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fishtales
(could not remember which way to turn the drag so i used my hand to slow the line lol).
this can't be beat.. and I have caught a lot of crap..
When we were about 11-12, bank fishing for stripers, my brother hooked me right in the nose on the cast. Anchovie bait and all.
Ouch! That had to be painfull. Did he give it a good couple tugs?
Well you see, I have this list of dead things I poked with a stick so it really helped me out to check that one off.
I've got bald eagle, sea otter, beaver...not to mention the more common animals like deer and coyote.
...... I'm still waiting to land my first salmon and/or steelhead.
About 3 weeks ago on the Wilson I felt a slight tug on my line reeled it in and I had caught a line attatched to a 1oz weight with about 2 foot leader that went to a hook embedded in the mouth of about 13 -14 inch hatchery steelhead smolt. Fish was really feisty and didn't seem like it had been hooked too long, so I gently removed the hook and sent him on his way. Of course before he left I made sure and let him know to tell all his buddies about my kindness.
I caught a brand new blue fox trolling the other day. one time i caught a unopened beer on the mackenzie with my bare hands while trout fishing. i was bummed up in the slack water up against the log i was standing on.