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 I thought I hooked a fence post
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12/13/12 12:13 AM
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2dogkayak
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Last edited by 2dogkayak; 12/13/12 02:03 PM.
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
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12/13/12 12:18 AM
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Ri0Getter
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Santa showed up early for you! very nice fish sir
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
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12/13/12 01:37 AM
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BHR
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Plus, IMO, If you aint drinking, you aint mowing.
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
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12/13/12 01:50 AM
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Jacob m
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Fishing is one thing i can't agree on but catching would be more of what i do.
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
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12/13/12 01:50 AM
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HaRyan
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
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12/13/12 01:52 AM
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Tallgrass05
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Wow, what a chubby trout.
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
[Re: Jacob m]
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12/13/12 02:19 AM
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2dogkayak
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I caught this near Kerrville, Texas. The name might be changed to Manzielville.
Bill
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
[Re: 2dogkayak]
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12/13/12 02:40 AM
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corskier
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I grew up fishing for trout in some of the healthiest waters in Oregon and have NEVER seen a trout that fat. Thing looks like a freakin largemouth.
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
[Re: 2dogkayak]
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12/13/12 03:07 AM
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Jacob m
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The super clear water made me wonder. Nice fish!
Fishing is one thing i can't agree on but catching would be more of what i do.
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
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12/13/12 03:15 AM
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PowerLizard
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Great fish. Looks like you need bigger landing net.
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
[Re: 2dogkayak]
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12/13/12 05:23 AM
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txkenfishing
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Holy cow that ain't a stocked trout or is it a hold over ? Man wonderful catch regardless!!! What wt rod ?
everyday is a learning experience ....... if your not learning why try ?
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
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12/13/12 06:25 AM
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S-S
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Man what a piggy!
Kerville you say? Do the stockers go that far down? How interesting. You might want to show that to some officials. That's def not a recently stocked fish. And if it's not, I springs the question of how it survived.
Last edited by solamisandwich; 12/13/12 06:25 AM.
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
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12/13/12 02:07 PM
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2dogkayak
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Someone asked, and I caught the monster on a 4 wt bamboo rod. Don't knock it until you try it. You just need 3X tippet, and you can land any freshwater fish on a small rod. The rod did not stress the fish. You play it off the butt, which would be equivalent to a 7 wt. I caught the fish on a size 12 or 14 Clouser, tied with the tiniest bead chain eyes I could find. 
Last edited by 2dogkayak; 12/13/12 02:10 PM.
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
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12/13/12 02:48 PM
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mickfly
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FYI to others, not sure if this fish was part of their program, but the Fredericksburg Fly Fishers and Hill Country Fly Fishers (based in Kerrville) often stock winter trout in several water bodies near their towns.
Mickfly
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Re: I thought I hooked a fence post
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12/13/12 10:25 PM
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Rodbuilder1971
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I think that Rainbow got some revenge and ate a Kormoran bird lol! Looks like he has 2 fins on the side to help him chug along. Congrats on the amazing catch!
Tight lines,
Ricky V.
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