So there you have it. It takes a special lake, and special fish, and a special idiocy to have that happen twice. Chopaka Lake will always have a special place in my heart, and none the less for the fact that on it's bottom lay, perhaps still, two (once) brand new Fenwick World Class graphite nine foot five weight rods on the handles of which read:


Note: no space for the text!
Made for Larry Schinke
with love, T.D.
That's as sippy as I get.

Trump Doyle
McKenzie Flyfishers
October 1989

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