Reply With QuoteProbably in the 23-25 inch class....good 5-6 pounder
Halfpounder
Any thoughts on length/weight of another one that gets away......?
Hooked on the Test river in the UK using a 9ft 4wt and size 12 hopper on 6x. Cut clean through the tippet after a 10 min fight...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QKEhEEm289E
Steelhead
Probably in the 23-25 inch class....good 5-6 pounder
"Innocence is a wild trout. But we humans, being complicated, have to pursue innocence in complex ways" - Datus Proper
Steelhead
Great fish, I would say 12 - 14lb easy! Sorry you dropped it.Originally Posted by Frenchness
“Apparently people don't like the truth, but I do like it; I like it because it upsets a lot of people. If you show them enough times that their arguments are bullshit, then maybe just once, one of them will say, 'Oh! Wait a minute - I was wrong.' I live for that happening. Rare, I assure you” ― Lemmy Kilmister
Reap the Whirlwind - WM
Paradise = A 3wt Rod & a fist full of someone else's #32 parachutes
Steelhead
Just had a closer look. Difficult getting perspective, but the brief glimpse between fish and panning back to the angler gives a better indication. I think you're spot on Darryl.
"Innocence is a wild trout. But we humans, being complicated, have to pursue innocence in complex ways" - Datus Proper
Halfpounder
Ya, that's what we were thinking 12-14lbs. Really painful to lose it.....!
Steelhead
I can imagine the disappointment. Unfortunately when they get to that size they have big teeth! In those kinds of conditions you need the 6X to get them to eat - once they have eaten though, the fun starts. What beat on the Test?
“Apparently people don't like the truth, but I do like it; I like it because it upsets a lot of people. If you show them enough times that their arguments are bullshit, then maybe just once, one of them will say, 'Oh! Wait a minute - I was wrong.' I live for that happening. Rare, I assure you” ― Lemmy Kilmister
Reap the Whirlwind - WM
Paradise = A 3wt Rod & a fist full of someone else's #32 parachutes
Steelhead
That's a big fish...
Love the stream, the quality of the water, the class of the fish, and the look on your mate's face 😄
"Hierdie drol het baie vlieë" - Ago 2014.
Steelhead
Big brownies have big teeth. Had a similar, personal experience in Lesotho...sometimes you get unlucky.
Gary
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Halfpounder
Wherwell Priory - Park Beat
Steelhead
Hey Frenchy
As we said in the shop, that fish was definitely 10+ pounds.
In that stream, it was always going to be a challenge to land it.
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