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Posted by ursus21 (Member # 3556) on December 17, 2020, 09:37 AM:
I got in a couple quick trips before the lake capped over and ended my open water fun. Man, it was FUN while it lasted though. These were some pretty sizey rainbows.
Jigged up this tanker.
A friend and I doubled up on our fly rods to land these two brutes. Mine was the smaller one and it measured 23 1/2"!
Super pretty male duped by the marabou jig.
Sometimes it gets pretty tricky switching back and fourth between a jigging rod and my fly rod, but some how I manage. Truth be told a few get away, but I sure have fun trying to keep up.
Two big old ugly males. My last open water fish as it capped over later that night. Great fish to end the evening with though!!!
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on December 17, 2020, 10:25 AM:
Damn! That last one is beyond impressive! The first photo, I spent some time trying to figure out the background? Then in the second I realized it was a plastic net. You don't mess around with the smallfry, do you? All of them are bigger than anything I ever caught! And, I was proud of them at the time.
Thanks, Troy! Those are some splendid photos.
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by ursus21 (Member # 3556) on December 17, 2020, 11:12 AM:
Thank you Leonard. I do try to target trout 20" and up. It doesn't always work out in my favor, but it does enough that I keep after them. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posted by TRnCO (Member # 690) on December 27, 2020, 01:11 PM:
a few pretty good pics. as usual there Troy.
Glad to see someone out enjoying the great out of doors. Didn't take you long to figure out the new waters, now expect to see you figure out the new coyote country.
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