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Title: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: cohoslayer1 on January 15, 2006, 06:07:10 PM
It finally came my best day of my life

I first started  at 11:00 in the morning when i was tie up some nice worms. after i was done i went to see if i can get a ride to a local river. So i got there around 11:30 and started at mt usually spot and worked up the river and back down but with no luck so i went to a couple of new spots and worked the river again but still with no luck . it was around 3:30 and i give my dad a call and he said he can pick me up in a hour. so i decide to try my bad luck once more at a new whole. so i was going to tie on a new worm but i coundent find my new pack of gammys. I must of left them somewhere. so i walk to my bike all pissed off and go to the new and last spot of the day. I arrive at the spot and there are a family fishing for cutties. so i talk to them for a bit wasting time. so i knew this spot would be useless and decided to walk up stream. As i approach the spot it looks pretty good except that there was tree across the hole. so i climb over the tree. and pull out the hook . i thought to my self i cant screw up this cast. so it was pretty good but i let it drift to long and got tangled in the tree  so i pull on it and it comes free. first luck of the day. so i cast again and it was perfect  but noting. I do 2 more cast and on the next one it was not that good but i left it and the float shoots down, so my rod goes up and it was a snag or a stick because it was coming to me. but then it i realize this is a giant STEELHEAD!!! ;D ;D   so i start to real it in and it does noting  and  sitting at the bottom. so after about a minute of just sitting there it explodes up stream and does a jump and shoots down to-words the log :o so i pull the line around the log and jump over it and go down steam to the fish. and then the fish does a  a couple of small runs and i slowly pull it closer to me. As it got closer it got bigger and bigger. when i get it in i see the size of the steel. I grab it by the tail and i cant even go half way around it. i pull the hook out and look at it for a couple secs and i would say it was 18 to 20lb.
the width on it was at least 4 inches and was around 36 37 inches long and really fat. But later that day i said to my self bring the camera but i was half way to the river and i just remember it then. This was the only time i forgot the camera out of 8 times of going. there was always next time tho ;D i cant wait till next weekend now ;D
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!!
Post by: Sterling C on January 15, 2006, 06:17:39 PM
Congrats man.  ;D
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Post by: firstlight on January 15, 2006, 06:27:40 PM
Way to go CS.
Another one gets bit by the Steelie bug ;D
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!!
Post by: Fish Assassin on January 15, 2006, 07:29:24 PM
Good for you :D
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Post by: meca_357 on January 15, 2006, 07:52:19 PM
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Post by: kellya on January 15, 2006, 08:08:33 PM
Nice fish and hat ;D
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Post by: THE_ROE_SLINGER on January 15, 2006, 08:16:10 PM
beauti
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!!
Post by: Sterling C on January 15, 2006, 08:19:14 PM
Good work  ;)

Guess I'll have to send out some people to fish vicariously for me  ;D
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Post by: Addicted To Steel on January 15, 2006, 08:20:40 PM
Congratulations you guys!!!!  :)
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: chris gadsden on January 15, 2006, 08:27:54 PM
Good stories and well done. I believe my float will be going down tomorrrow as well. ;D ;D
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: cohokid on January 15, 2006, 08:28:20 PM
great job both of you  ;D
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: Rodney on January 15, 2006, 08:30:51 PM
Very nice catches, and yes, nice hat too. ;D

Some of us who lounged around in front of the screen today after a late night dinner party are kicking ourselves right now. :-\
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: BIG T on January 15, 2006, 08:35:49 PM
Congrat to you guys,nice fish and thanks forthe report
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: meca_357 on January 15, 2006, 08:36:43 PM
Finally im on the winning side   ;D
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: cohokid on January 15, 2006, 08:42:34 PM
hey meca was the water high?
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: meca_357 on January 15, 2006, 08:45:45 PM
Yeah it was pretty high but ok visibility..
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: PistolPete on January 15, 2006, 08:57:43 PM
Short report Me and fishing buddy landed 1 each nice 10 lbs wild doe his 10 lbs hatch doe and I also rolled one in about 20" of water gone. We were fishing mid-river..........
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: chris gadsden on January 15, 2006, 09:05:09 PM
Short report Me and fishing buddy landed 1 each nice 10 lbs wild doe his 10 lbs hatch doe and I also rolled one in about 20" of water gone. We were fishing mid-river..........
River must have been full of them where you were fishing. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: cohokid on January 15, 2006, 09:14:46 PM
did you get out chris?
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: Rodney on January 15, 2006, 09:15:20 PM
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=9504.0
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: Fish Assassin on January 15, 2006, 09:38:43 PM
Nice chromer Meca
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Post by: summersteel on January 15, 2006, 09:55:57 PM
Great report, sounds like its a great start to this season.
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: stinkytroutboy on January 15, 2006, 10:06:16 PM
i might have to add i like the hat better then the fish it is a beaty fish
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: Floater on January 15, 2006, 10:33:46 PM
Yah great trip Meca ;D i finaly got to see what a steelie looks like in the flesh ::).
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: stickler on January 15, 2006, 11:17:38 PM
Thumbs up!
 Old Fart ;D
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: Trout Slayer on January 15, 2006, 11:24:44 PM
I believe my float will be going down tomorrrow as well. ;D ;D
Mine too, will be in the lower river waiting for it to be buried. Good reports guys. 8)
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: allwaysfishin on January 16, 2006, 06:54:50 AM
Great reports guys and CONGRATS on the fish!!!
Title: Re: first steel of the year and ever!!!!!! January 15th
Post by: Big Steel on January 16, 2006, 03:52:48 PM
Great job you guys, it was nice to see some come out yesterday!! ;D ;D