On the final trip with our guide he showed us how to catch the big ones. "Don't use cowgirls, they only hit here on spinners," quoted the guide. Within an hour he had caught 4 monsters on HIS cowgirl. Of course we didn't get to measure them, but they all exceeded his claim of 36 inches.
He claimed it was most unusual and the storm within 50 miles was the cause of this phenomenon. We did get to hold the rod and help with the release and I did snap a couple of pictures.
Still it was a great week as always at Frank and Laura's.
Cindy (wife of Rasputin)
P.S. This is my 40 inch fish. Apparently Frank's were too big to upload.
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