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TightLinesMaine

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A surprise holdover while targeting smallmouth
« on: May 15, 2018, 10:43 AM »
Hit some flowing water the other day to hopefully get my first smallmouth on the fly of the year, no luck for the bronzebacks but surprisingly but this holdover brown bit instead:




I'll take it!

seamonkey84

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Re: A surprise holdover while targeting smallmouth
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2018, 01:50 PM »
Very nice!  That ones got some length to it.
"You know when they have a fishing show on TV? They catch the fish and then let it go. They don't want to eat the fish, they just want to make it late for something." - Mitch Hedberg

zwiggles

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Re: A surprise holdover while targeting smallmouth
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2018, 02:00 PM »
That sounds like a pleasant surprise! Nice pics as always

Jim C.

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Re: A surprise holdover while targeting smallmouth
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2018, 03:29 AM »
Always nice to come up with a holdover like that 8)  I figure on bumping into a few until June.

franklin fisher

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Re: A surprise holdover while targeting smallmouth
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2018, 04:16 AM »
  Nice one!

fish wayniac

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Re: A surprise holdover while targeting smallmouth
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2018, 04:51 AM »
I’m sure that was a nice surprise!

MattyP123

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Re: A surprise holdover while targeting smallmouth
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2018, 06:44 AM »
Nice!

filetandrelease

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Re: A surprise holdover while targeting smallmouth
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2018, 08:15 AM »

Nice fish 👍🏻

Swampking89

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Re: A surprise holdover while targeting smallmouth
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2018, 04:13 PM »
Nice one!! How big??

TightLinesMaine

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Re: A surprise holdover while targeting smallmouth
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2018, 10:12 AM »
Nice one!! How big??

'bout 17"-18".  probably closer to 18". 

 



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