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Old 10-30-2012, 07:22 PM
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From Orvis News.com

It's not every day that you get a picture of a fly fisherman hoisting a big catfish, but Jeremy Roberts's photo is even more impressive when you learn the circumstances of his catch:
I was doing some fall bluegill fishing in a farm pond and hooked into this awesome flathead catfish. After about a 30-minute fight, I got him in. The crazy thing was that I was using a size 14 Prince Nymph on 6X tippet. My rod, a new Clearwater 7'6" 3-weight, did great. Oh, by the way, the fish measured 38-inches long, and weighed over 25 pounds!
Sheesh. That's like catching 100 bluegills all at once.



For those not familiar with fly terms a 3 weight rod would be like that of an ultralight and 6x tippet is around 2lbs-3lbs breaking strength depending on maker...

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Old 10-30-2012, 08:06 PM
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Incredible!! And very impressive to get that fish in!
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Old 10-30-2012, 08:21 PM
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Totally awesome!

Just shows that angling SKILLS are just as, and probably MORE IMPORTANT, than angling equipment.

Kudos to the fisherman. .
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Old 10-30-2012, 08:24 PM
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And Travis, thanks for breaking that down for us non-fly fisherman who don't know any relativity from tippets and flyrod weights as relating to ordinary fishing equipment.

Putting it in the terms that you did, just made the feat that much more impressive.
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Old 10-31-2012, 11:20 AM
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I can't imagine trying to bring in a fish of that size on an ultralight with 2-3 pound test line. That is impressive.
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