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Post by johnste on Aug 29, 2008 16:58:18 GMT
Today was the day I had been waiting for after 3 trips out with a new sage rod..... New to Spey casting I have just about mastered the technique of landing a fly somewhere on the water. Today was a trip up to the Teviot (major tributary of the Tweed for those who don't know it). The water has been up and the Tweed catch returns are showing a healthy rise. I approached my favourite pool armed with a Hardy Mach II intermediate and a nice yellow and black number on a Salar 11 hook. No fish showing, but if you don't buy a ticket you can't win the draw! I put the line on the water and steadily increased my cast until I was reaching the tree lined far bank which shelves nicely into a good deep channel. I rolled the line to the surface and made what I thought was a great cast, the line landed like a bag of spanners from the 10m diving board!!! Unperturbed I let it swing round in the current and come in toward the shallows at my side. I slowly retrieved a couple of yards of line and lifted the rod to roll the line out again,,,,,,a stop, the unmistakable stop of "fish on" After what can only be described as a one sided tussle I landed a bright silver fish, a salmon, a salmon Parr to be accurate!!! Oh well, there is always the Tay next week
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salmondan
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Post by salmondan on Aug 29, 2008 17:04:56 GMT
;D ;D
Had me going for a minute then
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Post by builnacraig on Aug 29, 2008 20:04:52 GMT
I am sure the next one will be the real McCoy
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Post by jackfish on Aug 29, 2008 21:09:59 GMT
Remember lads, size isn't everything. ;D
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hf
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Post by hf on Aug 30, 2008 7:04:38 GMT
johnste... nicely told. You've got me laughing to myself just now. Well done. ;D Better luck on the Tay. hf
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salmondan
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Post by salmondan on Aug 30, 2008 18:00:50 GMT
Remember lads, size isn't everything. ;D I keep telling myself that
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Post by johnste on Aug 30, 2008 19:38:40 GMT
Remember lads, size isn't everything. ;D I keep telling my bride to be the same thing ;D
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