Sunday, April 09, 2006



In all the excitement of landing the 20 lber, I neglected to mention that I had an all too brief hookup with Highway Cone Koi. This fish is approximately the same size as the one i landed today (they were swimming together for a while). I hooked him on a size 12 rubber legged hare's ear about an hour after landing the big boy. He ripped off about 60 ft of fly line and just came unpinned. Tippet and hook were intact, I think the fly just pulled. Normally I would have been crushed, but where is the fun in reaching both goals in one day?

2 comments:

Wendy Berrell said...

I thought you said you put a big bugger on and snagged him, but then he got off.

John Montana said...

i haven't resorted to you tried and true carp methods yet. i might, it worked for you at the culvert! heh heh...