m.t.hands

my worst/best big fish, i was fishing on pre-fishing on sam rayburn for an upcomming tournament, i was fishing with a friend who is also a guide on fork, him and his brother have caught numerous 10#'ers, well were fishing a deep water hump 17'-20' feet droppin off into 35-40' and we were catching great tournamnet size fish 3-5 #'s all of a sudden i hook into what felt like a floater, a sunken log, but then it moved, not quick just moving, i'm thinking carp, drum, cat, but it didn't ever really do the things i expected, then 35-40' out the biggest hole in the water showed up, the fish had never fought up till now, now she decides its time to head to the deep water runs beneath the boat, rod bending drag slipping and "POW", line breaks, 20 lbs test, i look at my buddy and say, well there was my shot at a 10 plus, and he just replied " keith, that fish was 12-14#'s if it was an ounce" that moment has been the source of many dreams both good and bad, i am still on a quest for a doulble digit fish even though i have caught 3 over 9#'s[:@], it will happen though

Chuck7

Keith..Sounds like you've got the hook ups.
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m.t.hands

i have been blessed

Oneshot7

well i was in my local lake and we were burnin them up caught about 30 that day so far and i throw out my secret crankbat and wham big fish and i know it well he is comin a t the boat then he turns and jumps i know hes 8 plus now and he gets to the boat and hits the motor and..... gone same thing happened a week later in the same spot on a spinnerbait but didnt get him as close to the boat



I have also seen a 11 in bass get scaled by a huge bass in this lake HUGEEE i tell you and watched 3 11lbders deat bream as soon as you bring tem up

Chuck7

And yet another Rooster Tail story,

I had been catching 1 to 1 1/2 pounders all morning when I decided to give it up. I happened to be doing shore fishing when I stopped and ask this black lady if she was catching anything. I told her about my Rooster Tail and she looked at me like I was fibbing. She was using red worms on a cane pole fishing for anything that would bite. I was talking and casting long into a hole about 14 foot deep. I'd get the blade turning and stand sideways { my left shoulder to the target } while I was making conversation. On about my second cast while my mind was on the older black lady and giving her eye contact ...a huge fish grabbed my lure pulling me about 3 foot forward into the lake...breaking the line. I think now folks might understand why I always keep one rod with a Rooster Tail.
Lesson to be learned....When ya talk to others while fishing ,keep your eyes on your target , not people. It felt like a really nice fish.

JoshKeller

I've never lost a fish. I've done a few long distance releases, but I've never lost a fish unintentionally. [8D]

Chuck7

What about that 15 pounder you said you lost earlier this year???
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Oneshot7

oo cuck thats so wrong lol he was jsut makin sure the fish wasnt stressed out when it got to the boat

Chuck7

Champlain Islander

In the early 80's I ran a Lake Trout and Salmon charter on Lake Champlain. I had an old Uncle who really liked to fish and I took him out on an off day without clients. He always liked to catch salmon and didn't care for the downrigger and heavy tackle as a way to get them. I rigged up the boat with all my best UL stream tackle and we started to troll. He was using my best rod which was a yellow Eagle Claw Ultra Lite 6 foot rod equipped with a Mitchel 308 reel. (It was 25 years ago when the equipment wasn't that good). An 8 pound landlocked Salmon grabbed his lure and took off jumping and stripping out the line. Before he could get to the back of the boat to grab the rod it popped out of the holder and for the next 30 minutes we could see a leaping Salmon towing a rod all over the bay. I figured we could catch the line with another rod but we didn't luck out. He felt bad and I told him it didn't matter but I knew my favorite rod was gone for good. The years have passed and so has he. I loved that old guy and would gladly give any rod if I could just fish one more day with him.