FishingThePacNW
11/7/2012 7:44:00 PMNice job man! i caught my first fish on a handtied jig 2 weeks ago on the wallace! it was a whitefish! it feels great when you get one on something you made!
BentRod
11/7/2012 7:49:00 PMWay to go guys! Very happy for you. Persistence doesn't even begin to describe your situation. :) Congrats.
Gwendylyn
11/7/2012 8:00:00 PMBR - S-E-R-I-O-U-S-L-Y!!! I said "last few weeks" in the report but I think we all know that it had been since the beginning of coho season... We've gone at least 3 times a week since the beginning of Sept and this was sweet sweet retribution. Thank you thank you thank you for all of the tips!
FishingThePacNW - I had no idea it would feel that damn good to get a fish on one of my own jigs! Congrats on yours =)
FishingThePacNW - I had no idea it would feel that damn good to get a fish on one of my own jigs! Congrats on yours =)
salmonbarry
11/7/2012 8:06:00 PMYeah!!!! Great job and no, that is absolutely the right thing to do to have him kiss the fish~ it is a ritual on my boat that the 1st fish of the season gets a big smacker~~you are on your way!!
Gwendylyn
11/7/2012 8:21:00 PMhahah Barry! I love it! I think I might make him do it the first fish of each trip though (insert devilish grin here)
tele_maniac
11/7/2012 9:54:00 PMRight on! I know you guys have been working hard at it for weeks. Feels good to get that first fish after a long dry spell!!
Gwendylyn
11/7/2012 11:29:00 PMJJ... I have a confession.... I may or may not have counterfeited a few bruised hookers & a chumsicle or two to pull this off... Thanks again for the videos. I think I've supplied the fly shop with their annual sales quota & beeing tying my little heart away til the wee hours most nights. It's surprisingly therapeutic =)
Tele- It feels soooooooo good to splash the stink off! I've only been reporting on days that I was especially irritated or something goofy happened. I would say for each report there were 3 or 4 trips. That Chum better not taste like the ass that "he who shall not be named in the last comment" claims it does. We've got it all in the smoker tonight & are crossing our fingers!
Tele- It feels soooooooo good to splash the stink off! I've only been reporting on days that I was especially irritated or something goofy happened. I would say for each report there were 3 or 4 trips. That Chum better not taste like the ass that "he who shall not be named in the last comment" claims it does. We've got it all in the smoker tonight & are crossing our fingers!
afk
11/8/2012 6:04:00 AMCongrats! There is nothing like the first one. And, to do it with your own tying. SWEET!
jumpinjim
11/8/2012 8:43:00 AMNice nothing wrong with that, get all the beta you can, HOWEVER, the Bruised Hooker has never been seen by another mortal man. I wrap it in tinfoil on the way to the river and would never take a photo of it. I think that The Hulk was in a photo you might have seen though Purp & Green another killer. I am glad your getting into it, such a great feeling to wipe of the skunk, unfortunately it usually just makes you hungry for more.