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Bill Stevens
Registered: April 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Posts: 712
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My first fly rod build will replace this one! The Wells casting section is nine inches long (Gigantic Hands)
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Keywords: Bream Fishing Anyone?
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Fri March 16, 2007 9:52am
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Bill, I like the looks of your new rod and reel but how big are your bream? Mark B.
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Bill Stevens
Registered: April 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Posts: 712
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Fri March 16, 2007 10:56am
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This is "old" Loomis 12 wt rod owned by my present customer. The Abyss reel has a lever action drag with up to 20 # settings. I am building him a new rod to conform to the new IGFA standards. He will be hunting a 200 # yellow fin "bream" when done. CTS 16/18 wt Revo 8' 4" Cobalt Blue one piece blank, Fuji Gold Cermets, AFTCO convertable gimble, burl casting and Hypalon fighting grip all topped off with Joe Emig's special touch. A preliminary sketch of the transition work by Joe between the foregrip sections is now posted. This has turned into the experience of a lifetime for a commercial popping rod builder.
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Fri March 16, 2007 1:02pm
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You can tell I don't get around salt water much, our "bream" get to about 10" and 1 to 1 1/2 pounds. I thought that it seemed like over kill for a WI bluegill LOL. MB
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Sat March 17, 2007 8:50pm
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Art, I was lucky enough to catch one on lake Mendota about 3 years ago that went 10.5" I never weighed the fish but I would imagine that is was 1.5 pounds. It hit a slip bobber and I thought it was a Bass because it was ripping out drag like crazy on my ultra light. I haven't found another like since but I keep hearing fish stories about large gills on Lake Geneva and hope to make it down to try for them some time.
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