02-05-2023, 02:28 AM
Hey Scott, thanks for the stinger hook tip, I'm not using one and I had two hits today down deep that bonked it pretty good and when I recovered from the shock and jerked they were gone... The other one was a big ole long Mac that took my tiny tungsten jig I was using for whitefish and I hooked it, but when I tried to readjust to fight it up it must have gotten just enough slack to shake the hook loose and then it just shook its head down there looking discussed at me... I was sight fishing in 10 FOW laying on my belly looking down the hole and trying to get ahold of my rod when this happened... I didn't expect a big fish in that shallow, but then again most of the whitefish I thought were 14"ers came in as 10", so the 40" Mac was probably a lot smaller... Got me excited though... I am using braid, so it's pretty much user error is all I can say.. But I did have a fun day... Later Jeff
When things get stressful think I'll go fish'en and worry about it tomorrow!