Ever been spooled?

[niko]

once at the beach in marshfield just a slow steady pull and once out tuna fishing w/ a 30, when i could see the bottom of the spool i cut the line. while tarpon fishing a few years ago i got down to the arbor knot but still managed to land him

[OLD GOAT]

Mostly Suzuki,yamaha's and Mercury propellers

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by niko

while tarpon fishing a few years ago i got down to the arbor knot but still managed to land him

Now that is awesome. Must have been a really satisfying landing.

[Fly Rod]

Spooled by a humpback whale out on the bank. As the line started to empty out of the spool, all that I could think of was my rod and reel being torn out of my hands, lucky that a knife was within hands reach, if I hadn't had that knife close by, all my hand gear would have been gone.

And once, I had my spinning rod spooled by a tuna.

[niko]

we were ancored up to the bridge at bahai honda state park and i was using a 20# spinning setup. i was telling the captain to unhook the boat as the spool was emptying. he took his sweet time but it all worked out. we chased him down after to land him quick before the sharks had thier way w/ him. my first tarpon, 125# class fish. i've been lucky enough to land everyone i've ever hooked(6) including a 75 pounder from a dock in key west w/ a penn 460 slammer on a light loomis rod i was using to catch jacks with.

[agsurfr]

Originally Posted by niko

once at the beach in marshfield just a slow steady pull and once out tuna fishing w/ a 30, when i could see the bottom of the spool i cut the line. while tarpon fishing a few years ago i got down to the arbor knot but still managed to land him

wow--excellent--were you on a boat and trying to keep up with the fish or were getting towed around.

I once got into a a good sized blue shark while on a charter about 20 miles south of the Gay Head light. That fish spooled my back! after 3 serious runs we finally got him to the boat--man was he pissed off.

These posts are funny--thanks I appreciate the responses

fair winds

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