ultimate steelhead battle part 2

[nimble1918]

Side pressure, stand away from the bank and angle the fish to shore. There was limited room but some spots you passed it could have been done. Great battle

[pizzlerman]

thats so wack

[jasion88]

theres a good chance dat fish was snagged, but i had a couple coho that i had to run down like a mile down. and all 3 fish were hooked right in the chops. ( 3 chommeee hens cought in sandy river oregon at the meat hole, house hole. dodge park, garbage hole, and the mouth of cedar.).

[MrSteelheadfisherman]

there is a reason they could noy stop the fish i guarantee it was foul hooked

[jakegooden77]

that just sucks!!

[yooa2500]

thats what you get for gear fishing

[RockyRiverRay]

hahahahahahahahahah you guys suck... snaggers...

[tomvang100]

oh shoot!!!

[tomvang100]

thats a long haul back to your gear I landed me a 20lb summer in sandy,OR 15 minutes

[Kaburra]

crazy!!

I loved it.

what river is that??

[speyday69]

That, my friend, was an epic battle. A baitcasting rig gives you direct drive power.....ignore the spey rod suggestion. The best lever possible is a proper baitcasting rig. There comes a time, though.......when you just gotta dig your boots in, stand your ground and ppppuuuummmmp that thing upstream to you and see who wins.

All in good fun, pal...ive been there myself with nothing on the other end more than a few times. Thats why we love it.

[1004w12]

Very nice. Might I suggest a spey rod for such fights in the future--might give you the upper-hand.

[flyingfisherman776]

damn man! that could of been a record! thats why i love steelheading! :]

[cooksteel]

had me on the edge of my seat. Nice effort!

[bcdriftfisherman]

Must have been like a 60lb fish the way you got run down river and had your ass handed to you.

Or it was snagged lol

[sniperserg]

@bcdriftfisherman THE LATER MOST LIKELY

[fynatic]

wow, that was insaaane!! nice job of capturing the moment.

where you guys from....that what looks pretty crazy.