Pole Bender

My ole buddy Rtark and I were vertical jigging a likely area in about 30 feet of water, I was useing my 11' Ozark rod and a orange and chartruse slab buster on some Mr. Crappie 8# line.......I got a hit simular to hooking a semi on I-40....seriously,,he ALMOST jerked me over the side of the boat,,I almost turned loose of the rod, Holy Cow..I ain't NEVER had a rod almost ripped from my hand,,and when I got the other cheek back on the boat seat,,with rtarks help I might add...the battle raged. The drag was too tight on the reel and I was tring to hold on to the rod and loosen the drag...HE WAS A MONSTER...His whiskers were as big around as a stick of bolonga, I said,,OMG Ray,,this thing only has one eye, he said,,OMG,,the other eye is over here,,on the other side of the boat...WELL, TRUTHFULLY, we never saw the fish, but he left his calling card, slime for 7 or 8 ft. up the line, I would have loved to see him,,and we were close at one time, but when he decided to go...he went and went and went...My shoulder was acheing,,my hands cramping...and I bid him farewell...he straightened the hook and continued on to find a cow or horse or something to gnaw on.....God Bless Him..


This was a true story,,til I got to the bolonga and eye thingy...lol

You sure tell a good story. That's the way those hybrids hit here at Greers.

i bet it was a 30lb catfish

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Originally Posted by creekslick

You sure tell a good story. That's the way those hybrids hit here at Greers.

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LOL, slick I wish you could hear his story about when he was a state trooper in Mena and had to go out on a call when a drunk redneck ran over a mule and killed it. True story too.

I gonna come over there and fish with ya'll one of these days and hear all those stories.

He hollered for a net and I got it all ready. When the fish came up near the top, I tried to get the net under him but could only managed to get one testicle in it. It was over as fast as it started.

I ment,,Get the net for the fish Tark,,NOT ME...lol

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Originally Posted by xring

I ment,,Get the net for the fish Tark,,NOT ME...lol

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In yor dreams old man.

nonono, xring is gonna have a very long nose, if he don't stop that lying about that 8 pound test line...bash
I believe everything else he said.
crappie cowboy

I can tell you old X can spin a yarn. He will keep the whole camp entertained every time he shows up for a fish fry.Thumbs Up
Hey X, you sure that Catfish did'nt swim into a sunken car and roll up the window?rotfl

Sounds like a lot of excitement for a few minutes there! Catchin' them big cats on a jig pole is always fun!:)