One of my Best Days Fishing!

[rrw4258]

I went to a local farm pond today in hunt for bluegills, and bass! I took a medium action spinning rod w/ 6lb. mono...
1st fish: Pumpkinseed Sunfish - 6 -7 inche long
2nd fish: Largemouth Bass - 8 inches
3rd fish: Largemouth bass - 9 inches
4th fish: largemouth bass - 12 inches
5th fish: White Crappie - 6 inches
6th fish: White Crappie - 8 inches
7th fish: Channel Catfish - 23 inches
8th fish: Bluegill - 7 inches

All were C&R
all were caught on worm and slip bobber!

Heres the kicker to the story:

I was fishing and the bobber went about 1/2 way down, and didnt come back up... i set the hook and felt a lot of weight... it was on for like about 25-30 seconds and the drag a rearing all the way! So i tightened up the drag and out jumped what looked to be a 6 to 7 lb. largemouth bass... it went back down and put all of its muscle to it and SNAP there went the line! I was pissed!

Thanks

Ryan

[lizardsrule]

If it's peeling drag, and you were using 6lb test, you should have expected that when you tightened down the drag. Keep up the fishing, you'll have another chance. Always exciting hooking into a really nice fish.

Lizards

[bass kicker]

ya i hate when you lose nice fish i didnt even get one fish today

[skeeter944]

nice fishing!

[betursweetbass]

I used to fish with only 4 and 6 pound test line, but after losing who knows how many fish with that light line, I now use 8, 10, or 12, hell one of my reels even has 15pound test on it.... Great Day you had though buddy, go get your self some more soon....Good Luck

[PowerBass]

heh, SOme of my reels hold 20 lb test... Nothing less than 10 lb test unless on clear waters or trout fishing