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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
[Re: gar1970]
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08/19/20 12:59 PM
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Totally Awesome. Love that Fly Rod fishing. I started using a fly rod several years ago. Totally love it. I still love using my light spinning tackle as well. Get the best of two worlds. I have great results on the Rios using a sinking Crawdad or a sinking Grasshopper. Brown,Yellow, and Black seem to me are the colors that I get the best results on the Rios. A fighting Rio on a 3 weight fly rod is hard to beat. Enjoy the adventure. You are going to love it.
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 01:09 PM
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Not sure what happened with the double post above i must have studderd
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 01:10 PM
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Great stuff, cool looking fly rods too!!! I have no doubt those little jigs are a killer on those Rios in that clear water. Thanks for sharing, and as always, making me extremely jealous. It's even worse now though that y'all are using fly rods
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 01:13 PM
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Thank you Laker one for the reply! Fish do seem to fight harder on a fly rod.
Side note: sure would like to see those crawdad and hopper flies
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 01:15 PM
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That Rio is a beauty. Congratulations. Thank you Osbornfishing for the kind words WOW, that's a dandy. Watch out now your going to get hooked on fly fishing and will turn out like J-Moe, never to touch a non fly pole again. Been there, done that and is one heck of an addiction to break. Thank you Rick! I doubt i stop using my other kinds of rods but this fly fishing stuff sure is fun He's too smart for that. I ain't. And you broke the addiction when you learned fishing was just as fun sitting on a bucket throwing worms
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 01:20 PM
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Thanks J-Moe! Ebay has so many color choices of rods and reels, best part is they are very affordable for the beginner Side note: it is your record i broke
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 02:02 PM
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Banker has it right. "God's Country"! Nice post and fish. Thanks for sharing.
Side Note: Congratulations on your Rio Record. Is that going to be Fly Rod Catch&Release? I also watched you and Pot Licker on the Texas Parks&Wildlife Channel! Awesome job.
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 03:31 PM
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That's some sweet stuff right there! Beautiful scenery and a super specimen of a Rio! Doesn't get much better!
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 06:11 PM
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Banker has it right. "God's Country"! Nice post and fish. Thanks for sharing.
Side Note: Congratulations on your Rio Record. Is that going to be Fly Rod Catch&Release? I also watched you and Pot Licker on the Texas Parks&Wildlife Channel! Awesome job. Thanks Gitter Done! Yes it will be submitted as a fly rod record and i did release it but Chuck has the C&R record Rio here. Its the one he caught during the filming of the show. I didn't see a category for C&R fly rod record. Its either one or the other. That show was a once in a lifetime deal and Chuck deserves all the credit! Thank you Chuck
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 06:14 PM
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That's some sweet stuff right there! Beautiful scenery and a super specimen of a Rio! Doesn't get much better! Thank you torry for the kind words We are blessed to have such a great fishery in our front yard
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 07:47 PM
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Banker has it right. "God's Country"! Nice post and fish. Thanks for sharing.
Side Note: Congratulations on your Rio Record. Is that going to be Fly Rod Catch&Release? I also watched you and Pot Licker on the Texas Parks&Wildlife Channel! Awesome job. Thanks Gitter Done! Yes it will be submitted as a fly rod record and i did release it but Chuck has the C&R record Rio here. Its the one he caught during the filming of the show. I didn't see a category for C&R fly rod record. Its either one or the other. That show was a once in a lifetime deal and Chuck deserves all the credit! Thank you Chuck Leo. There is a C&R Fly Rod record section for all water bodies. Weight record also! Submit one or the other or both. The fishing gods are looking down upon you. First Rio on the fly is not only a record fish but a record on your home river. Huge CONGRATULATIONS! Side Note: Now if you can only break Rick's fly rod Bluegill Record, Alan's records, and J-Moe's Channel Catfish Record.
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 08:34 PM
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Congrats, that is a beautiful fish.
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 11:20 PM
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Banker has it right. "God's Country"! Nice post and fish. Thanks for sharing.
Side Note: Congratulations on your Rio Record. Is that going to be Fly Rod Catch&Release? I also watched you and Pot Licker on the Texas Parks&Wildlife Channel! Awesome job. Thanks Gitter Done! Yes it will be submitted as a fly rod record and i did release it but Chuck has the C&R record Rio here. Its the one he caught during the filming of the show. I didn't see a category for C&R fly rod record. Its either one or the other. That show was a once in a lifetime deal and Chuck deserves all the credit! Thank you Chuck Leo. There is a C&R Fly Rod record section for all water bodies. Weight record also! Submit one or the other or both. The fishing gods are looking down upon you. First Rio on the fly is not only a record fish but a record on your home river. Huge CONGRATULATIONS! Side Note: Now if you can only break Rick's fly rod Bluegill Record, Alan's records, and J-Moe's Channel Catfish Record. Thank you Chuck those words coming from the master gill buster really means alot
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/19/20 11:24 PM
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Congrats, that is a beautiful fish. Thanks JohnF67 from a distance rio's look bland but up close those tiny blue spots and purple eyes make them beautiful to me.
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Re: First Rio with a fly rod
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08/21/20 09:39 AM
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Its all over now, once you go fly you never go back!!! Congrats and welcome to the club!!
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