Hit the inland sea today in a soggy morning with my last 2 DYP partners from the past 2 years… Joe and Jon.
https://youtu.be/jm9FAjNuOXk
These guys are old salty fishermen who know how to get it done. We set out of the launch at the cow banks. Set 4 riggers with some bling and sliding cheaters and a slide diver and a 5 color lead rod way out the top to finish the spread. We fished thru rain, bbq, tunes, stories, and finally had action.
Riggers started firing and we found silvers at 35-50 down over 100 fow+…
Cheese burgers, shrimp kabobs and pretzels covered the hunger while we worked the lines…
Around 1040am, a rigger fired and an adult salmon immediately leaped from the lake 40 yard back. Jon and I looked at eachother and it was special as you only see this look a few times year:)
Joe jumped on the rod, and the salmon had his way with him for a few minutes. till we could get him In the net…
Wow, it’s been a couple seasons since we landed a pig like that… finally Joe gets the fish he has earned with hard work over the last year of fishing:)
Congrats brother!
Fish on!
This is why I fish for salmon…..
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Re: This is why I fish for salmon…..
Way to go fellas it’s always great to see some of the outstanding fish this lake has to offer. Not an easy catch either, as Meats’s would say ( you gotta know what you’re doing out there!)LOL Fish On !
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Re: This is why I fish for salmon…..
Yep I agree Deano, fill a boat with salty veteran fisherman and it will produce veteran war pig fish! Way to go Team Reelax
A White
Re: This is why I fish for salmon…..
Nice salmon Matt and crew!! That indeed is why we all fish for salmon!
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Reelax
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Re: This is why I fish for salmon…..
Here is a still image of the 2nd jump from this thing!Elon Musk has nothing on this fish!!
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Re: This is why I fish for salmon…..
Way to go Matt and Reelax crew. Well deserved salmon after that copious meal.
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Re: This is why I fish for salmon…..
What a beauty, Joe, Matt and Jon! Did you get a weight on it?
Congrats!
Congrats!
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Reelax
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Re: This is why I fish for salmon…..
7lbs 10oz on digital scales zeroed.
26” with a tail squeeze.
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Re: This is why I fish for salmon…..
That is a sweet fish..........makes me wish I I headed up there this weekend !
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Re: This is why I fish for salmon…..
Super cool. Love the jump photo.
Nice fish!!!
Nice fish!!!
Catch and serve with lemon.
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Re: This is why I fish for salmon…..
TANK! Congrats again! I can't find them, but there are some really nice salmon coming out of the IS this year.
EDIT >>> I just watched the video. What a riot! That thing had his way with you guys and tried everything he could to come off. How many lines was he around??
EDIT >>> I just watched the video. What a riot! That thing had his way with you guys and tried everything he could to come off. How many lines was he around??
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It was in all other 3 lines off the riggers at one time or another ! When it was tangled on starboard side I tried to steer it to center, instead it went right into being tangled on port side lol!
Makes me think of other fish that were a fraction of the size and fight that have been lost in the past with no obvious error to blame.
The gear and the crew were dialed in on this fish for sure.
Thanks for a great adventure Matt!
Makes me think of other fish that were a fraction of the size and fight that have been lost in the past with no obvious error to blame.
The gear and the crew were dialed in on this fish for sure.Thanks for a great adventure Matt!