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With drenched muck boots and wool pants, we headed back to camp with high spirits, big smiles, and reliving that moment already. As soon as we removed the hook, no time was wasted in saying goodbye, it was on its way to live out its life in the depths of this amazing river. A few clicks of the camera and we were able to get the giant turned over and hook removed. It was every bit as big as we thought it was when we saw it jump an hour or so earlier! By then the sun had come out and Benjamin was ready with the camera, it floated its back half of the body near the surface, for the perfect shot. As we developed a plan as to where we might be able to get the fish to shore, we slowly inched him closer and closer, until we saw the huge shadow raise up near the sunken rocks.
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After a long grueling period of lifting and gaining a few cranks each time, we had the fish close. Not knowing if it had just decided not to leave the deep hole or wether the pressure we had put on it kept it from leaving, we had it coming back upstream. I am certain if it had wanted to, it could have ran off the end of the rapid and out of our dreams. With both our thumbs on the spool, it finally slowed and seemed to turn towards the bank we were on. With line getting low and the smell of the reel getting hot we knew the only way we would land this giant, would be if we could try to stop it before it reached the rapids below. The drag came out smoothly for what seemed like an eternity. Once the fish showed us its size and got its fin back in the water it raced down stream with vengeance. Knowing that the fish could be close to the ten foot range emotions were high to say the least. As the huge white bellied fish fell sideways back into the water, Benjamin and I both said "that is a giant". The fish ran for a few more seconds, and as the line started to rise to the surface, Benjamin yelled "he is going to jump" and sure enough, not long after, the head and mouth and front pectoral fins raised out of the water. A few cranks of the huge Penn reel and I was pulling as hard as I thought possible on something that was now slowing and steadily gaining speed, out and down river. One more thump and I raised the rod to set the hook feeling it come tight with a very heavy pull. Picking up the rod, I felt the heavy weight of something at the other end. Not long after placing the rod in one of the many cracks and crevices of the bank, I saw my rod thump down a time or two. With fresh cut bait placed on a barbless 6/0 circle hook attached to a 6 oz sinker slider, we lobbed our set up out and felt it sink to the bottom.
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We walked along the rivers edge, down to a point where the river slowed and deepened. The water flows were low this trip, which made for seeing where a fish might be laying, easy. After a good fight with some brush, we came to the rivers edge. We wanted to find some water that had not been fished by many other people, so after breakfast we loaded our gear and hiked upstream. We woke to a red sky and calm cloudy conditions.
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