Hi Guys!
I had a great day floating Atlanta's favorite tailwater with my girlfriend and her family the other day. The fishing had been slow, with only one rainbow between us all in the first few hours. that all changed when I hooked what I assumed was my 50th underwater snag of the day (streamers, sinking lines, lots of lost flies). As it turns out, it was my personal biggest brown and largest ever trout. Even on 12lb test terminal tippet and with the FF85-5, it took about 1.5-2 minutes to coax him into the net. My girlfriend got the whole thing on camera.
As a small creek angler, hooking into an 8" fish normally makes my day so this really was a mind blower for me! I had felt a little silly floating a river known for 12" stocked rainbows and the occasional 16" brown with an 8 weight, but I was sure glad that I had it when this guy hit.