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1991 chummin' and chunkin' in the ditch. Saw an absolute monster just a for a sec. It was down deep under the 20-25 pound fish. I flipped my chunk up current a fair ways so it would sink deep. When the chunk reached the area I had seen the fish I felt a pick up. I set the hook and she ran. She didn't scream line off like the smaller fish do..........She just steamed off slow and unstoppable. My reel was a newell 235 loaded with 25 big game. My spool just got smaller and smaller. I started following her and all of a sudden I felt mussel rubbing my line and..........She was gone.....The year before I had caught a 58 pound cow in the same spot. I only bring that up because size wise the fish I lost was way, waaay bigger than that 58. Almost 25 years ago now and I still think of that great fish almost every day..............
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