[Ali Mcewan]

Is that not one of the infected fish?

[Rob Brownfield]

Is that not one of the infected fish?

I thought the same.

[Liam Stephen]

Rock rash from foraging I reckon. I'm no expert but I've seen it before and others have confirmed this. I'd be confident if I was to catch this fish in a months time it would have healed nicely.

 

[Liam Stephen]

Just wrote a big report but the page refreshed on its own and I lost everything! 

Here's the short version.... I fished today and caught a big fish. It made me very happy!

25" bruiser that  took a PTN.



A mug shot.



One for girth.




Sandy I think I could have done with the 580 on this one.... The 376 managed nicely, I've never had it bend like that! 

 

[Mike Barrio]

Great stuff Liam

[Scott Cumming]

 
Awesome fish Liam

[Sandy Nelson]

Ditto

 

[Duncan McRae]

Lovely fish Liam.
Has the look of a coloured sea trout.What do you think?

[Liam Stephen]

Lovely fish Liam.
Has the look of a coloured sea trout.What do you think?

Thanks Duncan. 

Definitely not. Don't think it could've anymore brown trout like if it tried. Butter yellow belly, blue hue to its cheeks.....

 

[Scott Cumming]

100% BROWN 

[Andrew Ellis]

That is an awesome fish Liam, and on the 376 too!  Think I might take mine for an outing having seen that, it'll be nigh on the first time my 476 has been 'rested' this season, but just imagining the bend that fish put into that wee rod makes me want to go fishing.

[Liam Stephen]

Thanks Andrew!   

It's something I'll never forget. Like I said earlier I have never seen it or any rod for that matter bend like that before...... Sandy's in the final stages of completing my 580 and I also have my eye on a 476 after hearing  great things about them. It will be interesting to see which of them I prefer.

 

[Rob Brownfield]

I have never seen it or any rod for that matter bend like that before......

Go cane....they even creak when at full curve

[Liam Stephen]

Go cane....they even creak when at full curve

They are too pricey and don't look half as cool as the Epics!

 

[Andrew Ellis]

'..... I have never seen it or any rod for that matter bend like that before...... '

Here's a Swiss guy (I think) with an Epic 686....