real good then bad pool 4

Made it down this afternoon and found fish to be active at times, seemed they were either shorts on over 18″ the evening bite picked up nicely, draggin 3/32 with a 4″ ringer was good and box some eaters, then it went dead so i went and worked some shoreline, a couple cast up on the rocks and thud set the hook on a solid fish after a pretty tough fight, had the fish up to the boat three times and finally got it in the net and lifted the big girl in the boat and set the net on the gunwale, with heart racing I reach over to pull the fat girl out of the net and she was flopping all around, went to grab her and she flopped over board released her self but not before driving a jig deep in my finger, so frustrating the boat by me asked me if I needed a picture taken, told them she got away, I’ll set the net on the floor from now on!

Reminds me of the time wies had the net hooked to a boat cleat with a muskie in it last fall.. grabbed it to get a quick pick and flip out of his hands right back into the water right under the net.. It happens!! now you get to catch it again!

Sounds like a very nice fish, sorry for the hook and lack of a pic.
Way to get after them.
Jack

I found it to be slow from 4:30 to about 7. Only saw a 1/2 doz. fish caught and 2 of them were from me. After the sun went down the drag bite picked up for me. But yesterday was a day to get to know the Terrova.

Could have at least taken a picture of the hook in your finger.

Now that is a cruel thought! But I guess I would have……..nobody beleives me most of the time!

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Could have at least taken a picture of the hook in your finger.

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Exactly what I was thinking. As everyone says it is only a story with out a picture.

Dan,

Sorry to hear about the hook in your finger. I had it happen to me last year and had to use the line trick to get the sucker out of the meat between by first and second fingers — I bled like a stuck pig when I finally popped that hook free.

Anyway, I wanted to encourage you to keep the net in the water. I think it’s the best thing to do for those big fish.

How big was the one that got away? Congrats on at least getting a nice one to the boat!

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Just for you my friend, sure hurts today!

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Reminds me of the time wies had the net hooked to a boat cleat with a muskie in it last fall.. grabbed it to get a quick pick and flip out of his hands right back into the water right under the net.. It happens!! now you get to catch it again!

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that was some funny stuff!! haha good thing that was only a 40inch fish….or else i woulda been pissed. btw does that fish still count2 pad my stats for last year?? haha

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Just for you my friend, sure hurts today!

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Dan, you have to have the HOOK in the wound! For Pete’s sake!

For example…

YAH I nose hook my suckers too.

Perfect.

I was on the oppisite side of the river and heard all that camotion! I could tell by how you talkin that she must have been big!

Brian,
Nose hooked, that’s cold blooded.
Seen that shot before, wasn’t it your FW on the other end trying to hook set that Sucker.
No blood too…..
Jack

thought I’d share the fat sauger from last night draggin

Super Saug, I DO love big Saugers.
How long was it?
Hope the hand IS healing
Jack

BK Where was your nose guard??