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rob.l

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Whities in the canal Oct 9th(pics added)
« on: October 10, 2006, 07:29:24 AM »

Well, the wife and I packed up our gear and headed to the canal away from the KWB Show. We were targeting Springs and Chum as my mother loves white spring and we wanted a couple chum for the smoker..mmmmmm. We found ourselfs in a nice little run where the whites, chum and occasional Coho were filling through. Drifting some red wool with a 10-12inch leader my wife gets into one right away. after a hard battle, which she almost gives up on, she finally get the brute in. probably in the 30+ range. unfortunately being new to the sport she puts too much pressure on her rod while beaching the brute and SNAP!!!!! there goes her Convergence rod.... :( oh well...you only do that once.
We had many fish on all day, every fish except one, taken in the mouth. We were then sort of pushed out of the run by the crowd as we were catching fish. Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd...
Retained 2 bright fresh chum and the one brute Spring.
Once again I was almost out fished by my wife.... ;) Gotta love a girl who likes to fish as much as you.
all in all great day....
Please lord give us rain..... ::)

« Last Edit: October 10, 2006, 07:04:19 PM by rob.l »
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2006, 07:37:23 AM »

Great report and thanks Rob. Next time snap a few pics, it's always fun to share the experience :)

ps. is there a warranty on the convergence to cover the break (if it is new)?
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2006, 07:57:55 AM »

I do have some pics and will post tonight. :) as far as the rod goes it is a couple years old so I dont expect to waranty it. Oh well, I will have to buy a new one for myself and hand down my current one to her.. ;)
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2006, 01:54:46 PM »

[image]http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/cheers2.gif[/image] thanx for the report rob great to hear you and the wife had a fun outing[image]http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/cheers.gif[/image]
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2006, 01:57:03 PM »

 ???where di my emoticons go ooppss ???
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2006, 07:04:03 PM »

Here she is durring one of her many fights of the day

Her prize of the day

and a token pic of me. Beatiful day.
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th(pics added)
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2006, 07:21:26 PM »

sounds like a good day. sucks about the rod.
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th(pics added)
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2006, 07:50:01 PM »

Sounds like a great day.  Just a little friendly advice.  You can put more pressure on the fish by laying the rod parallel with the water.  It takes the pressure off the tip and puts it on the butt of the rod. 
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th(pics added)
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2006, 07:53:35 PM »

looks like one happy fisherwoman :)
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th(pics added)
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2006, 07:55:48 PM »

Sounds like a great day.  Just a little friendly advice.  You can put more pressure on the fish by laying the rod parallel with the water.  It takes the pressure off the tip and puts it on the butt of the rod. 

Good point!  I do find that angling the rod can be risky (you could lose the fish), but at times it is necessary!
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th(pics added)
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2006, 08:06:57 PM »

Nice whitey  ;D

Just remember ....... a happy wife = an easier life......  :D

man you got it made, I can hardly keep my wife out of the shops let along get her near a river.

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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th(pics added)
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2006, 08:37:37 PM »

Agree with the comment about keeping the rod parallel with the water, but another thing to keep in mind is to keep your hands on your rod handle.  It can be tempting to let your hands inch up the rod, to get some better leverage, but you put an incredible amount of stress at that point of the rod and that can cause the rod to break.
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th(pics added)
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2006, 09:16:06 PM »

Roe kid you look like one happy fisherwoman to ;D ;D ;D ;D
« Last Edit: October 10, 2006, 09:35:55 PM by stinkytroutboy »
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th(pics added)
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2006, 09:32:30 PM »

Never ever grab the rod above the cork. i've seen alot of rods come back broken 3inches above the cork.
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Re: Whities in the canal Oct 9th(pics added)
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2006, 09:48:20 PM »

Nice fish, dont know if I would have bonked it tho ???
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