Good sign…..or bad?

[jasmillo]

If the first fish you catch on a new rod is a 25+ inch rainbow that tows you around a bit? It was heavy and longer than my stripping apron is wide. So…permanent fish god mojo on this rod….or is it cursed? Kind of like catching a fish on the first cast of the day….



Took the day off to pick up a new rod (Sage Sonic 697). Hit the salt early before the shop opened and caught a few small SRC chasing chum fry. Headed to a lake after. Slow but I started at noon so was not expecting much. One lost fish and one other small rainbow made it to my net. Beats work!

 

[Northern]

Nice!!
I'd just assume good mojo, like fishing a confidence fly

 

[krusty]

Bad mojo....only remedy is to ship it to me to re-mojo it with several of my frequent fishless outtings.

 

[Dr. Magill]

I’d say you’re good to go. Nice pig

 

[Hobbyranch]

If the first fish you catch on a new rod is a 25+ inch rainbow that tows you around a bit? It was heavy and longer than my stripping apron is wide. So…permanent fish god mojo on this rod….or is it cursed? Kind of like catching a fish on the first cast of the day….

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Took the day off to pick up a new rod (Sage Sonic 697). Hit the salt early before the shop opened and caught a few small SRC chasing chum fry. Headed to a lake after. Slow but I started at noon so was not expecting much. One lost fish and one other small rainbow made it to my net. Beats work!

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What a way to start!

 

[mickey rat]

Maybe it's the boat. Since a bunch of us bought these, we'll know who to blame. Congrats!

 

[Porter2]

How is the new rod? 697-4 Sonic?

 

[clarkman]

= good mojo

 

[Billy]

I'm going to say bad...I would probably throw the rod out

 

[Sam Roffe]

You'll probably not top that fish, so may as well hang it over the fireplace. In 50 years or so it will be a antique.

 

[jasmillo]

Well, since I got such a mixed response, I had to go just find out for myself this morning. Verdict ….good mojo .

Who has time for the Easter Bunny when there are Easter piggies to be had! Both these stretched over the 18 inch mark on my stripping basket by a bit. We’ll just say ~20. The first one was a tad bigger than the second.




Plus three more in this range….14-15 inchers.



I know these are just stocker trout but definitely finding this to be a nice alternative to chasing SRC all the time this time of year. Looking forward to chasing bass a bit in the coming weeks as well.

How is the new rod? 697-4 Sonic?

Liking it quite a bit. Has similar action to other Sage fast action rods which is why I bought it. Another beach rod mainly.

 

[dep]

those are some nice fish for the west side - heck, for any side

 

[RCF]

Definitely good Mojo! It has been my experience one will always catch a bigger fish than the first one. Now get out there and prove me right!

 

[Divad]

those are some nice fish for the west side - heck, for any side

We have a couple hatcheries that know how to produce pretty fish but the rest couldn’t operate a hose successfully.

 

[NRC]

I too have branched into lakes a bit from the salt. Stocker rainbows are to sea runs what root beer is to a nice IPA. Sure, I know which I’d rather have, but either is pretty good. And with all the pressures our wild fish face, it’s not a bad thing to fish a more artificial arena like a stocked lake.

Also, nice toads!