The spin ....

[DWILL]

Though it wasn't a crappie there is a fish that haunts me to this day. I hooked it on an underwater road bed beside Kentucky State Penitentiary. Largest small mouth I've ever had on the end of a line. I had it to the side of the boat, reach for the net.... I let the line get slack for a split second. I think that fish was laughing as it spit the lure. I wish it had been an equipment failure so I could blame something besides me. The funny thing is I remember the whole fight and the end of the fight and it was 25 years ago. Sorry to get so far off topic.

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[DockShootinJack]

We all have our one that got away moments. Certainly makes up better and more determined fisherman. At least some of us.

[Ketchn]

I had nightmares on one fish a few years ago , we got eye to eye long enough to make me return to that spot for a week straight trying to get that monster to go one more round with me .

[BuckeyeCrappie]

‹WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

[sparkie51]

I always carry a small tube of super glue with me. Fixes what needs fixing.

[Ketchn]

I always carry a small tube of super glue with me. Fixes what needs fixing.

back at work that is exactly what got done , until it spins again is the word

[DockShootinJack]

Superglue is some handy stuff

[DockShootinJack]

Super glue s some strong stuff. It usually hangs in there

[Ketchn]

Super glue s some strong stuff. It usually hangs in there

lots of emergency rooms use it these days , seems it is better than stitches in some cases ,ketchn wonders about "the burn" , similar to monkey blood or ........

[hdhntr]

Aww when that happens to me I always rationalize with a "was simply a quick release to keep from taking slime off that monster fish". when actually would have taken a quick pic and THEN released it. But it's stuck in my mind forever more.

Worse is when your delbert buddy hooks a monster but says "oh it's only a dang drum" and does everything he can to get it off his line, letting slack in and hitting side of boat with rod, while I am insisting it could be a crappie and having the net in back of boat on my knees and it surfaces for a split second and WAS the Crappie of a lifetime for this delbert! course it spits hook at said moment but both of us saw it. STILL give him grief about that many years later.