Two monsters this week that got away.
The first was fishing a Vision 110 in Second Creek at Pickwick. After a wicked
strike I swept my rod, but in the process somehow hit the release. The line balled
up like cotton candy. I tried to bring it in by hand, but the fish staged and bent a
middle hook. The back hooks had two scales intact and that's all she wrote.
Number two was yesterday below Pickwick on the Tennessee River. This was a big
brown bass that struck, dove and ran. When I got this princess turned around she
came at me, then up and out...a three foot leap at least. Brought her a little closer,
but she didn't like the boat, so she went airborne again. This time she returned my
lure, express mail.