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My 1st or second season in the salt I was chunking pogies in Wickford harbor before work. I was in the channel in the shipyard between some draggers. My line kept sweeping to the left. I start to real in and gilled an adult pogie. A school was passing and running into my line. I put a hook in it and underhand tossed it out. About 10 seconds later the pogies is freaking out on the surface and then whoosh! I could make out a huge swirl a line starts screaming out. I let it run and set the hook. The fish then headed out of port fast. I kept tightening drag but it kept going. My line was going around the wires and ropes... of the dragger to my right. I started thinking about climbing on the boat and doing something. I'm not sure what? Then I hear a lobster boat chugging out down the channel right towards my line. Tightened drag all the way, planted feet and try to turn fish in desperation. You know the rest... Biggest one I ever had. Never really even slowed it down.
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