my streak is over, kind of

[redfishtom]

it's been two years since I have had a muskie follow a fly, but yesterday i decided to take advantage of this great weather we were having and try my favorite hole on the french broad. when me and my son pulled up to the turn-out there was another vehicle parked in it so we sat back and watched a guy chunking a big shad rap. we watched him for about half an hour and decided to move down to another blow down about 100 feet downstream. I think he was laughing as he watched me rig up and start casting. around the tenth cast I had a strike, and gave a few big jerks to dig the big saltwater hook in. The guy who was fishing the hole before me started to walk back and I was thinking of some cool things to say about having patience and how not to crack on the guy with the long rod . it took me about 20 minutes to work him close enough to see him. I can honestly say that fish was the best fight on a flyrod I have ever had, It was a carp that weighed about 10 pounds. My stinger hook had snagged him in the tail. my kid hasn't stopped laughing about it