Jon
I didn't copy the north bar..... I made one similar and thinner and changed the weight and the action of the plug. boat fishing is not the same as a shore guy that has to read the water and the tides and wind direction on a certain tide.
Once you learn where the bass will be then you have land the bass threw the variations of the structure like big boulders where the bass will run and cut you off or come up and shake the plug lose while you trying to keep the braid tight. Its not easy to land big bass from the rocks where they like to hunt in the dark.
Now lets get back to when greg stuck this fish and pulled it up from the deep. Did this fish run? I'm sure she did but he had her whipped in 2 mins flat and she came in floating like a log like most fish do.
To easy and No skill involved but a good knot.
Dont hate the player.... hate the game.
carry on people