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**Bwana** · 10:08 AM

So how many of you are into fishing? What do you fish for and how often do you go? Any tips for how to get the monster of your choice, lures, bait, flies? Feel free to throw in a fishing story or two as well.

What was your best or worst experience while out fishing?

**Bwana** · 03-25-2005, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by beavis

Good God man. What'd you use to land those things? A spear gun?

LOL, no, it was up in Homer, AK last summer. We used 30 or 35 pound test if I remember correctly? I called well in advance and requested a "rouge captain who has a set of nads." We got him! Old Captain Tom wasn't afraid of a few waves and knows were the Hawgs are. If any of you ever want to go up there, send me some smoke, I still have his card and will never use any other captain in the future up there. The guy is hardcore and a good guy.

stumppy · 03-25-2005, 12:27 PM

Since we're all telling "fish stories"
Here's one I caught.....bare handed....with nothing but my pocket knife.

Idahored · 03-25-2005, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by beavis

You lucky bastards that live out west make me sick!

I understand. I grew up in the northwest, Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, I now live in Southern Idaho. However, I spent about 4 years living in the Kansas City area, (that's why I am a Chiefs fan) and after the first year I couldn't wait to get back to the mountians.

No offense to those that love their native area, but I wouldn't leave the northwest again for any amount of $$.

**Bwana** · 03-25-2005, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Idahored

I understand. I grew up in the northwest, Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, I now live in Southern Idaho. However, I spent about 4 years living in the Kansas City area, (that's why I am a Chiefs fan) and after the first year I couldn't wait to get back to the mountians.

No offense to those that love their native area, but I wouldn't leave the northwest again for any amount of $$.

I have made a few trips to Coeur d'Alene and did some pike fishing and had a blast. I also have a cousin that has a place on lake ponderay that I need to go visit at least once this summer. I guess the are some monsters in that lake.

**Bwana** · 03-25-2005, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by stumppy

Since we're all telling "fish stories"
Here's one I caught.....bare handed....with nothing but my pocket knife.

Baaaaaaaa! That's a dinker, I don't know if that would be big enough to tempt the big ones that we catch using it as bait.

Seriously, it would be fun to catch one that size and I have video of a guy who did when we were up there, but you couldn't eat it. The meat is like string.

chiefs4me · 03-25-2005, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

This might be a good place to put some pics of El Gran Pez. I caught this one on the 4th of July a couple of summers ago, while my lazy brothers and Brotherinlaw slept in.

hmmmmmm...is that you killer? Why did you block out your face? By the way very nice looking

fish.......

Idahored · 03-25-2005, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

I have made a few trips to Coeur d'Alene and did some pike fishing and had a blast. I also have a cousin that has a place on lake ponderay that I need to go visit at least once this summer. I guess the are some monsters in that lake.

I grew up about 20 min from Coeur d'Alene and spent lots of time on Ponderay also. However, I have never fished them. My partents had a ski boat so I spent all my time whisking over the surface of those lakes!

Wish I could afford a boat rather than fishing gear.........

beavis · 03-25-2005, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

LOL, no, it was up in Homer, AK last summer. We used 30 or 35 pound test if I remember correctly? I called well in advance and requested a "rouge captain who has a set of nads." We got him! Old Captain Tom wasn't afraid of a few waves and knows were the Hawgs are. If any of you ever want to go up there, send me some smoke, I still have his card and will never use any other captain in the future up there. The guy is hardcore and a good guy.

That's awesome man.

Hammock Parties · 03-25-2005, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Trout, right now. I use corn.

Boy, you are just Mr. Renaissance Man, aren't you?

beavis · 03-25-2005, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Idahored

I understand. I grew up in the northwest, Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, I now live in Southern Idaho. However, I spent about 4 years living in the Kansas City area, (that's why I am a Chiefs fan) and after the first year I couldn't wait to get back to the mountians.

No offense to those that love their native area, but I wouldn't leave the northwest again for any amount of $$.

No offense taken, I completely understand. If it was at all possible for me, I'd be out there in a second.

Idahored · 03-25-2005, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by beavis

No offense taken, I completely understand. If it was at all possible for me, I'd be out there in a second.

I hope it works out for you sometime.

**Bwana** · 03-25-2005, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefs4me

hmmmmmm...is that you killer? Why did you block out your face? By the way very nice looking
fish.......

Perhaps he's in the witness protection program.

**mlyonsd** · 03-25-2005, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ptlyon

The only pictures he has of fish is of his boyfriend holding them when they used to go to Canada.

Even my boyfriend catches bigger fish then you.

Ugh, that didn't sound right.

**ptlyon** · 03-25-2005, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mlyonsd

Even my boyfriend catches bigger fish then you.

Ugh, that didn't sound right.

No kidding. You used "then" instead of "than".

Joe is probably smarter than you. And probably beats you at chess at will.

Otter · 03-25-2005, 03:07 PM

Best fishing to date:

San Juan River in New Mexico about 3 miles below Navajo Dam. We were pulling in on average 23" rainbows every 10 - 15 minutes using flash back pheasent tails on the fly rods.

Once you hooked them they would head right for the fast currents and make your reel sing.

Bass, catfish and saltwater fishing is fun but there is nothing like fooling a trout into taking a fly then reeling him in on a fly rod.

03-25-2005, 09:24 AM
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