Hey Dave, I hope that your good eye was on Todd's side. If it wasn't you wouldn't be able to see his hand coming for your " Jake the snake" pink worm.

Beauty fish whatever it weighs, but to me it looks no better than 12 lbs, I'll submit a true 15 lber to show my reasoning. Either way, fat does are beautiful creatures.
Dave your bang on that everyone thinks they are holding 20 lbers on the forums, a soft tape can tell the tale, but why ruin the fun.Lets go git some more 20 lbers.

It sure is cool seeing so many folks share photos this year. Maybe next time I post some pictures I won't get stoned by the upper crust for being a glory-seeking jack-ass.

I don't recommend it.

Hey, Sol...post some more pics of those Februrary summer runs...those are always good for a little spirited discussion!



Fish on...

Todd

Sol: Everybody must get stoned.

DK: I don't know for sure what it weighed, which was really my point. To me any wild,chrome, hen is a thing of beauty. This one was certainly a pretty fish.

My favorite steelehad is the one in my avatar. It's in the 10 pound class, but it's absolutly perfect. It came from a river where there never have been any hatchery plants. It's a steelehad as God made it.

I never measure my fish anymore. It's often hard on the fish and I already know if its a good fish or not.

That was poorly worded. They are all good, but some are great.

Talk about getting stoned.

You're in the bow of my boat this weekend. You best be nice.

Good point. I almost never measure any of my fish unless it's over 20. If you get a fish over 20, you know. There's almost never any doubt....unless you get a fish like this.



I forget what it taped out to be, but on the coversion, it came out to something like 19 and 3/4. Close, but not a 20 pluser.

I can see how it would be easy to get a 5 lb spawned out hatchery fish confused with a 15 lb wild fish, we understand. :p But I think it proved your point even better.

Here is one more of the same fish....


And just to prove my camera actually does focus, this was my last fish of the day.....


Ike

Todd you talking about Sol AKA Snake Tamer??
Here's the photo of Sol's first Summer Run last year, bet it smoked up well...



I think you still should change your name Sol, Snake Tamer has a much better ring to it...

Keith

Sol was hoping Keith wouldn't do a drive-by today....looks like she dropped a couple more pounds from last year. Sorry Sol, but that photoshoppin' job still makes my laugh.

No snakes this weekend my man...prime time, prime time......

Ike

I promise to be on my best behavior, Soli-Babba...hell, after I get a couple to hand, I might even let you reel one up!

Even better...if you hook one on your trolling rig, rather than let us go down the Bear Creek rapids sideways as we all watch the fight, I'll even volunteer to get on the sticks and steer us away from a few of the rocks.

Not all of them, mind you, but a few of 'em.

Conditions are looking pretty good...I've got a spy over there tonight, he'll be fishing tomorrow, and I expect a full report...which, of course, won't matter much, since the rivers can raise or lower four feet during the four hours it takes to get out there, but we can view the report as a "tentative guideline" at least...

...kind of like that "internet use policy" you guys have at your shop...a "tentative guideline"!!

See ya Saturday morning...we'll get 'em all warmed up for ya on Friday.

Fish on...

Todd