Glad you made it out alive. I'll give you a 10% discount on any replacement tackle you need.
Apparently, that particular fluke put up a vicious fight.
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
Threaded Mode