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Fish Weight – Pic of the Day
Fish Weight
Its been a year of big water and big steelhead. This pic of the day symbolizes some of the size that we have been encountering. This year has been tough for me to judge the weight of some of these giants. As I’m not a fan of the boga grip to determine weight, for a variety of reasons. Even hanging the fish in the net and then weighting the net and fish doesn’t feel very accurate. I usually go be lenght of the fish to determine the weight. As from my previous experiences a 30 inch fish was about 10 pounds, and every inch after that added a pound. But this year the fish are dimensionally / proportionally different. Seeing girth’s on these fish that I have not seen before. They are “thick” as we call it.
Fishing Apps
As a few fish that we caught yesterday suggest. With length’s of 32 inches and girths of 17.5 inches. With the help of the a little math. We figured we had fish in the 14 pound range. Doing some research looks like there are App’s available http://www.fishweight.net , that you don’t even need a tape measure. I might spend the $5 and try this app, and do a product review. More to come later. In the mean time, I’m using this app currently to help do the math – also has a feature to choose your fish species. As weight has to be different based on species? I would think. But I’m trying to learn all this, as fish this year are special, and with the colder temps, we are staring to land a few more of the giants now.
SA New Video – Tiny Piece of All of US
Amazing company making the best fly lines in the world. Plus they are based in Michigan. Check out this new video by SA.
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Pic of the Day – 25lb Redfish
Kean Oh shared this picture of his Louisiana Redfish that he caught with Capt. Allen of Sight Fish NC .
Kean wearing his lucky Digital Camo hat on this trip. Thanks for sharing the pic Kean, great looking Redfish.
Ultimate topwater for GT’s
I see this as an opportunity to throw bigger topwater patterns.
New Dri Duck Swing Hat
Have add another hat to the arsenal , wanted a wax cotton type hat for the cool wet fall days of fall. After wearing this hat for a few days during 2 of the wettest days of the fall . The new Dri Duck Mangled Fly Hat is a keeper. This hat dries really fast, and keeps you fairly dry during the wettest of days. As the new Mangled Fly Swing Fly Logo on the front.
- 60% cotton/ 36% Polyester/ 4% Polyurethane
- Coated textured cotton construction with vintage wash
- Unstructured
- Low-profile
- Moisture wicking sweatband
- Velcro Clousure
Jungle Fish – Costa Sunglasses
Follow a group of anglers as they uncover an ancient fish in the heart of a south-American rainforest. If they can figure out how to catch them on a fly rod, the fish could save the local community.
Fly Tying Details – Pic of the Day
Ed McCoy is one of the best fly tiers and I’ve had the opportunity to spend many of sessions watching him master his craft. Erik Rambo captured this picture of Ed tying flies and as usual paying extra attention to the little details.
Fish “whats for dinner” – Pic of the Day
Captured this Great Blue Heron with a little bullhead snack. Trying to do my best Kevin Feenstra imitation. Kevin has always captured the best Blue Heron eating pictures. While this is not to his standards I’ll take it, for my first try.
Tying Flies – Pic of the Day
Mangled Fly contributor Erik Rambo captures Ed McCoy tying big flies late at night. Something about the process of tying a new fly for the next day, that gives the angler more confidence. Taking what you have learned from the previous day and implementing that knowledge. Ed McCoy is a master at this craft.
Booking Smallmouth Trips on Traverse Bay
Grand Traverse Bay Smallmouth Bass