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by Matt » Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:53 pm
Well, it finally happened... the first salmon has spilled its blood on the new boat. A nice silver out of the Confluence Hole on the Snoho today. Took an orange Brad's Wiggler around noonish today. What can I say, it is LONG overdue but I am completely beside myself to have finally put a fish in the boat after much effort and a huge learning curve! And it was a hen ta' boot! Got some roe for the freezer.
Sorry for crappy pix, cell phone is all I got in that department right now :(

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by fisherman31579 » Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:46 pm
thats a sick fish, i hope my luck improves tomorrow.
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by Mike Carey » Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:43 am
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by Gringo Pescador » Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:06 am
Nice job!
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by kzoo » Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:59 am
Nice fish and sweet boat!
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by Matt » Tue Sep 28, 2010 11:51 am
Thanks guys! Can't wait to get back out and get skunked again, lol!
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by curado » Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:54 pm
wellmaybe if you would remember the roe lol. u have forgotten it twice now lol
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by SAPIplate » Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:52 pm
Ahh, the old orange Wiggle Wart. Back in the day thats what I caught my first silver on. Anyway, thats a pretty nice fish dude.
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by curado » Tue Sep 28, 2010 4:05 pm
hey sapi i think matt would let you in the sled with a puffer stick lol
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by mav186 » Tue Sep 28, 2010 4:58 pm
Great job Matt...thanks for sharing! :geek:
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by fear_no_fish » Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:26 pm
Whoah dont let that crazy fly swinger in your boat! He might HOOK your NECK!

Nice fish though
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by curado » Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:54 pm
haha he caught you didnt he lol.
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by fear_no_fish » Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:06 pm
werent you there for that? it might have been braden. But yeah right in the neck
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by curado » Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:37 pm
no. sadly i wasnt. but i think matt and i have a bigger fear then flys tho. dont we matt. just think what hit the side of your sled lol
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by fear_no_fish » Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:43 pm
that fly hurt though! he was on his back cast and it whipped around my neck and the hook caught me in the jugular, luckily the barb didnt make it in
Matt is your sled an 18 foot with a 115 hanging on it? Looks nice though
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by blurock » Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:05 pm
Awesome fish, great work Matt! And LOVE the new boat! I'll keep an eye out for you on the river next time I get out! Hope I can get one of those in the boat soon too!
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by Matt » Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:29 am
LOL Curado, yah flying 1/2 oz cannonball weights are something to fear as well, but only when we fish with Benjamin. The boat is a 17' not 18, and yeah its a 115 Yami, pushes the boat pretty good at 30 mph on plain, tops out at 37 mph if I pin it open, have the wind at my back, and am going downstream :safe:
I think I am going back up there tomorrow with a friend of mine, hopefully the fish gods smile upon us again.

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by curado » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:02 pm
hit the same area hard
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by Matt » Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:00 pm
That's the plan, gunna pull plugs through that same water and if we can't turn a keeper or two we are going to go throw eggs and shrimp down along "the wall". I'll text yah if we stir anything up.
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by fear_no_fish » Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:28 pm
Good luck fishing tomorrow.
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