin and the crew at Sunburst a call to reserve a Coosa and headed their way first thing yesterday morning. I've really been wanting to use a Coosa since they first came out and compare them to my much beloved Tarpon 120. I floated the Hammond Bridge back to Sunburst. I have fished this section before and on that trip I caught almost nothing once we hit the cold water springs so I made a mental note to drag my feet on the upper section. Well this time the water was much lower and there were a lot more people on the river, I drug my feet and tried to let the crowd go past me once the morning rush caught up with me. I really didn't catch the numbers or the size of the smallies I was hoping for, but I did get some smallies to hand. I spent 6 hours getting to the cold water and then 4 1/2 hours getting to Sunburst.So maybe I dug in my heels too hard. I'll do a few things differently next time I make this trip. I caught fish much better this time from The Twin Springs area down. I did waste some time in areas that were not productive, but I caught a lot more smallies than last time and more and better sized trout. I live minutes away from the White and Norfork rivers; It's a hard sell for me to travel other places for trout BUT I'm going to have to do more trips to NFOW and Sunburst. The trout although fewer in number than I'll catch on a trip on the White were all beautiful. I did not catch a trout under 14 inches and they all fought long and hard. I SAW several BIG browns and I had seen some giant Rainbow trout. They seemed too big to be trout, but the water is gin clear and I catch 100's of trout every year. I was sure it was giant trout I was seeing. REALLY BIG OK. Well, I caught once of the giants. A true she beast. I catch a few 20 inch trout a year and this fish drawfed those. I'm giessing > 25 inches. By myself, no camera, no way to measure without stressing the fish more. I popped the hook out and held her until she powered off. That turned out to be my last fish of the day and it was a heck of a high note to finish on. My new personal best for Rainbow Trout. I also got a new species. I finally caught a log perch. I ended up catching 9 species on the day. Including a horny head chub on a jerkbait. The non gamefish species seem especially aggressive on NFOW. Ahh yes the boat review. Good initial stability and excellent secondary stability. The fancy seat is very comfortable. I kept in high position all day enjoying the little extra elevation above water level that it affords. I know that raises the COG, but the boat is very stable. I did not that at the high position it did feel like I was having to almost reach for the water with my paddle. I use a 230 CM paddle and a 250 would have been OK. I did stand and fish in it a little while. I could use more practice at it, but it's doable. The new strap makes it easy to get up and down. I don't know how often I would stand and fish, but you can. The under seat storage is nice. Much easier than my current situation. There is not room in the rear tank well for my tackle bag and cooler, but the under seat stoge makes up for it. It would ot be hard to figure out how to carry my gear, just different. There is inside storage for rods which I find vital. Hatchs are bungeed down which gets old, but is very workable. Hatches front and rear with a rubber snap hatch on a front center storage area. That area is Wallet and keys I guess, but I use a dry bag. They keels have been greatly reduced (or eliminated I didn't look). So the boat doesn't track as well but is more manuverable. The boat is wide and stable, but slower than my T120 maybe about the same speed as a T100. It seemed like the wind was able to push the Coosa around more than a Tarpon which I think relates to the lack of keel. Lots of neat attention to detail was built into this boat. You can read about those elsewhere, but they do make things nice. Bottom line is a really liked the Coosa. So much so that right now I'd probably buy a Coosa over a Tarpon. My 03 Tarpon keep rocking on though and I won't buy a Coosa UNTIL I need a boat. I do think the Tarpon would be a much better flat water boat, but I use my yak on flowing water almost exclusively now.