West Branch experiment

 I decided that it was such a nice afternoon that I would head over to the west branch of the Perkiomen. I had picked up a 5’6” Ugly Stick on clearance for $22 a while back at Walmart and a Shimano Sienna size 500 spinning reel from Dick’s for $7.50. They match up nicely with each other and I figured I would give them a try. I caught a couple of small Brown trout with no problem but when I hooked into a decent sized one I had a heck of a time getting it in and the current didn’t help. I went to net it and it came off. I usually use a much longer rod with a stiffer action. I’ll give the smaller setup another try and see what happens. Maybe I just need to get used to it.