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Thanks for the link Johnny and wow, what can I say about Jen, incredible!

I have nothing to offer Mike but I've no doubt you'll move fish and likely boat some. Have a great weekend.

Meat Puppets, nuff said! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-ieRd4wElWg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Absolute tank Anders, perhaps you'll never best it, but my wish to you is you spend a great deal of time trying and hopefully someday succeeding!

Seems to me we've lost sight of the OP, good score it was for him. I've also last tackle out the back and I don't have a bass boat, just a wee tiller.

Thank you. The first year I caught rainbows in Whitemans was 1974 or 1975. I stood on the bridge with a CO friend who had a truck load of several thousand dumped in. After giving them time to acclimatize and spread out we then fly fished and go figure, my first fish was a 19" Brown. I've always suspected that those were indeed the first rainbows in the creek.

Exactly, any further negativity will be dealt with, severely!

If you don't mind my asking, what year would that be?

Great read indeed. Some day I'll have to recant a story to you about (likely) the first Rainbows ever to visit Whitemans Creek.

Thanks again guys, much appreciated. Floatman55 was in this morning to pick up the rod and left very happy and that of course makes me happy. Thanks Mr. Floatman.

I had those on my canoe years ago, mounted them myself. They were for mini Scotty downriggers.

Thanks for the kind words folks. Alps I'd like too, but as I hold and turn all rods by hand I'd need a third hand to take the pictures. My bad, though I did mention that in a previous post when I was constructing the handle. Glad to hear it Bernie. The hardware is Struble Edwin.

I've been slowly working on a special build for member Floatman55 and have now finished it. A little more involved than most of my builds in terms of handle/seat construction and the inclusion of two colours of metallic thread. The pictures don't show it clearly but it starts with three turns of gold metallic, three turns silver metallic, 6 turns black, one turn silver, six more black then one more gold then finish in black.

Agreeing with everyone else. I would have thought that area would be full of them.

I had something similar, actually nearly exact (double in size) in a Lake Erie Walleye, in about the same area of the flesh too! Not very appetizing......"GAG"

Good to hear from you Bruce.

Indeed.

Ya, that's the beauty of it!

No Dan, this is Canned Heat. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kUJmmU5mvpw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

What, no Pickereyes! Don't give up guys, you'll do better next time!

Well it took me a while to get a reply back to you Rich, but I hadn't forgot, I'm just a wee bit slow. Great report and some awesome pictures including some great musky, congratulations, well done Sir! It still pains me to have missed you and Patsy this year as well as the rest of the gang, hopefully next year will see my return.

Canada day was yesterday, but you keep on celebrating my friend. Nothing better than a long summer weekend and the weather has been stellar!

You'd be better off chilling to this s I am .... <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PGwPSPIhohk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

No you didn't.....LOL

I like the whistling emoticon....LOL No worries Bernie, you know I'm there for more than just the fishing. And yes there is September. Ya, I suppose it's more than a me thing....LOL