New 'Bows On A Field Trial & New Boots 05Mar21

I took the Rodfather All Blacks (10' 5wt) out for a spin on the PT today. Another gorgeous day with decent results, though I did not land any alpha males. The All Blacks crushed casting, mending and landing though it's designer did miss landing 3 hookups today. Again the Awesome Midge was the main tool though Purple Reign caught one. While a couple days ago it was all males, today I caught two ladies. It was fun but crowded again and just 17-19 inchers from about 1/2 the spots I might otherwise fish. Here are four of 'em - 2 males (left facing) and 2 females (right facing). I'm stoked about the All Blacks and used the fighting butt in my gut on one fish which took me to the backing downstream.

It is also time to update my ~15 yr old Solomon alpine ski boots, given it's nearing the end of the season so I can find a deal, and my current alpine boots are getting loose and have already had new liners & sole pads and footbed updates. I was able to find new Solomon S/Max boots in my size on the interweb (and fortunately they fit great even w/out customization) for less than 1/2 price! They were a top reviewed boot these last two years and known to fit a narrow foot like mine. These things actually have moldable shells (and moldable liners)... awesome baby.