Super User Koz Posted August 19 Super User Share Posted August 19 Tonight, just after sunset, I took my dog outside and took a few casts while he did his business. I skipped a Jackhammer / Freeloader under my dock with a quick retrieve. Nothing. I skipped it under again , let it sink, and WHAM! I set the hook, cranked, and the battle was on. My Expride rod was bent over and the fish was peeling drag from my Curado baitcaster. I started making progress getting it out from under the dock and tried to tighten my drag and it dove back under the dock, still peeling drag. And then it wrapped around one of the dock posts. It was getting dark and harder to see, so I let out line and tapped on the back window to get my son to bring a flashlight. But it was to no avail. We couldn’t see much. So he grabs a life jacket, gets in the water, and goes under the dock to see what he can do. He hates spiders, and of course there are spiders under the dock. But he braves it out. But he couldn’t get close enough to where it was wrapped underwater. I was going to have to break the braided line. I wrapped the line around a kayak paddle for leverage to snap it, and the line started moving. It was still wrapped around the post, but I was pulling it in. Then I felt the fish fight again. Then the line slacked, the fish pulled again, and the line snapped. I’m not sure what’s worse, losing a big fish or the Jackhammer. Who am I kidding? It’s the Jackhammer. My guess is that it was a pretty big catfish. Maybe it was a gar. I’ve seen some 3 footers here as well. I’ve caught some 20+ pound catfish here, but none peeled drag like this one. Or maybe I can convince myself it was a 15 pound bass 😀 Anyway, it was an exciting night. Except for losing a Jackhammer. That stinks. 5 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User MIbassyaker Posted August 19 Super User Share Posted August 19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Swamp Girl Posted August 19 Super User Share Posted August 19 Brave son. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Koz Posted August 19 Author Super User Share Posted August 19 1 hour ago, ol'crickety said: Brave son. I was waiting for the fish to brush up against him while he was trying to free the line. It was dark and creepy out there and he probably would have freaked out. I know I would have. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Swamp Girl Posted August 19 Super User Share Posted August 19 1 hour ago, Koz said: I was waiting for the fish to brush up against him while he was trying to free the line. It was dark and creepy out there and he probably would have freaked out. I know I would have. Me too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazoo Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 WILD! Thanks for sharing, and sorry for both of your loses. I'm going with 15lb bass! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxfisher Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 I can always make another son but those Jack hammers are expensive 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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