Reply With QuoteWell done, lovely to see pre spawn fish in that condition from a venue like GVP.
Next time ... beef up the tippet !
Steelhead
Vaal report: Brutus lives!
Yesterday I caught the fish of my dreams. A monster SM yellow bar of gold! After 20 minutes of fighting/swimming/falling, on a 4X tippet and a 5-weight rod, this beauty came to net with the assistance of Rory. I would not have managed to land it myself. Thanks Rory, and thanks to Herman for the use of his boat yesterday.
My net tops out at 4kg, and I'm sure Rory will agree that the net SLAMMED into the 4kg mark. I measured the fork length last night (marked it on the rod in the river) and it was 67cm. But I cannot emphasise how massive the girth of this fish was. I literally struggled to hold it properly! I weighed a few things between 5 and 6kg last night, and I would estimate the weight of the fish to be somewhere between the 2.
This is me trying to turn the bus.
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STILL tring to turn the bus...
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Rory helped me net it
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Viola! Please note the placement of the dorsal fin for a guide to it's length. I was hiding the tail behind my arm.
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Last edited by GrahamS; 08-09-08 at 11:46 AM.
You are a perishable item. Live accordingly.
Steelhead
Well done, lovely to see pre spawn fish in that condition from a venue like GVP.
Next time ... beef up the tippet !
"Hierdie drol het baie vlieë" - Ago 2014.
Steelhead
Awesome fish bro,u have now joined the Elite.
Well over 5kgs looking at it,Fish Eagle is a lekke spot to lumber big SM.
G
Steelhead
Some good long distance fotos there by Herman
Did you guys get any more after we left yesterday?
Regards
Adrian
'Life is not a matter of holding good cards but of playing a poor hand well.' ~Robert Louis Stevenson
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a man and a dog.~ Mark Twain.
Hookjaw
Lovely catch!
Well done Graham..
I fish better with a lit cigar; some people fish better with talent. ~Nick Lyons, Bright Rivers, 1977
Steelhead
Great fish!
But Brutus? Nah, Brutus is a brown...
" Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian." -Dennis Wholey
Steelhead
No. Just some rock snot. We fished for another 45 minutes or so, and then left. Was good to meet everyone.Originally Posted by SaGixer
Some good long distance fotos there by Herman
Did you guys get any more after we left yesterday?
You are a perishable item. Live accordingly.
Steelhead
Thanks. I saw you hooking into quite a few yesterday!
You are a perishable item. Live accordingly.
Steelhead
Well done again Graham, papa bear fish!
"I'm just a beer drinker with a flyfishing problem"
Steelhead
well played! Nice fish.
Yeah load up your tippet a bit there, nothing wrong with 10lb on the vaal.
everyone is a "guru" these days - re
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