My friend and I got to the lake around 6pm. Parked at the first little gravel pull in. Started getting ready come to realize I had forgotten my flippers for my float tube at home. So I ran back into town and picked up my flippers while my buddy was getting a head start. Ended up get back to the lake and fishing by 7:00pm. By this time my friend was already around the 2nd dock, I started heading that way. Just having fun in the sun back trolling when all of a sudden I heard my drag go screaming, setting the hook I knew he was a big guy. Sure enough 15 minutes later I netted him. It was a tuff fight with my small fly leader I didn't want to lose him. A beautiful healthy 17-1/2'' Triploid. 2nd of the year (other from squalicum).Got back to the jeep to notice some one jacked our ball off the hitch! people these days. I'm sure I'll run into the guy sooner or later, I never forget a face. only that one other guy was there and when we snuck up on him in the float tubes he loaded his bag in his car and burned out down the road.

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