I'm heading to OKLAHOMA to try to determine if a Hybrid bass is indeed the hardest fighting, pound for pound champion according to my brother and friends. then it is off to TEXOMA to harass the Stripers.

I bring a great travel casting rod with me and I need to poach a Curado DC from the rod it rides on all year. then I poached a couple of spinning reels. I will be seeking the nastiest in-my-face wind I can find for both fish. I left a few rods at my brothers home, since traveling with rod tube isn't my favorite thing to do.

it is crazy how nasty a reel seat gets after a year of not thinking about it. yikes. hahaha..

spare reels are in short supply around here for me. rods I have. reels, get taken off, respooled if needed and put into travel mode. I do wish I had a second DC reel. the wind is no joke.

3 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

'm heading to OKLAHOMA to try to determine if a Hybrid bass is indeed the hardest fighting, pound for pound champion

I can't comment on pound for pound fighting ability, but the largemouth bass in the lakes I fish in Mexico, are the hardest fighting bass I have ever landed. They jump, dig, and go on surprisingly long runs. I haven't fished for hybrid bass, and pound for pound comparisons, are hard to determine, but size does matter, and as you add more pounds it can be easy to not care at all about a pound for pound comparison.

4 minutes ago, king fisher said:

I can't comment on pound for pound fighting ability, but the largemouth bass in the lakes I fish in Mexico, are the hardest fighting bass I have ever landed. They jump, dig, and go on surprisingly long runs. I haven't fished for hybrid bass, and pound for pound comparisons, are hard to determine, but size does matter, and as you add more pounds it can be easy to not care at all about a pound for pound comparison.

I might agree with you. but a hybrid seems shaped like a tuna torpedo. my brother thinks a big hybrid pulls harder than a amazon river peacock..to which I say..."BS!".

I have fought Mexican bass and they are quite the tiny hammers... I hope to do some research for "Science"

Go get 'em, Darth!

Wipers would drag a bass of the same size, any variety of the black bass species, to it's death in no time if they were tied tail to tail. They're stronger, faster, and have more stamina than a bass does. They're also very nomadic and can be difficult to locate. Texoma has always been a trip I've wanted to make to chase stripers. If I could find them consistently, I'd spend a lot more time chasing those striped bullies. The fight is very similar to a striper, but they also know how to use their flat sides to their advantage.

Hybrids are certainly top end knot testers.

Hybrids. Is it true the fight to the death? Catch release difficult?

3 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

Hybrids. Is it true the fight to the death? Catch release difficult?

I've never had a problem releasing them.

I've never had the opportunity to fish for either. Best of luck. Enjoy your trips.

As far as rods and reels go, I'm the opposite of you. More reels than rods. When I used to visit Florida, I always took at least one spare reel. Besides an extra DC reel you might consider picking up a used T3. The Magforce 3D is almost impossible to backlash.

4 hours ago, GreenPig said:

I've never had a problem releasing them.

yea. my brother said this as well. thx.