fish freak out

[doc]

was fishing last night and finally got into a decent fish...decent fight and initial run...beached the fish and when i went to unhook my plug from its lip, the bass went into an absolute coniption...i have never seen a bass go completely nuts like that after fighting the fish...i stood there and just waited a good minute before the fish calmed down...weird...

[BigFish]

She probably wanted to keep the plug!! How big was the fish??

[FishermanTim]

If a decent fish didn't give its all during the fight in, it may have saved its energy in a "last ditch effort" to get free. I've had fish do that a number of times this year already.
It definitely keeps you on your toes, when you think you've "played out" the fish and they EXPLODE into a whirling dervish of piscatorial prowess. (Like those $0.25 words?)

[Mr. Sandman]

At least you didn't have one trebble deep in your hand and one still in the fish while it was going nuts... (on a boat by yourself beyond the eez) Like I did one time...

[doc]

larry the fish was about 15lbs maybe...it was almost comical how this fish suddenly went into spastic mode...

'EXPLODE into a whirling dervish of piscatorial prowess'....that is well said!!!

[Rockport24]

yikes! must have been all fiesty and jacked up on baitfish!

[Bronko]

Hope you were eeling. A fish like that with 2 or 3 sets of VMC trebles spells disaster!

[doc]

Originally Posted by Bronko

Hope you were eeling. A fish like that with 2 or 3 sets of VMC trebles spells disaster!

...nope...plug with plenty o trebles!!! a mess!

[otherscott]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

At least you didn't have one trebble deep in your hand and one still in the fish while it was going nuts... (on a boat by yourself beyond the eez) Like I did one time...

Dido.......Now I don't feel so bad!