top) here is my nice 5lb brookie. the only fish i ever want to catch anymore. they fight hard, use the current to their advantage, but also just have the nicest colors.  deep red, and bright pink dots.

bottom) the story behind this one is... i went down to the lodge after school one friday and met some guys who paid thousands of dollars to fish up here.  i chatted with them about how they had been doing, what they had been catching, 2-2.5 lb brookies, pike and lakers. they asked me how i had been doing and replied i "pretty good." talking some friendly trash i walked away and told them i'd show them. in about five minutes i returned with this, they shat themselves, and proceeded to ask a every question in the book about how i did it.  the next morning i was on my way out down river and saw them exactly where i had been standing using exactly what i had been using. 

it feels good to feel better.