Troutman65 first DD trout at Sarl w/ pics.
I posted up that I wanted to go fishing today . No one wanted to go so I went solo . Got to the lake at 11:30 AM . Called my friend Timster and let him know I was fishing. Saw Timsters friend Creig. I set up next to him. Creig was doing well and almost had a limit when I got there. I won a new Pheonix Mirage fishing rod on Sunday at the Team 57 event raffle . I also bought a St. Croix fishing rod from Rooster.I was wanting to go fishing and try out my new fishing rods. Glad I went today as I got my first DD trout .
About 2:45 I was fishing Chris pond and my new Pheonix rod got hit hard. I had an inflated n/c with a power egg and Garlic BANG sent on it . I had a my Shimano Saros 1000 f on it . Nice match up . So this fish I have on the end of my hook is peeling line and stays deep . It made many runs and I am thinking at this point I got a big one on. Sweet!! It did not want to come up. It kept going down the shore in both directions. It must of been 10 min. before I saw the trout. OMG !! It was a big one. I yelled down the shore for another fisherman to come over to help me net this fish. Finally got ot close enough to the shore to net. I am thinking it's close to 10 lbs. I drove up to the tackle shop and weighed it and it was 8.0. Sweet !! But it was not the DD trout I have been after for years .
I come back to my spot and the guy who helped net my trout in all up in my spot with 3 fishing rods. I am like WTF ? I said hey I want my spot back please make some room . I will share the spot with you . I rebaited up and casted out . Real quick I got another hit, I could tell it was not huge but it turned out to be a 3.8 trout. While I was reeling in this 3.8 trout I noticed my Saros reel was not working the same . I am thinking that 8 lb trout smoked my drag and dusted my reel . Sure enough my reel is toast . I did manage to get the trout in and had to retire my saros for the day . Oh well got to make a trip to the Shimano repair shop tomorrow .
So I am down to one rod & reel my new St. Croix with a Dawia Execeller 1500. I bait up and cast out . With in a couple minutes I get hit hard again. The fisherman that has helped me is tripping out at this point at my hook ups. I am tripping out too.I can tell right away this is a larger trout and I am carefull not to farm it . I finally get it to the shore and I run it to the tackle shop and weigh it . 10.8 . Sweet !!! My first DD trout.
At this point its 3:30 PM and I am thinking I am done for the day . WOW! What a day it was .
Thanks for reading .
Added info. I was using 4lb Pline and # 6 Owner baitholder hook
I want to thank Timster for helping me out on lake info
Also a big thanks to Castaway for helping me out on posting this report.
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congrats on your DD dude, its about time. look at the tail on that guy,very nice. well done. SCOTT/TEAM BRING IT
Now that is one hell of a report. Thats a day you will never forget nor will your official TM65 net dude .. I can't believe the tails on those beast. Glad the new St Croix held up well. If it snapped on your first DD i would have never heard the end of it 
