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I bought a 12' boat a few years ago and fish mostly at CC. Ive caught my share of crappie, saugeye and white bass. All when I THOUGHT I was fishing for LM. Two weeks ago I was "fishing", (I'll explain that in part 2) tossing a 4 blade spinner bait on 50 lb. braided line around noon. I have to say, in 30 years of fishing, I've caught some decent fish - big cats, northerns, steelhead. NOTHING comes close to this.
When I set the hook on this thing, it felt like I snagged a freight train headed straight under my boat! I had the drag set as tight as it would go, and this guy was pulling line off!
I learned 3 lessons in the next 5 minutes. 1.) Don't have 5 poles set in the middle compartment of a 12' boat, 2.) If you have a net out, but you haven't extended the handle, it's useless, and 3.) If you want the picture of a catch of a lifetime, fish with a buddy to take a picture.
It was everything I could do to wrestle this guy to the boat. Once I get him to the side as I'm holding him with the pole in my right hand. While he's flailing around, I try to get the net with my left hand. The net snags on 2 of the reels. I try for a minute to untangle the mess and realize that aint happening and without the net, there's no way I'm getting this fish in the boat. So I grab my phone and try to activate the camera. Between the struggling fish and the adrenalin, I'm shaking so bad I cant even push the buttons to unlock the phone. So I grab the pliers and get the hook out. I got a very good look at him. It was easily 44 - 45 inches. The most beautiful fish I've ever seen. By far the best day fishing I've ever had!
So, does this count?
When I set the hook on this thing, it felt like I snagged a freight train headed straight under my boat! I had the drag set as tight as it would go, and this guy was pulling line off!
I learned 3 lessons in the next 5 minutes. 1.) Don't have 5 poles set in the middle compartment of a 12' boat, 2.) If you have a net out, but you haven't extended the handle, it's useless, and 3.) If you want the picture of a catch of a lifetime, fish with a buddy to take a picture.
It was everything I could do to wrestle this guy to the boat. Once I get him to the side as I'm holding him with the pole in my right hand. While he's flailing around, I try to get the net with my left hand. The net snags on 2 of the reels. I try for a minute to untangle the mess and realize that aint happening and without the net, there's no way I'm getting this fish in the boat. So I grab my phone and try to activate the camera. Between the struggling fish and the adrenalin, I'm shaking so bad I cant even push the buttons to unlock the phone. So I grab the pliers and get the hook out. I got a very good look at him. It was easily 44 - 45 inches. The most beautiful fish I've ever seen. By far the best day fishing I've ever had!
So, does this count?