By Ben Romans

Yeah, I know we’re a few days past the holiday, but it’s taken my weak body this long to recover. I didn’t participate in any spectacular fireworks events, and I didn’t land at any backyard barbeques. Instead, I worked a small circle in the Rocky Mountains, hopping from river to river, chasing any fish that would lock on to the end of my line. Some of the highlights included eating nothing but peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for a 48-hour stretch (all the restaurants were closed), rowing a boat from sun up to sun down, and stumbling through some of the worst mosquito country I’ve ever seen (I have bumps everywhere!). But my friend and I caught many, many fish. So it was worth it!

I hope everyone else was able to get out-and-about, and I can’t wait to hear some stories. I stopped by and picked up some hats, gear, and other trinkets at different shops while I was out, so I’ll start by offering up this fishing trucker’s hat shown above (deer not included) to whoever can tell me what made your holiday weekend special. It’s a sweet lid, fresh with the price tag, and has the logo of a famous fly shop in southwest Montana.

I’m heading north again for a week so I’ll be picking up some more garb and goodies. Bottom line—expect more little giveaways in the next few weeks. In the meantime, hit me with the holiday scoop. Who caught fish with their folks? Who burned some marshmallows on the campfire? Who ate more cheeseburgers and apple pie than a human should? —Ben

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from BenRomans wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Wow—some good stuff here!
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from Thatkid wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

It was totally worth the hard work trying to learn the sport of fly fishing, though. I can't wait until I get out there again.

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from turkeyman wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

I got a chance to get out to the local river for a few hours... Catfish weren't cooperating though. I got one hit in a few hours and missed the hookset. I then hit a different spot on the same river for smallies, but no action there either -- but I did lose my special edition Rattlin' Rapala! Darn it. Oh well, it was a good weekend, no such thing as a bad day of fishing, right?

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from Alex Pernice wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

Hey Ben,
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from Thatkid wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

I had a pretty excellent weekend myself. We headed up on wednesday morning to get a shot at the hex hatch that was going strong up on the AuSable. The only problem was, it got cold that day. The hex weren't out at all so we didn't catch a single fish that night.
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from Alex Pernice wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Meh, it hurts for a min or 2, but what really hurts is having a 4x strong hook go through your hand between you're pointer finger and thumb while still hooked to a 100+ pound tarpon....

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from Ben C. wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

That is one of my favorite words so I am glad that you enjoyed it...and as far as the food goes it was a really good BBQ with not to many left overs, the family like to eat a lot of food :)

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from BenRomans wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

These are great stories! I'll throw up a post this week with the winner, and a peek at the next giveaway item I also picked up while fishing in Montana. . . Stay tuned! :)

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from BenRomans wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Wow—some good stuff here!
1001352733,741,597,Ben C."

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from Thatkid wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

It was totally worth the hard work trying to learn the sport of fly fishing, though. I can't wait until I get out there again.

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from turkeyman wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

I got a chance to get out to the local river for a few hours... Catfish weren't cooperating though. I got one hit in a few hours and missed the hookset. I then hit a different spot on the same river for smallies, but no action there either -- but I did lose my special edition Rattlin' Rapala! Darn it. Oh well, it was a good weekend, no such thing as a bad day of fishing, right?

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from Alex Pernice wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

Hey Ben,
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from Thatkid wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

I had a pretty excellent weekend myself. We headed up on wednesday morning to get a shot at the hex hatch that was going strong up on the AuSable. The only problem was, it got cold that day. The hex weren't out at all so we didn't catch a single fish that night.
1001352735,786,602,Thatkid"

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from Alex Pernice wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Meh, it hurts for a min or 2, but what really hurts is having a 4x strong hook go through your hand between you're pointer finger and thumb while still hooked to a 100+ pound tarpon....

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from Ben C. wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

That is one of my favorite words so I am glad that you enjoyed it...and as far as the food goes it was a really good BBQ with not to many left overs, the family like to eat a lot of food :)

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from BenRomans wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

These are great stories! I'll throw up a post this week with the winner, and a peek at the next giveaway item I also picked up while fishing in Montana. . . Stay tuned! :)

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