Biggest baddest fish you’ve landed on a bamboo fly rod

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Re: Biggest baddest fish you’ve landed on a bamboo fly rod

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Re: Biggest baddest fish you’ve landed on a bamboo fly rod

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alberta al wrote:
02/12/22 21:28
Hey Rob,

In McHenry County there were a bunch of small streams packed with bluegills, bass, and huge carp.Back in the day, we would fish mulberry deer hair flies near the overhanging mulberry trees. My Dad and I would cast them just upstream of the tres and let them drift though. Those carp would make our Pflueger 1895 1/2 reel scream. It was way fun. Thanks for reminding me.
Cheers, Alan
PS Your rod is still catching trout in Chile.
awsome! that makes...4 continents! The mulberry tree over Turtle Creek has not produced fruit in a few years. As elusive as the White Miller hatch, but when it's on....

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Re: Biggest baddest fish you’ve landed on a bamboo fly rod

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I recall this Grass Carp that ate my Bluegill bug (not the 1st or last to do so). I was minding my own business, fishing for Bluegill with my 8013 clone and all of a sudden zipadedoda! Surprisingly a short fight I lifted him with my hand under his belly and his back touched the bend in my arm, well over 3'! He bolted, snaped the 4x tippet and was free.
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Re: Biggest baddest fish you’ve landed on a bamboo fly rod

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Steelhead on my 9-1/2 halstead rod
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Re: Biggest baddest fish you’ve landed on a bamboo fly rod

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8.5’ 8wt. Orvis Shooting Star…
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