Caught this one yesterday. Learned a lesson. Fish hit a chatterbait with a cream worm trailor. About 8 feet from the bank I thought it wrapped up in something and got off. I tried all the rod shaking I could but the lure seemed to be hung up real good. Finally I walked back to my brothers house about a 10 min round trip up the lake and got his lure retriever. My son held the rod while I was gone. After about 15 mins. of trying to run that thing down the line and grab something, I suddenly felt everything move...the fish comes up with the chatterbait AND the lure retriever in it's mouth and I reach down and lip her. I could not believe that a fish could wedge itself in like that and not move for that long!! Nice fun catch that I had to work to get. I won't ever assume again that just because I can't feel anything but a hung up lure that the fish might not be there.

Fish was released unharmed. How bout' that belly!.....on the fish that is. 8-)

Great fish and story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're right, she's really fat. That's awesome that you get it loose!

That's a beauty!

8-)

Niiiice!!!

And she thought she was hid and you would give up on her....hehehe

WTG

Big O

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Thats a fatty! NICE  

WOW! a 10min + long fight!  

What a fatso!

dang, did you get a weight on that pup?

dang, did you get a weight on that pup?

No....what do you guys think?

Thats a nice hawg you got there.  

dang, did you get a weight on that pup?

No....what do you guys think?

Nice fish, great story too. I'd say about 5lbs

Hey, I've had that happen to me before. The fish just stopped fishing and I had no idea what happened. Like a minute later, I realized the fish was still hooked on the other end.

nice fish.

Very nice fish! I'd put it at 7 easy.