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4theReels · Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:23 am Post subject: Laguna Madre Monster Trout.....

Hey guys...
On Labor Day...I took out my little brother, Ron from San Antonio, out to do some fishing...to repay him for helping fix my home AC.
We launched from PINS and headed to Emmords Hole area. We drifted for a while when I noticed water accumulating in the boat. Hmmmm....couldn't figure it out..then it came to me...I freakin' forgot to screw in the bottom plug before we launched..(2nd time since I got the boat). Went back and pulled the boat out and drained the water.
We went back and did another drift. We were using live shrimp under a popping cork. We caught lots of undersized trout. At about 1pm...my brother hooked on to this monster...we finally netted it. Took some pics...and set her free.
It felt so weird to see something like this...it was a catch of a lifetime for anyone....I am so happy for him. It is by far the biggest fish he has ever caught.

Dave ~

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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

Good for you and him! If at first you don't succeed( forget plug ) try, try again Smile

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shallowsport · Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 2:15 pm Post subject:

Way to hang in there. Some very nice fish. Congrats !
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ironmanstan · Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 3:26 pm Post subject:

Nice trout and release.....
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TroutSupport · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:27 am Post subject:

Nice work.

haha.. plugs ... it happens to the best of us. The other day I tried to launch with the transom tie downs still on... what a rookie. Glad ya'll had fun.

RiPPin LiPS · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:34 am Post subject:

Nice trucha!!! TFTR
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CROAKERSOAKER · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 16 Jan 2012 Posts: 491

I remember my dad backing in the boat and he kept thinking his trailer was falling off the paved ramp. The boat was tied to trailer and it was floating up the trailer!!!! Embarassed

Another time we were teaching a school mate to ski and he shut boat down while pulling the new skier and jumped overboard catching hold of the side of the boat splashing water back and forth to keep the diarrhea from floating up around him. Hahahahahaha. Now that is the funniest boating memory ever!!!!

Oh, nice trout. Awesome job on putting him on it.
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lifeaquatic · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:31 pm Post subject:

All's well that ends well.

And, good to see a nice fish caught....and released.
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blackhawk78418 · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 9:13 am Post subject:

Lol oh man i forgot 2 plugs at the same time.. I was with my wife and i jus kpt kool and told her we were headed back to the dock for a minute. If i would have told her what was happening she would have climbed on my shoulders... After we got the boat back on the trailer and started to drain it i told her what had happen, she said she was glad i didnt tell her.. Lmao... Nice cpr