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OFFDAAHOOK
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by OFFDAAHOOK » Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:44 pm
sick vid freak btw i goto learn how to do that
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....went fishin last night knowing they dropped flow from 8k to 6k i knew fishin going to be slow. anyhow me and friend metup with a high profile membor of pp it waz cool meating you btw.we fished together forabit but it was dead fishing. later we decided to go separate way to try other spots i ended going 1 for 3 fish were scatter and very though to find .by the time i locate them it was running late was time to go home .almost fell asleep 3 times on way back, was mostly glowballing thoughest night


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Brat Bonker
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by Brat Bonker » Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:58 pm
they're getting smaller bro you should have followed that 39" with a 42", next week I suppose...
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OFFDAAHOOK
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by OFFDAAHOOK » Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:30 pm
42" bonker ill prolly broke my lami .let me borrow your loomis and i will

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Brat Bonker
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by Brat Bonker » Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:40 pm
OFFDAAHOOK wrote:42" bonker ill prolly broke my lami .let me borrow your loomis and i will

hahahaha yeah you probally would atleast my rod has a lifetime warrantee
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by RiverChromeGS » Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:47 pm
Metal wrote:Lamiglas had a lifetime warranty too bonker. And better customer service than loomis in my experiences. I own both along with 2 north forks. The north forks are my favorite. Nice fish freak I might hit the chuck tomorrow for a bit.
Agreed. North fork composite is the shiz. And now that loomis is owned by... shimano? idk whoever took over loomis, the customer service sucks now. I was talking to petosa and he told me the same. good luck at skook. Fish the fields. The hatchery is nothin but boot coho. The fish are still movin up
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by Brat Bonker » Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:20 pm
I know lamiglas rods have lifetimes but not all unless something changed and yeah loomis rod returns take FOREVER! I brought one into defiance last spring and took me over a month to get it back.
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by RiverChromeGS » Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:12 pm
Metal wrote:But this rain is definately gonna send em up!
gonna get them really moving. the best part about the skook is if your down low and you find a spot where they have moved into and held, you can just whack a bunch with no people around cause its such a small river
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by natetreat » Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:06 am
fishenfreak wrote:Metal wrote:But this rain is definately gonna send em up!
gonna get them really moving. the best part about the skook is if your down low and you find a spot where they have moved into and held, you can just whack a bunch with no people around cause its such a small river
Now you're giving away the secrets on my spots? I'm not gonna be able to show you anything at this rate!
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HAhahaha! I'm nailing them on the skook right now, but it's only going to get better.
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by RiverChromeGS » Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:48 am
natetreat wrote:fishenfreak wrote:Metal wrote:But this rain is definately gonna send em up!
gonna get them really moving. the best part about the skook is if your down low and you find a spot where they have moved into and held, you can just whack a bunch with no people around cause its such a small river
Now you're giving away the secrets on my spots? I'm not gonna be able to show you anything at this rate!
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HAhahaha! I'm nailing them on the skook right now, but it's only going to get better.
I gave no locations! Just said lower! Theres plennnty of river down there!
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by gonnahookit » Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:36 pm
fishenfreak wrote: natetreat wrote:
Now you're giving away the secrets on my spots? I'm not gonna be able to show you anything at this rate!
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HAhahaha! I'm nailing them on the skook right now, but it's only going to get better.
I gave no locations! Just said lower! Theres plennnty of river down there!
And I scoped out a bunch of it today. Found some nice spots to fish. Now if the fish will just be there waiting for me.

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by RiverChromeGS » Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:23 pm
Havent caught a damn fish in a week...........
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by goodtimesfishing » Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:41 pm
Looks like I picked the right week to take off. Had things I had to get done and been sick, but going through withdrawl! I have only fished once this year and was skunked, but nailed one the last day of 2012. Need to get my first for 2013!!! Next week!!!!
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by Kockmandoo » Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:41 pm
Well, my break and steelheading has come to an end for the time being. Now I am back in school, dealing with class and snow, lots of it. Going ice fishing tommorow in an attempt to fill the freezer. Gonna be COOOOOOOLLLLLLDDD.
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by schu7498 » Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:46 pm
Caught this fat girl today down in the fields on the skookumchuck. LOADED with eggs!
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by goodtimesfishing » Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:05 pm
Nice catch, glad to see someone is catching steelhead.
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by RiverChromeGS » Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:38 pm
Badassss alycia! Ill be down there tomorro, you goin out?
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by schu7498 » Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:45 am
We can only make it to the skook on Fridays...
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but lucky me I got her on the very last of our eggs. so happy she was a hen!
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by BlakeP » Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:51 am
schu7498 wrote:Caught this fat girl today down in the fields on the skookumchuck. LOADED with eggs!
Another nice steelie. Good job! Nice to see someone catching fish. Haha i have yet to get one this season. Looks like i'm gonna have to wait till the sol duc run comes in.
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by schu7498 » Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:54 am
Come down to the skook we'll show you some good holes. you showed us the dungie !
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by BlakeP » Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:10 am
schu7498 wrote:Come down to the skook we'll show you some good holes. you showed us the dungie !
Actually, i was there last saturday. I was just fishing up too high. Nice little river,and I'll be sure to head back again sometime next month. It's just been tough getting out, cause the truck we have gets about 8 miles per gallon.