Just wanted to talk fishing, I am some what new to this site but not new to fishing by any means. I was sitting here thinking of fishing and a specific week came to mind. All of us have a favorite place that we know we can usually go catch Steelhead. A few year's back I got to fish almost everyday that I wanted and so Monday came and I went to my favorite stream, sure enough after 2 casts into my fore sure spot I hooked into a nice fish and after a short lived fight this beauty shook me loose, and so the day went, with me hooking numerous fish, all having the same result, BOINK! So at the end of Thursday of the same week Im sitting at 0-19, with me obviously on the loosing end of almost a week's worth of fishing. I had tried everything including different hooks, leaders,and nothing seemed to work. I even went to the Old Man for some kind of wise words, and all he gave me was "Son fishing is like poker, your bound to win eventually" like that's really what I needed to hear. Being that I cant get enough of fishing,I was at it again bright and early Friday morning. Went to the same spot that I had been starting off for the last 4 days and had the same result within a few cast's, a nce bright fishy on the end of my line, oh yes and then came the shake of the head to spit the hook routine. I ended up losing 2 more fish that day bringing the total to a dissapointing 0-22 streak. Every variation and possibility of losing a fish happened to me that week, but never give up they say. I always fish the same hole that I start from at the end of my day because you never know if a few more fish have moved in while your away. This proved to be another time that this routine paid off. On my first cast through the slot I hooked into a nice chrome bright steelie about 6lbs, and after a short while had her to shore. And so ended the longest losing streak of me against the fish in all my 17yrs. of fishing. Let's hear some stories, I know some of you that have been fishing alot longer than me have got to have some stories of the ones that got away.

Holy Cow Matt!! You almost had me in tears! No, really!

Well maybe a little advice. Owner needle point hooks.

Full Freezer

Matt you know the season has just begun, There is hope yet !! Your losing streak reminds me of three seasons ago when I got the Big donut like 12 trips in a row, Then I could 'nt keep them off my line at the end of the season !! when are you coming into town? Colin(BAITCASTER)

Baitcaster,

I knew it was you by the remark of the (big donut).I will be back for a month of relaxing and fishing next Tuesday, and hope to see you catch one this time in my favorite hole as I will even give you the first 10 casts, but only if you use driftgear this time.Looking forward to having you take me on your new boat, talk to you soon. Oh yeah, get out there this weekend.

New boat huh baitcaster, sounds like initiation time!!! Hope ya won't be doing any more "Big Donuts" through three rivers anymore LoL!!! So, how the fishin comin? Haven't had time to fish the last couple of days due to the flu, but managed to get out and fish 2 local streams last friday and hook up once before it blew out totally friday afternoon. Will be headed west sometime soon, fish are in, shoot me a message if ya wanna get together and go fishin, haven't seen you since opening for silvers on the Elwha. GFB ( AKA Chris).

Chris Hendershaw

hey baitmaster, its Hendershot fool, maybe you'll remember that if I tie on one of those 97 cent steelie spoons from Swain's and hit yeah in the side of the head with it the next time your in my hole LoL!!!Later on Colin Hi2day!

WEll I could have called you hender*** like joe does but I was being kind! So been konking any steelies? How did you know it was me?

no, haven't got out but once, lookin for someone who wants to go. I knew it was u because Matt E. said ur name and I knew what Colin he was talking about and besides who else on this board would be asking a question like where's a 20 lb'er river.J/K! So, ya wanna go bonkin sometime or what?