Strongest fighting fish you have fought!
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Re: Strongest fighting fish you have fought!
Fresh water I have to nominate the Northern Pike
In the serf, the hardest fighter was a large jack crevalle on an 8 weight fly rod
But the hardest pull I have ever felt was a seven foot Lemon Shark hooked in a boat just off Tiger Key in the 10,000 islands.
In the serf, the hardest fighter was a large jack crevalle on an 8 weight fly rod
But the hardest pull I have ever felt was a seven foot Lemon Shark hooked in a boat just off Tiger Key in the 10,000 islands.
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Re: Strongest fighting fish you have fought!
Pound for pound blue runner
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Gotta go with the jack crevalle in saltwater, no doubt,also due to special memories with big crevalles when I was a kid it will always be my favorite fish to catch!! In freshwater, easily the peacock bass!!! They are absolute brutes and its not unusual for me anymore to fight a 3+lber for over 3 minutes, my biggest peacock so far, a 6lb monster took me nearly 10 minutes to land, was an epic fight on my fly rod,shows how powerful they really are, they can outfight a large carp!!
There's no such thing as too much bait!!
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I think a lot of us have that exact experience!!!permitchaser wrote:I dunno ,never got to see it
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tears143 wrote:I think a lot of us have that exact experience!!!permitchaser wrote:I dunno ,never got to see it
ok then ,agreed with the Jack Crevalles the big ones got a lot power more than a permit pound per pound.
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goliath..... it def earnd its name
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Mother earth! And she always steals my tackle!!
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I try to joke about it but its true Ron.strizile wrote:Jack Family pound for pound
What is fun to on lighter gear are Bonitas
I know duhh bonies but one or the other does put up a good fight
Strongest fish was at night and a shark then I saw why. Was wrapped around the power pole LOL
Other than that usually those you do not see.
Right on Raul
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There's no "duhh" about it, Bonitas' at the top of my list!strizile wrote:What is fun to on lighter gear are Bonitas
I know duhh bonies but one or the other does put up a good fight
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Big black grouper running to structure or tuna
Dreaming the dream that one day I can be as good as some of the boatless pros and catch some 12 inch mangrove snapper.
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Re: Strongest fighting fish you have fought!
i caught a largish <10pd> eel one time that almost kicked my ass.
Other than that i guess tuna or bluefish.
Other than that i guess tuna or bluefish.
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Hands down, and if you have caught one you will agree with me... A swordfish on the larger side, especially when they are older and smart. Get ready for a grueling duel! One of the biggest hearts per weight in the animal kingdom! That being said, inshore, there is nothing like a snook with some shoulders who WANTS to get away, I have had them school me on 50lbs straight mono at a flood gate!
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Re: Strongest fighting fish you have fought!
gdm phil wrote:goliath..... it def earnd its name
Disagree here..every jewfish I've caught has popped up relatively easily compared to their size. One or 2 attempts to dig and then they kind of fight like a nurse shark.
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kill the first one and it's generally all over with them.
Dreaming the dream that one day I can be as good as some of the boatless pros and catch some 12 inch mangrove snapper.
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my CUBAN neighbor enjoyed every bit of half a side, cooked on the second day in the oven, "De Best"... cellfish,
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my CUBAN neighbor enjoyed every bit of half a side, cooked on the second day in the oven, "De Best"... cellfish,
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That is nice diesel jack... lucky it was beach... you can experience the full power to the end...
Good job
Good job
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Thanks Bud,
I had 4 foot black tips following it up to the sand, and I was praying don't bite my fish, lol... Cellfish...
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I had 4 foot black tips following it up to the sand, and I was praying don't bite my fish, lol... Cellfish...
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Great pic. I know that spot well. Personal best on a manta ray
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Thanx Bud,
Ya know I luv that sound when the line is holding really tight in the wind, sounds like violin, good times...
It's a good feeling knowing the knots and knicks are holding...
Rays are very "brutal" too; on Long Island south shore beaches they dig in...
Cellfish.
Ya know I luv that sound when the line is holding really tight in the wind, sounds like violin, good times...
It's a good feeling knowing the knots and knicks are holding...
Rays are very "brutal" too; on Long Island south shore beaches they dig in...
Cellfish.
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12 other lines in a tangled mess at Dania Pier.
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RAYS are like cinder blocks, brute force, not much action compared to J.C,.but fun anyway.
the ladies passing by are always impressed, aint nobody else got pics... cellfish,
the ladies passing by are always impressed, aint nobody else got pics... cellfish,
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Re: Strongest fighting fish you have fought!
Birds and the Bees Donatello at long key. God damn sea turtles are like Birds and the Bees trains