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  1. 10-23-2010, 04:26 PM #1
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    Default A Beautiful Texas Guadalupe River Rainbow Trout

    Well, the thrill of my young life, a Guadalupe River Rainbow Trout caught on 10/21/2010 using ultralight tackle. The fish weighed in at 4.5 pounds (my guide's certified scale) and measured about 24 inches! The lure was a #18 pale yellow egg pattern, the rod a six foot TFO ultralight for 2 - 6 pound test line, the line 6X (0.005 inch, 0.12 mm) Stroft GMT line rated at 4.0 pound test, the reel a vintage Orvis 50 A ultralight. The fish, a once in a lifetime beauty!!!
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  2. 10-23-2010, 05:51 PM #2
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    Beautiful, fat fish!! It must have been a real thrill bringing her in on ultra-light!
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  3. 10-23-2010, 07:46 PM #3
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    Nice catch!! Its nice to get one of those once in a while!! I love my Temple Fork Outfitters rods, excellent rod for 100.00. Ihave a 4w and a 7w. Are you getting it mounted or putting it on the grill?
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  4. 10-23-2010, 08:48 PM #4
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    Default I couldn't kill it!

    It was too beautiful so I released it.
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  5. 10-23-2010, 09:37 PM #5
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    When's dinner?! Congrats that is one nice fish!
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  6. 10-23-2010, 09:39 PM #6
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    That is an amazing rainbow trout!!
    I've spent countless hours chasing a trout like that.
    Congrats, it must feel super nice!
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    Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years....

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  7. 10-23-2010, 11:18 PM #7
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    Default Yeah!

    And I spent several DECADES chasing one like this!!!
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