First Fish on my Tuned Up Custom Rod – a hog too!

  • Mitch Bradshaw
    Hugo, MN
    Posts: 297
    December 16, 2013 at 9:11 am #1359263

    I’ve been out quite a few times here in Colorado already but have been hitting high mountain lakes or smaller lakes so I haven’t tagged into anything too large so I spent some time on a big body of water this weekend in hopes of getting into some larger fish. It was pretty slow but finally got one over 20″ this year. I was fishing one of my go-to spoons, the PK Flutterfish in the color Red Dot Glow, when a mark came in on my flasher 5 feet above my spoon and came straight down to smack it. After about a 5 minute fight on 6lb test I was able to ice the piggie. It was a healthy 22.75″ Cutbow. My TUCR Precision rod handled this big girl like a champ! I will be editing up a video of this action very soon!




    Will Roseberg
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    Hanover, MN
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    December 16, 2013 at 9:27 am #1371712

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    I will be editing up a video of this action very soon!

    Yes please!

    Joel Nelson
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    Southeast MN
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    December 16, 2013 at 9:29 am #1371714

    Congrats! Cutbows are incredible fish. Like to eat and get big, not to mention, I’m sure you had a heckuva fight on your hands with that dandy. Congrats and thanks for sharing!

    Joel

    DeanoB
    Historic Mantorville
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    December 16, 2013 at 9:58 am #1371724

    Nice fish!

    Mitch Bradshaw
    Hugo, MN
    Posts: 297
    December 16, 2013 at 2:00 pm #1371792

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    Congrats! Cutbows are incredible fish. Like to eat and get big, not to mention, I’m sure you had a heckuva fight on your hands with that dandy. Congrats and thanks for sharing!

    It was a heck of a fight! Drag was set a little loose since it was the first fish on the new rod but after the intense first run, I tightened it up a bit and managed to land it after 5 minutes. Snapped a few pictures, shot a measurement, and got it back in the water. Took a minute or two and then it splashed me with a powerful tail flip on its release!

    Michelle1969
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    December 16, 2013 at 7:25 pm #1371874

    There some nice fish in that lake for sure, good job on the release.

    Dave Koonce
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    Prairie du Chien Wi.
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    December 17, 2013 at 7:54 am #1371956

    Very nice fish on a kick butt rod !!! and some excellent scenery to boot !!!

    Rock On Buddy !!!

    Mitch Bradshaw
    Hugo, MN
    Posts: 297
    December 17, 2013 at 10:09 am #1371991

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    I will be editing up a video of this action very soon!

    Yes please!

    I uploaded it last night, only to notice some audio output issues. I’m fixing those and I will upload it soon!

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