doh!
 

:wall:

Ain't that a ball buster................ :af: :musc:
replace 'em and get it back in the saddle. :humpty:
btw; nice colors.

Happens all the time when you hook up with River Rock

musta been a monstah............

Don't use Mustads ;)

man that sucks! What happened?
I lost a plug last week, the surf was pounding and I think my line got snipped on a sharp rock! what else is new. Maybe I should use braid?

:exp: those are VMC's.. It was either get spooled, or thumb the spool.. i thumbed. :doh:

Damn :shocked:

It is good to know that the hooks will straighten out before the slice you made in the eye will open up in the vmc's. Good test. Sorry about the fish. Just another reason why it is so hard to get the big girls. Paul

Eben, could I get an 8 X 10 glossy of that photograph to hang in my bathroom?

-spence

That's crazy!!!

Eb - how long did it take you to bend those hooks with your pliers..??

Makes for a great fish story though, doesn't it.... :D :D

I get no respect :huh:

4 times for me this year Eben.... it hurts......BAD :splat:

Do like chowing timber does, go loaded for bear = 1209 Breakaway, heavy braid , heavy leader, and use the 6X hooks next time, and put 2 split rings on each.
Take me, I'll show ya :D

He he he Eben I line those up across my curtain rods :vamp: Set your drag with a scale numbnuts :devil:

Nope sorry no heavy braid or heavy leader, or doubled up split rings ( I dunno what that was about). I refuse to fish anything heavier than 30 lb braid. I fish a stout rod when I want the option of releasing a fish, I hope thats ok with everyone :confused:

I go loaded for bare when I get that lil irky feeling :uhuh: :humpty: You wouldnt take a knife to a gun fight? would ya? kinda irky feeling :wave:

Been spooled too many times I always feel so dirty and violated afterwards :jump1: I fish a howitzer now Slip, you'll see it this fall :wave:

I'm going back to Mono... Already did for eels....

Slip I just had a harpoon gun mounted to the back of the truck!! You should see this bad boy in action!!!! Cant wait for the first week of november :vamp:

I believe everyone on this site has absolutely lost it. Why not go back to the old Squidders with 50 pound dacron and 11/0 Siwash hooks? :fishslap:

Eben, Nice Plug.....

Got 4x, day look like 2x

Slip i think the poblem was that i was loaded fo bear.. 50lb power pro, 60 lb leader, a big beefy 10 ft rod(1213m) the poblem IMO, is what johnR hinted at- braid has no flex.. something has to give when your put foce on something, and in my case it was the hooks that gave. When your using mono, its like a shock absober.. my shock leader was 10 or 12 feet long, so maybe i will go to 15 ft and see if that will make a difference. Also, maybe i will choose to use a cheaper mono for the shocker that is more flexible, and then use 60 flouro for the last 2 feet.
lookingvback i guess i should have put the brakes on it sooner and done it more gently.

Eben,

Take Vics advice... and set your drag with a scale.... I'm going to do that tonight, if Dave doesn't have my scale still :rollem:, That fish probably would have broken off if you were using mono.

-Dave

I must be fishing in the wrong area's....... :doh:

Canalman.....you need a fishing partner? :heybaby:

I lost a monster fish last week. The thing was taking so much line, I thought I forgot to reset my drag after tying on. Well, it wasn't. After about a third of my spool screamed off, I decided to tighten the drag a bit. Next thing you know I'm getting pulled off the rock I'm fishing on. When I say getting pulled, my feet were actually sliding down the rock (which was dry). Anyway, lost it. Haven't felt the same since. Sick to my stomach for three days after that. SUX!!!!

Eben... Paul.... play nice :doh: or I'll turn this season around and it will begin to hail, and we'll have 25 below with the wind chill

Eben 2 times for me so far atleast you got your hooks back.
I had 1 rip the split open friday
Im mental are You BTw?

Eben, Paul...GPS coordinates please :bl:

-spence

fishing mental 3 nights a week.. the other 4 are mental diaper changing :hihi:

:laugha:
nice flat water with that huge moon.
snuck out for a bit
hey ya never know :pop: