Thats a great day anywhere! But from way up north, thats just amazing! Good job and congrats.

Ryan Thoni


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dude that is a major sack from the home state! beautiful fish.

Thanks a lot, fellas. Conditions are shaping up well for the weekend up here. Could be some fantastic fishing....

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man you are on FISH! way to go dude! how many ounces off the state record were you?

Hey Deep,

Thanks, brother. The fish I caught Saturday was a good half pound shy but the fish I caught in September of '06 was almost 4 ounces heavier than the current state record. Not worth it to me to kill the fish. Anytime you come visit the home state let me know, we'll hook up!

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Forgot to mention, the 11 and 8 I caught this weekend were both caught on the Tru-Tungsten Tru-Life bluegill.

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Damn!

I stopped by Auburn Sports & Marine (in Auburn, WA) yesterday and saw that the photos were posted on the wall and I had a chance to talk briefly with Chris about your two Tru-Tungsten swimbait fish.

Since I have the story 2nd hand, I'm sure the other folks would like to hear how much time you had been fishing the Tru-Tungsten swimbait before sticking the 11 pounder.

Tim

What's up, Tim. Thanks for the shout out.

I had never fished that particular lake before. I ended up going there because I drove by several other lakes and they were absolutely packed with boats. I decided to drive an hour out of town and try out a new lake.

I launched the boat and spent several minutes on my trolling motor and graph just checking out the shallow flat that extends off the launch area. I got about 200 yards off shore and found a nice looking ditch. I decided to give the Tru-Tungsten Bluegill a try. It was my second or third cast working the swimbait through the ditch when I caught the 11 pounder.

I'd rather be lucky than good!

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Dang Tag! I just saw the "5/5/08 - Swimbaits and Jigs" photo and you are making me feel like a slacker. Did the Tru-Tungsten bluegill claim another victim?

Tim

Hey Tim,

I actually did my damage on a new swimbait from KGM Custom Baits and a 6" paddle tail style swimbait. I worked the swimbaits parallel to isolated laydowns in 4-8 feet of water near spawning areas. I would follow up the swimbait by pitching a 1/2 oz. jig to the laydowns. It was an effective one-two punch. I caught around 20 fish that afternoon and I estimate the best 5 went close to 30 pounds. There were a few key laydowns that kept on replenishing. Water temps were 54.5 to 55.5.

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some great fish once again!

Yes nice bunch there Mr Tag :-)

Don.

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