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jjoey312, Chickamauga, Big Cats, 3/23/13, Solo - FishNews - 03-26-2013
Well like most bass fisherman it's annoying to catch fish other than what your fishing for...for me especially cats just b/c I don't like handling them... Ok with this being said I've caught my share of big freshwater fish along with saltwater fish & I think this was the hardest pulling fish I've ever caught...caught on a bama rig..bites had been slow...slow... I had got mad b/c my drag would work its way loose on my reel after a lot of casting so I locked it down....... When this fish hit it broke the drag loose keep ripping & would not slow down...took me at least 20 mins to get it in the boat...I feel certain that it would weigh b/n 40-50 lbs...I'd be curious to get someone's opinion that catches more of them. I released it as quickly as I could & it swam off like a bandit...who could'nt respect a fish like that... I had to take about a 15 min lunch/ time out break to recover