Funny you say that Zimmy: my best fish on the 1.5 SS Popper (w/ 2/0 4x treble), was a 21 lb. Blue landed & weighed mid- October a few years ago from a L. I. Sound beach (North Fork area)...
One of 5 big Blues that session! (Smallest was about 14 lbs.) No Bass on that day-- but the # 21 was the first & fought in classic "Cow- Bass style" on my 17 lb. mono. ... and had me thinking "big Bass" 'till the very last seconds of the fight when she broke surface!
Hooks & plug held fine on this day (test!). Released her & all the others too, 'natch!
(Who eats big Blues anyway?
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