lost 3 in a row two weeks ago.. they all pulled the knit one pearl two... on me in a boulder field with ultra high salinity, I was fishing braid..
I didnt get to see any of 'em so I'm telling myself that they were really big smart scup.....
them scup bent my 1209 to the reel seat
BW, maybe picking up a lip gripper/ boga or otherwise may help? Maybe even a small hand gaff, you just hafta be ultra cafeful if you plan on lettin em go It hurts when ya lose them.
Lost a fish that inhaled and 20 somethin' inch shad live lining
Thing came up head shakin.. I made the mistake of raising my rod... Never make that mistake again I'll tell ya
I got to see it though.. that still haunts me....
Almost got dragged off a boulder 2 yrs ago fishing a lil outta the way cove with blackguy.... Fish hit while I was lighting a butt...