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Old 08-18-2013, 07:59 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by ProfessorM View Post
Tiderunner, nice. Never got one.
They're a blast on light gear. Fight much better than a bass, pound for pound. You have to finesse them, because it's really easy to rip a hook loose, especially with braid. They're really beautiful when they first come out of the water. They like moving water, even more so than bass. That's where the "tiderunner" nickname came from.

Not the greatest eating fish out there, though. I kept one, once. That was enough. C&R only from then on.

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