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#185746 - 02/07/03 05:06 PM lost my first steelie today
Fishmaster2003 Parr Registered: 01/07/03 Posts: 48 Loc: everett	I was contemplating on going to the skykomish, but I thought it would be a better Idea to just try around close. Fished the pilchuck river outside of snohomish for about an hour, I had been drift fishing this hole for about 20 minutes and I was free spooling through a spot and I started to reel in when I couldnt feel my line anymore and all of a sudden my rod doubled over and I watched about a 10-15 pound fish roll about twice on the end of my line and It snapped it right off. Damn It was dissapointing but It was really nice to actually have a steelhead at the end of my line for once
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#185747 - 02/07/03 05:29 PM Re: lost my first steelie today
GutZ The Original Boat Ho Registered: 02/08/00 Posts: 2917 Loc: Bellevue	So it was worth it! Is your hope restored? See any Eagles? _________________________ It's good to have friends It's better to have friends with boats *GutZ*
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#185748 - 02/07/03 05:32 PM Re: lost my first steelie today
Fishmaster2003 Parr Registered: 01/07/03 Posts: 48 Loc: everett	Yeah, hooking that fish restored a little bit of faith and excitement in me. Didnt see any eagles today.
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#185749 - 02/07/03 06:23 PM Re: lost my first steelie today
Mooch Three Time Spawner Registered: 12/24/01 Posts: 1877 Loc: Kingston, WA	Fishmaster, You will never forget your first steelhead, landed or lost! Congratulations, you are now officially "hooked". _________________________ Matt. 8:27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
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#185750 - 02/07/03 08:53 PM Re: lost my first steelie today
ynotfish Juvenille at Sea Registered: 12/30/01 Posts: 111 Loc: goldbar,wa	Congrats your life will be forever changed _________________________ Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. - Henry David Thoreau
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#185751 - 02/07/03 08:59 PM Re: lost my first steelie today
Wild Chrome Spawner Registered: 12/14/01 Posts: 640 Loc: The Tailout	A tap, a big flash of silver, a giant pull, the ping of breaking mono, studder...studder...curseword....studder....smile. That's what I remember from my first hookup. If you stick with it, there will be many more. _________________________ If every fisherman would pick up one piece of trash, we'd have cleaner rivers and more access.
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#185752 - 02/07/03 09:57 PM Re: lost my first steelie today
Chromeo Spawner Registered: 10/29/01 Posts: 550 Loc: Kenmore, WA	Congrats on the fish! Your screwed now tho say goodbye to your life savings! Looks like i know where ill be fishing tomorrow Chromeo _________________________ All Americans believe that they are born Fishermen. For a man to admit a distaste for fishing would be like denouncing mother-love and hating moonlight. -John Steinbeck
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#185753 - 02/07/03 10:38 PM Re: lost my first steelie today
steelhd101 Returning Adult Registered: 02/26/01 Posts: 277 Loc: Everett, WA.	Way to go. Not done yet. Good Luck.
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#185754 - 02/08/03 01:28 AM Re: lost my first steelie today
Dogfish Poodle Smolt Registered: 05/03/01 Posts: 10878 Loc: McCleary, WA	If I hook a fish it is a very good day. If I land a fish it is a great day. If I land two fish, we're at awesome. Any more than that, delirious. And if I don't hook a fish, then it is still a good day. Set your expectations low, and you will have many more good days! Sounds like you had a very good day to me. Andy _________________________ "Give me the anger, fish! Give me the anger!" They call me POODLE SMOLT! The Discover Pass is brought to you by your friends at the CCA.
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#185755 - 02/08/03 11:33 AM Re: lost my first steelie today
fromcuthroattosteelies Returning Adult Registered: 09/08/01 Posts: 456 Loc: olympia	Congratulations Fishmaster! I'll never forget that first fish. Pound that same hole again this weekend. Where there's one there's got to be another. Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice - and hopefully we will soon be hearing about your SECOND fish. _________________________ Another patient exhibiting symptoms of the steelhead virus.
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#185756 - 02/08/03 03:58 PM Re: lost my first steelie today
Dogfish Poodle Smolt Registered: 05/03/01 Posts: 10878 Loc: McCleary, WA	Today was a very good day for me . _________________________ "Give me the anger, fish! Give me the anger!" They call me POODLE SMOLT! The Discover Pass is brought to you by your friends at the CCA.
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#185757 - 02/08/03 04:05 PM Re: lost my first steelie today
Dave D River Nutrients Registered: 10/04/01 Posts: 3563 Loc: Gold Bar	Fishmaster2003 Been there it is even worse if you do not get to see it roll. _________________________ A.K.A Lead Thrower
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