St Croix Mojo Trout 6’ 2wt ( TEST) Long read

[gillchaser999]

And a test it was .
I got a chance to fish the creek this morning. I struggled with going , didn’t feel that great , but glad I made myself go .
I took three rods to try out , but the main one was my new 6’ 2wt S C Mojo Trout .
After thirty minutes of no fish using a rubber legged spider , I was wondering if I’d should have stayed home .
Had several nibblers but no takers until I switch to a small black wooly worm .
But it wasn’t until I switched to a size 12 Montana Stonefly that I started getting takers .
The next half hour I caught seven total .
I moved up toward the dam about halfway and was fishing the nymph on the swing . Casting to the other side (about 40 feet ) and letting it swing by a crease and straighten out before making another cast .
After catching a couple gills , on one of my cast , the line stopped , I set the hook and thought I had set the hook into whatever was on the bottom making the crease ( I think that’s what it’s called) .
Then it moved ! The little 2wt rod was bent into the handle as the fish zigzagged down the creek with the 2/3 Zero’s clicker singing . I tried applying pressure the the reel’s rim to slow the fish some but it didn’t stop running until it was at the bend of the creek . Around the bend is strong current and I had all I could handle in the slow current .
I’m using four pound P-line for my tippet . And if it made the fast water I was going to grab the line and let him break me off .
But , luckily it stopped and I was able to slowly reel the fish back upstream , still not knowing what I’d hooked .
I carefully worked the fish back to me , to within about 15-20’ and then I could see it was a three or four pound channel catfish.
But he wasn’t finished , it took off again and I again tried slowing the reel by rimming it .
That’s when the tiny size 12 hook pulled loose .
Oh well, I got the best of him and the little 2wt Mojo Trout proved itself worthy .
After an hour with the Mojo trout , I switch to a 7’ 3wt three piece Gremlin rod and a Piscifun reel with wet fly and caught a couple in about ten minutes . Nice rod .
Then I switched to what used to be a favorite of mine, a 7.5’ 3wt Cabelas Three Forks .
Rods have come a long way since I bought this one . It felt heavy , but still cast good and I caught a nice gill on it . Actually the biggest of the trip .
A fun trip . I always enjoy my creek trips .