25 Inch Plus Rainbow

[Tito Degiosio]

You know that feeling you get when you think your snagged then your line starts up stream in a strong current your mind ponders for a second you think what have I hooked

you give a slight jerk of the rod to insure what ever it may be is hooked good. Then all In a seconds notice before you have time to respond

you see a montser of a Trout airborn your heart is pumping cause you know this may be it you get ready for the fight Of a lifetime

next thing you know before you have time to blink there goes your fly line your hand is burnt from the shear speed of the run but you don't give up

now you know you have hooked something worth talking about the next thing you think is I hope I tied a good knot between my fly line and backing cause you see that fly line turn colors and in the backing you go. no to time worry about this now it's too late you have over hanging tree limbs and that are skimming the suface of the water not 20 feet from you

your looking down stream looking at what is around you and around your fly line you see trees down in the waters edge that could break you off if he dives deep you give a slight pull and hope to keep this monster from wraping you up in the debree and you get ready for another run

then it happens he runs straight under the over hanging tree limb you were worried about 20 feet from you at a last min. notice you shove your rod tip into the water in a attempt not to tangle your line in the limbs your free and the fight is still on you can't beleive all thats happend so far but the fight is not over yet

no time to care about the slick moves you just did you just hope to get this fish landed soon before you break your 5x tippet you have tied on off

he makes one more good run putting you back into your backing then just like that he stops you start bringing him in you feel your heart racing as you get to see him and you start reaching for your net as he comes in closer with one hand on the rod and the other behind your back on your net

he tries to run again but is too tired to go far. finaly you get him in your net his tail sticks out 2 inches or better and your net doesn't measure past 24inches you can't believe it As you wrap your hands around this lunker you see the girth is so much you can't touch your fingures together you give a quick look to see if this is a old stocker or a wild trout you see huge fins with white tips and notice the big hook jaw on the bottom that looks unreal

as you dig in your vest for the photo of a life time and try to balance your rod and the net,. Then splash your camera is wet and your biggest fish has darted into the depts of the river you let out a scream (Noooooooo)

you know that this may not ever happen again in a long time in this river and you couldn't get the photo but who needs A PHOTO when it is replayed over and over again in your head you have caught your biggest trout ever and can't wait to share it with some one

And Now I' sharing it with you

This trout was caught In the Eleven Point River At around 6:15 pm on Sept.-23-2009 fish was beyond the 24inch mark On A fly pattern That I tie

I call It Tito's Crawdad and you can look for this pattern in the future At Eleven point Canoe rental along with other tried and true patterns that I will be offering

I hope you Injoyed My fishing report and hope to see you soon at Eleven point Canoe

The Ghost Angler

[DaddyO]

Congratulations, Tito. That was a great story. Thanks for sharing the moment with us.

[laker67]

A great catch and a great story Tito. congrats !

[Wheatenheimer]

I know how you feel, my brother, it happens to me all the time...................then my alarm goes off and I get up and fix a pot of coffee!

Awesome fish and an awesome story! Thanks for sharing!

Kevin

[Tito Degiosio]

Thanks guys I had a lot of fun fighting that fish there were times when I just chuckled I couldn't beleive what I had dreamed about For many years was finaly happing

just to get to fight a trout that big in a river where there are just too few trout of this size was a honor then to hold it in my hands was a bonus

makes you wonder how many times you have or I just been to slow or done something wrong when hooking a fish of great size and just snapping the line before the fight ever starts

your always are left with that memory of there's something bigger out there just waiting to be caught

makes me wonder whats next

I still dream Of a two foot brown to bad it want be my home river when that one is caught

last night this fight was replayed in my dreams the best dreams a angler could have

may there be more !!!

The Ghost Angler

[Brian Sloss]

Well done Tito!

[Nortrad]

Props Tito! My fishing bud and I and familias are heading to Greer Springs and your home stream around Oct. 15-16. Never been to the 11 Point, and now I really want to fish it. Excellent report.

[ozark trout fisher]

You know that feeling you get when you think your snagged then your line starts up stream in a strong current your mind ponders for a second you think what have I hooked

you give a slight jerk of the rod to insure what ever it may be is hooked good. Then all In a seconds notice before you have time to respond

you see a montser of a Trout airborn your heart is pumping cause you know this may be it you get ready for the fight Of a lifetime

next thing you know before you have time to blink there goes your fly line your hand is burnt from the shear speed of the run but you don't give up

now you know you have hooked something worth talking about the next thing you think is I hope I tied a good knot between my fly line and backing cause you see that fly line turn colors and in the backing you go. no to time worry about this now it's too late you have over hanging tree limbs and that are skimming the suface of the water not 20 feet from you

your looking down stream looking at what is around you and around your fly line you see trees down in the waters edge that could break you off if he dives deep you give a slight pull and hope to keep this monster from wraping you up in the debree and you get ready for another run

then it happens he runs straight under the over hanging tree limb you were worried about 20 feet from you at a last min. notice you shove your rod tip into the water in a attempt not to tangle your line in the limbs your free and the fight is still on you can't beleive all thats happend so far but the fight is not over yet

no time to care about the slick moves you just did you just hope to get this fish landed soon before you break your 5x tippet you have tied on off

he makes one more good run putting you back into your backing then just like that he stops you start bringing him in you feel your heart racing as you get to see him and you start reaching for your net as he comes in closer with one hand on the rod and the other behind your back on your net

he tries to run again but is too tired to go far. finaly you get him in your net his tail sticks out 2 inches or better and your net doesn't measure past 24inches you can't believe it As you wrap your hands around this lunker you see the girth is so much you can't touch your fingures together you give a quick look to see if this is a old stocker or a wild trout you see huge fins with white tips and notice the big hook jaw on the bottom that looks unreal

as you dig in your vest for the photo of a life time and try to balance your rod and the net,. Then splash your camera is wet and your biggest fish has darted into the depts of the river you let out a scream (Noooooooo)

you know that this may not ever happen again in a long time in this river and you couldn't get the photo but who needs A PHOTO when it is replayed over and over again in your head you have caught your biggest trout ever and can't wait to share it with some one

And Now I' sharing it with you

This trout was caught In the Eleven Point River At around 6:15 pm on Sept.-23-2009 fish was beyond the 24inch mark On A fly pattern That I tie

I call It Tito's Crawdad and you can look for this pattern in the future At Eleven point Canoe rental along with other tried and true patterns that I will be offering

I hope you Injoyed My fishing report and hope to see you soon at Eleven point Canoe

The Ghost Angler

Wow! That's an awesome fish.

[superfly]

Ghost Angler great story with a big fish. Now are you going to give up the location of the gaint monster BOW. I am looking forward to seeing some of your ties. Superfly

[ozark trout fisher]

Just figured it out on a fish weight calculator..... According to that (assuming it had a normal body type) the fish is over 8 pounds! Congratulations, that's about as good as it gets for freestone trout in the ozarks.