Surprise while testing a new one
After mowing lawn went over to neighbors pond to test a black and white pattern I have tied up on a 1/64 oz head. The near pond produced little action as the neighbor had just finished feeding them.
So went to the far pond and blam every cast produced a fat 9" plus gill. I was working the jig with a 4 weight fly rod 8'-6" and the big gills felt like minature stripers. Neighbor came out to talk to me and on about the 12 th cast or so . I hooked a super size gill and as I was nursing him in it happened.
KAAAA_BOOOOM this huge bass engulfed the stuggling gill and the drag on my little Reddington reel screamed like an Alantic salmon was attached to the other end. The bass held the gill in its mouth for over a minute and a half. It did not want to let it go. I thought my fly rod was going to break as much as it was bent. After the mintute or so he finally let go of the big gill.
Neighbor said it was the first time he seen one of his BIG bass jump on a big gill as they constanly devour the smaller ones. Realeased the gill after the big guy let it go and it showed no ill affects from episode.
Thats what I love about fishing you just never know.
