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Got a steelhead for the first time.
>drifting a nightcrawler in a 4-6ft deep area with moderate current
>using a lead drifting weight I made that is only about 3mm thick and 3/16 oz.
>Really good for reducing snags.
>I was actually targeting suckers at the time so when I first got hit I thought I may have a sucker on.
>When the fish jumped, I realized it was gonna be a rainbow trout.
>This fish had a lotta energy, going on big runs for a while.
>I was using my 7ft6in ultralight rod and 4lb mono so I had to be a bit careful.
>Luckily I was able to land him no problem.
I also got a hatchery rainbow that day which was almost as big but don't have any photos.
