unfortunately we missed both sights which was fitting.
With about 5 minutes to go we puuled up on the pileings by the ramp that we along with everyone else had pounded into a froth throughout the day. My buddy joe was fishing a 1 oz jig when he felt "tic" in the middle of that mess. He sets and keeps her coming doing a great job of c learing her from all that tangled wood. unfortunatly she went airborn when she reached the surface and spit the hook 3' from the boat......... and then just sat there on the surface for a brief second. I was already streached out trying to get to that fish with the net asap. I dont know what hit me but I lunged at that 5lber just sitting there and in the lake i went, net, cell phone, wallet and all.
The net hit her and she bolted for deep water...... SWING and a MISS
Great job everyone. Some really impressive bags were caught. Congrats Bigmouths on the win!!!
I have dug up an instructional video on how to properly approach situations such as these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvdQYnnr1s4
Notice the composure and the athletic hand move.
Following our "hook it first, land it second" philosophy, our biggest fish came in the pads as well and I hooked it on 12 pound test and a MH rod that fishes more like a medium. Since I couldn't really lean on it to get it out, it predictably got stuck in the pad stems before we even got to see it. I asked Sam to jam the boat in there so we could try to get it out. What followed was what seemed like an eternity of Sam flat on the deck of the boat, up to his shoulder in the water, frantically tearing up lily pads to get to the fish. Somewhere in there, it jumped a couple time so we could see the size of the fish. Sam managed to get his hands on the tail a few times, but couldn't reach the mouth. Every once in a while it would try to make a run and end up circling the pads where it was stuck. It was a total mess.
The epic fight ended when he managed to scoop under it with the net and lift it out without coming off. When it got stuck it had a few feet of line still, and I was trying hard not to tighten it down any more and give it leverage to come off. The hook was was inside the mouth as well, which helped.
A big thanks to Sam for one of the most memorable fishing experiences I've had. I'm glad you didn't end up going overboard, though =)
With about 5 minutes to go we puuled up on the pileings by the ramp that we along with everyone else had pounded into a froth throughout the day. My buddy joe was fishing a 1 oz jig when he felt "tic" in the middle of that mess. He sets and keeps her coming doing a great job of c learing her from all that tangled wood. unfortunatly she went airborn when she reached the surface and spit the hook 3' from the boat......... and then just sat there on the surface for a brief second. I was already streached out trying to get to that fish with the net asap. I dont know what hit me but I lunged at that 5lber just sitting there and in the lake i went, net, cell phone, wallet and all.
Great job everyone. Some really impressive bags were caught. Congrats Bigmouths on the win!!!
I have dug up an instructional video on how to properly approach situations such as these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvdQYnnr1s4
Notice the composure and the athletic hand move.
My misfortune has been making the rounds of the fishing community in mass. It doesnt help that my buddy is telling everyone we know.
A couple have guys have pointed me to that video.
I wish i got to see you guys fight to get your fish in the boat. Sounds like a heartpounding moment for sure.
