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clarkman23
Post 06 Jul 2022, 11:01 • #1 
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Thanks to it's flawless performance (not sure I've ever mentioned it, I freakin' love my Bandit), it helped me present this:



to this:
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Upstreeam
Post 06 Jul 2022, 11:23 • #2 
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Cool. Although I’m guessing it didn’t look like that when you tossed it out.
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angry_viking
Post 06 Jul 2022, 11:26 • #3 
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That pike did a number on that fly. Nice!
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clarkman23
Post 06 Jul 2022, 11:30 • #4 
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only half pike....we have several lakes with tiger muskies.
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ottobahn
Post 06 Jul 2022, 12:03 • #5 
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Insane!!
What did that fly look like originally?
Clarkman you are really inspiring me to chase toothy critters !
I just scored some vintage and modern rods I’m sorting out to fish for Snakeheads, Pickerel, Pike, and Tiger Musky.
What do you think the most important trait I should look for ?
8wt? Or 9wt,Cast ability VS fish fighting ability.

I think you should change your handle to Pikeman.. Lol :)
Keep it Toothy
Scotto
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clarkman23
Post 06 Jul 2022, 12:25 • #6 
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Here's the fly pre-mangle. Kind of a gamechanger style fly....it should be noted that a couple of casts later and the material was back where it should be.




I'd go at least a 9wt. Not because the fish are burners or anything, in fact they don't fight particularly all that hard (they do pull pretty hard initially) but heavier weight rods can cast larger flies far easier. The Bandit is a 10wt (really more of a light 10).
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aurelio corso
Post 06 Jul 2022, 15:44 • #7 
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Those teeth !!!......Aurelio
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jhuskey
Post 06 Jul 2022, 20:41 • #8 
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Tigerman!
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Del Gue
Post 07 Jul 2022, 07:10 • #9 
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That fly looks like it had a bad hair day.
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rsagebrush
Post 07 Jul 2022, 07:49 • #10 
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do you have the original Bandit 7'9" or the new one 8 footer
does anyone know how different these two rods are?
Thanks
Apparently the Tiger Muskie had rather a bad day in the end.
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clarkman23
Post 07 Jul 2022, 07:55 • #11 
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I have the OG 7'9" 3pc (well, now, it's basically a 1pc since both ferrules are more stuck than anything I've ever had stuck....I don't worry about that very much though since I don't travel with it).


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Odonata
Post 07 Jul 2022, 08:26 • #12 
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Scary teeth on that guy ...
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