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A monster on the ramapo river 2-5-23
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:34 pm
by Troutman
Re: A monster on the ramapo river 2-5-23
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 9:22 pm
by troutfishing4life
23 plus inch fish easy
nice one congrats
Re: A monster on the ramapo river 2-5-23
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:24 am
by Troutman
troutfishing4life wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 9:22 pm
23 plus inch fish easy
nice one congrats
Thank you......
Re: A monster on the ramapo river 2-5-23
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:40 am
by Fishybig
Looks like a tank, musta been a gr8 fight!! Well done
Re: A monster on the ramapo river 2-5-23
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:50 am
by cappy
Huge holdover from Fall stocking I assume, nice catch!!
Re: A monster on the ramapo river 2-5-23
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:40 am
by martalus
Man, she has been eating well over the winter!
Re: A monster on the ramapo river 2-5-23
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:55 pm
by optowalt
WOW! Congratulations
Re: A monster on the ramapo river 2-5-23
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 5:10 pm
by Troutman
cappy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:50 am
Huge holdover from Fall stocking I assume, nice catch!!
Thank you... yeah they stocked a few of these breeders in the fall. I was quite surprised after I finally got her in to see her size
Re: A monster on the ramapo river 2-5-23
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 5:11 pm
by Troutman
martalus wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:40 am
Man, she has been eating well over the winter!
yes. she must have adapted fast. think she was a hold over from the fall stocking. so she hasnt eaten pellets for awhile
Re: A monster on the ramapo river 2-5-23
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 5:12 pm
by Troutman
optowalt wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:55 pm
WOW! Congratulations
thank you..
. A lucky day on the river after a ruff start on the Rockaway. Got skunked on that river. Tried a new stretch. Looked pretty to
. But didn't produce for me. Decided to go back to my home waters (Ramapo). Then BAM. She hit the lure like a fright train. Took me a good 10 minutes to get her in. Sorry no net shot as I left it @ home 
. But no worries. I left her in the water. Never even touched her with my hands. Unhooked her with my fishing pliers. She swam off strong and probably gave me the middle fin 