TR: Landfishing

Craven Morehead · 07-06-2008, 02:34 AM

Ok, me and three mags are totally stoked about the big pronghorns hanging around the silos (kinda secret spot in MT). Anyway, we just got the fighting chair mounted in the F-350 dually. After a steathly approach I rolled out a perfect double haul with my 15 wt. Since we weren't going for any kind of IGFA record, I went with a straight 70lb tippet, 100lb fluorcarbon shock tippet, and a simple alfalfa cube astroturf fly tied on a 10 stout circle hook for an easy release.
After I spooked a couple (quickly learned not to twitch the fly) I was hard and fast into a large buck. Holy crap......the first run was smokin the reel so I had Bubba pour beer on the drag. We were backing down as fast as Jim Bob could drive but layer after layer of backing spooled off.........soon I could see the gold anodized arbor and with a loud crack the Loomis and 60 lb Spectra backing all exploded at once.

We're reloading for tomorrow......might try the conventional marlin gear.