ccmtcanada Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 The bite this year has been slow for us to say the least.....the last 3 nights we had just one hit and none hooked. Tonight we hit a different area and on my third cast I had a fish on for about 2 seconds....but at least they were there! A few minutes later casting out the trusty glow in the dark cleos, I feel 2 hits on the retrieve...the third one I finally get a good hookset and the fight is on. This one was 39"....still cant break the 40" barrier!!! As I'm reviving the fish, Bly heads back to the spot and starts casting. The fish finally swam away after about 5 minutes and as I'm heading back, she yells..."stay there....bringing one in". It suddenly takes off. She looked at her spool and started to get nervous so she starts to thumb it to slow it down to try and turn it's head. Suddenly all the tension is gone. The fish took her cleo....but the leader and her line were just fine. The snap ring broke on it. Bly finally gets one that is a little easier to control and she lands this 32" beauty....nice red colour on the belly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 cool pics. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediangler Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Good job, just keep pluggin away and you'll get your 40". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaque Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Lay the tape along the fishs' side as opposed to the flat ground, the bow in the tape from that gut will get you that extra inch your lookin for lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutnMuskieHunter Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Wayt to go guys!!...nice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Lay the tape along the fishs' side as opposed to the flat ground, the bow in the tape from that gut will get you that extra inch your lookin for lol LOL...thanks for the tip!! I've caught 2 that were 39 and one that was 39.5....it'll come one day I'm sure. I have the same problem with musky....my biggest is....yep.....39" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuchikubo Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Well, at least your able to get out. All I can do is sit here behind the monitor and read your reports!!! WTG, and keep plugging away, that 40 will break soon enough (I think anyways). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Great report and pics ccmt Just keep at it and eventually you'll be rewarded Super catch Thanks for sharing Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Nice pair of salmon CCMT and Bly! Good report! I've had lots of tackle lost to bad leaders. Seems like you can't buy a quality leader, unless make your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 LOL...thanks for the tip!! I've caught 2 that were 39 and one that was 39.5....it'll come one day I'm sure. I have the same problem with musky....my biggest is....yep.....39" Salmon seem to stop growing long right about there, and just get beefy. I broke 40 once with a 41 but it was a weird fish, freakishly long with nothing to it that thought it was a chromer and hit in november. Watched my dad wrestle with one at a rivermouth that has since been closed to fishing that turned out to be 44"! Just a massive pig of a salmon. I can't remember the weight on it but it went over 30lbs. Whenever the discussion turns to fishing at some gathering he starts talking about that big salmon he caught, and a battle it was. Im sure when you get a 40"er your kids will still hear about it when they are 18 too.... haha good fishin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Nice pair of salmon CCMT and Bly! Good report! I've had lots of tackle lost to bad leaders. Seems like you can't buy a quality leader, unless make your own. Thanks Reef. The snap ring Cliff was referring to is the split ring on the spoon, not the snap on the leader, that held just fine lol Time to find some better quality rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvette1 Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 nice fish cliff when you break it will be big time congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLofchik Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Nice fish. Heh, atleast somebody is catching them. As it stands now I've caught more chinooks off the piers in July than September........ 40"+ is going to be pushing 30lb, what Kemper said they seem to stop growing and just become fat pigs. Last 40"er I caught was two years ago that was 42" went 29.5lb. It's funny what a few inches can do for salmon, I haven't caught one smaller than 34" and biggest has been 38" and change, weights all over the place from high teens to high twenties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishdawg Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 nice going! cant see the gums or tail, but Blys fish may be a coho, if so thats a decent one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplummer Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 nice going!cant see the gums or tail, but Blys fish may be a coho, if so thats a decent one sure has the colours of a coho.. early stages.. they won't be spawning till nov/dec around here nice catches though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 DEAD FISH SWIMMING!!! Great report and pics Cliff!!! Leave it to bly to catch a PINK fish!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmon Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 sure has the colours of a coho.. early stages.. they won't be spawning till nov/dec around here nice catches though... Looks like a "Ho" to me Jose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 nice going on the fishin there, some great sized fish..as for Cliff's 40 incher plus fish, that's a tough one to crack these days with the average sized fish being alot smaller then say 20 years ago when the numbers of big fish was huge too..biggest I ever got was in the 1980's when the run was massive..pulled in a 48 1/4 incher coming in at 42 lbs..( numbers came from the taxidermist when I brought the fish in for a mount) found out the mount was going to be over 400 bucks, being a teenager at the time, I decided that i had better things to do with 400 bucks ..The way you guys plug away at it,I am sure a fish over 40 inches is well within your grasp this season. NIce coho in the pics too, I always thought they looked pretty cool when they started to take on that redish pink spawning colour....that's a pretty nice one too for a coho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibbs Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Good Job both of you! :thumbsup_anim: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLofchik Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 It's a coho.... Oh no......haven't we covered that enough for this year. It's not a coho.......I'll let y'all figure out why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 May not be a 40 but still an impressive fish Cliff. Congrats to the both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 This one was 39"....still cant break the 40" barrier!!! you could have if you had your team extreme 2008 logo and then registar it with OFAH !!!!!!!!!!!! THEN IT WOULD BE 41" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Seems like you two are outfishing everyone else here. Very nice looking fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now