SteveM

Check out Silverdoctor's blog & read some of his stories; you'll see that sometimes well-written words are worth a thousand pictures.

Very nice, Doc; looks like you had fun out there in the wind.

Congratz, Snapfisher; great pic! Well done to Jayhad & Dune as well. Now, everybody get your shots in for the November contest!

-My Lucky Birthday Reel- My brother & his wife bought this reel for my birthday. I had hinted that I could use a new reel for my 2wt, & he found a deal on this one in June. My birthday is in August, but my bro figured it made no sense to wait; he was right, that reel had landed lots of good fish by the time August rolled around. On the day this picture was taken, I landed an 18" & a 19" brown trout on consecutive casts on a small creek. On other trips to the same water, I was lucky enough to land a 21" & a 25" brown. Yep, this Orvis 2wt is definitely my lucky reel! The sketch on the rock is a nod to my favorite fishing forum...

Looks like a blast, dude! Gotta luv it when you never know what's gonna be on the end of your line next!

Great stories & pics, guys; keep 'em coming! As for my most memorable fish of '09, it's a no-brainer... I caught this 25" brown on a small creek, using my 6ft 2wt TFO rod... Pretty easy to tell that I was stoked... The best part, though, was having my 12 year old daughter there to share the moment with dear old Dad! She took a bunch of great photos, & then insisted on reviving & releasing the trout back to the creek... Sharing that experience with Rebecca makes that brown my most memorable fish of all time, not just of '09!

Thanks a lot, jackass! No point in watching that movie now; you've told me how it ends!!! Maybe I'll watch Titanic instead...

Great pics, Dale; it was nice to get out again with you & our ever-gracious host, Mike. Nice to meet Shawn & Peter as well. Here's a couple pics I took... Dale watches for slurpers... Cookie cutter... Mike prepares to net Dale's rainbow... Dale with a pretty 'bow... And, since it's not really worthy of a whole 'nother post, here's one I got on Friday... Coolest part about being out on Friday morning? I turned around just in time to see a huge wind gust hit a couple big cottonwoods & remove about a million leaves all at once; for a few minutes the air was a swirling storm of dry leaves for hundreds of feet in the air. Freaky!

40 Merc...

Very nice; oughta do the trick...

Fine lookin' water wolves, Snapfisher. Sounds like you had a couple good days; good on ya, man!

Yeah,I have no discernible artistic talent ; I find a pic I think I can work with & transfer it onto the wood with carbon paper.

It's never set off our smoke detector, & ours is really sensitive; it goes off every time we broil something in the oven. Maybe it's because I breathe in most of the smoke....??? (Cough-cough...) I think there are some fancy-schmancy units out there that allow you to adjust the heat, etc.; I don't have one of those. Mine is a cheap unit I bought at a hobby store over 15 years ago; it has some inter-changeable tips, but almost always just use the wedge tip for everything. Can still do some fairly detailed work, though....

Nice piggies, Tex! No wonder you had to hang up & call me back; would be tough to land one of those with one hand!

Yeah, it's my 2nd favorite "-ography" that starts with the letter 'P'!

Did this woodburning for my daughter's bedroom(she has an ocean theme happenin')... It's on bamboo & matches one I had done previously for her... I figure it's a good use for a set of bamboo trays from Costco; here's the third one... Now, I gotta get inspired to use up some beautiful oak that Tungsten supplied me with; thanks again, Mike!

Thank goodness for spare spools, eh? Looks like you had a great trip, despite the ill fortune Tungsten forecast for you in the Shacknasties thread! Some great pics; thanks for sharing them!

Excuse me, Mr. Dune; could I have a word with you? GET THE H-E-DOUBLE-HOCKEYSTICKS OUTTA THE SHACKNASTIES THREAD WITH YOUR FISHING REPORTS! YOU SHOULD ONLY BE IN HERE TO BITCH & MOAN ABOUT SHITE; & IF YOU'RE CATCHIN' STEEL & STILL BITCHING, YOU SHOULD BE SHOT...& PISSED ON! NOW, EFF OFF OUTTA THIS THREAD, & POST IN THE PHOTOS SECTION, OR THE B.C. FISHING REPORTS SECTION. WHEN THE WEATHER IS CRAP & YOU CAN'T FISH AT ALL, YOU ARE WELCOME BACK IN THE SHACKNASTIES SECTION; UNTIL THEN, PISS OFF! (Seriously, dude, post some pics!)

I find bull trout better if you have a nice smoked bald eagle appetizer...

Geez, sorry, I have to work this evening; maybe one evening next week???

One of my faves, for sure; I love the spinning back kick! :laugh: :laugh:

Hey, how about we get together for a day of snagging big brown trout off their redds? Just load up your heavy duty spinning outfit with 30lb test, throw on a big-ass treble hook & a splitshot, & we're good to go; don't worry about pinching the barbs down, either! Or, if you'd rather get out of the city, we can do the same with bull trout; bring a big cooler to bring 'em home in...

Glad to hear you got a piece, Mike!

Great vid, fer shore! Thanks for posting it, Frank!

Yep, no argument on that point. Mike's such a good guy, I don't even resent the fact that he caught most of the fish despite spending a good part of the day on the oars!