Alan Fong's 4 LB Line Versus 17 LB Mystery Fish VIDEO

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Alan Fong's 4 LB Line Versus 17 LB Mystery Fish VIDEO

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EPIC BATTLE: 4 LB Line Versus 17 LB Mystery Fish on ULTRALIGHT TACKLE

On my ultralight crappie rod with 4# test, I hooked into a huge fish that sure did test my skills. First, it snagged around a log and Warren had to pull the log nearly out of the water and managed to untangle it. That clever fish immediately made another run and pulled out over fifty feet of line and wrapped around under yet another log. I could feel him pulling and fighting hard so I knew he was a biggie. My drag had to stay incredibly loose trying not to the abrade the line on the wood. It ended up being a game of chicken when I realized there was just no way to get that second snag loose (unless, of course, if Warren took a swim, lol).

Then I came up with an solution. As the big fish rested, I took the opportunity to ask Warren to toss out his spoon and catch the line on the other side of the log. He gently reeled it in and I quickly cut the line and, using a uni-knot, reattached it to the line on my pole and the fight started anew. After half an hour, I finally got that monster to the boat.

The kicker is that this line was freshly spooled but was over 20 years old and ended up being tough as nails!
If you'd like to see how to battle a monster fish and two trees on light line, then you'll enjoy this epic battle. Sure was a great end to a day of Delta crappie fishing!


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Re: Alan Fong's 4 LB Line Versus 17 LB Mystery Fish VIDEO

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Nice catch!!!! Awesome fight
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