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 buffalo on my 1wt !!
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07/12/11 01:38 PM
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ccabal
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Went fishing on Sunday morning with Bryan at Lake Lavon. The morning was really slow for me, I was getting skunked. It was a bit better for Bryan, as he caught 2 small bass, 2 white bass, and a couple of bluegill. It was around 9:00AM and not a lot going on, as we could not find the schools of white bass, so I decided to make one last attempt by the dam. I was fishing my Cabela's 1wt along the rocks, using a very small grey/white clouser, when I felt a big fish on. I saw the fish and first thought it was a big catfish, but then shortly afterward saw it was a smallmouth buffalo. The fight was on  The crazy thing is that we didn't have a net. Finally the fish was tired, and I got him close to the boat. Thanks to Bryan and his exceptional fish handling skills he was able to put his hand under the fish's belly and pick him up out of the water. Also fortunately, he was legally hooked in the mouth, not foul hooked as is often the case for me when I have caught buffs.   I put the fish in the livewell,which it barely fit into. Since there are no buffalo fly records for Lavon, I decided to go for the lake record. We drove to Bass Pro Shops and had the fish weighed there. I was hoping they would want to put him into the fish tank there but they said they didn't want any more buffalo. Then the fish was weighed at measured (10.56lbs) , I released him right there at the lake in Bass Pro in Garland. 
John 5:24 Very truly I say to you,whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life,and does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
1Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: ccabal]
#6390238
07/12/11 01:53 PM
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Jimlakeside
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Nice fish, congratulations.
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: neal_david50]
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07/12/11 02:01 PM
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rrhyne56
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+1 on that big boy (or girl as the case may be)
"have fun with this stuff"
in memory of Big Dale
RRhyne56, Flyfishing warden
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: rrhyne56]
#6390285
07/12/11 02:06 PM
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spiny norman
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EXCELLANT CATCH!
What lb tippit were you using? How long was the fight?
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: spiny norman]
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07/12/11 02:21 PM
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ccabal
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It was using a 3wt sink-tip line. That is the lightest wt. sink-tip line I have found, so I have to overline my rod. But I think the Cabelas Clear Creek 1wt is really more of a 2wt rod, so it still casts decently. So I just have a 4 ft straight mono leader on it. I think it was 10 or 8lb test.. forgot what I had on.
John 5:24 Very truly I say to you,whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life,and does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
1Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: rrhyne56]
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07/12/11 02:37 PM
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rrhyne56
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And you have the lake record now I take it?
"have fun with this stuff"
in memory of Big Dale
RRhyne56, Flyfishing warden
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: rrhyne56]
#6390377
07/12/11 02:38 PM
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Pondbass
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: Pondbass]
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07/12/11 02:53 PM
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Odatria
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"I got ninety-nine problems but a fish ain't one!"
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: Odatria]
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07/12/11 03:17 PM
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keebranch
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: keebranch]
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07/12/11 03:36 PM
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flyfshrgrl
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What a fantastic story!
Congratulations!
Julia Bell/flyfshrgrl
Dallas Fly Fishers President, 2021-presentFishOn! the Fly
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: flyfshrgrl]
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07/12/11 05:05 PM
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WLY
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That's a record that should hold up a while. Congratulations
Lee Yeager
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: WLY]
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07/12/11 05:12 PM
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Steve Zissou
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Super cool ... excellent fish, great story- congrats!
 If it were easy as fishin, You could be a musician If you could make sounds loud or mellow
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: WLY]
#6390948
07/12/11 05:13 PM
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Dave Speer
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Christian, you're my hero! Man that looks like fun!
When I gets the cravin to chase fat girls, I call on Bass Bug
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Re: buffalo on my 1wt !!
[Re: Dave Speer]
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07/12/11 05:26 PM
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Matt Miller
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Very impressive! And on a 1wt!!!
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