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Wasn't doing good today with Bass, change my fly and lower my tippet size had a blast catching some Big Gill's. Caught using a spider fly I made.

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Comment by Mark Stine on April 25, 2013 at 8:51pm

good chunk Angelo!  gotta love the spider!

Comment by Angelo C Mastrando Jr. on April 25, 2013 at 8:44pm

No guys I just don't like to smile in my photo's sometimes you might see a grin, but Greg it was on a #10 Green spider I made, Green chenille white rubber legs with white rubber antenna's, the spider pattern was a mouth full for the Gill's but landed 4 like these. 

Comment by carl hendrix on April 25, 2013 at 8:42pm

good one angelo!!  nothing better than catching gills on a fly!!

Comment by Greg McWilliams on April 25, 2013 at 7:33pm

Great FISH, ANGELO!!!!!!! What was the fly?????

LEO , YOU READ MY MIND but then again, DICKS SMILE is INFECTIOUS!!!!!! :-)

Comment by Leo Nguyen on April 25, 2013 at 10:04am

Excellent looking gill. Are you trying to imitate the Tabbert's smile?

Comment by Angelo C Mastrando Jr. on April 25, 2013 at 7:35am

thanks everyone, Jason the Gill was 10inches  

Comment by Jason Preslar on April 25, 2013 at 6:52am

Nice gill....what was the length?

Comment by Walt Foreman on April 24, 2013 at 6:55pm

Nice fish, Angelo!

Comment by Jacob Hill on April 24, 2013 at 6:20pm

Monster! On a fly rod too wow!

Comment by Tony Livingston on April 24, 2013 at 6:14pm

What a toad!

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