10-31-2009, 12:00 AM
[center]Willow Beach
10-30-09
I talked the wife and kid into heading out for a trip today.
We hit the water at noon...
Not my ideal fishin time, but hey, I'll take it.
After a short paddle, we find ourselves at a nice beach for a stretch.
I hear a splash and look up. 20 yards out, I see a big striper busting the surface on a trout.
I grab my rod and make a monster cast out to deep water.
3 pumps, and I get NAILED.
That fish hit so hard, I didn't even have to set the hook.
He runs for a big log-jam, and I put on the pressure.
I horse him away from the snag, and drag him up on the sand.
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We take a few snapshots, and off she goes...
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Now I'm stoked.
My lure is trashed now. its missing its tail, and the head is splitting open.
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Re-tie? Naw, I'll throw it anyway.
I make another long cast out into deep water and start a real erratic retrieve.
About half-way in, I hook into a tree trunk...
Wait, it's moving!
I guess stripers like to eat trout that are missing their tail.
This fish is big.
Holy crap... This fish is real big!
I narrowly dodge another thick wood snag, and eventually pull this beast onto the shore.
The pictures say it all....
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She was a little grossed out about having to pose with the fish. The
speaks for itself.
A few more pictures, and this one went back to where it came from.
Off the water by 2:30pm.
Couldn't have been any better.
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10-30-09
I talked the wife and kid into heading out for a trip today.
We hit the water at noon...
Not my ideal fishin time, but hey, I'll take it.
After a short paddle, we find ourselves at a nice beach for a stretch.
I hear a splash and look up. 20 yards out, I see a big striper busting the surface on a trout.
I grab my rod and make a monster cast out to deep water.
3 pumps, and I get NAILED.
That fish hit so hard, I didn't even have to set the hook.
He runs for a big log-jam, and I put on the pressure.
I horse him away from the snag, and drag him up on the sand.
[inline "Super Stripers at Willow 10-30-09 003.jpg"]
[inline "Super Stripers at Willow 10-30-09 004.jpg"]
We take a few snapshots, and off she goes...
[inline "Super Stripers at Willow 10-30-09 007.jpg"]
Now I'm stoked.
My lure is trashed now. its missing its tail, and the head is splitting open.
[inline "Super Stripers at Willow 10-30-09 016.jpg"]
Re-tie? Naw, I'll throw it anyway.
I make another long cast out into deep water and start a real erratic retrieve.
About half-way in, I hook into a tree trunk...
Wait, it's moving!
I guess stripers like to eat trout that are missing their tail.
This fish is big.
Holy crap... This fish is real big!
I narrowly dodge another thick wood snag, and eventually pull this beast onto the shore.
The pictures say it all....
[inline "Super Stripers at Willow 10-30-09 009.jpg"]
[inline "Super Stripers at Willow 10-30-09 011.jpg"]
She was a little grossed out about having to pose with the fish. The
speaks for itself. A few more pictures, and this one went back to where it came from.
Off the water by 2:30pm.
Couldn't have been any better.
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