Whats up all.....
fished in a local anglers choice this weekend here at havasu we went to or favorite spots and NOTHING was biting, My partner found a nice bed fish so we ancored down so he could fish it and while he was doing that I figured I would throw a swimbait since there wasnt much else happening, I was throwing mylocal favorite around(mattslures baby bass)..and on my third cast BAMM, son'o bitch hit like a ton of bricks,i use a bass pro shops XH muskie rod for swimbaits and it was bending! my buddy looks over and says "it cant be to big your rod's barely bent"..Then I show him what rod it is and he freaks, he forgets about the bed fish for awhile as I go to start reeling,I got nothing my reel feels like its broke, then i realize my drag wasnt set for something this size line was just burning off my reel,Now i am worried that when i set the hook it didnt set good, so i fumble with my drag in a panic get it decent so i though...I went the wrong F'ing way now its WAY loose..I am freaking out and fumbleing like kid on prom night, Finaly get the drag dialed in and I am fighting this thing for five minutes already hes still there,,,She jumps..This fish was HUGE I managed to keep her on, she is about ten feets from the boat my buddy's got net ready..she rolls on her side so we can get a good look..holy SH#T might be a lake record my buddy says...two seconds later *poooff* nothing there...In all my panic after getting the drag fixed I never set the hook good!!!!!I slumped over In a disoriented haze and shed a tear(not realy) but sh#t was I bummed It put me into a bad mental block all day,My buddy was SO sick of hearing about it by the end of the tourney..AHHWWWWWWW..oh well I now where she lives and i will go back and try again...anyways just had to rant about my bad experince..peace...