Should have brought the 5/6 wt to sling the nymph rigs, yet the 4/5wt I had performed flawlessly.
Chased this badboy down 2 rapids and 1 waterfall (yes, I took a swim) & yet he never broke off. Kudos to Steffen for making an amazing rod!
Fiberglass > Graphite any day.
(Some of you might catch like this all the time, but I have to tell you how excited I am - this is a big fish for a Texas Boy!)

That is a beast on a 4/5 weight I would be smiling too!

A beautiful brown. Must have been a Wonderful battle on glass. A real trophy well done!!!

You should forward that picture/story to Mark and Tim Steffen. I’m sure they would appreciate it.

Nice Fish !

Great Picture! Not that you need one to remember that fish.

Without any details... Is that a Texas brown? It is big enough.

Heddonist

Some people have their trophy's mounted. That pic is way cooler than that. Awesome!!

Wow!!

That’s a great fish.

That.....is......AWESOME! Great fish and good story on how you stuck with him!!

Dude! You did the "River Runs Through it" scene. You are indeed a fine fisherman!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI8SviHawBo

Yep, that’s what the guide said too when he was retelling the story to his guide buddies later that day.
The waterfall wasn’t as large as the one in the movie, but that certainly was the spirit of the moment. :-)
He said he had never seen anyone do that at that falls and manage to keep the fish on which, IMHO, is a huge testament to the rod (not to me)!

Fun fun fun!!

Wow! What a fish and what a memory.