I has my second session on the pin today... I have had some good chub on the club water on the fly so I decided that was to be my quarry... Pint of mixed maggot and a loaf of white bread were purchased... Early doors I was plagued by brownies, however I finally found the chub, had 3 nice fish on big bits of flake. all was Going great, inspite of a stiff breeze I could
hit the far margin with a nottingham cast quite comfortably.

My float slid under slowly, it looked like of had caught bottom, I thumbed the spool of the pin to hold back the line in t he hope that I could help the bait over the obsticle the float dipped again. I lifted the rod tip and felt a couple of gentle tugs. I reeled a little bit of linw in then suddenly the fish shows its hand... Ir screamed off down stream I use my thumb to conrol the fish as best as I could, a couple of more short but blistering runs convinced me to flick on the rachet... I turned it and won back most of the line . My hands were shaking at this point. Then it happened... The water erupted and a huge cocky salmon launched itself w feet our of the water shaking its head like an attack dog. The scrap continued for around 15 minutes, eventually I got the fish on its side it was huge... Slowly I inched it toward the bank then realised I had only a small folding trout net with me.. but I'd that's what I had to work with then so be it... The fish was a couple of feet from the bank, as I lowered the feeble net Omg the water the fish saw it and for a second wind, turned, shook its head once and snapped.my 4lb line like it was a spider web... I was dumb struck... I am not a salmon angled but if I has to guess I would put it at 15 pounds...

Talk about a steep learning curve, interesting playing such a big fish on a pin... I am going back soon

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You did well to get it in even within landing distance! That is some tussle, I bet your legs were shaking for a while afterwards. Did it take maggot or bread?

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Bread flake.. about a 2 pound coin sizes piece... Holding on as long as I did was pure luck... Give it line when it wanted it and took of back when I could the jumps were the worst bit... I was sure it was going to throw the hook

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Nice one Martin.

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Double figure salmon on bread I know pretty much zippo about salmon, but never heard of one caught on bread before

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Hardlines on the fish, I lost one last week as well.Went like a train for 15 minutes then straightened the size 16 hook out.
Try mullet on the pin, probably fight much harder than salmon,their runs are blistering to say the least.
Just listen to the ratchet as they run-awesome sound




sewinfly.............

Where's that unhooking mat for such a wonderful fish sewinfly ???!!