What was Your Best Night This Season?

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This night sticks out in my mind the most cause it wasn't planed & it was time well spent w/ my son Colby.
It was early evening mid July.I just finished cutting the grass & tought it would be a nice night to take my son to the Canal to drift some eels for the last 2 hours of the tide & be home by 2300.

Half hour into the trip we caught our first bass it was 24" or so.an hour later with a couple of hits but no fish,my son say's Dad can we go home if you catch one more fish?I said yes.
By now it's just about slack,I put on a big frisky eel,tossed it out there hoping to nail a nice fish.1st drift nutin,2nd drift nutin,the thrid cast nice slow drift half way into the drift I feel the eel moving violently,I waiting for it to go flying but......Nothing,alls quiet.So I started to reel-em in,then my line suddenly get's tight and zips in the opposit derection.
After small fight I landed her she was just over 47" & a lil over 38#. My Son couldn't belive the size of her!

A nice unplaned 3hr. trip to the Canal w/ my Son and landed a nice fish to boot!


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