Just so we can encourage some additional discussion, here is a pic of mine. I know it isn't too huge, but for me it is my best so far. Not bad for Kansas, though. It was caught on a size 14 PTN using pale yellow punch yarn instead of pheasant tail fibers on the body. It was caught with a home built rod (using a Batson RX8 6'6" 2 weight blank, a custom lace sheoak seat/butt, and chestnut thread for the wraps), a homemade furled leader and a tied fly. That's as close as I can get right now to doing it all myself.




Feel free to add your own stories and/or pics.