Feathers and Fins Posted December 21, 2014 Author Posted December 21, 2014 Mine was good but wait till you see and hear Nicks story, his was the Christmas Miracle Fish. He must have been a very very very good boy this year. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beaver-Lake-Arkansas-Fishing-Report/745541178798856
Members oldasdirt Posted December 21, 2014 Members Posted December 21, 2014 I got to get me one of those wow
npierceuark Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 "Started out the day duck hunting but that was horrible, no wind and even less birds so I asked Nick if he wanted to go striper fishing and of course you have to twist his arm to go fishing lol. Not 10 minutes in to it he had a Striper. " I'll hand it to scott, he knew right where these fish would be and there was no time wasted transitioning from the duck hunt to fishing mode. Made a cast into some top water swirls we were seeing with the flicker shad on 6lb test. Turned around to tell my pup to sit down and behave and when I turned back to start the retrieve I felt an odd resistance. Turned out I had set the drag very light on the rod i borrowed from Scott so i cranked it up and gave it a pull to get a better hook set, that pissed him off, big time! the drag starts peeling and before I knew it half the spool was gone and he wasn't slowing down. FF cranks up the trolling motor after him and we gain some ground. I end up fighting this guy for 30 min before my arms said no more and I hand the rod to FF to seal the deal. I was not nearly as confident in the 6lb test as he was and with him knowing his own equipment we were able to boat the fish. took some measurements and the weight and ended up with a 42" long 29" girth 45.5lb personal best fish for my record books. Heck of a morning for what could've been a crappy duck hunt.
Feathers and Fins Posted December 22, 2014 Author Posted December 22, 2014 Wow that picture came out great, I was worried with the lack of sun. OH and its http://www.kingsailfishmounts.com/ Nick. So you ready to do it again lol. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beaver-Lake-Arkansas-Fishing-Report/745541178798856
J-Doc Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 If he doesn't get a replica mount.......... I'll have to hunt him down and smack him. Mainly because I want one of those on my wall. Need marine repair? Send our own forum friend "fishinwrench" a message. He will treat you like family!!! I owe fishinwrench a lot of thanks. He has been a great mechanic with lots of patience!
npierceuark Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 I've got one priced and I will be getting my information to them shortly. She's going on the wall!
J-Doc Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 I've got one priced and I will be getting my information to them shortly. She's going on the wall! Good man!! And I'm still mad and jealous.... Need marine repair? Send our own forum friend "fishinwrench" a message. He will treat you like family!!! I owe fishinwrench a lot of thanks. He has been a great mechanic with lots of patience!
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