My son got this beaut on the Kenai! Here's the story.
Purple is indeed the color for January on the Kenai (refer to post this time last year). Nothing was working today, even though I was hoping that temps around 47(above 0) would get the fish moving. In an unprecedented move, I drifted a purple, cone headed, articulating leech under an indicator, and I'm glad I did. I would have never felt the light tug as the indicator slowly dipped beneath the surface. He was sluggish to start, and just heavy after he made a run that nearly put me into my backing. I was literally shaking and panting nervously as I brought him to hand. He measured just a hair over 28″, and probably weighed at least 9 or 10 pounds. I didn't get a long look at him because I tried to put him back as quickly as I could, but what a MONSTER! It is the biggest rainbow I have ever landed (for that matter, I don't think I've even witnessed one this big), and I couldn't think of a better way to start the year.
BroD
As of now he is planning on going back to school and
work on his masters in North Carolina next Sept.
