01-12-2003, 02:48 PM
[cool] [font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Hey, Pete...pulled up that article and truly enjoyed it. I think that you and I either went to different schools together...or the same school at different times. We have a lot in common. I'm Pat...you're Pete...and it goes on from there.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Here's the link for others: [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/Articles/salt37.htm"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/Articles/salt37.htm[/url][/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Like yourself, I am light tackle all the way. I have several 10-1 fish to my credit (fish 10 times heavier than line test ratings). Most of them have been incidental catches, taken while casting for fish more closely matched to the tackle I was using. But, as you point out in your article, quality tackle, good fresh line, properly set drags and basic angling skills will enable an angler to whip some big fishies on flimsy gear.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]My biggest float tube fish was a 125# sturgeon, taken on 10# Maxima (one of your favorites), while fishing for stripers in the Sacramento River. Pulled me a couple of miles down the river, and I finally beached it on a sandbar. Put a rope through it's mouth and gills and had to tow it across the river to a spot I could get out and wave down a guy in a pickup going by on the road. We loaded up the fish and my gear and drove back up to where I had left my vehicle. I was done.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]We'll have to do some personal messages and emails. Probably have some good tricks to swap. After all, we can't just dump all of our trade secrets in such a public forum. Right?[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Here's the link for others: [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/Articles/salt37.htm"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/Articles/salt37.htm[/url][/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Like yourself, I am light tackle all the way. I have several 10-1 fish to my credit (fish 10 times heavier than line test ratings). Most of them have been incidental catches, taken while casting for fish more closely matched to the tackle I was using. But, as you point out in your article, quality tackle, good fresh line, properly set drags and basic angling skills will enable an angler to whip some big fishies on flimsy gear.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]My biggest float tube fish was a 125# sturgeon, taken on 10# Maxima (one of your favorites), while fishing for stripers in the Sacramento River. Pulled me a couple of miles down the river, and I finally beached it on a sandbar. Put a rope through it's mouth and gills and had to tow it across the river to a spot I could get out and wave down a guy in a pickup going by on the road. We loaded up the fish and my gear and drove back up to where I had left my vehicle. I was done.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]We'll have to do some personal messages and emails. Probably have some good tricks to swap. After all, we can't just dump all of our trade secrets in such a public forum. Right?[/size][/font]
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