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    Catch of the day [Fishing]

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    • IkeapartyI
      Ikeaparty
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      @mmerkle I gotta get on the fly, its my first year fishing, but I know where this is heading haha. Seems like everyone around here floats for steelhead around the city and then further out like up in Squamish its pretty fly dominant.

      So far my favorite way to catch fish I have learned is twitching a jig, feels so great when you pull up your rod and its suddenly way heavier and chaos breaks loose

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      • mmerkleM
        mmerkle
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        Any tips for “just casting the leader”. I’ve got a short fish stick for tight streams, but often my leader is trying to find its way back into the guides (with the weight of the fly line pulling it down). Any hot tips to keep this from happening? Maybe something other than “use a shorter leader?” lol. Maybe there’s no trick and I already know the answer…I just don’t like it. 😉

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          When does it happen, when you are starting a new cast?

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • mmerkleM
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            Ya know, when I think of it, it’s when I’m messing around that it happens (rod tip up and distracted). I’m thinking my first thing to try is to more actively manage my slack between casts and hold the leader on the water downstream or in hand as well. Thanks for getting me thinking…

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            • SourPowerS
              SourPower
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              Landed this bull redfish on the fly down on the Louisiana bayou over my Christmas vacation. One of the highlights of my fishing career!

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              Excess In Moderation

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              • goosehdG
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                @SourPower congrats! 🙂

                “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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                • MizmazzleM
                  Mizmazzle
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                  @SourPower dude, you and Hemingway would have had a hell of a drink together.

                  In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
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                    Nice one.....

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • GilesG
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                      @mmerkle said in Catch of the day [Fishing]:

                      Ya know, when I think of it, it’s when I’m messing around that it happens (rod tip up and distracted).

                      That's do it 🙂

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • mmerkleM
                        mmerkle
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                        Nice to have friends that have neighbors with peacocks…can’t wait to tie some flys up! Can immediately tell the difference between this and anything I’ve seen off the shelf. Wild. Waaay more shine. Now…who’s got pheasants…
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                        • 1WayTrip1
                          1WayTrip
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                          I used to go fishing in Africa back when I was younger and had less commitments. Here are some photos.

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                          • BridgerB
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                            Epic shots @1WayTrip

                            What the fuck is this crazy river beast?? How did it taste?

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                            • GilesG
                              Giles
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                              Nice.

                              Kob and Snook amongst them?

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • 1WayTrip1
                                1WayTrip
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                                @Bridger said in Catch of the day [Fishing]:

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                                Epic shots @1WayTrip

                                What the fuck is this crazy river beast?? How did it taste?

                                Haha Vundu catfish from Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe.

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                                • 1WayTrip1
                                  1WayTrip
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                                  @Giles

                                  Would love to go after Snook one day.

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                                  • BridgerB
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                                    @1WayTrip said in Catch of the day [Fishing]:

                                    Vundu catfish

                                    Even the name is badass!

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                                    • 1WayTrip1
                                      1WayTrip
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                                      Grass Carp I caught in France a while ago.

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        Nice......My bess Grass carp was in Florida a few years ago on a small bit of floating bread presented on a 5 weight fly rod 🙂 Was not as big as that 🙂

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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