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I’ll heed Zach’s call for more trip reports. Below average images for this board (and from a waterproof point and shoot and iPhone), but what the heck…
The fishing has been hard to come by for me this year. I think I’m still shy of 40 days in 2011 and a “day” now, more often than not, means an hour or two on water within ten miles of home.
Here are a few pictures of some of those trips over the last several weeks.
Why I’m not fishing as often as I used to (and why I don’t mind):
Early morning has been a good time to sneak away and fish.
Bass and bugs.
I still remember how to take a grip-n-grin self portrait.
His first (of what I hope will be many) carp.
Snakehead pond.
I recently picked up the Cabelas Custom Glass Rod in an 8wt, which is what I used while fishing on many of these trips. It’s my first glass rod and I’m really enjoying it. Thanks to Cameron Mortenson’s writings for the motivation to try glass. It’s a perfect rod for bass-bugging – it casts the big flies, but doesn’t make a 2lb largemouth feel like a 2 inch bluegill as my RPLXi does.
Jason
Jason,
I’m glad you mentioned the Cabelas glass rod. I’ve been thinking about picking up a 4 weight…..not bad for 99 bones.
BTW…..about 22 years ago I was carrying my son in a similar pack. I’ve got a similar photo of him peering over my shoulder at a brown trout near Little Bottoms on the Little River in GSMNP.
Good stuff….Thanks for posting.
I was looking at one of those kid carrying backpacks at Dick’s today (my cousin is about to have a son and I thought it might make a good gift).
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