A new PB

[TygerRiverWalker]

<p>I am getting pretty lucky with the big&#39;uns, especially for August! Must be karma making up for all the nice ones I lost back in the Spring. Shout outs to Ol&#39; Feller and Boyscout for the excellent photography. Anyways here she is:<img src="http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt276/TygerRiverWalker/IMG_0461.jpg" alt="" width="1023" height="793" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt276/TygerRiverWalker/P8220007.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[Boyscout]

<p>Congrats TRW!</p>
<p>I was there and that fish was freaking huge. Rich ain&#39;t a small guy, BTW.</p>
<p>I was just a little up and across the river from Rich when I hear a "Wahoo" and immedialty got my fly in and started paddling his way to help with photos cause I knew it was going to be big. I don&#39;t think I have ever heard Rich yell like that and then say&#39;Oh, it&#39;s smaller than I thought". Matter of fact, I&#39;ve watched Rich on many occasions catch a decent fish and never say a word.</p>
<p>He kind of got excited.</p>
<p>BS</p>

[BasserDrew]

Wow dude! What a hawg TRW!!! Congrats man. Did you get a weight or length on it? Again, great fish!

[waderjon]

<p>Now thats a hawg <img title="Surprised" src="/site/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-surprised.gif" alt="Surprised" />&nbsp;Congrats on a really nice fish TRW&nbsp;..</p>

[ol' Feller]

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<p>Boyscout said:</p>
<p>I was there and that fish was freaking huge. Rich ain&#39;t a small guy, BTW.</p>
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<p>First of all, congrats TRW on the PB! That was a treat to see!</p>
<p>BS is right, keep in mind that&#39;s a big guy behind that fish when looking at the pictures. I may go by "ol Feller" but Rich could go by "Big Feller" if he wanted to. The more I looked at it, the more I realized how big that thing was!</p>
<p>Way to go TRW!</p>

[sumtershoaliefan]

<p>Yup, I was thinking that too. That fish has to be WELL over 5lbs.</p><p>SSF</p>

[FlySlingerCole]

Awesome fish, man! :cool:

[TygerRiverWalker]

<p>Thanks all. I&#39;m glad to hear someone else thinks that fish is over 5lbs.. I tried to get Ol&#39; feller to commit to that but he wouldn&#39;t<img title="Laugh" src="/site/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif" alt="Laugh" /><img title="Laugh" src="/site/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif" alt="Laugh" />. We agreed to call it 4 and a half anyway. I don&#39;t carry a scale and I had just added a ruler sticker to my boat but in the excitement I clean forgot!</p>
<p>It was an awesome strike (on a white zulu BTW), sounded and looked like a toddler had done a cannonball! The "WAHOO!" Boyscout heard was on the first jump when I thought I had a nice Largemouth. On the second jump I saw it was a Smallie and I got real quiet and backed off my drag!</p>
<p>TRW</p>

[Bruiser]

<p>That\'s a nice smallie!</p>

[rivertoons]

<p>very nice smallie</p>

[FBMoche]

<p>Super fish TRW!</p>

[ol' Feller]

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<p>TygerRiverWalker said:</p>
<p>I tried to get Ol&#39; feller to commit to that but he wouldn&#39;t<img title="Laugh" src="/site/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif" alt="Laugh" /><img title="Laugh" src="/site/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif" alt="Laugh" />. We agreed to call it 4 and a half anyway. I</p>
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<p>&nbsp;Four and a half is definately a VERY conservative estimate.....incriments of girth on fish that big can really move the scales, if that fish wasn&#39;t five, it was knockin&#39; all over five&#39;s door!</p>
<p>Just being there to see it made my weekend!</p>

[RedHeron]

<p>What a chunk!&nbsp; Awesome smallie.</p>

[patrick reif]

<p>That&#39;s an awesome fish for sure WTG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.</p>
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<p>You can take a little of the green &nbsp;3m Scotch scrub pads and scuff up the sealant of your rod next to the foregrip, and make marks with a paint pen.&nbsp; I usually just measure from the end of the rod butt and make the marks after the foregrip.&nbsp; For my St. Croixs, the fore grip is roughly 16"s and I&#39;ll go another 8" after that so I have a total of 24" that I can lay a fish next to.&nbsp; If you do that, you&#39;ll need to re-apply a sealant to the ruler section.&nbsp; All materials can be bought online at mudhole for around $20.&nbsp; It&#39;s a very handy way to always have the ruler next to you even when wading. There&#39;s also an inlay ruler on clear mylar that rod builders use for the same purpose.&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em>I had one put in my custom built rod and have found it to be very handy over the last few years.&nbsp; It really is a nice added feature.</p>

[DoahRiverRat]

<p>NICE! That fish looks like a Lake Erie or Dale Hollow smallie!!</p>
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<p>Congratulations!</p>

[dadTB]

<p>Perfect! Don&#39;t you just love those pigbeast? <img title="Cool" src="/site/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-cool.gif" alt="Cool" /></p>

[Barret B.]

<p>That&#39;s awesome!&nbsp;congrats<br />&nbsp;</p>