Well I tangled with a couple monsters late last night. I could swear I saw a broom tale splashing after I set the hook on the first fish and the first fight lasted about 15-20 min but I could not gain on the fish. I had my stella 8000 with 300-330 yards of red powerpro 50, eventually after a lot of give and take (more give then take) I could not gain or turn the fish when it stopped running. It took me to the knot and it broke near the knot to my leader or there abouts because I was able to get most of my line back. I did feel the fish's tale hitting the line at times. Walked back to the truck pissed
and exhausted and re-tied another leader, had a Pepsi and a Hershey bar (night snack of champions), rested for about 10 mins, and clipped on another plug. Made 3 casts and hooked up again!...this time I didn't see anything and it was a freight train that took me to knot in a hurry and POW! broke at the spool knot, lost everything. Walked back to the truck again
and my back up rod and reel was lighter then what I was using.
Took that out and set and started fishing and got high teen/low 20's bass that barely took any drag and I had them beached in no time.
What a night....What do you think were the fish that spooled me? I know of no bass that could take that kind of line under the pressure I was putting on it. I have caught surf bass to 58 so I know what big bass fight like and they never took more than a 150 yrds or so. Shark...taking a plug? It fought more like a bass then a shark but like I said, i didn't have the power to turn them and there was a good current running where I was.
I am thinking of going back tonight with the big stella that holds gobs of line. But if I catch bass that thing is overkill.
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