All I can say is I wish I caught it on an ISO.

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red 1
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All I can say is I wish I caught it on an ISO.

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One of my friends here will get it and hopefully laugh.
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I want to be buried with my favorite rod.
I hear the Styx River has Fish.

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Blue dot? Hey, no secret messages here!

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Very fine fish Red!! It would make my season...

A fine looking stick too with those full intermediates. Mind sharing a bit about it? I'm having fun of late thinking about nice, delicate, full intermediates!

Thanks man.

Jeremy.

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+1. It's beautiful. Edwards or one of Streamer's?

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thegubster wrote:Very fine fish Red!! It would make my season...

A fine looking stick too with those full intermediates. Mind sharing a bit about it? I'm having fun of late thinking about nice, delicate, full intermediates!

Thanks man.

Jeremy.
Jeremy,
It’s a Streamer-AKA Housatonic Rods- rod. 8’ light 4 wt. with wet and dry tips. Picked a pocket that only has larger fish in it this time of the year in the evening when March Browns are on the water. For 3 years I’ve hooked and lost in the adjacent fast water some 20” plus fish. This guy was 16/17” and tried for the fast water. I probably would have lost him with many of my other rods that don’t have enough give over the length of the rod to slow and adsorb those powerhouse runs to the faster water. The fish was bigger and more colorful than the pictures show. The bluish streak went way down his cheeks. Next couple of nights if I have time I will go after his big brother.
Caught a lot of smaller fish mostly wild that night. One looked just like that one. Same spot pattern only 8” or so However. Very pleasant night.
I want to be buried with my favorite rod.
I hear the Styx River has Fish.

red 1
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thegubster wrote:Very fine fish Red!! It would make my season...

A fine looking stick too with those full intermediates. Mind sharing a bit about it? I'm having fun of late thinking about nice, delicate, full intermediates!

Thanks man.

Jeremy.
Jeremy,
It’s a Streamer-AKA Housatonic Rods- rod. 8’ light 4 wt. with wet and dry tips. Picked a pocket that only has larger fish in it this time of the year in the evening when March Browns are on the water. For 3 years I’ve hooked and lost in the adjacent fast water some 20” plus fish. This guy was 16/17” and tried for the fast water. I probably would have lost him with many of my other rods that don’t have enough give over the length of the rod to slow and adsorb those powerhouse runs to the faster water. The fish was bigger and more colorful than the pictures show. The bluish streak went way down his cheeks. Next couple of nights if I have time I will go after his big brother.
Caught a lot of smaller fish mostly wild that night. One looked just like that one. Same spot pattern only 8” or so However. Very pleasant night.
I want to be buried with my favorite rod.
I hear the Styx River has Fish.

red 1
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Greg Reynolds wrote:+1. It's beautiful. Edwards or one of Streamer's?
Greg,
It’s one of Streamers. He makes real nice rods.
I want to be buried with my favorite rod.
I hear the Styx River has Fish.

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