here pigeeee pigeee pig................

[rbaileydav]

when i was in Colorado on my trip this summer a friend took me to some private waters with plenty of pigs, he caught plenty which was great fun but the bad news was i couldn't catch any pigs for myself and i was worried that i had lost my pig touch ......... So after i got back i had a business trip to WA state for a meeting and managed a day on private water with a client.......... and oh what a day............ pig touch restored.......... thought you guys would like a pic or two.......... and yes the bamboo held perfectly through more of these size fish than i ever thought possible.





not bad for left coast fish........... and 50 year old bamboo

Two weeks ago i had a chance to take another friend fishing also at a private water for piggeees and wanted to share a few pics of that as well............ this is GA water.......... and again all old bamboo.........

This was the first big fish of his life


one of mine that was the big fish of this trip .......... but one of many


Another of his nice fish


Here is one of the stream


One last piggeeee for the road


pig farms ain't natural ....... and they ain't wild but they are a hell of a lot of fun for a change of pace ................heres to the piggeees

DD

[Marmot]

Soooeeee!!!!!! Fine lookin bunch Hogs ya got there DD..!! Looks like alot of fun for sure..!!!

Its a real testament to the strength of those ole bamboo rods.. To be 50 plus and still be able to handle those guys...!!

Marmot

[rbaileydav]

careful now you talkin about the the rods or ............me

DD

[Riverman]

You need to stay home and work every now and then. Nice bunch of Piggggg`s.

[crick addict]

Where have I been? I've been in Jawga' 50 years and had no idea we had trout like those fatties.
Soque?

[Petey]

Those are some dadgum big fish there DD.

Do those pig farm fish fight the same as fish that survive on own in the wild? I have never fished one of those places, except for Dukes Creek (which is similar on a public scale). I caught a couple of nice fish at Dukes, nothing like those, and they came to hand a bit easier than I would have thought. Then again it was the middle of summer last year, so that may have had something to do with it.

Also, has North Ga. had the same drought and rain problems as East Tennessee. I was curious how that was effecting those places? I know Dukes Creek isn't very big to begin with, and I would have thought it would be subject to temp. problems.

Petey

[Riverman]

Petey,
All of Ga. from Atlanta north and about half way to Macon to the south, is under EXTREME drought conditions.Thats as bad as it gets.

[rbaileydav]

water was really low ....... but the fish were okay the temps weren't as bad this year as int he past which kept them out of major danger........... not much fish mortaility.

As you would expect the morbidly obese don't put up much arobic activity and they ten to lay on their weight but every now and then you get one that thinks they are a run away freght trian.

yep blackhawk on the soque

DD