I had cast out and felt the thump. When I set the hook, the fish went to my left, slowly and deliberately. It was a very heavy fish. Suddenly it came up, getting all but part of its tail out of the water ! Then the trouble started. My reel wasn’t working right ! For every 3 or 4 turns , I would gain about the equivalent of a 1 turn gain. I was confident it was hooked well though. The fish angled toward the other end of the boat as I desperately tried to keep the line tight with the malfunctioning reel. It was like the harder I tried , the less it worked. 

The fish amazingly came directly toward me, and even though I didn’t think it was quite ready to go down without a fight I lifted my rod and braced myself to lip the fish. As it got close, it did a little jump and was lying on the top ,as I tried to grab the lip. My positioning was off and I could lip it but I had no leverage to lift at that moment. The fish teetered slightly in my grip as I desperately tried to lift it up and into my boat. It was no doubt a personal best... It was on the brink of escape or being caught. And then...

                 I WOKE UP!!!!

 

First dream I’ve had in months but it was a good one!!!! And no , I don’t have any pics!!!

Yep I bit.

Oh, what was you using ?

You owe me 15 seconds of my life back..

I bet it was a Daiwa Reel, if Shimano you would have got the fish in the boat before you woke up.

8 hours ago, Bird said:

Yep I bit.

Oh, what was you using ?

Some kind of soft plastic I’m sure. The fish picked it up off the bottom.

Reeling it in was like those desperate dreams you get when the faster you run the slower you go. 

That's how my sex dreams always end - a bit too early.