OWNED!!

[RIROCKHOUND]

Mike.
dropped one that still haunts me in June. 20seconds straight run (and was still going) against a tight drag (not in a current) eel had fouled on the hook. never got a good set...

Get em next time!

[Slingah]

sorry for your loss....T & P's....

[Flaptail]

Doo doo occurs. Only been spooled once, 1978 at Monomoy. My fault, saw the fish take the 7 inch weind cheater blueback Rebel in the first wave at dusk, wish it had been dark, biggest bass I ever hooked that I saw. Sharpen hooks on a plug? Wha???????

[JohnR]

Did that before Mike, still get the goosebumps on occasion thinking about it.

Real good Bass, tuna, seal, nucular bluefish, or even shark depending on the area

[ThrowingTimber]

Glad someone found them all I did was rinse eels in whinergansett.

[fishaholic18]

Had that happen 5 or 6 times in one night while fishing with Canalman, we both had VS 200's and 50# braid...fish couldn't be stopped period...Definitely not Bass, they just do not run like that.. Fun dreamin' about it though..

[jim sylvester]

makes you keep mgong back for more

you'll get her next time mike

[riverrat2]

musta been a reaal big dogfish

[Back Beach]

Like I said, there was a pickup and headshake, definitely not a fur fish. Its possible the thing was foul hooked though. I fought a 20# fish a few weeks ago that was snagged in the dorsal and it went like hell at slack tide. Swore it was real big until I saw it.

Thanks for the condolences guys. It was a funny day today. I got four phone messages from my fellow surfmen and they all sounded very somber, kind of like someone died.

Fact is though its impossible to determine exactly how big it was. My four year old was funny though. He was a bit upset that my eel got stolen. He promised me we would go back out today and get that fish. Then we would take it home and throw it in the woods for the big, bad wolf to eat.

[gone fishin]

Total heartbreak. I know how you feel..

I lost a fish last friday. I had been fishing the ditch in the wind the day before and had a classic backlash. So bad it snapped the line at the leader. I had to dig that one out using a blunt needle. I never checked the line all the way back to the point it backlashed. When fishing on Friday, I used the same rig and had a solid hookup. A couple of shakes and the drag took off. I watched the line spinning off the reel - getting to the backing and decided to try and turn the fish by thumbing the reel lightly. All I ended up with was about half of the line back with a frayed end. It broke just about where the backlash was. Using 40 lb braid and a conventional reel.