My First Bull Trout

[PrarieCreekFlyer]

Well I finnaly caught a bull and it was a monster taped out at 28 inches without the tail being pinched down. Caught on large super weighted streamer that freind tied up as an experiment. Great fight approximately 10 minutes with a 4 x tippet.

 

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[Guest bigbadbrent]

countdown till people chastise you for taking "too long" and "undertackling", i'd give it 20 minutes

 

nice fish...don't worry what the critics say, few ppl see a fish that big

[PrarieCreekFlyer]

Would have been quicker but everytime we tried to get near him with a net he'd make a hard run and there was no stoppin it. Also if I would have even thought there was a 28 inch fish in there I would have had 2x and my 7 weight rod, but hey its not everyday you get to hook set anything like this let alone plan on it.

[Hawgstoppah]

if I would have even thought there was a 28 inch fish in there I would have had 2x and my 7 weight rod, but hey its not everyday you get to hook set anything like this let alone plan on it.

 

'nuff said

[fishfreak]

All I have to saw is SWEEEEEET FISHHHH!!!!! Congrats on the big bully.

[esleech]

Congrats bud...I don't think anyone is going to say anything about your ethics...dude 4x is fine anyways, and 10 minutes isn't too bad considering that anyone who's fished lower k with a 3 wt can tell you...cough....dave....cough....sjw...cough.

[OneMoreLastCast]

countdown till people chastise you for taking "too long" and "undertackling", i'd give it 20 minutes

 

nice fish...don't worry what the critics say, few ppl see a fish that big

 

Why would anyone Chastise someone for fishing for a 28" fish with 4x? 10 minutes is very reasonable as well.

 

I've been fishing for awhile now and personally can't see the challenge in dragging in a fish on 1x or 2x in 30 seconds. Big fish on light gear is not only more of a challenge, it's hopefully the goal of a newer fisherman to be able to be less reliant on heavy equipment to land their catch. If your tippet is matched to the rod and the fish is played correctly, you should be able to land fish of this size and larger with no problems. Ten minutes is not too long as long as care is taken in the release as well.

If barbless hooks are used, snap offs are not a problem either.

 

This is why the Records aren't just rated by the size of the fish. They are rated by the size of the fish and the gear used to catch it.

 

Take 2x up to the Big Browns in the Red Deer or Stauffer, or pretty much any of the rivers in Montana and see how many fish you catch.

 

Nice fish and nice picture as well.

[snakeman]

Great fish! My first bully could have been swallowed whole by that thing.

[tgo]

Awsome bully man, 10 minutes is definately reasonable considering the size of that fish. My first bully was exactly half that size and I was pumped, so congrats man.

[ladystrange]

pretty fish. way to go. goal for next summer - a bull trout

[Brownstone]

Killer Bully dude..10 min not excessive for a fish of that caliber..good on ya