Hi, here's some pics of fish caught over the summer here in Illinois. Hope you like them, the McFarland is a 8' 6 et, love this rod! The Dglass is a 7ft 4 wt, bothe were caught on sandwich hoppers.
[Aligned and shrunk the pics a bit. Nice fish! Tom]
Tengas, Fenwick, and Marryat photo by Alpago |
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New guy,McFarland and Bass
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Posts: 3 (03/27/09 10:23:54) |
Hi, here's some pics of fish caught over the summer here in Illinois. Hope you like them, the McFarland is a 8' 6 et, love this rod! The Dglass is a 7ft 4 wt, bothe were caught on sandwich hoppers. [Aligned and shrunk the pics a bit. Nice fish! Tom]
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Posts: 3215 (03/27/09 10:42:16)
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blackargus...welcome again...and great photos!
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Posts: 773 (03/27/09 10:45:53) Administrator |
Mike makes a very fine bass rod - I hear some Philistines even use them on trout...
 Welcome to the FFR!!!
Joe C. "Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the
drink, taste the fruit,
- Henry David Thoreau
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Posts: 33 (03/30/09 16:00:44) |
Hello, nice fish & rods..
Where do you fish at ? I grew up in Champaign, and find myself getting homesick for some of the lakes in the south of the state and some of the smallmouth rivers.. |
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Posts: 14 (03/30/09 18:06:55) |
I grew up in Urbana. Where did you get those bass? Some great potholes up there that hide some dandy bass.
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Posts: 34 (03/31/09 01:21:00) |
I have fond memories of chasing bass around the old strip mines - not sure of the name though - was it 'Kickapoo' ? All of it's a long way from
Oz..
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Posts: 15 (03/31/09 05:24:37) |
ME TOO!, That was Kickapoo State Park near Kankakee, maybe. They had two reclimated strip mine "lakes". Bottomless, scary and full of bass.
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Posts: 4 (03/31/09 21:06:04) |
It's in Lakemoore, Il. In McHenry county, I live five minutes from the place and there are some pigs in this lake, Isee 'em cruising around anywhere
from 4 to7 pounds, I hooked a five or so this past season on a cane Perfectionist taper and she smoked me!! I catch these almost all day on nothing but a size
10 club sandwich hopper, the other good pattern is a small Puglisi bluegill, bout a size 6 or 8, absoultly slay them.
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Posts: 16 (04/01/09 02:50:20) |
Whacking big bass on classic glass. Close to home to boot. You have a superb setup. Go Illini!
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Posts: 101 (04/01/09 03:45:50) |
those are some beefy bass. very nice! what's the reel on the mcfarland?
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Posts: 5 (04/01/09 16:06:16) |
Hey, The reel is a Redington As 5/6, I bought it about 8 or 9 years ago, I think, it's a nice simple reel, balances the rod pretty well. Thanks, Brian
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